Key phrases/jc vocab Flashcards by ciara o'sullivan

Just a little not to let you know that (informal)

Just é un petit mot pour te dire que

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Just a note to let you know that (formal)

Just in petit mot pour vous dire que

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I have left the house

Je suis parti (e) de la maison

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I have gone for a walk

Je suis parti(e) fairs in promenade

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I will call you later

Je vais téléphoner plus tard

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I have my mobile with me

J’ai mon portable avec moi

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How about coming with me?

Ça te dit de venir avec moi?

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How about going to the cinema?

Ça te dit de venir avec moi d’aller au cinéma?

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We will see each other in front of the stadium

On sé verra devant le stade

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I will be back before dinner

Je vais rentrer avant le dîner

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I went

Je suis allé(e)

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I am going

Je vais

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I am going to go

Je vais aller

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What are you doing for the weekend?

Qu’est-ce que tu vas faire pour le weekend?

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What are you doing for the summer?

Qu’est-ce que tu vas faire par l’ete

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How are your parents?

Comment vont tes parents?

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How is your father?

Comment va ton frére?

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How are you?

Comment vas tu?

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I am going to the park

Je vais au parc

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You are going to the beach

Tu vas à la plage

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We are going to the shops

Nous allons aux magasins

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Beside

À côté de

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Near to

Près de

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Far from

Loin de

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Between

Entre

Behind

Derriére

In front of

Devant

Facing

En face (de)

The exams are in a month

Les examens sont dans un mois

I am working flat out

Je travaille d'arrache pied

Its very kind of you

C'est tres gentil de ta part

What bad luck

Quelle malchance

I jumped for joy when

J'ai sauté de joie quand

I stayed home

Je suis resté

I went out with friends

Je suis sorti avec mes amis

School ruins my life

L'ecole me pourrit la vie

Is your family well?

Ta famille va bien?

Im lucky

J'ai de la chance

Window shopping

Léche vitrine

I cant wait for the weekend

Je l'attends avec impatience pour le weekend

I feel like (action)

J'ai envie d'...

Sorry for not writing sooner

Désolé de ne pas avoir écrit plus tôt

The voyage back was bad

Le voyage retour était désagréable

I feel like

J'ai envie de

Everything is going well

Tout se pas bien

happy christmas

joyeux noël

happy birthday

un bon anniversaire

happy easter

joyeuses pâques

i am writing to thank you for

Je t'écris pour te remercier pour...

your birthday card/your letter

ta lettre/ta carte d'anniversaire

I recieved your lovely present yesterday

j'ai reçu ton joli cadeau hier

I really liked the present

Ton cadeau m'a beaucoup plu

It was great

C'était super

I really enjoyed myself

Je me suis bien amusé

I really liked the stay

Le sejour m'a beaucoup plu

I really liked the exchange

L'échange m'a beaucoup plu

Your parents welcomed me with open arms

Ta famille m'a reçu à bras ouverts.

Your family was so nice

Ta famille était si sympa

My stay in your house was great

Mon séjour chez toi était super

I especially loved the food

J'ai surtout aimé la nourriture

The journey home was unpleasant.

Le voyage retour était désagréable

The flight was delayed

Le vol avait du retard

I finally arrived at midnight

Je suis enfin arrivé à minuit

I was

J'etais

We went to a restaurant in the evening

Nous sommes allés au restaurant le soir

We moved house

Nous avons déménagé

I do some gardening

Je fais du jardinage

The weather was/is great

Il faisait/fait un temps super

The sun was/is shining from morning to night

Le soleil brillait/brille du matin au soir

Not a cloud in the sky!

Pas un nauge dans le ciel

I sunbathed on the beach

Je me suis bronzer sur la plage

I went on a hike in the mountains

Je suis allé en randonnée dans le montagnes

I celebrated my birthday

J'ai fêté mon anniversaire

I had a party in the house with my friends

J'ai fait une fête à la maison avec mes amis

I got some nice presents

On m'a offert de beaux cadeaux

My parents gave me a mobile phone

Mes parents m'ont offert un portable

We danced after eating pizza

Nous avons dansé après avoir mangé des pizzas

How about coming to Ireland this summer?

Ça te dit de venir en Irlande cet été?

We could go to...

Nous pourrions aller....

We could meet you at the airport

Nous pourrions te retrouver à l'aéroport

I would be pleased to come to France

Ça me ferait de plasir de venir en France

Unfortunately I cant come

Malheureusement, je ne peux pas venir

I am going on a school trip

Je pars en voyage scolaire

We will stay in a hotel

Nous logerons à l'hôtel

my brother celebrated his birthday

Mon frère a fête son anniversaire

I arrived safe an sound

Je suis arrivé et sauf

I am spending the week in... (Town) in france with

Je passe une semaine á ... En france avec

I have taken...

J'ai pris

I stayed in a hotel

Je reste dans un hôtel

Sorry, i cannot ...

Désolé, je ne peux pas...

I will meet with you

J'ai rendez vous avec

I will be back at midday

Je serai de retour à midi

Can you send me photos of your holidays?

Est-ce que tu peux m'envoyer des photos de tes vacances

Thank you for the letter (it made me happy)

Merci pour ta lettre (qui m'a fait vraiment plaisir )

Sorry for not having written sooner

Désolé de ne pas avoir écrit plus tôt

Thank you for the invitation

Merci pour ton invitation

Say hello to your parents for me

Dis bonjours á tes parents de part