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French Vocab: Chapter 4 Flashcards

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1
Q

What languages do you speak?

A

Tu parles quelles langues?

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2
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to speak

A

parler

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3
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I speak

A

Je parle

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You speak/Do you speak?

A

Tu parles?

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He/She speaks

A

Il/Elle parle

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French

A

francais

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English

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anglais

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Portugese

A

portugais

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Spanish

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espagnol

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What is the fem/masc rule about languages?

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All languages are in the masc. form

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France

A

la France

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Switzerland

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la Suisse

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Brazil

A

le Bresil

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United States

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les États-Unis

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Portugal

A

le portugal

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China

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le chine

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The Netherlands

A

les Pays-Bas

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England

A

l’Angleterre

19
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Germany

A

l’Allemagne

20
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fem/masc/plural/vowel

A

la/le/les/l’

21
Q

to come

A

venir

22
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Where do you come from?

A

Tu viens d’où?

23
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I come from…

A

Je viens du…

24
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He/She comes from…

A

It/Elle vient…

25
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We come

A

Nous venons

26
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You (all) come

A

Vous venez

27
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They come

A

It/Elle viennent

28
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fem/masc/plural/vowel

A

de/du/des/d’

29
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We are from Turkey

A

Nous venons de Turquie

30
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Are you from England?

A

Vous venez d’Angleterre?

31
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They(fem) are from Brazil.

A

Elles viennent de Brasil.

32
Q

What can be added before a sentence to make it a question?

A

est-ce-que

33
Q

What is the pronunciation difference between “ou” and “u”?

A

“Ou” is pronounced with your tongue touching nothing, and “u” is pronounced with your tongue touching your bottom front teeth.

34
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Words with “ou”

A

Bonjour, vous, rous, tout

35
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Words with “u”

A

Salut, vue, tu, rue,

36
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When is “tu” used?

A

When speaking to family, friends, a colleague(of same rank), and children/teenager.

37
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When is “vous” used?

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When speaking to strangers, a colleage of higher rank(boss/client), uknown adults.

38
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Tu or vous: Speaking to the cashier at a grocery store

A

Vous

39
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Tu or vous: Talking to your nephew about their school

A

Tu

40
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Tu or vous: Discussing your promotion with your boss

A

Vous

41
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Why is it important to know the difference between the two?

A

If used incorrectly, the person you’re speaking to can be offended and will be interpreted as disrespectful.

42
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TIP

A

Use “vous” first if you are not sure which one to use!

French Vocab - Basics (8 decks)

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