French Basics Flashcards

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1
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Good day / good morning.

A

Bonjour.

bohñ-zhoor

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Good evening.

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Bonsoir.

bohñ-swar

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Good night.

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Bonne nuit.

buhñ nwee

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Hi / bye / so long!

informal

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Salut.

sah-lew

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Welcome!

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Bienvenue!

bee-añ-vuh-new

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6
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Mr.

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Monsieur

muhs-yur

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Mrs.

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Madame

mah-dahm

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Miss

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Mademoiselle

mahd-mwah-zehl

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9
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How are you?

A

Comment allez-vous?

koh-mahñt ah-lay-voo

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10
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Very well, thank you.

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Très bien, merci.

treh bee-añ mehr-see

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11
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And you?

A

Et vous?

ay voo

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12
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My name is ___.

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Je m’appelle ___.

zhuh mah-pehl

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13
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What’s your name?

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Quel est votre nom?

kehl ay voh-truh nohñ

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14
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Pleased to meet you.

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Enchanté.

ahñ-shahñ-tay

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15
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Where are you from?

A

D’où êtes-vous?

doo eht voo

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16
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I am…

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Je suis…

zhuh swee

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17
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We are…

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Nous sommes…

noo suhm

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18
Q

Are you…?

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Êtes-vous…?

eht-voo(z)

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19
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…on vacation

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…en vacances

ahñ vah-kahñs

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20
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…on business

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…en voyage d’affaires

ahñ voy-yahzh dah-fair

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21
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See you later.

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À bientôt.

ah bee-añ-toh

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22
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Goodbye.

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Au revoir.

oh reh-vwar

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23
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Good luck!

A

Bonne chance!

buhñ shahñs

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24
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Have a good trip!

A

Bon voyage!

bohñ voy-yahzh

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25
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Do you speak English?

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Parlez-vous anglais?

par-lay-voo ahñ-glay

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26
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Yes.

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Oui.

wee

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27
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No.

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Non.

nohñ

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28
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I don’t speak French.

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Je ne parle pas français.

zhuh nuh parl pah frahñ-say

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29
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I’m sorry.

A

Désolé.

day-zoh-lay

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30
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Please.

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S’il vous plaît.

see voo play

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31
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Thank you.

A

Merci.

mehr-see

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32
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Thank you very much.

A

Merci beaucoup.

mehr-see boh-koo

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33
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No problem.

A

Pas de problème.

pah duh proh-blehm

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34
Q

Good.

A

Bien.

bee-añ

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35
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Very good.

A

Très bien.

treh bee-añ

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36
Q

Excellent.

A

Excellent.

ehk-sehl-ahñ

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37
Q

You are very kind.

A

Vous êtes très gentil.

vooz eht treh zhahñ-tee

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38
Q

Excuse me.

to pass

A

Pardon.

par-dohñ

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39
Q

Excuse me.

to get attention

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Excusez-moi.

ehk-skew-zay-mwah

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40
Q

It doesn’t matter.

A

Ça m’est égal.

sah meht ay-gal

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41
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You’re welcome.

A

Je vous en prie.

zhuh vooz ahñ pree

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42
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Sure.

A

Bien sûr.

bee-añ suhr

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43
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O.K.

A

D’accord.

dah-kor

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44
Q

Let’s go.

A

Allons-y.

ahl-lohñ-zee

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45
Q

Where is…?

A

Où est…?

oo ay

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46
Q

…the tourist information office

A

…l’office du tourisme

loh-fees dew too-reez-muh

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47
Q

…a cash machine

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…un distributeur automatique

uhñ dee-stree-bew-tur oh-toh-mah-teek

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48
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…the train station

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…la gare

lah gar

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49
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…the bus station

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…la gare routière

lah gar root-yehr

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50
Q

Where are the toilets?

A

Où sont les toilettes?

oo sohñ lay twah-leht

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51
Q

men

A

hommes

ohm

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52
Q

women

A

dames

dahm

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53
Q

How much is it, please?

A

Combien, s’il vous plaît?

kohñ-bee-añ see voo play

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54
Q

Write it?

A

Ecrivez?

ay-kree-vay

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55
Q

Is it free?

A

C’est gratuit?

say grah-twee

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56
Q

Included?

A

Inclus?

añ-klew

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57
Q

Do you have…?

A

Avez-vous…?

ah-vay-voo

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58
Q

Where can I buy…?

