unit 1 Flashcards
Is John canadien or canadienne?
canadien
What is wrong with this sentence: C’est ma copine. Il est algérien.
Copine refers to female, but Il and algérien refer to male
Translate: Bonjour
Hello/Good day
Translate: Bonsoir
Good evening
Translate: Salut
Hi/Bye
Translate: Monsieur
Mr./Sir
Translate: Madame
Mrs.
Translate: Mademoiselle
Miss
Translate: Oui
Yes
Translate: Non
No
Translate: C’est mon camarade de classe
This is my classmate
Translate: Il est américain
He is American
Translate: Elle est américaine
She is American
Translate: français/française
French
Translate: algérien/algérienne
Algerian
Translate: canadien/canadienne
Canadian
Translate: Je m’appelle
My name is…
Translate: Je suis
I am…
Translate: Tu t’appelles comment
What is your name?
Translate: Je te présente
I introduce to you…
Translate: Je vous présente
I introduce to you… (formal/plural)
Translate: Ça va?
How’s it going?
Translate: Ça roule?
What’s up (very informal)
Translate: Comment allez-vous
How are you (formal)
Translate: Très bien
Very well
Translate: Pas mal
Not bad
Translate: comme ci, comme ça
So so
Translate: Pas très bien
Not very well
Translate: J’ai la pêche
I feel great
Translate: Je suis fatigué
I am tired
Translate: Je suis malade
I am sick
Translate: Et toi
And you?
Translate: Et vous
And you? (formal)
Translate: Ça va mal
I am bad
Translate: Au revoir
Goodbye
Translate: À demain
See you tomorrow
Translate: Bonne Journée
Have a good day
Translate: Voici
Here is
Translate: Voilà
There
Translate: Enchanté
nice to meet you
Translate: Mon prénom
my first name
Translate: Les prénoms de filles
the girls’ first names
Translate: Les prénoms de garçons
the boys’ first names
Translate: La Francophonie
the french speaking world
Translate: Le monde Francophonie
the french speaking world
Translate: Comment
What?
Translate: Ami/Amie
Friend
Translate: On va…
How about going…?
Translate: à la teuf
to the party
Translate: à la fête
to the party
Translate: à la maison
to the house
Translate: au cinéma/au ciné
to the movie theater
Translate: au café
to the cafe
Translate: au centre commercial
to the mall
Translate: ce soir
tonight
Translate: Tu voudrais aller
Would you like to go
Translate: Tu viens avec moi
Are you coming with me
Translate: D’accord
Okay
Translate: Pas possible. Je dois faire mes devoirs
Not possible. I have to do my homework
Translate: Je ne peux pas
I can’t
Translate: Pourquoi pas?
Why not?
what is e accent aigu
é (makes ay sound (aigu))
what is e accent grave
è (down towards the grave)
what is e tréma
ë (split word eg. “noël or no|ël”)
what is o circonflexe
ô
what is c cédille
ç (softens the c)
When do french teens go back to school?
September
What is the word for school bag?
cartable
what are some ways to say goodbye
au revior, salut, bye, á demain,, á bientôt
how many people speak french in europe
75 million
which european countries speak french
france, belgium, switzerland, luxembourg, aosta valley, monaco, andorra
what countries are in the mahgreb
algeria, morocco, and tunisia
what does on sappelle mean
see/call you later
how many people speak french?
220,000,000
how many people speak french in north and south america
22,000,000
what percent of english words come from french?
30%
what form of identification can french citizens use if they don’t have their passport in martinique
ID card/la carte d’identité national
if you are from Haiti or turkey what ID do you need in martinique
passport and visa
what do they speak in martinique
french and créole
what currency do they use in martinique?
euros
what do french teens do on the internet
play video games, music, search web
how do you say smartphone
un portable or un smartphone
main zones of francophone africa:
west africa, central africa, and the great lakes region
what countries make up the french west indies
guadeloupe, martinique, saint martin, marie-galante, saint barthélemy
what is a contrôle?
an exam
what is la bise
a kiss on the cheeks
what is different about the french handshake?
is is one up down movement
what is la rentrée
back to school
why do some african countries have french as the official language?
the french colonial empire in the 18th and 19th century
