Leçon Chat 2

Question 1

How is the weather?

Answer 1

Il fait quel temps?

Question 2

Avoir envie de + INF (example and translation)

Answer 2

“to feel like doing” -> I feel like swimming would be J’ai envie de nager.

Question 3

registration, the license plate

Answer 3

immatriculation. la plaque d’immatriculation

Question 4

to hear

Answer 4

entendre

Question 5

poor people

Answer 5

les pauvres

Question 6

especially

Answer 6

surtout

Question 7

She founded a company

Answer 7

Elle a fondé une compagnie.

Question 8

speed

Answer 8

la vitesse

Question 9

in fact, actually

Answer 9

en fait 
(le fait = the fact)

Question 10

That is, to say..

Answer 10

C’est-à-dire`

Question 11

That’s an outright lie!

Answer 11

C’est carrément un mensonge!

Question 12

Not a problem!

Answer 12

PaS de problème!

Question 13

His name was..

Answer 13

Il s’a appellé..

Question 14

In French, we have a lot a expressions to say to be worried: Se faire de la bile.
Se faire du soucis,Se faire du mauvais sang.
And there are also the negative forms:
Ne pas se faire de bile.Ne pas se faire de soucis.Ne pas se faire de mauvais sang.

Answer 14

If you consider these, you can say that ne pas s’en faire is a contracted form of them where s’en refers to bile/soucis/mauvais sang.
* because en = of it or of them
Ne t’en fais pas. = Don’t make anything about it = Don’t worry.

Question 15

“Don’t worry”, alternative to Ne t’en fais pas.

Formal and informal

Answer 15

Ne vous inquiétez pas, Monsieur.

Ne t’inquiéte pas!

Question 16

To get the imparfait, take “nous” au présent. Then take out the ons and add….

Answer 16

Je = ais/  tu = ais/  il,elle,on = ait
nous = ions / vous = iez / ils,elles = ient

Question 17

Imparfait of parler.

Answer 17

Je parlais/ Tu parlais/ On parlait/ nous parlions/ vous parliez/ ils, elles, parlient

Question 18

In French you never just “go”. You always need a place to go. So..
1. Go there (inf/pol) 2. Sorry. I have to go (use devoir) 3. Let’s go!

Answer 18

1. Vas-y! Allez-y!
2. Désolé. Je dois y aller.
3. On y va!

Question 19

en effet

Answer 19

indeed

Question 20

D’abord

Answer 20

First of all

Question 21

The Netherlands

Answer 21

Les Pays-Bas

La Hollande

Question 22

Rude (2 ways)

To be brought up poorly

Answer 22

Malpoli(e), Impoli(e)

Mal élevé(e)

Question 23

The Indian Ocean

Answer 23

L’océan Indien

Question 24

The mayor

Answer 24

Le maire

Question 25

The bush

Answer 25

la brousse

Question 26

Where are you from (formal)?

Answer 26

D’où venez-vous?

Question 27

The subject

Answer 27

Le sujet

Question 28

The went to the mountains.

Answer 28

Ils sont partir à la montagne.