A

Où puis-je acheter…?

oo pwee-shuh ah-shuh-tay

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59
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I would like…

A

Je voudrais…

zuhu voo-dray

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60
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We would like…

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Nous voudrions…

noo voo-dree-ohñ

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61
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…this.

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…ceci.

suh-see

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62
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…just a little.

A

…un petit peu.

uhñ puh-tee puh

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63
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…more.

A

…plus.

plew

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64
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…a ticket.

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…un billet

uhñ bee-yay

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65
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…a room.

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…une chambre.

ewn shahñ-bruh

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66
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…the bill.

A

…l’addition.

lah-dee-see-ohñ

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67
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one

A

un

uhñ

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68
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two

A

deux

duh

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69
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three

A

trois

twah

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70
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four

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quatre

kah-truh

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71
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five

A

cinq

sañk

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72
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six

A

six

sees

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73
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seven

A

sept

seht

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74
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eight

A

huit

weet

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75
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nine

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neuf

nuhf

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76
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ten

A

dix

dees

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77
Q

At what time?

A

À quelle heure?

ah kehl ur

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78
Q

open

A

ouvert

oo-vehr

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79
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closed

A

fermé

fehr-may

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80
Q

Just a moment.

A

Un moment.

uhñ moh-mahñ

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81
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Now.

A

Maintenant.

mañ-tuh-nahñ

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82
Q

Soon.

A

Bientôt.

bee-añ-toh

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83
Q

Later.

A

Plus tard.

plew tar

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84
Q

Today.

A

Aujourd’hui.

oh-zhoor-dwee

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85
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Tomorrow.

A

Demain.

duh-mañ

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86
Q

A teeny weeny bit?

A

Un tout petit peu?

uhñ too puh-tee puh

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87
Q

Please speak English.

A

Parlez-anglais, s’il vous plaît.

par-lay ahñ-glay see voo play

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88
Q

You speak English well.

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Vous parlez bien anglais.

voo par-lay bee-añ ahñ-glay

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89
Q

We don’t speak French.

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Nous ne parlons pas français.

noo nuh par-lon pah frahñ-say

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90
Q

I speak a little French.

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Je parle un petit peu français.

zhuh parl uhñ puh-tee puh frahñ-say

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91
Q

Sorry, I speak only English.

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Désolé, je ne parle qu’anglais.

day-zoh-lay zhuh nuh parl kahñ-glay

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92
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Sorry, we speak only English.

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Désolé, nous ne parlons qu’anglais.

day-zoh-lay noo nuh par-lon kahñ-glay

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93
Q

Does somebody nearby speak English?

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Quelqu’un près d’ici parle anglais?

kehl-kuhñ preh dee-see parl ahñ-glay

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94
Q

Who speaks English?

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Qui parle anglais?

kee parl ahñ-glay

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95
Q

What does this mean?

A

Qu’est-ce-que ça veut dire?

kehs-kuh sah vuh deer

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96
Q

How do you say this in French?

A

Comment dit-on en français?

koh-mahñ dee-tohñ ahñ frahñ-say

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97
Q

How do you say this in English?

A

Comment dit-on en anglais?

koh-mahñ dee-tohñ ahñ ahñ-glay

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98
Q

Repeat?

A

Répétez?

ray-pay-tay

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99
Q

Speak slowly, please.

A

Parlez lentement, s’il vous plaît.

par-lay lahñ-tuh-mahñ see voo play

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100
Q

Slower.

A

Plus lentement.

plew lahñ-tuh-mahñ see voo play

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101
Q

I understand.

A

Je comprends.

zhuh kohñ-prahñ

102
Q

I don’t understand.

A

Je ne comprends pas.

zhuh nuh kohñ-prahñ pah

103
Q

Do you understand?

A

Vous comprenez?

voo kohñ-preh-nay

104
Q

How much / many?

A

Combien?

kohñ-bee-añ

105
Q

How long is the trip?

A

Combien de temps dure le voyage?

kohñ-bee-añ duh tahñ dewr luh voy-yahzh

106
Q

How many minutes?

A

Combien de minutes?

kohñ-bee-añ duh mee-newt

107
Q

How many hours?

A

Combien d’heures?

kohñ-bee-añ dur

108
Q

How far?

A

C’est loin?

say lwañ

109
Q

Can you help me?

A

Vous pouvez m’aider?

voo poo-vay may-day

110
Q

Can you help us?

A

Vous pouvez nous aider?

voo poo-vay nooz ay-day

111
Q

Can I…?

