B. culture and grammar Flashcards
holidays
the holidays
les vacances
annual paid holiday
the leave pay
les conges payes
official days off
the days holidays (alternative - going for a holiday on a ferry)
les jours feries
the end of year holiday period
the holiday of end of year
holidays have parties!
les fetes de fin d’annee
labour day
the holiday of work
la fete du travail
bastille day
the holiday national
la fete nationale
a vacation (same as above)
les vacances
a day off or leave period
a leave
congee soup
un conge
a celebratory holiday
a feast (a holiday)
une fete
wishing someone on their saints day
good feast/holiday
bonne fete
the bridge (means taking an extra day off to make it a longer holiday period i.e. if the public holiday falls on a tuesday/ thursday)
the viaduct (or if it falls on a wednesday and you take two extra days off)
le pont
le/un viaduc
who(m) - to ask questions about people
qui
who are you ? (formal)
who(m) do you see ? (who see you?) - familiar
& with est-ce que (who must do you see ?) (formal)
& intonation (you are who?) (formal)
qui etes-vous?
qui vois-tu?
qui est-ce que tu vois?
vous etes QUI?
when
quand
when do you want to come ? (when want you come?) formal
& est-ce que (when must do you want come?) familiar
& intonation familiar
quand voulez-vous venir ?
quand est-ce que tu veux venir ?
tu veux venir quand ?
what ? (things or actions)
que
what do you want? (what want you?) FORM
what do you see? (what see you?) FAM
what do you want (est-ce que) ? FORM (what must want you ?)
que voulez-vous?
que vois-tu?
qu’est-ce que voulez-vous?
que cannot be used after a preposition. used with the rising intonation interrogative becomes..?
what do you want? (want you what?) FORM
quoi
voulez-vous quoi?
quoi - initial interrogative pronoun in certain circumstances
what’s new? (what of new?)
what should i do/ what should we do? (what do?)
quoi de neuf ?
quoi faire ?
why ? (for + what?)
pourquoi
why do want to go away in may? (why want you leave in may ?) FORM
pourquoi voulez-vous partir en mai?
