Lesson 4 Flashcards

Question

# Translate to French: I'm in the process of making my _bed_

Answer 1

Je suis en train de faire mon _lit_ ## Footnote a bed - *un lit*

Answer 2

Ma _commode_ est pleine ## Footnote a chest of drawers - *une commode*

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Aujourd'hui nous nettoyons la _cuisine_ ## Footnote a kitchen - *une cuisine*

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J'ai toujours _froid_! ## Footnote cold - *froid*. Note the use of the verb *avoir* to say "I am cold." This translates directly to "I have cold."

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Il fait _chaud_ ## Footnote hot - *chaud*. In order to indicate that it is hot, you must use the third-person singular form of the verb *faire*. This is true for the cold as well: "It's cold" would be *Il fait froid*.

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L'_eau_ est trop chaude ## Footnote water - *l'eau*. Note that this is a feminine noun.

Answer 7

Ce _quartier_ est petit ## Footnote a neighborhood - *un quartier*

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Le _frigidaire_ est dans la cuisine ## Footnote a refrigerator - *un frigidaire*

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Il y a trop d'eau dans l'_évier_ ## Footnote a sink - *un évier*. Note that the word for "a bathroom sink" is *un lavabo*.

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Je suis en train de _vider_ le lavabo ## Footnote to empty - *vider*

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La cuisine est _propre_ ## Footnote clean - *propre*. For this adjective to mean "clean," you should use it after the noun: *une cuisine propre* is "a clean kitchen." *Propre* takes on a different, possessive meaning when used before the noun.

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La _salle de bain_ est grande ## Footnote a bathroom - *une salle de bain*

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Elle prend une _douche_ ## Footnote a shower - *une douche*. Note that the verb *doucher* can mean "to shower" or "to wash" something.

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Prends-tu une douche _tous les jours_? ## Footnote every day - *tous les jours*

Answer 15

Je vais aux _toilettes_ ## Footnote the toilet, the bathroom - *les toilettes*. Note that in French the word for "toilet" is always plural. Also note that *à le* becomes *au* and *à les* becomes *aux*.

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Il _lave_ sa voiture ## Footnote to wash - *laver*

Answer 17

La voiture est _sale_ ## Footnote dirty - *sale*

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Mon frère parle français _tout le temps_ ## Footnote all the time - *tout le temps*. Note that *temps* means both "time" and "weather."

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Vous _salissez_ la cuisine tout le temps ## Footnote to soil, to sully - *salir*

Answer 20

Nous mangeons dans la _salle à manger_ ## Footnote a dining room - *une salle à manger*. Note that for the first-person plural of *manger*, the "e" is kept in the stem.

Answer 21

Est-ce que tu _fais la vaisselle_? ## Footnote to do the dishes - *faire la vaisselle*. There are several household-related *faire* expressions. Others include *faire les courses* ("to run errands" or "to go shopping"), *faire le ménage* ("to do housework"), and *faire la lessive/le linge* ("to do the laundry").

Answer 22

C'est une _chaise_ magnifique ## Footnote a chair - *une chaise*. Note that "a seat" would be *un siège*.

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Je _m'assieds_ dans la salle à manger ## Footnote to sit - *s'asseoir*. Note that this is a reflexive verb, which we will talk more about elsewhere.

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Nous _décidons_ de partir ce soir ## Footnote to decide - *décider*. This verb should be followed by the preposition *de*.

Answer 25

Cette chaise est trop _dure_ ## Footnote hard - *dur*. Note that *dur* can also be used to mean "difficult," just like the word "hard" in English.

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Il _tire_ la porte ## Footnote to pull (out) - *tirer*. Note the feminine noun for "door," *porte*.

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Nous sommes dans le _salon_ ## Footnote a living room - *un salon*

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Le _bébé_ peut marcher ## Footnote a baby - *un bébé*

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Je dors sur le _canapé_ ## Footnote a couch, a sofa - *un canapé*. The masculine nouns *sofa* and *divan* would also work here.

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Le bébé dort dans son _berceau_ ## Footnote a crib - *un berceau*

Answer 31

Combien coûte le canapé? Il est _gratuit_ ## Footnote free (of cost) - *gratuit*. The feminine form is *gratuite*. The invariable adjective *gratis* is an alternative. Note that *C'est gratuit* would also work here.

