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1
Q

Je or J’ (in front of a vowel or mute H)

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I

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Je mange un a sandwich

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I am eating a sandwich

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Nous

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We

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Nous somme des freres

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We are brothers

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Tu (Familiar)

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You (Familiar)

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Tu es mon frere

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You are my brother

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Vous (Plural)

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You (Plural)

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Vous aimez la chasse

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You (guys) like hunting

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il, elle

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He, her

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10
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Il est grand, elle est petite

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He is tall, she is short

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11
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Ils (M), Elles (F)

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They (M) They (F)

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Les garçons apprennent, ils apprennent

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The boys are learning, they are learning

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Les filles apprennent elles apprennent

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The girls are learning, they are learning

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14
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ON

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One, Someone, people in general (No one in particular)

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15
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On

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General

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16
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On a trouvé ma clé

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My key was found

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17
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On

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We (In spoken french)

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18
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On va souvent jouer au golf

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We often go play golf

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19
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Il aime être grand frère

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He likes being a big brother

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20
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Être

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To be

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21
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Je suis
Tu es
Il/elle/on est
Nous sommes
Vous êtes
Ils/elles

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I am
You are
He/she is
We are
You are
They are

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22
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Je suis en retard

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I am late

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23
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Tu es mécanicien

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You are a mechanic

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24
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Ill est un petit garçon

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He is a little boy

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25
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Vous êtes étudiants à l’université

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You are university students

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26
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Ils sont encore amoureux

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They are still in love

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27
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Le chien était très gentil avec les enfants

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The was very nice with the children

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28
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Il a été de mauvaise humeur toute la journée

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He has been in a bad mood all day

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29
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Avoir (Infinitive Verb)

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To have

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30
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J’ai
Tu as
il/elle/on a
nous avons
vous avez
ils/elles ont

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I have
You have
He/she has
We have
You have
They have

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31
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Ils sont heureux d’avoir une nouvelle maison

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They are very happy to have a new house

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32
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J’ai mal à la tête

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I have a headache

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Tu as une belle chambre

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You have a beautiful room

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34
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Elle a un nouvel ordinateur portable

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She has a new laptop computer

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Vous avez un beau chien

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You have a beautiful dog

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36
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Ils ont un problème avec leur voiture

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They have a problem with the car

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37
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Il avait mal au dos

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He used to have back pain

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38
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Le (M)

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The

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39
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Le garçon

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The boy

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40
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La (F)

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The

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41
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La femme

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The women

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42
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L’ = (Both masculine and feminine) (Used when in front of a vowel or a mute H)

A

The

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43
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L’homme

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The man

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44
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Les (Plural)

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The

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45
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Les garçon

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The boys

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46
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Un

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A, An or One (Masculine)

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47
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Une

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A, An, or One (Feminine)

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48
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Un homme

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A man

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49
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Une

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A, An, One (Feminine)

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50
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Une femme

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A women

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51
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Des

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Some

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52
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Des filles

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Some girls

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53
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Ne…pas

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Not

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54
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Je sais. Je ne sais pas

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I know. I do not know

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55
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Parce que

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Because

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56
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Je dois étudier parce que j’ai un examen demain

A

I need to study because i have exam tomorrow

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57
Q

Et

A

And

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58
Q

Paul et Linda sont amis

A

Pail and Linda are friends

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59
Q

Ou

A

Or

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60
Q

Préfères-tu les fruits ou les légumes

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Do you prefer fruits or vegetables?

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61
Q

Aussi

A

Also or Too or As well

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62
Q

Il a aussi beaucoup de talent

A

He also has a lot of talent

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63
Q

Mais

A

But

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64
Q

Je veux voyager, mais je n’ai pas d’argent

A

I want to travel, but I don’t have any money

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65
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Alors

A

So/ Therefore

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66
Q

J’ai faim, alors je mange

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I am hungry, so I eat

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67
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Si

A

If

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68
Q

Dis-moi si ça te plaît

A

Tell me if you like it

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69
Q

Que

A

That

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70
Q

Il est important que tu comprennes

A

It is important that you understand

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71
Q

Avec

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With

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72
Q

Il veut partir avec toi

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He wants to leave with you

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73
Q

Sans

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Without

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74
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Tu es parti sans moi

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You left without me

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75
Q

Par

A

By

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76
Q

Cette lettre, écrite par toi

A

This letter, written by you

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77
Q

Sur

A

On

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78
Q

Elle écrit sur le tableau

A

She’s writing on the board

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79
Q

Dans

A

Inside

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80
Q

Il est dans la voiture

A

He is in (inside) the car

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81
Q

Pour

A

For

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82
Q

Ce cadeau est pour toi

A

This gift is for you

83
Q

Moi

A

Me

84
Q

Tu peux compter sur moi

A

You can count on me

85
Q

Toi

A

You

86
Q

J’aime danser avec toi

A

I like dancing with you

87
Q

Lui

A

Him

88
Q

C’est lui!

