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Lesson 1-10 Flashcards

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1
Q

I want / You want / You want it

A

Je veux / Tu veux / Tu le veux

Veux = Want

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2
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I can / You can

A

Je peux / Tu peux

Peux = can

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3
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You want it

A

Tu le veux

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4
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I must / You must

A

Je dois / Tu dois

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5
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How do you pose a question in French?

eg. You want participate? / Do you want to participate

A

You can either change the tone of voice to sound like a question = Tu veux participer?

Or invert the sentence = veux tu participer

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6
Q

What are some common feminine suffixes in French?

A

…elle = La demoiselle (Girl)
…ette = La cigarette
…eé = L’Ideé or l’arrivée (the Idea or the arrival)

Most words ending in e or é are considered feminine words

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7
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What are some common masculine suffixes in French?

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…ien = le chien (the dog)
…age = le garage or le marriage
…ent = le présent or le segment
…oir = voir (to see) décevoir (to disappoint)

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8
Q

What happens to nouns ending in ‘-ation’ when turning into verbs?

A

The -ation is replaced with an -er

Eg.
(noun = verb)
- confirmation = comfimer
- participation = participer

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9
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A little

A

un peu

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10
Q

Do you want to celebrate?

A

Veux-tu célébrer?

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11
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I want to participate

A

Je Vuex Participer

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12
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Something

A

quelques chose

Some = quelques
Thing = chose

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13
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Do you want something?

A

Veux-tu quelques chose?

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14
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To order

A

commander (Como-der)

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15
Q

Can you close the door?

(break the sentence up)

A

Peux-tu fermer la porte

Peux-tu = can you
fermer = to close
la porte = the door

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16
Q

What is ‘of’ in French?

A

De

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17
Q

Do you want a bit of cake?

A

Veux-tu un peu de gâteau?

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18
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I can confirm

A

Je peux confirmer

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19
Q

I want to order the cake

A

Je veux commender le gateau

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20
Q

Can you explain a little?

(break the sentence up)

A

peux tu expliquer un peu

peux tu = can you
expliquer = explain
un peu = a little

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21
Q

To copy or to duplicate

Can you copy me?

A

dupliquer

peux-tu me dupliquer?

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22
Q

Late / Later / A little later

A

Tard / Plus tard / Un peu plus tard

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23
Q

I want to reserve something a little later

(break down the sentence)

A

Je veux reserver quelques chose un peu plus tard

Je veux = i want
Reserver = to reserve
quelques chose = something
Un peu = a little
Plus tard = later

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24
Q

To lock

A

fermer á clé

Femer = to close
á clé = to key

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25
Q

You can lock the door later

A

Tu peux fermer la porte à clé plus tard

26
Q

See you later

A

Á plus tard

27
Q

I have to repair something

(break down the sentence)

A

Je dois réparer quelques chose

Je dois = I have to/I must
réparer = to repair
quelques chose = something

28
Q

You owe 30 euros

(break down the sentence)

A

Tu dois trente euros

Tu dois = you owe (same as you must/you have to)
trente = thirty
euros = euros (pronounced eh-roh)

29
Q

You have to repair the door

A

Tu dois réparer la porte

30
Q

Can you repair the car a little later?

(Break down the sentence)

A

peux-tu réparer la voiture un peu plus tard?

Peux-tu = can you
réparer = repair
la voiture = the car
un peu plus tard? = a little later?

31
Q

You must reserve the machine

(Break down the sentence)

A

Tu dois reserver la machine

Tu dois = you must
reserver = to reserve
la machine = the machine (pronounced and spelt the same as in English)

32
Q

How do you pronounce the é in French?

A

The accent over E’s (é) is an indication that you should pronounce it more strongly

Eg the E in réserver has a stronger sound than the E in Je or

33
Q

I can recommend the car

(Break down the sentence)

A

Je peux recommander la voiture

Je peux = i can
recommander = recommend
la voiture = the car

34
Q

I must recommend the train

(Break down the sentence)

A

Je dois recommander le train

Je dois = I must
recommander = recommend
le train = the train (pronounced with a French R)

35
Q

Practice the French Rs

A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrjMJ_PAlB8 (2.12)

36
Q

Difference between De and Dé

A

De = of
Dé = dice

super important to pronounce words correctly because often they are spelt very similar but mean totally different things

37
Q

To visit / The visit

A

visiter / La visite

38
Q

Can you visit later?

A

Peux tu visiter plus tard?

39
Q

You must confirm the visit later

(break down the sentence)

A

Tu dois confimer la visite plus tard

Tu dois = You must
confimer = confirm
la visite = the visit
plus tard = later

40
Q

Now

A

maintenant (pronounced mand - no)

41
Q

On time

A

á temps (pronounced a togh)

42
Q

You have to celebrate now

A

tu dois célébrer maintenant

43
Q

Can you order on time?

A

Peux-tu commander á temps

44
Q

I want it (when referring to a baguette)

A

Je la veux

because baguette is a feminine word

45
Q

I want it

When referring to the below:
…elle = demoiselle
…ette = cigarette
…eé = L’Ideé or l’arrivée

A

Je la veux

As these are feminine endings

46
Q

I want it

When referring to the below:
…ien = chien
…age = garage or marriage
…ent = présent or segment
…oir = voir or décevoir

A

Je le veux

47
Q

Do you want the bicycle?

(Break up the sentence)

A

Veux-tu la bicyclette

Veux-tu = Do you want
La bicyclette = the bicycle

48
Q

I want to repair it

(Break up the sentence)

A

Je veux le réparer

Je veux = I want
réparer = repair
le = it (masculine)

49
Q

I must repair the car

A

Je dois réparer la voiture

50
Q

I must organise it

A

Je dois l’organiser

the ‘it’ gets contracted into the verb when starting with a vowel

51
Q

Just

A

Juste

52
Q

You just want to provoke him

(break down the sentence)

A

Tu veux juste le provoquer

Tu veux = you want
Juste = just
le provoquer = to provoke him

Remember when referring to someone ‘le’ or ‘la’ comes before the verb

53
Q

The party

A

la fête

54
Q

You must organise the party

A

Tu dois organizer la fete

55
Q

To provoke

A

provoquer

base-word Voquer = meaning to call or to use voice

56
Q

To see

A

voir

57
Q

What are the following sentences in French

  1. I just want to see her
  2. I want to see him later
  3. Can you see me?
  4. Do you have to see them?
  5. Can you invite him? =
A
  1. Je veux juste la voir
  2. Je veux le voir plus tard
  3. Peux tu me voir?
  4. Tu dois les voir?
  5. peux tu l’inviter
    - invite or inviter is pronounced enviter almost like it starts with an ‘E’
58
Q

Do you want a black coffee?

(break down the sentence)

A

veux-tu un cafe noir

veux-tu = do you want
Un cafe noir = a black coffee

59
Q

You must prepare a black coffee

(break down the sentence)

A

Tu dois preparer un cafe noir

Tu dois = you must
preparer = prepare
Un cafe noir = a black coffee

60
Q

You must see me later

A

Tu dois me voir plus tard

61
Q

Can you introduce me?

(breakdown the sentence)

A

peux tu me présenter?

You never really use introduce when you’re talking about introducing someone, instead you say ‘can you present me’ so…

peux tu = can you
me présenter = introduce me

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