Answer 32

J'aime _regarder_ la télévision ## Footnote to watch - *regarder*. Note that *télévision* is a feminine noun.

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Ils ont un _nouveau_ divan ## Footnote new - *nouveau*. The plural masculine form is *nouveaux*, while the feminine form is *nouvelle(s)*. Depending on context, *nouveau* can sometimes mean "another."

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Le _sol_ du salon est propre ## Footnote the floor - *le sol*

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J'ai un nouveau _tapis_ pour la salle de bain ## Footnote a rug, a carpet - *un tapis*

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Je prends les _escaliers_ ## Footnote stairs, staircase - *escalier(s)*. The plural *escaliers* refers to "stairs" or "steps." The singular *escalier* would translate more accurately to "staircase."

Answer 37

J'aime les _couleurs_ ## Footnote a color - *une couleur*

Answer 38

La couleur de cette _lumière_ est intéressante ## Footnote light - *la lumière*. Note that *lumière* applies to both "a light" (in a room or on a ceiling) and all "light" in general.

Answer 39

La _lampe_ est petite ## Footnote a lamp - *une lampe*

Answer 40

Il y a une lumière sur le _plafond_ ## Footnote a ceiling - *un plafond*

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Les _meubles_ dans cette maison sont très vieux ## Footnote furniture - *des meubles*. This word is typically plural when referring to "furniture" collectively. A single piece of furniture would be *un meuble*.

Answer 42

Le livre est sur _l'étagère_ ## Footnote a bookshelf - *une étagère*

Answer 43

Nous _descendons_ les escaliers ## Footnote to go down, to descend - *descendre*. This is a regular -RE verb.

Answer 44

_Montent_-ils les escaliers? ## Footnote to go up, to climb, to ascend - *monter*. This is a regular -ER verb.

Answer 45

L'_ascenseur_ descend ## Footnote an elevator - *un ascenseur*

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Cet ascenseur est _lent_ ## Footnote slow - *lent*

Answer 47

Ma _voisine_ s'appelle Béatrice. Elle est très jolie ## Footnote a neighbor - *un voisin*

Answer 48

Les chaises du salon sont _rouges_ ## Footnote red - *rouge*

Answer 49

Le plafond est _bleu_ ## Footnote blue - *bleu*

Answer 50

Elle a un canapé _jaune_ ## Footnote yellow - *jaune*

Answer 51

Ils ont une maison _grise_ ## Footnote grey - *gris*

Answer 52

La maison de ton voisin est-elle _verte_? ## Footnote green - *vert*

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Ma mère a une voiture _rose_ ## Footnote pink - *rose*

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Le livre est _marron_ ## Footnote brown - *marron*. Note that *marron* is invariable. It is used to describe objects, while *brun* is used to describe the color of hair and eyes.

Answer 55

Les _murs_ sont verts ## Footnote a wall - *un mur*. To refer to a wall around a city or property, you would use *une muraille*.

Answer 56

J'ai un lit _violet_ ## Footnote purple - *violet*

Answer 57

Il quitte la maison _blanche_ près de notre école ## Footnote white - *blanc*. Note the feminine form of the adjective in the example.

Answer 58

La télévision n'est plus _noire_ ## Footnote black - *noir*

Answer 59

Veux-tu un stylo _orange_? ## Footnote orange - *orange*

Answer 60

Mes parents ont une grande _porte_ rouge ## Footnote a door - *une porte*

Answer 61

Je n'_ouvre_ jamais la porte pour mes amis ## Footnote to open - *ouvrir*. As with many verbs, the past participle of this verb, *ouvert*, is commonly used as an adjective -- "open."

Answer 62

La porte est _fermée_ ## Footnote to close - *fermer*. Note the use of this verb's past participle as an adjective here, similar to what happens in English.

Answer 63

Elle ferme la _fenêtre_ ## Footnote a window - *une fenêtre*

Answer 64

Mon ami Marc est toujours _déprimé_ ## Footnote depressed - *déprimé*. Note that "depressing" would be *déprimant*.

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C'est la personne la plus _timide_ que je connais ## Footnote shy - *timide*

Answer 66

Paul a beaucoup d'amis parce qu'il est très _extraverti_ ## Footnote outgoing - *extraverti*. You could also call an outgoing person *ouvert*.

