Language Transfer Flashcards
I want
Je veux
I want it
Je le/la veux
You want
Tu veut
Where do ‘ion’ words come from?
Latin
What gender are ‘ion’ words usually?
Feminine
The opinion
L’opinion
What ending do ‘ation’ words usually have?
Er
To confirm (from confirmation)
Confirmer
A little
Un peu
To get involved
Participer
Do you want to get involved?
Tu veut participer
Thing
Chose
Some
Quelque
Something
Quelque chose
Do you want to reserve something?
Tu veut réserver quelque chose?
To recommend
Recommander
I want to order something
Je veux commander quelque chose
I can
Je peux
Can you recommend something?
Tu peux recommander quelque chose?
You can confirm?
Tu peut confirmer?
Can you confirm?
Peut-tu confirmer?
To close
Fermer
The door
La porte
To summon
Mander
To demand
Demander
To reprimand
Réprimander
The hand
Le main
What is the informal way of saying can you?
Peut-tu
To complicate
Complicer
Explanation
Excplication
Can you explain a little?
Peut-tu excplicer un peu
To fold
Plier
The trousers
Les pantalons
Late
Tard
More
Plus
Later
Plus tard
To lock
Fermer a clé
A key
Un clé
You can lock the door
Tu peut fermer a clé la porte
See you later
À plus tard
What is usually silent in a French word?
A consonant at the end
I must
Je dois
I must repair something
Je dois repairer quelque chose
Je dois (2nd meaning)
I owe
To compare
Comparer
The car
La voiture
The machine
La machine
The bus
Le bus
The visit
La visite
To conserve
Conserver
To contemplate
Contempler
Now
Maintenant
On time
À temps
What can la baguette mean?
The rod, a beam of wood or wand
The cigarette
La cigarette
What gender are ‘ette’ words usually?
Feminine
The bicycle
La bicyclette
What word do you use when saying ‘it’ generally?
Le
I want to repair it
Je veux la/le repairer
You must organise it
Tu dois l’organiser
The party
La fête
To provoke
Provoquer
What can le/la also mean?
Him/her
Just
Juste
You just want to provoke him
Tu veut juste le provoquer
I want to see her
Je veux la voir
I just want to see her
Je veux juste la voir
Can you find him?
Peut-tu l’inviter?
To introduce
Présenter
To present
Présenter
She wants to invite her to the party
Elle veut l’inviter à la fête
What do ‘ary’ words in English become in French?
Aire
Necessary
Necessaire
Contrary
Contraire
Solitary
Solitaire
Extraordinary
Extraordinaire
He
Il
Mobile phone
Le Portable
You
Te
I have to prepare you
Je dois te preparer
Yourself
Te
I have to get ready
Je dois me preparer
He wants to invite you
Il veut t’inviter
You have to relax
Tu doit te relaxer
What are ‘able’ words usually in French?
The same (able)
Comfortable
Confortable
The table
La table
How do you find ‘able’ verbs?
Remove able add er
To adore
Adorer (from adorable)
She must adore you
Elle doit t’adorer
To carry
Porter
I want to wear black trousers
Je veux Porter un pantalon noir
To have a beard
Porter la barbe
I want to grow a beard
Je veux Porter la barbe
To takeaway (Street food)
À emporter
To deport
Deporter
To teleport
Téléporter
I can tolerate him
Je peux le supporter
To bear / tolerate
Supporter
I have to behave well
Je dois bien me comporter
To behave
Se comporter
The probability
La probabilité
The necessity
La nécessité
To seize
Saisir
You have to seize the opportunity
Tu dois saisir l’oppurtunité
Everybody
Tout le mande
Everybody wants to see it
Tout le mande veut la voir
Your
Ton/Ta
Does your friend want to carry it?
Ton ami veut la Porter?
She wants to see them
Elle veut les voir
Them
Les
He wants to invite them
Il veut les inviter
To finish
Finir
Everyone wants to finish later
Tout le mande veut le finir plus tard
To wait
Attendre
I want to wait for him
Je veux l’attendre
I can wait for them
Je peux les attendre
Can I wait for them?
Puis-je les attendre
How would you pronounce puis-je?
Pweej
Can I wait for you
Puis-Je t’attendre
What endings do new verbs in French have?
Er (e.g. to Google = googler)
To zap
Zapper
To change channel
Zapper
Is puis-Je formal or informal?
Formal
I have to go to the station
Je dois aller à la gare
A city
Une ville
What gender are ‘age’ words usually?
Masculine
A village
Un village
The garage
Le garage
The marriage
Le marriage
What gender are ‘a’ words usually?
Feminine
The mass (mass of stuff)
La mass
The mass (religious mass)
Le messe
The language (specific language e.g. coding, sexist etc)
Le language
Advantage
Avantage
Before
Avant
Animal grooming
Le toilettage
To send
Envoyer
I have to send a message
Je dois envoyer un message
To show
Montrer
I have to show you the messages
Je dois tu montrer les messages
I’m passing by
Je suis de passage
I’m just passing by
Je suis juste de passage
To park
Garer
I have to park the car
Je dois garer la voiture
To find
Trouver pronounce trover
House keys
Les clés de la maison
To look for
Chercher
Your friend has to look for the keys
Ton ami doit chercher les clés
Our (Masc & Femme)
Notre
I want to send it to my friend
Je veux l’envoyer à Mon ami
