General Flashcards
(FORMAL greeting) good morning/ good afternoon/ good day/ hello
bonjour
(going to bed) good night
bonne nuit
(FORMAL) goodbye/ see you again
au revoir
(INFORMAL any time of day) hi/ hello/ bye/ goodbye
salut
(greeting after 6 pm) good evening/ good bye
bonsoir
fine (based on intonation)
ça va
my
ma (f)
mon (m/ used in front of vowel)
mes (plural)
a cedilla/ hook/ tail - symbol written under the consonant “c”. Changes pronunciation from a hard “c” {sound “k”} into a soft “c” {*sound “s”} only in front of “A”, “O”, “U”. Never used before the vowels “e”, “i” or “y” because these already have a soft “c” *sound.
( ¸ ) la cédille/ un crochet/ une queue [ ç ]
the acute accent - symbol to indicate a feature such as altered sound quality only used on the vowel “e” to give an acute effect. Makes a long English “a” sound {aaaa or ay or ai} and indicated (historically) “es” and “s” was often at the start of the word never precedes “x”, double consonant or found in the final syllable other than in Apocopes.
( ´ ) l´accent aigu [ é ]
see you soon
à bientôt
see you tomorrow
à demain
the circumflex/ little hat - symbol placed over the 5 vowels showing the particular changed quality of “A”, “E” & “O” (no effect on the pronunciation of “i” or “u”) - DifFRENCHtiating homophones - Latin contractions and indicating (historically) an “s” or double letter use to follow that vowel.
( ^ ) l´accent circonflexe/
petit chapeau [ â, ê, î, ô, û ]
the diaeresis - symbol used over consecutive vowels indicating they must be pronounced separately - With the vowel “i” it is used DifFRENCHtiates parts of speech when spelled the same.
( ¨ ) le tréma [ ë, ï, ü ]
the grave accent - symbol to indicate a feature such as altered sound quality in “e” vowel length and intonation - With vowels “a” and “u” it DifFRENCHtiates parts of speech when spelled the same
( ` ) l´accent grave [ à, è, ù ]
diacritical mark added under the letter ç
cédille
ligature/ o & e glued together - a single symbol consisting of the letters “o” and “e” being pronounced as a single sound. Quality depends on the letters that follow it ‘oe’ , ‘oeu’ vs ‘oeil’ . when they are pronounced separately, such as when the e is accented need not be joined
ligature/ O-E collés [ œ ]
(FORMAL departure) good day, good wishes
bonne journée (f)
(departure) good evening/ have a nice evening
bonne soirée
(SINGULAR definite article) the
le (m)
la (f)
les (plural)
(SINGULAR indefinite article) a/ one
un (m)
une (f)
day
le jour (m) / journée (f)
night
la nuit (f)
table
la table (f)
and
et
(FORMAL/ more than one person) if it pleases you
s´il vous plaît
for
pour
okay/ ok
d´accord
so
alors
(INFORMAL) thanks
merci
enjoy your meal
bon appétit
(SINGULAR definite article) the with acute accent used when a noun starts with a vowel or a mute h, le and la changes to ___
l´
(INFORMAL) how are you?
comment ça va?
welcome
bienvenue
i call myself
je m´appelle
i am
je suis
my name is
mon nom est
im okay
ça va bien
im not okay
ça va mal
im not bad
ça va pas mal
like this like that/ so so
ça va comme ci comme ça
(FORMAL/ more than one person) how are you going?
comment allez-vous?
(INFORMAL) how are you going?
comment vas-tu?
french
française
english
anglais
to speak
parlER
yes
oui
me
moi
(INFORMAL) please
s´il te plaît
you’re welcome, it’s okay, its nothing
de rien
(FORMAL) thank you very much/ thanks a lot
merci beaucoup
(FORMAL) excuse me
excusez-moi
(INFORMAL) excuse me
excuse-moi
(FORMAL) you pardon me/ forgive me
pardonnez-moi
(INFORMAL) forgive me
pardon-moi
see you (today) again shortly
à tout à l´heure
(INFORMAL) sorry
pardon
prefer
préféré
with
avec
in
en (also used for female countries)
that makes/ that comes to/ that costs
ça fait
how much is it?
c´est combien?
franc
le franc (m)
but
mais
it is/ it’s
c´est
shall we have …?
on prend …?
euro
l´euro (m)
fruit juice
le jus de fruit (m)
chocolate
le chocolat (m)
tomato
la tomato (f)
salad with tomatoes, tuna, egg, anchovies and olives
la salade niçoise (f)
plain
nature
tip included/ service included
service compris
the menu
le menu (m)
good star/ lucky star
la bonne étoile
hello (for telephone calls)
allô
good
bon
no
non
really
ah bon
true
vrai
false
faux
coca
la coca (f)
seafood item/ king of the sea
le neptune (m)
(INFORMAL) how old are you/ what age have you?
quel âge as-tu?
