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Useful Words, Phrases & Structures Flashcards

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Comparatif & Superlatif

Grand
Petit
Bon
Mauvais

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plus grand que
Plus petit que
meilleur que
pire que

le plus grand de
le plus petit de
le meilleur de
le pire de

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Myself
Yourself
Himself
Her Self
We ourselves
You (You all) yourselves
They Themselves (m)
They Themselved (f)

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moi-même
toi-même
lui-même
elle-même
nous-mêmes
vous-même(s)
eux-mêmes
elles-mêmes

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Que vs. Qui - when and where are the differences?

When is quoi used?

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Que refers to a direct object (specifically relating to a person or a thing)

Qui may be a subject or the object of a preposition.

**One trick to remember is that Qui always comes before the verb (excluding occurrences of inversion)

Quoi is used for indefinite articles

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What are the stages of cooking meat from lowest to highest?

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Bleu

Saignant

À point

Bien Cuit

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When can «en» be used (i.e. J’en veux)?

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To replace an object described by ‘des’, ‘de la’ or ‘du’

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Which one?

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Lequelle (f.s.)

Lequel (m.s.)

Lasquelle (f.pl.)

Leaquels (m.p.)

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This one (through the genders and plurals)

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Celle-ci (f.s.)

Cellui-ci (m.s.)

Celles-ci (f.pl.)

Ceux-ci (m.pl.)

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That one (through the genders and plurals)

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Celle-là (f.s.)

Celui-là (m.s.)

Celles-là (f.pl.)

Ceux-là (m.pl)

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Respond to the questions, replacing with the appropriate pronoun

Est-ce qu’il joue au foot?

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Oui, Il y joue

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How can you add multiple negations (I don’t like the gym or bodybuilding)

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ni (item) ni (item) etc.

Je ne fais ni gym ni musculation

Ni l’une ni l’autre

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To describe how long ago something happens (used with passé composé)

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Il y a «combien de temps»

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When do you use Elle instead of Lui?

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Only when you can swap ‘Elle’ with an individual’s name

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Of which (we speak)

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Dont

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To get a job

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Obtenu un travail

Obtenu un emploi

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During

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Pendant (also used instead of dupuis for current things)

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Wishes (noun)

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Vœux

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To go on a diet

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Faire un régime

Être un régime

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To gain weight & to lose weight

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Prendre du poids

Perdre du poids

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Your details (number, address etc.)

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Coordonnées

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Lately

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Ces dermiers temps

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Timetable

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Emploi du temps

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To tell somebody how long it takes to get somwhere

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Il faut + duration

Can also be asked as a question…

Il faut combien d’heures…

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On the edge of/Beside (taking a walk)

