Season 2, Lesson 32 - How lucky you are!

Question 1

she has lived here for ten years

Answer 1

elle habite ici depuis dix ans

Question 2

to manage, to get by

Answer 2

se débrouiller

Question 3

however, on the other hand, having said that…

Answer 3

par contre

Question 4

she didn’t speak a word

Answer 4

elle ne parlait pas un mot

Question 5

before arriving

Answer 5

avant d’arriver

Question 6

she has learned a lot since (then)

Answer 6

elle a beaucoup appris depuis

Question 7

how come … ? / how is it that … ?

Answer 7

comment ça se fait que..

Question 8

you both speak French

Answer 8

vous parlez français tous les deux

Question 9

almost without an accent

Answer 9

presque sans accent

Question 10

I lived in France when I was little.

Answer 10

j’ai vécu en France quand j’étais petit

Question 11

in the Paris suburbs

Answer 11

la banlieue parisienne

Question 12

perhaps

Answer 12

peut-être (when peut-être starts a sentence, you must follow it with que)

Question 13

to believe

Answer 13

croire

Question 14

perhaps you’re not going to believe me…

Answer 14

peut-être que vous n’allez pas me croire

Question 15

to grow up

Answer 15

grandir

Question 16

no way!

Answer 16

pas vrai!

Question 17

I used to go to Massy often

Answer 17

j’allais souvent à Massy

Question 18

I had family there

Answer 18

j’avais de la famille là-bas

Question 19

they still live there

Answer 19

ils y habitent toujours

Question 20

how lucky you are!

Answer 20

qu’est-ce que vous avez de la chance!

Question 21

it is really pretty, it really is pretty

Answer 21

c’est bien joli

Question 22

in (the) summer there are too many tourists

Answer 22

l’été il y a trop de touristes

Question 23

I didn’t mean that

Answer 23

je ne voulais pas dire ça

Question 24

it’s not important / don’t worry

Answer 24

c’est pas grave

Question 25

sorry anyway

Answer 25

enfin, désolé

Question 26

we’re about to arrive

Answer 26

on est sur le point d’arriver

Question 27

I suppose that / I’m guessing that

Answer 27

je suppose que…

Question 28

to wait (for)

Answer 28

attendre

Question 29

outside

Answer 29

dehors

Question 30

the woman (who is) waiting outside

Answer 30

la femme qui attend dehors

Question 31

good evening, (my) darling

Answer 31

bonsoir ma chérie

Question 32

I get by in French quite well.

Answer 32

Je me débrouille assez bien en français.

Question 33

She used to manage well, but now she has some problems.

Answer 33

Elle se débrouillait bien, mais maintenant elle a des problèmes.

Question 34

How come you’re not going?

Answer 34

Comment ça se fait que tu n’y vas pas?

Question 35

He’s been speaking Italian without an accent for five years.

Answer 35

Il parle italien sans accent depuis cinq ans. / Ça fait cinq ans qu’il parle français sans accent

Question 36

We lived in Franche-Comté when we were young.

Answer 36

Nous avons vécu en Franche-Comté quand nous étions jeunes.

Question 37

Perhaps you’re not going to believe me, but we’re going there tomorrow.

Answer 37

Peut-être que tu ne vas pas me croire, mais on y va demain.

Question 38

How lucky we are! We’re spending the summer in Villefranche!

Answer 38

Qu-est-ce que nous avons de la chance! Nous passons l’été à Villefranche / Qu’estce qu’on a de la chance! On passe l’été à Villefranche.

Question 39

I didn’t mean that.

Answer 39

Je ne voulais pas dire ça.

Question 40

We’re about to arrive in Massy.

Answer 40

On est / Nous sommes sur le point d’arriver à Massy.

Question 41

Who is the woman who is waiting outside?

Answer 41

C’est qui la femme qui attend dehors?