(FORMAL) how old are you?
quel âge avez-vous?
years
ans
birthday
anniversaire
what is…?
quelle est…?
date
la date (f)
today
aujourd´hui
there
là
there is/ there are
il y a
opposite
en face
beside/next (to it)
à côté (de)
what is there…?
qu´est-ce qu´il y a…?
atm/ cash dispenser
le distributeur de billets
where is…?
où est…?
toilet(s)
les toilettes (f/ always plural)
(PLURAL definite article) the [la, le l´]
les
a /one [un, une] / some
du (m)
de la/ de l´ (f/ in front of vowels)
des (PLURAL indefinite article)
traffic light
un feu (m)
(INFORMAL) is there?/ are there?
il y a…?
to have (IRREGULAR) (age, hunger/thirst, cold/warm)
avoIR (IRREGULAR)
hunger
faim
thirst
soif
cold
froid
warm
chaud
pretty
jolie (f)
joli (m)
handsome
beau
belle
beautiful
nice
amiable
tall
grand
fat
gros
happy
content
pet
un animal de compagnie
when is…?
c´est quand…?
colour
la couleurs (f)
red
le rouge (m)
blue
le bleu (m) la bleue (f)
yellow
le jaune (m)
black
le noir (m) la noire (f)
white
le blanc (m) la blanche (f)
green
le vert (m) la verte (f)
orange
l´orange
grey
le gris (m) la grise (f)
pink
le rose (m)
brown/ brun
le marron (m)
purple
le pourpre (m)
violet
le violet (m) la violette (f)
silver
l´argent (m)
gold
l´or (m)
small
petite
old/ ancient
vieille/ ancienne (f)
vieux/ ancien (m)
modern
moderne
new
le nouveau (m) la nouvelle (f)
how many/ how much
combien
to live
habitER
to be (IRREGULAR)
êtRE (IRREGULAR)
many
beaucoup
(INFORMAL) your
ta (f)
ton (m/ used in front of vowel)
tes (plural)
any
toute (f)
tout (m)
to write
écriRE
notebook
cahier
half
la demi (f) le demie (m)
dog
le chien (m) la chienne (f)
cat
la chatte (f) le chat (m)
as well
aussi
stereo
une chaîne hi-fi (f)
computer
l´ordinateur
laptop
le pc portable
gift
le cadeau
sympathetic
sympathique
kind
gentil (m)
gentille (f)
(FORMAL) his/her/your
sa (f)
son (m /used in front of vowel)
ses (plural)
strong
fort
pencil case
la trousse
ruler
la regle
book
le livre
textbook
cahier de texte`
notebook
carnet
pencil
le crayon
computer
l´ordinateur
laptop
Le pc portable
calculator
la calculatrice/ la calculette
pen
le stylo
crayon
le crayon de couleur
eraser
le gomme
bag
le sac
school bag
le sac d’école
backpack
le sac à dos
binder
le classeur
folder
dossier
here is
voici
here
ici
young
jeune
where are
où sont
business/ stuff
affaires
ER verbs
i- je > e you- tu > es it/he/she/one-il/elle/on > e we- nous > ons you- vous > ez they- ils/elles > ent
IR verbs
i- je > is you- tu > is it/he/she/one- il/elle/on > it we- nous > issons you- vous > issez they- ils/elles > issent
RE verbs
i- je > s you- tu > s it/he/she/one- il/elle/on > we- nous > ons you- vous > ez they- ils/elles > ent
describe
decrivez
your
votre
in
dans
very
très
to surf
surfer
on
sur
evening
le soir
music
la musique
at
au (also used for male countries)
of
de
together
ensenble
normally
normalement
slices
tranches
each
chaque
morning
matin
usually
d’habitude
habitually
habituellement
while/ during
pendant/ tandis que
door
la porte
everyday/ all day
tous les jours/
toute la journée
hours
heures
good/ well
bien
fact
fait
their
leurs
bucket
le seau
homework
devoirs
before
avant
furniture
les meubles
when
quand
because
parce que
more
plus
student
l´étudiante (f)
l´étudiant (m)
l´élèves (group/plural)
always
toujours
subject/ matter/ material
matière
sometimes
quelquefois
are
sont
shy
timides
by
parce
what
quel (m)
quelle (f)
is
est
pleasant
agréable
curl/ curly
boucles
this
ce
i have
j´ai
to choose
choisIR
do you have
as-tu
how
comment
than
que
not
pas
or
ou
word
mot
to arrive
arrivER
to sing
chantER
to work
travaillER
to find
trouvER
to dance
dansER
to listen
ecoutER
to buy
achtER
to play
jouER
to like
aimER
to visit
visitER
to arrive
arrivER
to eat
manGER
to travel
voyaGER
to share
partaGER
to change
chanGER
to tidy up/ sort out
ranGER
to swim
naGER
to mix
melanGER
to organise
organisER
to watch
regardER
to stay
restER
to consult
consultER
to celebrate
fêtER
to take
prendRE
to drink
boiRE
to prefer
préférER
a few
quelques
often
souvent
then
puis
mouse
la souris
bird
l´oiseau
horse
le cheval
parrot
le perroquet
guinea pig
le cochon d´inde
pig
le cochon
glass
le verre
vowel
la voyelle
check
vérifier
favourite
préférée (f)
préféré (m)
first
d’abord
behind
derrière
mean
méchant
time
temps
what is the weather like?