A

Puis-je…?

pwee-zhuh

112
Q

Can we…?

A

Pouvons-nous…?

poo-vohñ-noo

113
Q

…have one

A

…avoir un

ah-vwar uhñ

114
Q

…go in for free

A

…aller gratuitement

ah-lay grah-tweet-mahñ

115
Q

…borrow that for a moment

A

…emprunter ça pour un moment

ahñ-pruhñ-tay sah poor uhñ moh-mahñ

116
Q

…borrow that for an hour

A

…emprunter ça pour une heure

ahñ-pruhñ-tay sah poor ewn ur

117
Q

…use the toilet

A

…utiliser les toilettes

oo-tee-lee-zay lay twah-leht

118
Q

How / what (didn’t hear)?

A

Comment?

koh-mahñ

119
Q

What is this?

A

Qu’est-ce que c’est?

kehs kuh say

120
Q

What is better?

A

Qu’est-ce qui vaut mieux?

kehs kee voh mee-uh

121
Q

What’s going on?

A

Qu-est-ce qui se passe?

kehs kee suh pahs

122
Q

When?

A

Quand?

kahñ

123
Q

What time is it?

A

Quelle-heure est-il?

kehl ur ay-teel

124
Q

At what time?

A

À quelle heure?

ah kehl ur

125
Q

On time?

A

A l’heure?

ah lur

126
Q

Late?

A

En retard?

ahñ ruh-tar

127
Q

How long will it take?

A

Ça prend combien de temps?

sah prahñ kohñ-bee-añ duh tahñ

128
Q

At what time does this open?

A

À quelle heure c’est ouvert?

ah kehl ur say oo-vehr

129
Q

At what time does this close?

A

À quelle heure c’est fermé?

ah kehl ur say fehr-may

130
Q

Is this open daily?

A

C’est ouvert tous les jours?

say oo-vehr too lay zhoor

131
Q

What day is this closed?

A

C’est fermé quel jour?

say fehr-may kehl zhoor

132
Q

Do you have…?

A

Avez-vous…?

ah-vay-voo

133
Q

Where is…?

A

Où est…?

oo ay

134
Q

Where are…?

A

Où sont…?

oo sohñ

135
Q

Where can I find…?

A

Où puis-je trouver…?

oo pwee-zhuh troo-vay

136
Q

Where can I buy…?

A

Où puis-je acheter…?

oo pwee-zhuh ah-shuh-tay

137
Q

Where can we find…?

A

Où pouvons-nous trouver…?

oo poo-vahñ-noo troo-vay

138
Q

Where can we buy…?

A

Où pouvons-nous acheter…?

oo-poo-vahñ-nooz ah-shuh-tay

139
Q

Is it necessary?

A

C’est nécessaire?

say nay-suh-sair

140
Q

Is it possible…?

A

C’est possible…?

say poh-see-bluh

141
Q

…to enter

A

…d’entrer

dahñ-tray

142
Q

…to picnic here

A

…de pique-niquer ici

duh peek-neek-ay ee-see

143
Q

…to sit here

A

…de s’assoir ici

duh sah-swar ee see

144
Q

…to look

A

…de regarder

duh ray-gar-day

145
Q

…to take a photo

A

…de prendre une photo

duh prahñ-druh ewn foh-toh

146
Q

…to see a room

A

…de voir une chambre

duh vwar ewn shahñ-bruh

147
Q

Who?

A

Qui?

kee

148
Q

Why?

A

Pourquoi?

poor-kwah

149
Q

Why not?

A

Pourquoi pas?

poor-kwah pah

150
Q

Yes or no?

A

Oui ou non?

wee oo nohñ

151
Q

good

A

bon

bohñ

152
Q

bad

A

mauvais

moh-vay

153
Q

best

A

le meilleur

luh meh-yur

154
Q

worst

A

le pire

luh peer

155
Q

a little

A

un peu

uhñ puh

156
Q

lots

A

beaucoup

boh-koo

157
Q

more

A

plus

plew

158
Q

less

A

moins

mwañ

159
Q

cheap

A

bon marché

bohñ mar-shay

160
Q

expensive

A

cher

shehr

161
Q

big

A

grand

grahñ

162
Q

small

A

petit

puh-tee

163
Q

hot

A

chaud

shoh

164
Q

cold

A

froid

frwah

165
Q

warm

A

tiede

tee-ehd

166
Q

cool

A

frais

fray

167
Q

cool (nice)

