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Comparatif & Superlatif

Grand
Petit
Bon
Mauvais

A

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

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Dater de

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What

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Ce qui

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How to say you only do something

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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)

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Elles, si

Moi, si

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According to (A…)

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D’après

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Count on someone

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Compter sur quelqu’un

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I feel bad

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Je me sens mal

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Ne.. structure for not since / anymore

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Ne.. [verbe].. plus

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Ne.. structure for only (I only eat…)

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Ne.. [verbe].. que

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Ne.. structure for never

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Ne.. [verbe].. jamais

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How do you say ‘It was xx time ago’?

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Il y a … temp (deux semaine)

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Get well soon

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Bon rétablissement

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According to / My opinion through the pronouns

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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?

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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

39
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How do you state that you are beginning and ending something?

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Commencer à + infinitive

Arrêter de + infinitive

40
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At this time?

A

À cette époque

41
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How to form the adverb (Happily)

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Replace the gendered part of the word with ‘sement’

Heureux (m)
Heureune (f)
Hereusement

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I will only take…

A

Je ne prends que…

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To give an opinion on

A

Donner un avis sur

44
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Most of the time

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La plupart du temps

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I feel…

Bad
Better
Well/good

A

Je me sens

mal
mieux
bien

46
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What happened?

A

Qu’est-ce qui s’est passé?

47
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Correct structure for:

I have commenced

vs.

I have stopped

A

A commncé à

A arrêté de

48
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To Make a good and a bad impression

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Faire bonne impression

Fair mauvaise impression

49
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Dressed well

Presented well

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Bien habillé

Bien présenter

50
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Rush hour

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Heure de pointe

51
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Traffic Jam

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Embouteillage

52
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It is in which direction?

A

C’est dans quelle direction?

53
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Can you leave me?

A

Pouvez-vous me laisser…

54
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There are no (with aucun)

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Ne…. aucun

Il n’y a aucun tourist

55
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To say something is so much faster/slower etc.

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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)

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Combien voulez-vous y mettre?

57
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To put money in your account

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Mettre de l’argent sur son account

58
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It’s above my budget

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Cèst au-dessus de mon budget

59
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Spending a lot (To throw money out the windows)

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Jeter l’argent par les fenêtres

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Imperative (using put, and it vs. them)

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Mettez-la
Mettez-le
Mettez-les

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It is mine, your, his/hers etc. etc.

Through singular and plural

A

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

62
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Checked baggage

A

Bagage en soute

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To keep track of

A

Se tenir au courant de

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I heard about it

A

J’en ai entendu parler.

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Imperative with the pronouns indirect (starting with Moi, and taking Vous)

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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

A

Faire le suivi

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Imperative in the negative, starting with Me and utilizing a Vous form.

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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!

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Vous y êtes presque!

69
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How do you say ‘Not only «blah», but «blah, blah»

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Non sulement …. mais ….

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Demonstrative pronouns through gender and number for this and those ones.

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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

A

Demander un service à quelqu’un

72
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To give (render) service to somebody

A

Rendre un service à quelqu’un

73
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What is it about?

A

De quoi ça parle?

74
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Does it happen to you?

A

Est-ce qu’il vous arrive

75
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Yes / No it happens… (through the pronouns)

A

Oui ou Non m’arrive…

t’arrive
lui arrive
nous arrive
vous arrive
leur arrive

76
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How can you say that you need something instead of using Avoir besoin de

A

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

77
Q

environ 10

environ 12

environ 20

environ 100

A

Une dizaine

Une douzaine

Une Vingtaine

Une Centaine

78
Q

How do you say that you are going something (using Faire)

A

Utilise (se) Faire + Infinitive

Je me suis fait couper les cheveux

79
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To Deal with

A

Traiter de / avec

80
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Confident (sure of himself)

A

Sûr de soi

81
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As you know

A

Comme vous le savez

82
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Allow me to present to you…

A

Permettez-moi de vous présenter…

83
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Nice to meet you

A

Ravi de faire votre connaissance!

84
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Patir - how do you say you are leaving to somewhere vs. from somewhere?

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Partir en / à / pour (leaving to)

Partir de (leaving from)

85
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To witness

A

Être témoin de

86
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You were lucky

A

Vous avez eu de la chance

87
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To do it on purpose

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Faire exprès

88
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Thanks to

A

Grâce à

89
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To return to

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Revenir vers

90
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Do not hesitate

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N’hésitez pas

91
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To be disguised as

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Être déguisé en

92
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It’s not important (any…)

Any one

Any thing

Any where

Any time

Any how (anyway)

A

N’importe

N’importe qui

N’importe quoi

N’importe où

N’importe quand

N’importe comment

93
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Anyway

Still not

A

Quand même

Quand même pas

94
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The middle of nowhere

A

Au millieu de nulle part

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