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Au bord de

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To talk a walk

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Se promener

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Dated from
Dater de
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What
Ce qui
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How to say you only do something
Ne... que Par example: Je ne mange que des fruits et des légumes A fancier way to say it then Je mange sulement des fruits et des légumes
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Her yes / My yes (when referring to things you like)
Elles, si Moi, si
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According to (A…)
D'après
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Count on someone
Compter sur quelqu'un
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I feel bad
Je me sens mal
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Ne.. structure for not since / anymore
Ne.. [verbe].. plus
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Ne.. structure for only (I only eat...)
Ne.. [verbe].. que
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Ne.. structure for never
Ne.. [verbe].. jamais
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How do you say 'It was xx time ago'?
Il y a ... temp (deux semaine)
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Get well soon
Bon rétablissement
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According to / My opinion through the pronouns
Selon-moi Selon-toi Selon-lui Selon-elle Selon-nous Selon-vous Selon-eux Selon-elles
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How does Le gérondif work at it's most simple level?
Can indicate something happening simultaneously. Formed by addng en + the present participle (remove the -ons from the nous conjugations with -ant) Pauline s’est blessé la main en jouant au tennis
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How do you state that you are beginning and ending something?
Commencer à + infinitive Arrêter de + infinitive
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At this time?
À cette époque
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How to form the adverb (Happily)
Replace the gendered part of the word with 'sement' Heureux (m) Heureune (f) Hereusement
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I will only take...
Je ne prends que...
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To give an opinion on
Donner un avis sur
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Most of the time
La plupart du temps
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I feel... Bad Better Well/good
Je me sens mal mieux bien
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What happened?
Qu'est-ce qui s'est passé?
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Correct structure for: I have commenced vs. I have stopped
A commncé à A arrêté de
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To Make a good and a bad impression
Faire bonne impression Fair mauvaise impression
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Dressed well Presented well
Bien habillé Bien présenter
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Rush hour
Heure de pointe
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Traffic Jam
Embouteillage
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It is in which direction?
C'est dans quelle direction?
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Can you leave me?
Pouvez-vous me laisser...
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There are no (with aucun)
Ne.... aucun Il n'y a aucun tourist
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To say something is so much faster/slower etc.
Tellement (de) ... que... Le métro était tellement lent que j'ai pris un taxi
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How much do you want to pay (Vous)
Combien voulez-vous y mettre?
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To put money in your account
Mettre de l'argent sur son account
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It's above my budget
Cèst au-dessus de mon budget
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Spending a lot (To throw money out the windows)
Jeter l'argent par les fenêtres
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Imperative (using put, and it vs. them)
Mettez-la Mettez-le Mettez-les
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It is mine, your, his/hers etc. etc. Through singular and plural
C'est le meinne / la mienne C'est le tien / la tienne C'est le sien / la sienne C'est le nôtre / la nôtre C'est le vôtre / la vôtre C'est le leur / la leur Ce sont les miens / les miennes Ce sont les tiens / les tiennes Ce sont les siens / les siennes Ce sont les nôtres Ce sont les vôtres Ce sont les leurs
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Checked baggage
Bagage en soute
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To keep track of
Se tenir au courant de
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I heard about it
J'en ai entendu parler.
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Imperative with the pronouns indirect (starting with Moi, and taking Vous)
Montrez-moi (me) Donnez-lui (him) Envoyez-lui (her) Présentez-nous (nous) Dites-leur (eux) Écrivez-leur (elles) There is no vous version, as you wouldn't refer to yourself as Vous
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To follow up
Faire le suivi
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Imperative in the negative, starting with Me and utilizing a Vous form.
Ne me montrez pas... (me) Ne lui donnez pas... (him) Ne lui envoyez pas... (her) Ne nous présentez pas... (nous) Ne leur dites pas... (eux) Ne leur écrivez pas... (elle) Note that there is no vous form as you wouldn't refer to yourself as vous.
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You are almost there!
Vous y êtes presque!
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How do you say 'Not only «blah», but «blah, blah»
Non sulement .... mais ....
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Demonstrative pronouns through gender and number for this and those ones.
This or that one Celui (m) Celle (f) These or Those ones Ceux (m.p.) Celles (f.p.) Generally always follows by '-ci,' which means «This» (i.e. relatively close) or '-là' which means «Those» (i.e. relatively further away). Could be followed with a proper noun (e.g. C'est celui de Bruno - «This one of Bruno's»
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To ask for service from somebody
Demander un service à quelqu'un
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To give (render) service to somebody
Rendre un service à quelqu'un
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What is it about?
De quoi ça parle?
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Does it happen to you?
Est-ce qu'il vous arrive
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Yes / No it happens... (through the pronouns)
Oui ou Non m'arrive... t'arrive lui arrive nous arrive vous arrive leur arrive
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How can you say that you need something instead of using Avoir besoin de
Il «pronoun» faut des (always des) Il me faut des Il te faut des Il lui faut des Il nous faut des Il vous faut des Il leur faut des
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environ 10 environ 12 environ 20 environ 100
Une dizaine Une douzaine Une Vingtaine Une Centaine
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How do you say that you are going something (using Faire)
Utilise (se) Faire + Infinitive Je me suis fait couper les cheveux
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To Deal with
Traiter de / avec
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Confident (sure of himself)
Sûr de soi
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As you know
Comme vous le savez
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Allow me to present to you...
Permettez-moi de vous présenter...
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Nice to meet you
Ravi de faire votre connaissance!
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Patir - how do you say you are leaving to somewhere vs. from somewhere?
Partir en / à / pour (leaving to) Partir de (leaving from)
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To witness
Être témoin de
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You were lucky
Vous avez eu de la chance
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To do it on purpose
Faire exprès
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Thanks to
Grâce à
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To return to
Revenir vers
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Do not hesitate
N'hésitez pas
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To be disguised as
Être déguisé en
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It's not important (any...) Any one Any thing Any where Any time Any how (anyway)
N'importe N'importe qui N'importe quoi N'importe où N'importe quand N'importe comment
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Anyway Still not
Quand même Quand même pas
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The middle of nowhere
Au millieu de nulle part

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