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Advanced Course 1 Flashcards

1
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I want it now

A

je le veux maintenant

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I don’t want them

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je ne les veux pas

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do you want it?

A

le voulez-vous?

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is it that you want it?

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est-ce que vous le voulez?

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you want it?

(using only inflection)

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vous le voulez?

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why do you want it now?

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pourquoi le voulez-vous maintenant?

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why don’t you want it now?

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pourquoi ne le voulez-vous pas maintenant?

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I don’t know what it is

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je ne sais pas ce que c’est

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9
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to explain

A

expliquer

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can you explain to me what it is?

A

pouvez-vous m’expliquer ce que c’est?

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what do you want?

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qu’est-ce que vous voulez?

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what do you want to say? / what do you mean?

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qu’est-ce que vous voulez dire?

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13
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I don’t understand what you mean

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je ne comprends pas ce que vous voulez dire

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can you explain to me what you mean?

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pouvez-vous m’expliquer ce que vous voulez dire?

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15
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that’s not what I mean

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ce n’est pas ce que je veux dire

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it means

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ça veut dire

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what does it mean?

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qu’est-ce que ça veut dire?

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18
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I want it

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je le veux

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19
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I don’t want it

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je ne le veux pas

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I want some (of it)

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j’en veux

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I don’t want any

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je n’en veux pas

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22
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that’s not what I mean

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ce n’est pas ce que je veux dire

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23
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I don’t know what it means

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je ne sais pas ce que ça veut dire

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24
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there are many people (here)

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il y a beaucoup de monde (ici)

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the world

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le monde

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everybody knows where it is

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tout le monde sait où c’est

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27
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nobody can find it

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personne peut le trouver

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28
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everybody wants to see it

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tout le monde veut le voir

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29
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I have it

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je l’ai

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30
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I don’t have it

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je ne l’ai pas

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31
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I want them

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je les veux

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32
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I don’t want them

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je ne les veux pas

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33
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I don’t want anything

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je ne veux rien

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34
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I don’t understand it

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je ne le comprends pas

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35
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I don’t understand anything / I understand nothing

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je ne comprends rien

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36
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never

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jamais

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37
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I never understand what he wants

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je ne comprends jamais ce qu’il veut

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38
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I don’t know anything

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je ne sais rien

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39
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I never know

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je ne sais jamais

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40
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more / no more* / anymore*

(*when negated)

A

plus

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41
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I don’t know anymore

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je ne sais plus

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42
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I don’t understand him anymore

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je ne le comprends plus

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43
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I’m going to see it

A

je vais le voir

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44
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to it / there

(placed before the verb)

A

y

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45
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I’m going there

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j’y vais

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46
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I would like to go there

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je voudrais y aller

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47
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I cannot go there now

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je ne peux pas y aller maintenant

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48
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I’m very busy now

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je suis très occupé maintenant

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49
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with them

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avec eux

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50
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I’m going to see him tonight and I’m going to give him his book

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je vais le voir ce soir et je vais lui donner son livre

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51
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I’m going to see her tonight and I’m going to give her her book

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je vais la voir ce soir et je vais lui donner son livre

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52
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I’m going to tell her

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je vais lui dire

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53
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will you tell him

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voulez-vous lui dire

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54
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can you tell her?

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pouvez-vous lui dire?

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55
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will you tell them

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voulez-vous leur dire

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56
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will you give them the book

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voulez-vous leur donner le livre

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57
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the book

vs.

the pound

A

le livre

vs.

la livre

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58
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a book

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un livre

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59
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a pound

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une livre

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60
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to bring

A

apporter

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61
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will you bring them their book?

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voulez-vous leur apporter leur livre?

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62
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I’m going to send him the money

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je vais lui envoyer l’argent

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63
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I’m going to send the money to her

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je vais envoyer l’argent à elle

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64
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I’m going to send the money to them

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je vais envoyer l’argent à eux

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65
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I’m going to send him it

A

je vais le lui envoyer

(le, la, les before pronouns lui and leur)

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66
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I’m going to send her them

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je vais les lui envoyer

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67
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I’m going to send them to Paris

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jeg vais les envoyer à Paris

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68
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I’m going to write them a letter

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je vais leur écrire une lettre

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69
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will you send me it

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voulez-vous me l‘envoyer

(all other pronouns not beginning with ‘l’ come before le, la, les)

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70
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will you send it to me

(more emphatic)

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voulez-vous l’envoyer à moi

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71
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not to him

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pas à lui

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72
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not to them

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pas à eux

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73
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will you send us them

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voulez-vous nous les envoyer

