Lesson Eleven Flashcards
Je n’ai pas de pain.
I don’t have any bread.
Il n’a pas d’argent.
He hasn’t any money.
Il a de bons amis.
He has good friends.
ni…ni
neither…nor
sans
without
Nous avons besoin de crayons.
We need pencils.
Elle n’a ni amis ni parents.
She has neither friends nor relatives.
Il est arrivé sans argent.
He arrived without any money.
une livre de beurre
a pound of butter
une douzaine d’oranges
a dozen oranges
une tasse de café
a cup of coffee
beaucoup de livres
many books
peu de courage
little courage
assez d’argent
enough money
trop de travail
too much work
en
of it/of them/some/any/from there
usually replaces a phrase introduced by de
Avez-vous besoin de mon livre? J’en ai besoin.
Do you need my book? I need it.
Avez-vous mangé des pommes? J’en ai mangé.
Did you eat any apples? I ate some.
Je n’en ai pas mangé.
I didn’t eat any.
J’en ai mangé trois.
I ate three (of them).
Vient-il de Paris? Il en vient.
Does he come from Paris? He comes from there.
y
to it/to them/in it/in them/there/etc
usually replaces a phrase introduced by such prepositions as à, dans, sur, etc.
Ellle entre dans la salle. Elle y entre.
She enters the room. She enters it.
Pensez-vous à vos leçons? J’y pense.
Are you thinking about your lessons? I am thinking about them.
Va-t-il à Paris? Il y va.
Is he going to Paris? He is going there.
dire
to say/tell
disant
saying (present participle of dire)
dit
said (past participle of dire)
Present Tense of Dire:
je dis I say tu dis you say il/elle dit he/she/it says nous disons we say vous dites you say ils/elles disent they say
je dis
I say
tu dis
you say
il/elle dit
he/she/it says
nous disons
we say
vous dites
you say
ils/elles disent
they say
approcher
to approach/draw near
assez
enough
autre
other
avoir raison
to be right
beaucoup
much/many/very much/very many
le café
the coffee
la Californie
California
le citron
the lemon
le doute
the doubt
la douzaine
the dozen
l’endroit
the place/spot (m.)
faire
to do/make
la farine
the flour
le fruit
the fruit
l’habitude
the habit/practice (f.)
comme d’habitude
as usual
le kilogramme/kilo
the kilogram (2.2 lbs)
la liste
the list
la livre
the pound
maintenant
now
le marchand
the merchant
le marché
the market
faire le marché
to do the marketing
même
same
ne…ni…ni…
neither…nor
used like ne…pas
non plus
either/neither
l’orange
the orange (f.)
le panier
the basket
peser
to weigh
plaire
to please
s’il vous plaît
if you please/please
plein (f. pleine)
full
la pomme de terre
the potato
poser
to put/set
presque
almost
la question
the question
poser une question
to ask a question
sans
without
le sucre
the sugar
surtout
above all/especially
