It feels like, it sounds like, I feel like, I feel that … Flashcards
Talking about a smell - using “sentir”
It smells good
You smell good/nice
It does not smell good
You smell that ?
Sentir + noun
It smells good = ça sent bon
You smell good/nice = Tu sens bon
It does not smell good = ça ne sent pas bon
Do you smell that ? = Tu sens ça ?
Expressing a desire - using Avoir envie de/que
I feel like going to the beach
I am in the mood for (i feel like taking) a pizza
I don’t feel like doing that
I don’t want to do that
Do you feel like coming to have (to take) a cocktail at my place this evening
Avoir envie de/que
I feel like going to the beach = j’ai envie d’aller à la plage
I am in the mood for a pizza = J’ai envie de prendre une pizza
I don’t feel like doing that = “Je n’ai envie pas de faire ça
Je ne veux pas faire ça
Tu as envie de venir prendre l’apero chez moi ce soir?
Expressing a “thought” or an “opinion”:
Using
Avoir l’impression de/que (have the impression of…)
“I feel like it is this way / over there” using “J’ai l’impression que…”
“I feel that it’s not so good” - using:
J’ai l’impression que…
Je pense que…
It looks like it is going to rain
I feel that he is going to be late to the meeting
I think that it is going to be a beautiful day
J’ai l’impression que c’est par là = it’s over there
Note:
C’est par là = It’s this way (“it is by/through here”)
I feel that it’s not so good
J’ai l’impression que ce n’est pas si bon
Je pense que ce n’est pas si bon
J’ai l’impression qu’il va pleuvoir
J’ai l’impression qu’il va être en retard à la réunion
“It looks like it is going to be a beautiful day” (NOT “il a l’air”, because you are not describing, because it hasn’t happened yet)
je pense que ça va être une belle journée
j’ai l’impression que ça va être une belle journée
Express a physical sensation using:
Se sentir (reflexive) + adj
I feel tired
He feels sick
You feel better ?
I feel great
I don’t feel so good
You don’t feel so good ?
Do you feel better today ?
How are you feeling today ?
Je me sens fatigué = I feel tired
Il se sent malade = he feels sick
tu te sens mieux ? = You feel better ?
Je me sens super = I feel great
je ne me sens pas si bien
Tu ne te sens pas si bien ?
Tu te sens mieux aujourd’hui ?
Comment tu te sens aujourd’hui ?
Description of what we see using:
Ça a l’air / Il a l’air (de)
He looks tired
You look tired
You look great
The restaurant looks open
It looks like it is going to rain (looking out the window)
Il a l’air fatigué
Tu as l’air fatigué
Tu as l’air super
Le restaurant a l’air ouvert
Il a l’air de pleuvoir (note “de pleuvoir” is “to rain”).
This dish/plate smells good
This dish/plate looks good
un pla[t] = a dish (don’t pronounce the “t”)
Ce plat sent bon
Ce plat a l’air bon
un pla[t] = a dish
Do you feel like going to the gym tomorrow ?
Tu as envie d’aller à la gym demain ?
It sounds like (I have the impression that..) it was (it has been..) a nice trip
(passe compose also using “j’ai l’impression que…”)
j’ai l’impression que ça a été un voyage sympa
it is raining (present tense)
It has rained (passe composé)
It is going to rain (futur)
I think (that) it is going to rain
It is raining = Il pleut
It rained = il a plu
It is going “to rain” = il va pleuvoir
I think (that) it is going to rain = Je pense qu’il va pleuvoir
It smells good
ça sent bon
You smell good
Tu sens bon
It does not smell so good
ça ne sent pas si bon
Do you smell that ?
Tu sens ça ?
I understand everything.
I understand everything (all) what you say
I understood
je comprends tout
je comprends tout ce que tu dis
j’ai compris
Do you feel like going…
Tu as envie d’aller…