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74
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I can’t tell you it now because I don’t know it

A

je ne peux pas vous le dire maintenant parce que je ne le sais pas

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75
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verbs ending in ‘er’ (80%)

(four types)

to speak, to eat, to ask

A

parler, manger, demander

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76
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verbs ending in ‘ir’

(four types)

to sleep, to serve

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dormir, servir

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77
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verbs ending in ‘re’

(four types)

to sell, to wait, to understand

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vendre, attendre, comprendre

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78
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to put

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mettre

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79
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verbs ending in ‘oir’

(four types)

to have, to know, to see, to be able to

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avoir, savoir, voir, pouvoir

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80
Q

the power

A

le pouvoir

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81
Q

to have to, to must

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devoir

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82
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the duty

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le devoir

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83
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that’s your duty

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c’est votre devoir

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84
Q

homework

A

les devoirs

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85
Q

you speak

A

vous parlez

(goes into the ‘long box’)

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86
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we speak

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nous parlons

(goes into the ‘long box’)

87
Q

I speak

A

je parle

(everything that is not ‘you’ or ‘we’ goes into the short box since you cut of the ‘r’)

88
Q

I don’t speak / I’m not speaking

A

je ne parle pas

89
Q

to stay

A

rester

90
Q

we’re staying

A

nous restons

91
Q

you’re staying

A

vous restez

92
Q

how long are you staying?

A

combien de temps restez-vous?

93
Q

how long are we staying?

A

combien de temps restons-nous?

94
Q

stay!

(imperative uses the present tense verb of ‘you’ without vous)

A

restez!

95
Q

stay here!

A

restez ici!

96
Q

don’t stay!

A

ne restez pas!

97
Q

let’s stay!

(for the imperative of ‘we’, drop nous)

A

restons!

98
Q

let’s stay here!

A

restons ici!

99
Q

lets speak French!

A

parlons français!

100
Q

speak French with me!

A

parlez français avec moi!

101
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don’t speak English now!

A

ne parlez pas anglais maintenant!

102
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I’m staying

A

je reste

103
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I’m not staying

A

je ne reste pas

104
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everybody is staying

A

tout le monde reste

105
Q

it’s ready

A

c’est prêt

106
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it’s staying

A

ça reste

107
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it’s not staying

A

ça ne reste pas

108
Q

they‘re staying

(same sound as ‘he stays’)

A

ils restent

(ent ending of all verbs is silent)

109
Q

different, evident

A

différent, évident

(ent at the end of non-verbs is sounded)

110
Q

normally

A

normalment

111
Q

possibly

A

possiblement

112
Q

certainly

A

certainement

113
Q

evident

A

évident

114
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evidently

A

évidemment

115
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constant

A

constant

116
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constantly

A

constamment

117
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let’s start!

A

commençons!

118
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at what time are you starting?

A

à quelle huere commencez-vous?

119
Q

start now!

A

commencez maintenant!

120
Q

start a little later!

A

commencez un peu plus tard!

121
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I don’t understand anything

A

je ne comprends rien

122
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I don’t understand anymore

A

je ne comprends plus

123
Q

my friend is starting

A

mon ami commence

124
Q

my friends

A

mes amies

125
Q

my friends are starting

A

mes amis commencent

126
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my friends are arriving tonight

A

mes amis arrivent ce soir

127
Q

we’re leaving

A

nous partons

128
Q

at what time are we leaving?

A

à quelle heure partons-nous?

129
Q

don’t leave!

A

ne partez pas!

130
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he’s preparing it

A

il le prépare

131
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he’s not accepting it

A

il ne l’accepte pas

132
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he doesn’t accept the condition

A

il n’accepte pas la condition

133
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everybody is ready

A

tout le monde est prêt

134
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everybody is starting

A

tout le monde commence

135
Q

my friends are arriving

A

mes amis arrivent

136
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my friends are leaving

A

mes amis partent

137
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they’re selling it

A

ils le vendent

138
Q

they’re waiting

A

ils attendent

139
Q

they’re waiting for me

A

ils m’attendent

140
Q

wait a moment!

A

attendez un moment!