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Je suis toujours _ennuyé_ ## Footnote bored - *ennuyé*. Note that the adverb *toujours* can be used to mean "still" as well as "always." Note the adverb's placement right after the conjugated verb but before the adjective. Also recall that *ennuyeux* means "boring."

Answer 68

Je ne veux pas sortir parce que je suis _épuisé_ ## Footnote exhausted - *épuisé*

Answer 69

Elle est enfin _motivée_ ## Footnote motivated - *motivé*. Note that the opposite of *motivé* is *démotivé*.

Answer 70

Claire est toujours de bonne _humeur_ ## Footnote mood, spirits - *humeur*. Note that the preposition *de* must precede the adjective when describing the type of mood someone is in. For example, "Jean is in a bad mood" would be *Jean est de mauvaise humeur*.

Answer 71

Il est en grande _forme_ ## Footnote shape, form - *forme*. Note that *en* must precede any adjective modifying *forme*. *Forme* can refer to both one's physical and mental states.

Answer 72

Je ne peux pas finir cet encas _horrible_ ## Footnote horrible - *horrible*

Answer 73

Ce livre est vraiment _terrible_ ## Footnote terrible - *terrible*. Note that the French expression *pas terrible* is actually used somewhat positively to express that something is "OK" or "nothing special."

Answer 74

Elle ferme la porte _lentement_ ## Footnote slowly - *lentement*. Here, the suffix *-ment* is paired with the (feminine form of the) adjective *lent* to create the adverb. The feminine form is used simply to make the resulting adverb sound better when spoken.

Answer 75

Mon père marche trop _rapidement_ ## Footnote rapidly, quickly - *rapidement*. This adverb is formed by pairing the adjective *rapide* with the suffix *-ment*. Recall that *vite* could also work here.

Answer 76

Il réagit _bizarrement_ ## Footnote strangely - *bizarrement*. Note that you could also use *étrangement*.

Answer 77

Son chat est très _gros_ ## Footnote fat - *gros*. Note that the feminine form is *grosse*. The word for "cat," *chat*, is masculine.

Answer 78

J'ai trois _chiens_ ## Footnote a dog - *un chien*

Answer 79

Il est _en colère_ quand il va à l'école ## Footnote mad - *en colère*. *Furieux*, *enragé*, and *fâché* are common alternatives.

Answer 80

Elle dort _toute la journée_! ## Footnote all day - *toute la journée*. This is an example of the present progressive in English because the subject is in the process of sleeping, but in French the basic present tense can be used: *elle dort*.

Answer 81

_Je me sens_ triste ## Footnote I feel - *je me sens*. This is an example of a reflexive verb, which we will cover in-depth elsewhere. Reflexive verbs are used in fixed expressions, like *je m'appelle*, so for now just commit these few to memory.

Answer 82

Cette histoire devient _de plus en plus_ intéressante ## Footnote more and more - *de plus en plus*. Note that the opposite construction, "less and less," is *de moins en moins*.

Answer 83

Nous sommes _plus ou moins_ d'accord ## Footnote more or less - *plus ou moins*

Answer 84

Marie croit qu'elle est _invincible_ ## Footnote invincible - *invincible*

Answer 85

On devient plus _faible_ en vieillissant ## Footnote weak - *faible*. Note that *faible* also means "quiet" when referring to the volume of something.

Answer 86

Quand je me sens faible, je prends ces _pilules_ ## Footnote a pill - *une pilule*

Answer 87

Ce film _a l'air_ très drôle! ## Footnote to seem/look - *avoir l'air*. Note that when this construction is paired with an adjective, the adjective does not need to agree in gender and number with the subject.

Answer 88

Jean *_a l'air d'_*un roi ## Footnote to look like - *avoir l'air de*. Note that when paired with a noun, the expression *avoir l'air* takes on the preposition *de*. The same is true when it's paired with the infinitive of a verb: "You look like you are angry" translates as *Tu as l'air d'être fâché*.

Answer 89

Je pense en mangeant

Answer 90

Jean est en train de se faire à manger

Answer 91

Un étudiant réussit en étudiant

Answer 92

En ouvrant la porte, Marie voit son oncle

Lesson 4 Flashcards

In this deck, you will learn about the gerund and the present progressive. You will also learn the basic colors and vocabulary terms dealing with the household.