CD 01 Flashcards
1
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I want it now
A
je le veut maintenant
2
Q
I don’t want them
A
je ne les veux pas
3
Q
do you want it?
A
le voulez-vous?, est-ce que vous le voulez?
4
Q
why do you want it now?
A
pourquoi le voulez-vous maintenant?
5
Q
why don’t you want it now?
A
pourquoi ne le voulez-vous pas maintenant?
6
Q
I don’t know where it is
A
je ne sais pas où c’est
7
Q
I don’t know what it is
A
je ne sais pas ce que c’est
8
Q
to explain
A
éxpliquer
9
Q
can you explain to me what it is?
A
pouvez-vous m’éxpliquer ce que c’est?
10
Q
what do you want?
A
qu’est-ce que vous voulez?
11
Q
what do you want to do?
A
qu’est-ce que vous voulez faire?
12
Q
what do you want to say?
A
qu’est-ce que vous voulez dire?
13
Q
what do you mean?
A
qu’est-ce que vous voulez dire?
14
Q
I don’t understand what you mean
A
je ne comprends pas ce que vous voulez dire
15
Q
can explain to me what you mean?
A
pouvez-vous m’éxpliquer ce que vous voulez dire?
16
Q
that’s not what I mean
A
ce n’est pas ce que je veux dire
17
Q
what do you mean?
A
qu’est-ce que vous-voulez dire?
18
Q
it means
A
ça veut dire
19
Q
what does it mean?
A
qu’est-ce que ça veut dire?
20
Q
I don’t understand what it means
A
je ne comprends pas ce que ça veut dire
21
Q
I want some, I want some of it
A
j’en veux
22
Q
I don’t want any
A
je n’en veux pas
23
Q
that’s not what I mean
A
ce n’est pas ce que je veux dire
24
Q
I don’t know what it means
A
je ne suis pas ce que ça veut dire
25
there are many people here
il y a beaucoup de monde ici
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(monde is used in a general sense for "a lot of people")
(monde is used in a general sense for "a lot of people")
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everybody knows where it is
tout le monde sait où c'est
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nobody knows where it is, nobody can find it
personne sait où c'est, personne peut le trouver
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but everybody wants to see it
mais tout le monde veut le voir
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I don't want any
I don't want any je n'en veux pas
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I don't understand it
je ne le comprends pas
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I don't understand anything
je ne comprends rien
33
I never understand what he wants
je ne comprends jamais ce que il veut
34
I never know
I never know je ne sais jamais
35
("not...any more" is ne...plus)
("not...any more" is ne...plus)
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I don't know any more
je ne sais plus
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I don't understand him any more
je ne le comprends plus
38
I'm going to see it
je vais le voir
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to it, there
y
40
I'm going there
j'y vais
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I would like to go there
je voudrais y aller
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but I cannot go there now
mais je n'y peut pas y aller maintenant
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because I'm busy
parce que je suis occupé
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I'm very busy now
je suis très occupé maintenant
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I would like to go there
je voudrais y aller
46
with them
avec eux
47
I'm going to see him tonight and I'm going to give him his book
je vais le voir ce soir et je vais lui donner son livre
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I'm going to see her tonight and I'm going to give her her book
je vais la voir ce soir et je vais lui donner son livre
49
I'm going to tell him
je vais lui dire
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I'm going to tell her
je vais lui dire
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Will you tell him
voulez-vous lui dire?
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can you tell her?
pouvez-vous lui dire?