141
Q

they’re waiting for you

A

ils vous attendent

142
Q

I’m waiting

A

j’attends

(unlike for ils attendent, the consonant ‘d’ is not sounded)

143
Q

he’s waiting

A

il attend

144
Q

they’re waiting

A

ils attendent

(the consonant ‘d’ is sounded)

145
Q

everybody is leaving

A

tout le monde part

146
Q

they’re leaving

A

ils partent

147
Q

I’m sleeping

A

je dors

148
Q

everybody is sleeping

A

tout le monde dort

149
Q

my friends are sleeping

A

mes amis dorment

150
Q

he’s serving the dinner

A

il sert le dîner

151
Q

they’re serving the dinner at seven o’clock

A

ils servent le dîner à sept heures

152
Q

one is serving the dinner at seven o’clock / dinner is being served at seven o’clock

A

on sert le dîner à sept heures

153
Q

we are

A

nous sommes

154
Q

we’re very comfortable here

(‘one’ is used more often in French)

A

en est très confortable ici

155
Q

we’re leaving soon

(one is leaving soon)

A

on part bientôt

156
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we’re going to leave soon

(one is going)

A

on va partir bientôt

157
Q

we’re going to start soon

(using ‘one’)

A

on va commencer bientôt

158
Q

we can start now

(using ‘one’)

A

on peut commencer maintenant

159
Q

we can start

A

nous pouvons commencer

160
Q

we must start

(using ‘we’ and ‘one’)

A

nous devons commencer

on doit commencer

161
Q

to feel / to smell

A

sentir

162
Q

sentiment

A

sentiment

163
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I feel it

A

je le sens

164
Q

they feel it

A

ils le sentent

165
Q

he feels it

A

il le sent

166
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I feel very good/well

(I feel myself)

A

je me sens très bien

167
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I don’t feel well

A

je ne me sens pas bien

168
Q

better

(of well)

A

mieux

169
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I feel better

A

je me sens mieux

170
Q

the best

A

le mieux

171
Q

better

(of good)

A

meilleur

172
Q

this wine is better than the other

A

ce vin est meilleur que l’autre

173
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it’s the best wine of the house

A

c’est le meilleur vin de la maison

174
Q

I feel fine

A

je me sens bien

175
Q

I feel better now

A

je me sens mieux maintenant

176
Q

I feel much better now

A

je me sens beaucoup mieux maintenant

177
Q

it smells good

(you cannot say ‘it feels good’ in French)

A

ça sent bon

178
Q

one is sleeping / we’re sleeping

A

on dort

179
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they’re sleeping

A

ils dorment

180
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I’m not doing it

A

je ne le fais pas

181
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he’s doing it

A

il le fait

182
Q

one is doing it / we’re doing it

A

on le fait

183
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it’s not being done that way

(using ‘one’)

A

on ne le fait pas comme ça

184
Q

it makes a big difference that way

A

ça fait une grande différence comme ça

(only touch the ‘n’ of ‘une’ is speaking)

185
Q

it’s too late

A

c’est trop tard

186
Q

to work

A

travailler

187
Q

he works too much

A

il travaille trop

188
Q

it’s taking too much time

A

ça prend trop de temps

189
Q

it’s much too much

A

c’est beaucoup trop

190
Q

it’s taking much too much time that way

A

ça prend beaucoup trop de temps comme ça

191
Q

I’m taking it

A

je le prends

192
Q

he doesn’t understand me

A

il ne me comprend pas

incorrect: comprendt

(‘t’ for he and she is not added to conjugated verbs ending in ‘d’ or ‘t’)

193
Q

everybody is waiting for me

A

tout le monde m’attend

194
Q

my friends are waiting for me

A

mes amis m’attendent

195
Q

I’m sleeping

A

je dors

(the last consonant is dropped for conjugated ‘ir’ verbs for ‘I, he, she’)

196
Q

my friends are sleeping

A

mes amis dorment

197
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it doesn’t smell good

A

ça ne sent pas bon

198
Q

dinner is being served

(one is serving the dinner)

A

on sert le dîner

199
Q

I’m putting it…

A

je le mets

200
Q

he’s putting it on the table

A

il le met sur la table

201
Q

where are you putting it?

A

où le mettez-vous?

202
Q

put the book on the table

A

mettez le livre sur la table

203
Q

don’t put it here

A

ne le mettez pas ici

204
Q

start now

A

commencez maintenant

205
Q

let’s start

A

commençons

206
Q

let’s not start

A

ne commençons pas

207
Q

let’s wait

A

attendons

208
Q

let’s not wait

A

n’attendons pas

209
Q

let’s put the book on the table

A

mettons le livre sur la table

210
Q

on the floor / on the ground

A

par terre

211
Q

let’s not put it on the floor

A

ne le mettons pas par terre

212
Q

don’t put it on the floor

A

ne le mettez pas par terre

213
Q

put it here

A

mettez le ici

(in the positive command, the pronoun comes after the verb)

French with Michel Thomas (13 decks)

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