Hugo Inner French French Expressions

Question 1

On peut se tutoyer?

Answer 1

Can we use tu? Can we be on a first name basis?

Question 2

Qu’est que tu fait dans la vie?

Answer 2

What do you do for a living?

Question 3

Enchanté(e)

Answer 3

Nice to meet you

Question 4

Ravi(e) de vous rencontré(e)

Answer 4

It was nice to meet you

Question 5

Ravi(e) de vous avoir rencontré(e)

Answer 5

It was nice to meet you (plural)

Question 6

On s’est déjà croisés, non?

Answer 6

We allready met, haven’t we?

Question 7

Ton visage me dit quelque chose

Answer 7

You look familiar

Question 8

Engager la conversation

Answer 8

To start a conversation

Question 9

Briser la glace

Answer 9

To break the ice

Question 10

Je vais voir XXX demain

Answer 10

I’m going to meet/see XXX demain

Question 11

On se retrouve devant le bar?

Answer 11

Can we meet in the front of the bar?

Question 12

Je suis tombé sur XXX hier

Answer 12

I ran into XX yesterday

Question 13

When do you use the verb recontrer?

Answer 13

Only when describing a meeting with someone for the first time. So you can’t say “recontrer” my friends, because you know them and the meeting is planned.

Question 14

Prendre les nouvelles

Answer 14

to catch up

Question 15

Quoi de neuf?

Answer 15

What’s up? What’s new?

Question 16

Je t’appelle pour prendre les nouvelles

Answer 16

I’m calling you to catch up.

Question 17

Ça fait un bail!

Answer 17

Long time, no see

Question 18

T’as l’air (Tu as l’air)

Answer 18

You look…., you seem….

Question 19

T’as l’air fatigué

Answer 19

You look tired, you seem tired.

Question 20

T’as entendue que….

Answer 20

Dis you heard that….

Question 21

T’as entendue que Paul et Simone ne sont plus ensemble?

Answer 21

Did you hear that Paul et Simone aren’t together anymore?

Question 22

Il paraît que…

Answer 22

I heard that…, it seems that….

Question 23

C’en est où avec?

Answer 23

How are things with…How’s it going with…

Question 24

Comment c’était

Answer 24

How was…

Question 25

Comment c’était la soirée chez Amy?

Answer 25

How was the party at Amy’s house?

Question 26

Avec plaisir

Answer 26

with pleasure

Question 27

Ca marche

Answer 27

that works

Question 28

Pas de problème

Answer 28

no problem

Question 29

Je te redis ça plus tard

Answer 29

I’ll confirm with you later

Question 30

Je te tiens au courant

Answer 30

I’ll keep you posted

Question 31

Tiens-moi au courant

Answer 31

Keep me posted

Question 32

Plûtot à 8 heure

Answer 32

I’d rather at 8

Question 33

J’aurais adoré mais

Answer 33

I would have loved too

Question 34

Je peux pas ce jour-là

Answer 34

I can’t make it that day

Question 35

Ça (ne) va pas être possible

Answer 35

I can’t make it

Question 36

Bouge pas

Answer 36

Don’t move

Question 37

J’arrive

Answer 37

I’m on my way.