53
to them
leur
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will you tell them
voulez-vous leur dire
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Will you give them the book
voulez-vous leur donner le livre
56
the book
le livre
57
the pound
la livre
58
to them
leur
59
their
leur
60
to bring
apporter
61
Will you bring them their book
voulez-vous leur apporter leur livre
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I'm going to send him the money
je vais lui envoyer l'argent
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I'm going to send her the money
je vais lui envoyer l'argent
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I'm going to send them money
je vais leur envoyer l'argent
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I'm going to send the money to him
je vais envoyer l'argent à lui
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I'm going to send the money to her
je vais envoyer l'argent à elle
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I'm going to send the money to them
je vais envoyer l'argent à eux
68
I'm going to send it to him
je vais le lui envoyer
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I'm going to send it to her
je vais le lui envoyer
70
(if you have two pronouns that both begin with l- then le, la always comes before lui, leur. Any pronouns that don't begin l- come first, such as vous le "it - to you"
(if you have two pronouns that both begin with l- then le, la always comes before lui, leur. Any pronouns that don't begin l- come first, such as vous le "it - to you"
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I'm going to send it to you
je vais vous l'envoyer
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I'm going to send it to him
je vais le lui envoyer
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I'm going to send them to her
je vais les lui envoyer
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I'm going to send them to her
je vais les envoyer à elle
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I'm going to send them to Paris
je vais les envoyer à Paris
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I'm going to write a letter to them
je vais leur écrire une lettre
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will you send it to me
voulez-vous me l'envoyer, voulez-vous l'envoyer à moi
78
I cannot tell it to you now because I don't know it
je ne peux pas vous le dire maintenant parce que je ne le sais pas
79
(verbs are in four groups, ending -er, -ir, -re, -oir)
(verbs are in four groups, ending -er, -ir, -re, -oir)
80
the power
le pouvoir
81
the duty
le devoir
82
that is your duty
c'est votre devoir
83
homework
les devoirs
84
(eighty percent of verbs end -er. Verbs can be thought of as belonging to two groups: -er verbs and non -er verbs)
(eighty percent of verbs end -er. Verbs can be thought of as belonging to two groups: -er verbs and non -er verbs)
85
(we'll talk now about -er verbs)
(we'll talk now about -er verbs)
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(we can think of conjugated verbs belonging to two boxes, a long and short box. The long box consists of "we" and "you")
(we can think of conjugated verbs belonging to two boxes, a long and short box. The long box consists of "we" and "you")
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you speak
vous parlez
88
we speak
nous parlons
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(all others are in the short box. Cut off the -r from the infinitive. They all sound the same, and the final consonant is sounded e.g. je parle, il parle)
(all others are in the short box. Cut off the -r from the infinitive. They all sound the same, and the final consonant is sounded e.g. je parle, il parle)
90
I speak
je parle
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I am ready
je suis prêt
92
I am eating
I am eating je mange
93
I don't speak
je ne parle pas
94
we are staying
nous restons
95
you are staying
vous restez
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how long are you staying?
combien de temps restez-vous?
97
how long are we staying?
combien de temps restons-nous?
98
(for the imperative, just drop vous)
(for the imperative, just drop vous)
99
stay!
restez!, restez ici!
100
don't stay!
ne restez pas!
101
(for “let's” imperative, just drop nous)
(for “let's” imperative, just drop nous)
102
let's stay!
restons!
103
let's stay here!
restons ici!
104
let's speak French!
parlons français!
105
speak French with me!
parlez français!
106
don't speak English now!
ne parlez pas anglais maintenant
107
everybody is staying
tout le monde reste
108
nobody is staying
personne reste
109
my friend is staying
mon ami reste
110
it is ready
c'est prêt
111
it is staying
ça reste
112
it is not staying
ça ne reste pas
113
he is staying
il reste
114
they are staying
ils restent
115
(-ent is silent as the verb ending for "they")
(-ent is silent as the verb ending for "they")
116
it is special
c'est spécial
117
specially
spécialement
118
certain
certain
119
certain
certainment
120
(for -ent and -ant words, you must contract)
(for -ent and -ant words, you must contract)
121
evident
évident
122
evidently
évidemment
123
constant
constant
124
constantly
constamment
125
don't start now! Start a little later!
ne commencez pas maintenant! Commencez un peu plus tard!
126
I don't understand any more
je ne comprends plus
127
my friends
mes ami
128
my friends are starting
mes ami commencent
129
my friends are arriving tonight
mes ami arrivent ce soir
130
to prepare
préparer
131
he is preparing it
il le prépare
132
they are preparing it
ils les préparent
133
he is not accepting it
il ne l'accepte pas
134
he doesn't accept the condition
he doesn't accept the condition il n'accepte pas la condition
135
my friends are starting
mes amis commencent
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my friends are arriving
mes amis arrivent
137
my friends are leaving
mes amis partent
138
they are leaving
ils partent
139
to sell
vendre
140
they are selling it
ils le vendent
141
to wait
attendre
142
they are waiting
ils attendent
143
they are waiting for me
ils m'attendent
144
my friends are waiting for me
mes amis m'attendent
145
wait! Wait a moment!
attendez! attendez un moment!
146
let's wait here!
attendons ici!
147
don't wait!
n'attendez pas!