A

sympa

sahñ-pah

168
Q

not cool

A

pas sympa

pah sahñ-pah

169
Q

entrance

A

entrée

ahñ-tray

170
Q

exit

A

sortie

sor-tee

171
Q

push

A

pousser

poo-say

172
Q

pull

A

tirer

tee-ray

173
Q

early

A

tôt

toh

174
Q

late

A

tard

tar

175
Q

soon

A

bientôt

bee-añ-toh

176
Q

later

A

plus tard

plew tar

177
Q

fast

A

vite

veet

178
Q

slow

A

lent

lahñ

179
Q

here

A

ici

ee-see

180
Q

there

A

là-bas

lah-bah

181
Q

near

A

près

preh

182
Q

far

A

loin

lwañ

183
Q

indoors

A

l’intérieur

lañ-tay-ree-yoor

184
Q

outdoors

A

dehors

duh-or

185
Q

mine

A

le mien

luh mee-añ

186
Q

yours

A

le vôtre

luh voh-truh

187
Q

this

A

ce

suh

188
Q

that

A

cette

seht

189
Q

everybody

A

tout le monde

too luh mohñd

190
Q

nobody

A

personne

pehr-suhñ

191
Q

easy

A

facile

fah-seel

192
Q

difficult

A

difficile

dee-fee-seel

193
Q

left

A

à gauche

ah gohsh

194
Q

right

A

à droite

ah dwaht

195
Q

up

A

en haut

ahn oh

196
Q

down

A

en bas

ahn bah

197
Q

above

A

au-dessus

oh-duh-sew

198
Q

below

A

en-dessous

ahñ-duh-soo

199
Q

young

A

jeune

zhuhñ

200
Q

old

A

vieux

vee-uh

201
Q

new

A

neuf

nuhf

202
Q

heavy

A

llourd

loor

203
Q

light (weight)

A

léger

lay-zhay

204
Q

dark

A

sombre

sohñ-bruh

205
Q

light (brightness)

A

clair

klair

206
Q

happy (m, f)

A

content, contente

kohñ-tahñ, kohñ-tahñt

207
Q

sad

A

triste

treest

208
Q

beautiful

A

beau

boh

209
Q

ugly

A

laid

leh

210
Q

nice

A

gentil

zhahñ-tee

211
Q

mean

A

méchant

may-shahñ

212
Q

intelligent

A

intelligent

añ-teh-lee-zhahñ

213
Q

stupid

A

stupide

stew-peed

214
Q

vacant

A

libre

lee-bruh

215
Q

occupied

A

occupé

oh-kew-pay

216
Q

with

A

avec

ah-vehk

217
Q

without

A

sans

sahñ

218
Q

I

A

je

zhuh

219
Q

you (formal)

A

vous

voo

220
Q

you (informal)

A

tu

tew

221
Q

we

A

nous

noo

222
Q

he

A

il

eel

223
Q

she

A

elle

ehl

224
Q

they

A

ils

eel

225
Q

and

A

et

ay

226
Q

at

A

à

ah

227
Q

because

A

parce que

pars kuh

228
Q

but

A

mais

may

229
Q

by (train, car, etc.)

A

par

par

230
Q

for

A

pour

poor

231
Q

from

A

de

duh

232
Q

if

A

si

see

233
Q

in

A

en

ahñ

234
Q

it (m, f)

A

le, la

luh, lah

235
Q

not

A

pas

pah

236
Q

now

A

maintenant

mañ-tuh-nahñ

237
Q

only

A

seulement

suhl-mahñ

238
Q

or

A

ou

oo

239
Q

very

A

très

treh

240
Q

Enjoy your meal!

A

Bon appétit!

bohn ah-pay-tee

241
Q

How are you? (informal)

A

Ça va?

sah vah

242
Q

I’m fine (response to Ça va?)

A

Ça va.

sah vah

243
Q

That’s cool.

A

C’est chouette.

say shweht

244
Q

It’s not true!

A

Ce n’est pas vrai!

suh nay pah vray

245
Q

That’s the way it is.

A

C’est comme ça.

say kohm sah

246
Q

So so.

A

Comme ci, comme ça.

kohm see kohm sah

247
Q

O.K.

A

D’accord.

dah-kor

248
Q

Great!

A

Formidable!

for-mee-dah-bluh

249
Q

My God!

A

Mon Dieu!

mohn dee-uh

250
Q

Right away.

A

Tout de suite.

toot sweet

251
Q

Here it is.

A

Volià.

vwah-lah