Lesson 1-10 Flashcards
I want / You want / You want it
Je veux / Tu veux / Tu le veux
Veux = Want
I can / You can
Je peux / Tu peux
Peux = can
You want it
Tu le veux
I must / You must
Je dois / Tu dois
How do you pose a question in French?
eg. You want participate? / Do you want to participate
You can either change the tone of voice to sound like a question = Tu veux participer?
Or invert the sentence = veux tu participer
What are some common feminine suffixes in French?
…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
What are some common masculine suffixes in French?
…ien = le chien (the dog)
…age = le garage or le marriage
…ent = le présent or le segment
…oir = voir (to see) décevoir (to disappoint)
What happens to nouns ending in ‘-ation’ when turning into verbs?
The -ation is replaced with an -er
Eg.
(noun = verb)
- confirmation = comfimer
- participation = participer
A little
un peu
Do you want to celebrate?
Veux-tu célébrer?
I want to participate
Je Vuex Participer
Something
quelques chose
Some = quelques
Thing = chose
Do you want something?
Veux-tu quelques chose?
To order
commander (Como-der)
Can you close the door?
(break the sentence up)
Peux-tu fermer la porte
Peux-tu = can you
fermer = to close
la porte = the door
What is ‘of’ in French?
De
Do you want a bit of cake?
Veux-tu un peu de gâteau?
I can confirm
Je peux confirmer
I want to order the cake
Je veux commender le gateau
Can you explain a little?
(break the sentence up)
peux tu expliquer un peu
peux tu = can you
expliquer = explain
un peu = a little
To copy or to duplicate
Can you copy me?
dupliquer
peux-tu me dupliquer?
Late / Later / A little later
Tard / Plus tard / Un peu plus tard
I want to reserve something a little later
(break down the sentence)
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
To lock
fermer á clé
Femer = to close
á clé = to key
You can lock the door later
Tu peux fermer la porte à clé plus tard
See you later
Á plus tard
I have to repair something
(break down the sentence)
Je dois réparer quelques chose
Je dois = I have to/I must
réparer = to repair
quelques chose = something
You owe 30 euros
(break down the sentence)
Tu dois trente euros
Tu dois = you owe (same as you must/you have to)
trente = thirty
euros = euros (pronounced eh-roh)
You have to repair the door
Tu dois réparer la porte
Can you repair the car a little later?
(Break down the sentence)
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?
You must reserve the machine
(Break down the sentence)
Tu dois reserver la machine
Tu dois = you must
reserver = to reserve
la machine = the machine (pronounced and spelt the same as in English)
How do you pronounce the é in French?
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
I can recommend the car
(Break down the sentence)
Je peux recommander la voiture
Je peux = i can
recommander = recommend
la voiture = the car
I must recommend the train
(Break down the sentence)
Je dois recommander le train
Je dois = I must
recommander = recommend
le train = the train (pronounced with a French R)
Practice the French Rs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrjMJ_PAlB8 (2.12)
Difference between De and Dé
De = of
Dé = dice
super important to pronounce words correctly because often they are spelt very similar but mean totally different things
To visit / The visit
visiter / La visite
Can you visit later?
Peux tu visiter plus tard?
You must confirm the visit later
(break down the sentence)
Tu dois confimer la visite plus tard
Tu dois = You must
confimer = confirm
la visite = the visit
plus tard = later
Now
maintenant (pronounced mand - no)
On time
á temps (pronounced a togh)
You have to celebrate now
tu dois célébrer maintenant
Can you order on time?
Peux-tu commander á temps
I want it (when referring to a baguette)
Je la veux
because baguette is a feminine word
I want it
When referring to the below:
…elle = demoiselle
…ette = cigarette
…eé = L’Ideé or l’arrivée
Je la veux
As these are feminine endings
I want it
When referring to the below:
…ien = chien
…age = garage or marriage
…ent = présent or segment
…oir = voir or décevoir
Je le veux
Do you want the bicycle?
(Break up the sentence)
Veux-tu la bicyclette
Veux-tu = Do you want
La bicyclette = the bicycle
I want to repair it
(Break up the sentence)
Je veux le réparer
Je veux = I want
réparer = repair
le = it (masculine)
I must repair the car
Je dois réparer la voiture
I must organise it
Je dois l’organiser
the ‘it’ gets contracted into the verb when starting with a vowel
Just
Juste
You just want to provoke him
(break down the sentence)
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
The party
la fête
You must organise the party
Tu dois organizer la fete
To provoke
provoquer
base-word Voquer = meaning to call or to use voice
To see
voir
What are the following sentences in French
- I just want to see her
- I want to see him later
- Can you see me?
- Do you have to see them?
- Can you invite him? =
- Je veux juste la voir
- Je veux le voir plus tard
- Peux tu me voir?
- Tu dois les voir?
- peux tu l’inviter
- invite or inviter is pronounced enviter almost like it starts with an ‘E’
Do you want a black coffee?
(break down the sentence)
veux-tu un cafe noir
veux-tu = do you want
Un cafe noir = a black coffee
You must prepare a black coffee
(break down the sentence)
Tu dois preparer un cafe noir
Tu dois = you must
preparer = prepare
Un cafe noir = a black coffee
You must see me later
Tu dois me voir plus tard
Can you introduce me?
(breakdown the sentence)
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