148
they are waiting for you
ils vous attendent
149
(For non -er verbs: don't sound the final consonant of the infinitive stem in the short box, except for "they" forms)
(For non -er verbs: don't sound the final consonant of the infinitive stem in the short box, except for "they" forms)
150
I am waiting
j'attends
151
he is waiting
il attend
152
they are waiting
ils attendent
153
everybody is leaving
tout le monde part
154
I'm leaving
je pars
155
they are leaving
ils partent
156
I'm sleeping
je dors
157
he is sleeping
il dort
158
everybody is sleeping
tout le monde dort
159
my friends are sleeping
mes amis dorment
160
she is sleeping
elle dort
161
to serve
to serve servir
162
he is serving the dinner
il sert le dîner
163
they are serving the dinner at seven o'clock
ils servent le dîner à sept heures
164
one is serving the dinner at seven o'clock
on sert le dîner à sept heures
165
dinner is being served at seven o'clock
on sert le dîner à sept heures
166
we are very comfortable here
on est très confortable ici, nous sommes très confortable ici
167
we are leaving soon
on part bientôt, nous partons bientôt
168
we are going to leave soon
on va partir bientôt, nous allons partir bientôt
169
we are going to start soon
on va commencer bientôt, nous allons commencer bientôt, on commence bientôt, nous commencons bientôt
170
we can start now
on peut commencer maintenant; nous pouvons commencer maintenant
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we must start on
doit commencer; nous devons commencer
172
to feel
feel sentir
173
I feel it
je le sens
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they feel it
ils le sentent
175
he feels it
il le sent
176
(to make a distinction in French between "I feel something" and "I feel fine", "I don't feel well" use "I myself feel")
(to make a distinction in French between "I feel something" and "I feel fine", "I don't feel well" use "I myself feel")
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I feel fine
je me sens bien
178
I don't feel fine
je ne me sens pas bien
179
better
mieux
180
I feel better
je me sens mieux
181
(note comparitive and superlative: good-better-best is bon-meilleur-le meilleur but well-better-best is bien-mieux-le mieux)
(note comparitive and superlative: good-better-best is bon-meilleur-le meilleur but well-better-best is bien-mieux-le mieux)
182
this wine is better than the other
ce vin et meilleur que l'autre
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it is the best wine of the house
c'est le meilleur vin de la maison
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I feel fine
je me sens bien
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I feel better
je me sens mieux maintenant
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I feel much better now
je me sens beaucoup mieux maintenant
187
(sentir bon means "to smell", not "to feel good")
(sentir bon means "to smell", not "to feel good")
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it smells good
ça sent bon
189
I'm sleeping
je dors
190
he is sleeping
il dort
191
one is sleeping
on dort
192
they are sleeping
ils dorment
193
(for -er verbs, you drop the -r from the infinitive in the short box to leave -e, or -ent for "they". For non -er verbs, the short box is je --s, il --t, ils --ent)
(for -er verbs, you drop the -r from the infinitive in the short box to leave -e, or -ent for "they". For non -er verbs, the short box is je --s, il --t, ils --ent)
194
I'm doing
je fais
195
I'm not doing it
je ne le fais pas
196
he is doing it
il le fait
197
one is doing it
on le fait
198
one is not doing it that way
on ne le fait pas comme ça
199
(that also means "it is not being done that way")
(that also means "it is not being done that way")
200
it is making a big difference that way
ça fait une grande différence comme ça
201
(english nouns ending -ence are the same in French, and are la)
(english nouns ending -ence are the same in French, and are la)
202
it doesn't make much difference
ça ne fait pas beaucoup de différence
203
how much time
combien de temps
204
I don't have much time
je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps
205
it is too late
c'est trop tard
206
you're going too fast
vous allez trop vite
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it is too much
c'est trop
208
to work
to work travailler
209
he is working too much
il travaille trop
210
to take
prendre
211
it is taking too much time
ça prend trop de temps
212
it is taking too much time like that
ça prend beaucoup trop de temps comme ça
213
it is much too much
c'est beaucoup trop
214
it is much too much for me
c'est baucoup trop pour moi
215
I'm taking it
je le prends
216
he is taking
il le prend
217
(it is not spelled prendt because -t is not added to a "d" or "t")
(it is not spelled prendt because -t is not added to a "d" or "t")
218
he doesn't understand me
il ne me comprend pas
219
everybody is waiting for me
tout le monde m'attend
220
my friends are waiting for me
mes amis m'attendent
221
(for -ir verbs, in the short box, you drop the consonant that you don't sound. The endings are still -s and -t, though)
(for -ir verbs, in the short box, you drop the consonant that you don't sound. The endings are still -s and -t, though)
222
I am sleeping
je dors
223
everybody is sleeping
tout le monde dort
224
my friends are sleeping
mes amis dorment
225
I feel it
je le sens
226
dinner is being served
on sert le dîner
227
I'm putting it on the table
je le mets sur la table
228
he is putting it on the table
il le met sur la table
229
where are you putting it?
où le mettez-vous?
230
put the book on the table please
mettez le livre sur la table, s'il vous plaît
231
don't put it here!
ne le mettez pas ici!
232
let's put the book on the table
mettons le livre sur la table
233
on the floor
par terre
234
let's not put it on the floor
ne le mettons pas par terre
235
don't put it on the floor!
ne le mettez pas par terre!
236
(in a positive command, the pronoun goes after the verb)
(in a positive command, the pronoun goes after the verb)
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put it here!
mettez-le ici!