quel temps fait-il?
to hurt
blessER
to close
fermER
to smoke
fumER
to punish
punIR
to build
bâtIR
to abolish
abolIR
to act
agIR
to obey
obéIR
to gain weight
grossIR
to feed
nourrIR
to succeed
réussIR
to establish
établIR
to fill/ full
remplIR
to finish
finIR
to lose weight
maigrIR
to study
étudiER
to blush
rougIR
to sell
vendRE
to lose
perdRE
to melt
fondRE
to wait
attendRE
to return
rendRE
to hear
entendRE
to hang
pendRE
to descend
descendRE
to respond
repondRE
after
après
to discuss
discutER
if
si
to delay
retardER
to do (IRREGULAR)
faiRE (IRREGULAR)
to raise
lèvER
to hope
espérER
far
loin
to learn
apprendRE
to love
adorER
mostly
surtout
nautical
nautiques
german
allemand
quickly
vite
to desire
desirer
country
les pays (always plural?)
computer science
informatique
trumpet
la trompette
to search
cherchER
arab
arabe
to go (IRREGULAR)
aller (IRREGULAR)
to want (IRREGULAR)
vouloir (IRREGULAR)
to tell/ to say (IRREGULAR)
dire (IRREGULAR)
to be able to/ to can (IRREGULAR)
pouvoir (IRREGULAR)
to know a fact (IRREGULAR)
savoir (IRREGULAR)
to come (IRREGULAR)
venir (IRREGULAR)
to put/ set (IRREGULAR)
mettre (IRREGULAR)
to place
placer
to sleep (IRREGULAR)
dormir (IRREGULAR)
physically
physiquement
to call
appelER
to telephone
téléphonER
to draw
dessiner
to prepare
préparER
cards
cartes
supermarket
le supermarché
wild
sauvage
to present
présentER
character
le personnage
novel
le roman
to be familiar with/ to experience/ to be knowledgable
connaître
suitable
convient
lesson
la leçon
warning
attention
dream
rêver
why?
pourquoi?
vacation
les vacances
tired
fatigué (m)
fatiguée (f)
free
libre
leisure
loisers
show
le spectacle
ticket
le billet
useful
utiles
language
langue
in front of
devant de
under
sous
intruder
l´intrus
to hunt
chasser
other
autres
to explain
expliquer
sure
sûre (f)
sûr (m)
number
le nombre (m)
to help
aider
sock
la chaussette
shirt
la chemise (m)
dress
la robe
shoes
les chaussures
boat
le bateau
(INFORMAL) how is it going?
ça va
im doing very well
ça va très bien
not bad
pas mal
nice to meet you
enchanté
(nice to meet you) as well/ too
également
likewise/ similarly
pareillement
(INFORMAL) you too
et toi
(FORMAL) you too
et vous
im going well
je vais bien
me too
moi aussi
repeat please
repetez s´il vous plait
where are you from?
d´ou etes vous?
viens de
comes from
(FORMAL) sorry
désolée (f)
désolé (m)
see you later
a plus tard
how does one say _____ in french?
comment dit-on _____ en francais?
(INFORMAL) what do you call yourself?
commet t´appelles-tu?
(FORMAL) what do you call yourself?
comment vous appelez-vous?
(INFORMAL) what is your name?
quel est ton nom?
(FORMAL) what is your name?
quel est votre nom?
(INFORMAL) where do you live?
où habites-tu?
(FORMAL) where do you live?
où est-ce que tu habites?
where are you lodging?
ou logez-vous?
to lodge
loger
(FORMAL) where are you from?
d´où êtes-vous
d´où venez-vous
(INFORMAL) where do you come from? / where are you from
d´où viens-tu?
nationality
nationalité
tie
la cravate
jumper
le sauteur
sweater
le pull
cap
le casquette
blouse
chemisière (f)
chemisier (m)
