Chapter 6 Flashcards

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  1. How are you?
  2. Hey, how’s it going?
  3. I’m well, thanks
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  1. Comment allez-vous? (Comment vas-tu?)
  2. Salut, ca va?
  3. Je vais bien, merci.
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next year

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l’année prochaine

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the day after tomorrow

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après-demain

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soon

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bientôt

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in a little while, soon

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tout à l’heure

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a little later

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(un peu) plus tard

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where are you going to stay tonight?

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Ou est-ce que tu vas loger ce soir?

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(grammar) using “en”

  1. We’re in class this morning
  2. She’s late/early
  3. Michel prefers to travel by plane
  4. We ski in the winter
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often used in fixed expressions of space and time

  1. nous sommes en classe ce matin
  2. Elle est en retard/en avance
  3. Michel préfère voyager en avion
  4. On skie en hiver
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(grammar) Using “à“

  1. I live in brussels
  2. They`re going to the bank
  3. Is pierre at home?
  4. You give the sweater to Jacques.
  5. He asks Chantal for the number.
  6. Wait up! We’re feeding fido!
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  1. Used to indicate a location or destination, and with names of most cities
  2. J’habite à bruxelles
  3. Elles vont à la banque
  4. Est-ce que Pierre est à la maison?
  5. Meaning “to“ or “for“ before an indirect object noun like a person or a pet.
  6. Tu donnes le pull à Jacques
  7. Il demande le numéro à chantal.
  8. Attends! Nous donnons à manger à fido!
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6 verbs that require à after them

  1. To ask (for)
  2. To give (to)
  3. To show (to)
  4. To speak (to)
  5. To answer (to)
  6. To phone, call (to)
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demander à
donner à
montrer à
parler à
répondre à
téléphoner à
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The professor shows the lesson to the student

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Le prof montre la leçon à l’étudiant

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Patrick, aren’t you going to answer mom?

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Patrick, tu ne vas pas répondre à maman?

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4 uses for “de”

  1. To indicate where someone or something comes from
    - Is salim from Marseille?
  2. to express possession and concept of ‘belonging to’
    - Here’s Mme Leblanc’s suitcase
  3. ‘about’ when used with parler
    - What are you (vous) talking about?
  4. Used as a descriptive phrase before a noun
    - the travel agent, student life
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  1. Est-ce que Salim est de Marseille?
  2. Voici la valise de Mme Leblanc
  3. De quoi parlez-vous?
  4. l’agent de voyages, la vie d’étudiant
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contraction of de les

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des

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to the right of

to the left of

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à droite de

à gauche de

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to the east of

to the west of

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à l’est de

à l’ouest de

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facing, opposite of

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en face de

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to the north of

to the south of

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au nord de

au sud de

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in, inside of

outside of

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dans

hors de

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on the floor/ground

the cat is on the floor, on marielle’s right

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par terre

le chat est par terre, à droite de marielle

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behind
in front of

she is in front of the fridge
the milk is behind the eggs

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derrière
devant

elle est devant le frigo
le leche est derrière les oeufs

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under

on top

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sous

sur

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cookies

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les gâteaux

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  • in* (time that elapses until something)
  • chantal arrives in 10 days
  • in* (length of time it takes to do something)
  • it’s possible to prepare a meal in an hour
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  • chantal arrive dans dix jours

