General Flashcards
acheter
to buy
aimer
to like
aller
to go
avoir
to have
boire
to drink
chanter
to sing
choisir
to choose
commencer
to begin/commencer
connaiter
to know (someone)
courir
to run
devoir
to have to/ to “must”
dire
to say
donner
to give/donate
dormir
to sleep
ecrire
to write
entendre
to hear
entrer
to enter
envoyer
to send
eteindre
to switch off
etre
to be
etudier
to study
faire
to finish
finir
to finish
garder
to keep
jouer
to play
se laver
to wish oneself
se lever
to get up
lire
to read
manger
to eat
mettre
to put
monter
to climb
parler
to speak
partir
to leave
perdre
to lose
pouvoir
to be able to
prendre
to take
rentrer
to go back/return
savoir
to know (something)
sortir
to go out
tenir
to hold
tomber
to fall
vendre
to sell
venir
to come
voir
to see
vouloir
to want
plus
more
moins
less
plus que
more than
moins que
less than
bon/bonne
good (m/f)
meilleur/meilleure
better (m/f)
le meilleur/ la meilleure
best (m/f)
mauvais
bad
le pire
the worst
bien
well
mieux
better
le mieux
best
mal
badly
plus mal
worse
le plus mal
worst
beaucoup
lots
plus
more
le plus
the most
peu
few, little
moins
less
le moins
the least
a cause de
because of
a part
apart from
ainsi
so, therefore
alors
so, therefore, then
aussi
also
car
because
cependent
however
c’est-a-dire
that is to say
comme
as, like
d’un cote/ de l’autre cote
on the one hand/ on the other hand
donc
so. therefore
ensuite
next
evidemment
obviously
mais
nut
meme si
even if
ou
or
par contre
on the other hand
par exemple
for example
pendent que
while
pourtant
however
puis
then
puisque
seeing that, since
quand
when
sans doute
undoubtedly, without doubt
si
if
y compris
including
a
to, at
a cote de
next to
a travers
across. through
au bord de
at the side/edge of
au bout de
at the end of
au-dessous
beneath, below
au-dessus de
above, over
au fond de
at the back of, at the bottom of
au lieu de
instead of
au milieu de
in the middle of
autour de
around
contre
against
de
of, form
depuis
since, for
derriere
behind
devant
in front of
en
in, within (time)
en dehors de
outside (of)
en face de
opposite
entre
between
jusqu’a
up to, until
malgre
despite, in spite of
parmi
amoungst
pour
for, in order to
pres de
near
sans
without
selon
according to
sous
under
sur
on
vers
towards
ne….jamais
never
ne….pas
not
ne….personne
nobody, no-one
ne….plus
no more, no longer
ne….que
only, nothing but
ne….rien
nothing
ni….ni
neither….nor
pas encore
not yet
une dizaine
about 10
une douzaine
a dozen (12)
un nombre de
a number of
combien?
how much, how many?
comment?
how?
est-ce que?
expression put before a verb to make sentence
ou?
where?
pouquoi?
why?
quand?
when?
que?
what?
quel/quelle?
which?
qu’est-ce que?
what?
qu’est-ce qui?
what?
qu’est-ce que c’est?
what is it?
qui?
who?
quoi?
what?
a quelle heure?
at what time?
ca s’ecrit comment?
how is that written?
c’est combien?
how much is it?
c’est quelle date?
what is the date?
c’est quel jour?
what day is it?
de quelle couleur?
what colour?
d’ou?
from where?
pour combien de temps?
for how long?
que veut dire…?
what does…mean?
quelle heure est-il?
what time is it?
a bientot
see you soon
a demain
see you tomorrow?
a tout a l’heure
see you soon/later
amities
best wishes
au secours
help
bien sur
of course, certainly
bienvenue
welcome
bon anniversaire
happy birthday
bon appetit
enjoy your meal
bon voyage
have a good trip
bonne annee
happy new year
bonne chance
good luck
bonne idee
good idea
bonne nuit
good night
bonnes vacances
have a good holiday
bonsoir
good evening
d’accord
ok
de rein
don’t mention it
desole
sorry
excusez-moi
excuse me
felicitations
congratulations
joyeux noel
merry christmas
quel dommmage
what a pity
sante
cheers (literally health)
a mon avais
in my opinion
affruex/affreuse
awful (m/f)
