Lingoda Flashcards
l’alphabet
en russe, en grec, en arabe, il y a un autre alphabet. translate
alphabet
In Russia, in Greek, in Arabic there is another alphabet
le mot
fin
À la fin du cours, il y a une liste de mots.
word
End/Finish
At the end of the course, there is a list of words.”
le nom
le prénom
Mon nom est Sharp
Mon prénom est James
surname
first name
My surname is Sharp
My first name is James
la lettre
Heure, ça commence par la lettre h
letter
Hour, it starts with the letter h.
la ville
City
Paris et Berlin sont des villes.
épeler
J’épèle le nom : S-H-A-R-P
to spell
I spell the surname SHARP
prononcer
On ne prononce pas le h dans hôtel.
To pronounce
We do not pronounce the ‘h’ in Hotel
s’appeler
Comment tu t’appelles ?
Bonjour ! - Bonjour, comment tu t’appelles ?
- Comment tu t’appelles ? - Je m’appelle Lisa.
to be called (one’s name)
What is your name?
Hello, what is your name?
What is your name? My name is James
Comment ça s’écrit ?
Comment ça s’écrit James ?
How do you spell it?
How do you spell James ?
Ça s’écrit…
Ça s’écrit… J-A-M-E-S
It spells..
it spells J-A-M-E-ES
Comment ça se prononce ?
Ton prénom, comment ça se prononce ?
How do you pronounce it?
Your first name, how do you pronounce it?
Avec
sans
Avec ou sans accent ?
With
Without
With or without an accent
Pas de problème !
Tu peux répéter ? - Oui, pas de problème.
No problem!
Can you repeat - yes, no problem
Ça va ?
Bien, et toi ?
How are you?
Good and you?
Tu peux répéter ?
Je n’ai pas entendu, tu peux répéter ?
Can you repeat that?
entendre
Je n’ai pas entendu, tu peux répéter ?
to hear
I did not hear, can you repeat?
GRAMMAR - verb s’appeler
Je m’appelle Jean et tu t’appelles Claire.
With je (I), use ‘M’
With tu (you) = use ‘T’
With il/elle or ça (he/she/it) = use ‘S’.
FOR EXAMPLE:
Il s’appelle Mohamed et moi, je m’appelle Bertrand. Comment tu t’appelles ?
GRAMMAR -
When you ask how something is spelled or pronounced in French, you use the particle se (which becomes s’ before vowels) with the verbs for ‘to write’ (écrire) and ‘to pronounce’ (prononcer).
Note: that double letters like ‘double n’ are said as ‘two n’ in French: deux N
For example:
- Comment ça s’écrit, ton nom ? How is your name spelled?
- A, deux N, E. A, double n, e.
- Et comment ça se prononce ? And how is it pronounced?
- Ça se prononce « Anne ». It’s pronounced ‘Anne’.
Regarder
to look/to watch
Écouter
to listen
Dire
on dit
to say/to tell
One says/you say (when speaking non specifically)
saluer
se saluer (verbe réfléchi)
To greet
to greet each other (reflexive verb)
A bientôt
See you soon
It’s a common way to say goodbye when you expect to see someone again in the near future.
Tout va bien
All is well
It’s used to indicate that everything is going well or that there are no problems. Used in response after being asked how you are (comment ca va ?)
Coucou
Hello/hi
An informal French greeting that is similar to “hi” or “hello” in English. It’s often used among friends or in casual settings. It’s a friendly way to say hello.
Au revoir
Goofd by
Au revoir
Goodbye
Bonjour
Hello / Good morning
Salut
Hi / Bye (informal)
Bonsoir
Good evening
Bonjour tout le monde
Hello everyone (hello all the world)
Bienvenue
Welcome
1) Comment ça va ?
2) Ça va ?
1) How are you?
How’s it going? / Are you okay? (a teacher may ask you this for example if you are struggling)
Enchanté(e)
Nice to meet you (used upon meeting someone for the first time)
À bientôt
See you soon
À tout à l’heure
À plus tard
See you later
See you later
À tout à l’heure” is often used when the next meeting is later the same day, while “À plus tard” can be used for a meeting later in the day or in the future without specifying exactly when.
À demain
See you tomorrow
Bonne journée
Have a good day
Bonne soirée
Have a good evening
Bonne nuit
Good night
Passe une bonne journée / soirée / nuit
Have a good day / evening / night
