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French - Already Learned Flashcards

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1
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Time

What time is it?

A

Quel

Quelle heure est-il (“ate-eel”)?

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Day

What day is it?

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Jour

Quel jour est-il (“ate-eel”)?

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Beautiful

This painting is beautiful.

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Belle, magnifique

Ce tableau est belle/magnifique.

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I’m sorry

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Désolé

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Do you speak English?

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Parlez-vous anglais? (formal)

Tu parles anglais? (informal)

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How’s it going, what’s up, how are you doing?

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Comment ça va?

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Mademoiselle vs Madame

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Mademoiselle refers to young, unmarried women (Miss). Madame refers to older, married women.

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Love

You are my love.

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Amour

Tu es mon amour.

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Where
The beach
Where is the beach?

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où (“oo”)
La plage (“Plaj”)
Où est la plage?

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My body

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Mon corps

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Your hair is beautiful.

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Tu cheveux (“chay-voo”) est belle.

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A mouth

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Une bouche

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You have a beautiful heart.

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Tu as (“ah”) un beau coeur (“cure”).

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I do not understand.

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Je ne comprends pas.

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On your head

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Sur tu tête (“tet”)

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You give me the key.

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Tu me donnes la clé (“clee”).

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My face is ugly?

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Mon visage est moche (“moe-sh”)?

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but

I want to, but I’m busy.

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mais (“may”)

Je veux, mais je suis occupé.

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how

How is it?

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Comment (“como”)

Comment c’est?

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I am dumb, I don’t know many words.

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Je suis stupide (“stupeed”), je ne connais pas beaucoup (I do not know a lot) de mots (words).

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When

When is the show?

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Quand (informal, and when talking about time, used most in French speaking)
Lorsque (one syllable)

Quand est le spectacle (“spec-tock”)?

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with

You want to dance with me?

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avec

Tu veux danser avec moi?

23
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if

If you go, I’ll go.

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Si

Si tu vais, j’vais.

24
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I speak a little French. Do you speak English?

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Je parle un peu (“puh”) français. Parlez vous anglais?

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Do you want to eat? A crepe, a baguette, some ice cream/gelato?

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Tu veux manger? Une crêpe, une baguette, une glace (“glass”)?

26
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I try if you try.

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J’essaye si tu essayes.

27
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How to pronounce the French “R”

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Keep tongue down, relaxed, behind lower teeth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwNXpMNsN98

28
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I don’t know

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Je ne sais pas

Often in spoken French, the “ne” is skipped, so “Je sais pas” is fine.

29
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To drink, to taste
Can I taste?
I drink and I walk.

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Boire, Gouter
Je puis gouter?
Je bois (“boo-ah”) et je marche.

30
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that (as in “I think that…”)

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que

It looks like it’s used the same as in Spanish!

31
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There is
There are
There is a dog.

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Il y a (“Eel ee ah”)

Il y a un chien.

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To know (a fact)
I know, you know, and Maria knows. We know, but Bertrand does not know.
Do they know?
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Savoir
Je sais ("say"), tu sais, et Maria sait. Nous savons, mais Bertrand pas sait.
Ils savent ("sahv")?
33
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here, there

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ici, là

(the difference doesn’t matter in French like in English, so in casual French these 2 can be interchangeable, meaning “the place we’re talking about”. Technically though, ici designates a nearby place, là designates a faraway place)

34
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Used at the end of a sentence/talk to say “that’s it”, “so yeah”, etc

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Voila

35
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What’s that store?

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C’est quoi ce magasin?

C’est quoi = what’s

36
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What is this?

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Ç’est quoi cette? or just simply Ç’est quoi?

37
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this, that

this elephant
that elephant

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Same words are used for either “this” or “that”.
Cette - feminine
Ce - masculine (“cet” when next word starts with a vowel)

cet éléphant
cet éléphant

“These” and “those”, always use “ces” (s is silent!)!

38
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It is, this is, that is, he is, she is

Also, reminder to speak out loud when doing French flashcards!) :

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Il/Elle est (when person/thing is indicated with a adjective)
Il est sympa - He is nice
Elles sont belles - They are beautiful (plural)
It’s pretty - Elle est jolie

ç’est (when person/thing is indicated with a noun)
This is the doctor - C’est le docteur.

39
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I believe (that) this is a good idea.
I think (that) this is a good idea.
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Je crois que c'est une bonne idée.
Je pense ("pawnse") que ("kuh") c'est une bonne ("bon") idée ("ee-day").
40
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I give you the money, you give me the bread.

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Je te donne l’argent (“r-jaunt”), tu me donnes le pain.

41
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to help

Can I help you?
Can you help me?

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aider

Je peux ("puh, not pwee!") t'aider?
Tu peux m'aider? / Pouvez-vous m'aider?
42
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so

She is busy, so she is not coming.
So what?/And so?

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donc (“dough-nk”) or alors (“ah-lor”)

Elle est occupée, alors elle ne vient pas.
Et donc?

43
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Do you think (that) it’s a good idea?

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Tu penses (“pawnse”) que c’est une bonne idée?

44
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ear, arm, leg, hand, foot, head

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l’oreille, le bras, la jambe, la main, le pied, la tête

45
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(At a restaurant)
I’ll have a coffee, please.
“I’m going to take a coffee”

A

Je vais (I’m going) prendre (infinitive (to take/drink - like tomar in spanish)) un café, s’il vous plait.

Je vais prendre un café, s’il vous plait.

46
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What is this place? (3 ways to say it)

A

Que est cet endroit?

Qu’est-ce que cet endroit?

Cet endroit est quoi?

47
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Do you like music?

Do you like walking?

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Est’ce que aimes-tu la musique?
Est-ce que aimes-tu marcher?

(It’s a yes or no question, so start with Est’ce que! (“Ess-kuh”))

48
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Because

I am eating because I’m hungry.

Why

Why are you eating?

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Parce que

Je mange parce que j’ai faim.

Pourquoi

Pourquoi manges-tu?

49
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for me

For me, drawing helps me see the beauty of the world.

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pour moi

Pour moi, le dessin m’aide à voir la beauté du monde.

50
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good, bad

The food is good, the music is bad.

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bien, pas bien/mauvaise

La nourriture est bonne, la musique est pas bien/mauvaise.

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