A

It’s him

89
Q

Mon (m), ma (f), mes (plural)

A

My

90
Q

C’est mon chapeau

A

It’s my hat

91
Q

Ma nouvelle voiture

A

My new car

92
Q

Mes framboises

A

My raspberries

93
Q

Ton (M), Ta (F), Tes (Plural)

A

Your

94
Q

Tu prends ton café devant ton ordinateur

A

You take your coffee in front of your computer

95
Q

Ta mère

A

Your mother

96
Q

Son (Masculine
Sa (Feminine)
Ses (Plural)

A

His / Her

97
Q

Ses parents

A

His parents

98
Q

Il passe beaucoup de temps dans son kayak

A

He spends a lot of time in his kayak

99
Q

Sa grande soeur

A

Her big sister

100
Q

Sa grande soeur

A

Her big sister

101
Q

Ce

A

This/That

102
Q

Ce chapeau

A

This/that hat

103
Q

Cette

A

This / That

104
Q

Cette femme

A

This/that woman

105
Q

CES

A

THESE/THOSE

106
Q

Ces chiens

A

These/those dogs

107
Q

C’est

A

It’s / that’s

108
Q

C’est très bien!

A

That’s very good!

109
Q

Ilya

A

There is / there are

110
Q

Il y a un chien dans la maison

A

There is a dog in the house

111
Q

Oui

A

Yes

112
Q

Non

A

No

113
Q

Merci

A

Thank you

114
Q

Aller

A

To go

115
Q

je vais
tu vas
il/elle/on va
nous allons
vous allez
ils/elles vont

A

I go / am going
you go / are going
he/she/it goes / is going
we go / are going
you go / are going
they go / are going

116
Q

Nous voulions aller jouer aux quilles

A

We wanted to go play bowling

117
Q

VAIS

A

GO

118
Q

Je vais à la bibliothèque pour étudier

A

I go to the library to study

119
Q

VA

A

GOES

120
Q

Il va se promener à cheval

A

He is going for a horse ride

121
Q

ALLEZ

A

GO

122
Q

Vous allez souvent à la plage

A

You often go to the beach

123
Q

FAIRE

A

TO DO

124
Q

je fais
tu fais
Il/elle/on fait
nous faisons
vous faites
ils/elles font

A

I do
you do
he/she does
we do
you do (p)
they do

125
Q

Il aide son père à faire la vaisselle

A

He is helping his father to do the dishes

126
Q

FAIT

A

DOES

127
Q

j’ai fait
tu as fait
il/elle/on a fait
nous avons fait
vous ave fait
ils/elles ont fait

A

I did
you did
he/she did
we did
you did
they did

128
Q

Qu’est-ce que tu as fait hier soir?

A

What did you do last night?

129
Q

PEUX

A

CAN

130
Q

je peux
tu peux
il/elle/on peut
nous pouvons
vous pouvez
ils/elles peuvent

A

I can
you can
he/she can
we can
you can
they can

131
Q

Est-ce que je peux avoir un verre d’eau?

A

Can I have a glass of water?

132
Q

PEUT

A

CAN

133
Q

Il ne peut pas continuer à conduire, il n’a plus d’essence

A

He can’t keep driving, he ran out of gasoline

134
Q

DIRE

A

TO SAY

135
Q

je dis
tu dis
il/elle/on dit
nous disons
vous dites
ils/elles disent

A

I say
you say
he/she says
we say
you say
they say

136
Q

Je veux te dire merci pour les fleurs.

A

I want to say thank you for the flowers.

137
Q

DIS

A

SAY

138
Q

Tu dis toujours de drôles de choses.

A

You always say funny things.

139
Q

VEUX

A

WANT

140
Q

je veux
tu veux
il/elle/on veut
nous voulons
vous voulez
ils/elles veulent

A

I want
you want
he/she wants
we want
you want
they want

141
Q

Je ne veux pas manger mes légumes.

A

I don’t want to eat my vegetables.

142
Q

VOIR

A

TO SEE

143
Q

je vois
tu vois
il/elle/on voit
nous voyons
vous voyez
ils/elles voient

A

I see
you see
he/she sees
we see
you see
they see

144
Q

Il a de la difficulté à voir au-dessus de la rampe.

A

He has difficulty seeing over the handrail.

145
Q

FAUT

A

*IT IS NECESSARY
*PART OF EXPRESSION

146
Q

Il faut

A

It is necessary

147
Q

Il faut

A

It is necessary

148
Q

Il faut qu’il lise beaucoup d’informations en tant qu’étudiant à l’université

A

It is necessary that he read(s) a lot of information as a university student

149
Q

COMMENT

A

HOW

150
Q

Comment ça va?

A

How’s it going?

151
Q

Bien

A

Well

152
Q

Les enfants vont bien.

A

The kids are going well.

153
Q

QUAND

A

WHEN

154
Q

Quand est-ce que la construction sera terminée?

A

When will the construction be done?

155
Q

Maintenant

A

Now

156
Q

Pas maintenant. Elle est au téléphone

A

Not now. She is on the phone.

157
Q

TOUJOURS

A

ALWAYS

158
Q

Elles sont toujours heureuses.

A

They are always happy.

159
Q

JAMAIS

A

NEVER

160
Q

Je ne veux jamais oublier ce moment.

A

I never want to forget this moment.

161
Q

Je ne veux jamais oublier ce moment.

A

I never want to forget this moment.

162
Q

Encore

A

Again

163
Q

Je travaillerai tard encore ce soir.

A

1 will work late again tonight.

164
Q

Beaucoup

A

A lot

165
Q

Il y a beaucoup de neige.

A

There is a lot of snow.

166
Q

Plus

A

More

167
Q

Est-ce que tu veux plus de jus?

A

Do you want more juice?

168
Q

Trop

A

Too much

169
Q

J’ai trop de travail à faire.

A

I have too much work to do.

170
Q

Très

A

Very

171
Q

Ce chien est très gros.

A

That dog is very large.

172
Q

Оù?

A

Where?

173
Q

Où devons-nous aller?

A

Where do we have to go?

174
Q

ICI

A

Here

175
Q

Je suis content d’être ici avec ma famille.

A

1 am happy to be here with my family.

176
Q

Là

A

There

177
Q

Notre maison de rêve est là.

A

Our dream house is there.

178
Q

OUI

A

WHO

179
Q

Qui es-tu?

A

Who are you?

180
Q

Quoi?

A

What?

181
Q

Je ne sais pas quoi choisir.

A

1 don’t know what to choose

182
Q

Rien

A

Nothing

183
Q

Il n’y a rien dans la pièce.

A

There is nothing in the room.

184
Q

Y

A

There

“y” is often used to replace a previously mentioned place. It is the equivalent of “there” in English.

185
Q

Vas-tu à Paris aujourd’hui? Non, j’y vais demain.

A

Are you going to Paris today? No, I’m going (there) tomorrow.

186
Q

Y

A

It

It can also be the equivalent of the English “it” when accompanied by a preposition.

187
Q

Je réponds à une lettre. J’y réponds.

A

I’m responding to a letter. I’m responding to it.

188
Q

EN

A

OF IT/OF THEM

When not accompanied by a preposition, “en” is usually used instead. It is the equivalent of the English words “of it”.

189
Q

As-tu besoin de lait pour la recette? Oui, j’en ai besoin.

A

Do you need milk for the recipe? Yes, I need (some of it).

190
Q

As-tu besoin de lait pour la recette? Oui, j’en ai besoin.

A

Do you need milk for the recipe? Yes, I need (some of it).

191
Q

As-tu besoin de lait pour la recette? Oui, j’en ai besoin.

A

Do you need milk for the recipe? Yes, I need (some of it).

192
Q

De

A

Of

193
Q

Un verre de lait.

A

A glass of milk.

194
Q

De

A

“From” when indicating origin

195
Q

Paul vient de Paris.

A

Paul comes from Paris.

196
Q

À

A

Indicating belonging

197
Q

Le livre appartient à Mathieu.

A

The book belongs to Matthew.

198
Q

À

A

Time

199
Q

Le film commence à huit heures.

A

The movie starts at eight oclock.

200
Q

À

A

Destination or place

201
Q

Je vais à la pharmacie.

A

I’m going to the pharmacy.

202
Q

AU

A

TO THE/AT THE

203
Q

À + le = Au À + les = Aux

A

To the/At the

204
Q

Aller au magasin.

A

To go to the store.

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