- il est possible de préparer un repas en une heure

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(grammar) *until* | - Laurence is staying until wednesday
Jusqu'a + point in time Laurence rest ici jusqu'a mercredi
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(grammar) *during* *for* During the school year, rene works hard In summers i go to Grenoble for two weeks
pendant + time period Pendant l'année scolaire, René travaille dur. En ète, je vais à Grenoble pendant deux semaines
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He watches TV all day long!
il regarde la télé toute la journée!
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(grammar) *for* a period of time for future plans We're planning to go to Brazil for a month
pour Nous projetons d'aller au Brésil pour un mois
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(grammar) "en" + mode of transportation ``` bus (intercity) bus plane boat subway ```
use for things you can 'enter' ``` en autobus en autocar en avion en bateau en métro ```
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"à" + mode of transporation by bicycle by horseback by motorcycle by foot
use for things you can mount or ride on and on foot à bicyclette à cheval à motorcycle à pied
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Use of lequel/laquel/lesquels/lesquelles I'm picking three novels from the list. --> which ones are you choosing?
Used for "which one(s)" when referring to something in a conversation Je choisis trois romans dans cette liste. --> lesquels (choisis-tu)?
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Use of duquel/duquelle/desquels/desquelles In my article I talk about several subjects --> which ones (do you talk about)? Auquel/auxquel(le)s Bob and Jill are going to a few lectures --> which ones (are they going to)?
Contractions of de + quel Dans mon article, je parle de plusieurs sujets --> desquels (parlez-vous)? à + quel Bob et Jill vont à plusieurs conférences --> Auxquelles (vont-ils)?
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What are you thinking about?
À quoi penses-tu?
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Even if...
Même si
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To manage to do something / to succeed in doing something
Arriver à faire qch
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I haven't said anything to (Yuka)
Je n'ai rien di à Yuka
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Only (not seulement) I have only one book
Ne que Je n'ai qu'un livre
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As far as.. As for me, I have nothing against the plan.
Quant a Quant à moi, je n'ai rien contre le plan.
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Given that...
Étant donné que
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To bring someone up to date on something
Mettre qqn au courant de qch
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``` Provinces: Alberta B.C PEI Manitoba N.B. N.S Nunavut Ontario Quebec Sask. NFLD N.E. territories Yukon ```
``` l'Alberta (M) la Colombie-Britannique L'ile du Price Edouard (F) le Manitoba le Nouveau-Brunswick la Nouvelle-Ecosse le Nunavut l'Ontario (M) le Quebec la Saskatchewan la Terre-Neuve-et Labrador les Territoires du Nord-Ouest (M) le Yukon ```
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1. saying you live in cities, and many islands: - We live in Geneva 2. Saying you live in masculine countries, states, provinces etc - French is spoken in Quebec 3. Saying *from* with masculine states etc. - we're coming back from Mexico and Texas 4. Saying you live *in* or are *from* feminine countries, states, etc - He has a home in France
1. Nous habitons à Genève (use à) 2. On parle français au Québec (use au) 3. Nous rentrons du Mexique et du Texas (use du) 4. Il a une maison en France (en for in, de or d' for from)
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I'm packing my bag
je fais ma valise (use of faire for packing)
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We're cleaning the house today
Nous faison le ménage aujourd'hui
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To shop, go shopping
faire des achats
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to do errands
faire des courses
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to cook
faire la cuisine
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to save money
faire des économies
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to do the laundry
faire la lessive
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to make the bed
faire le lit
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to shop for groceries
faire le marché
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to clean house
faire le ménage
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to fill up with gasoline
faire le plein
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to go for a walk or outing
faire une promenade
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to take a nap
faire la sieste
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to wash up, get ready
faire sa toilette
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to do the dishes
faire la vasselle
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to pack one's bags
faire les valises
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to take a trip
faire un voyage
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to go camping
faire du camping
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to exercise
faire de l'exercice
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to ride a motorcycle
faire de la motocyclette (de la moto)
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to study, to be in school
faire des (ses) études
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to study (biology, chemistry, physics etc)
faire de la (biologie, chemie)
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to do or play music
faire de la musique
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to do photography
faire de la photographie
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to pay attention (to)
faire attention (à)
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to do good, to be good for
faire du bien (à)
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to hurt (someone)
faire du mal (à)
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to do one's best i'm a beginner, but i do my best
faire de son mieux Je suis débutante, mais je fais de mon mieux
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to belong to, to be a part of i belong to a band (orchestra)
faire partie de je fais partie d'un orchestre
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to hurt (emotionally)
faire de la peine à
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to frighten, scare you are scaring the kids!
faire peur vous faites peur aux enfants!
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to please (someone)
faire plaisir (à)
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to meet (for the first time), to get acquainted with He's meeting the professor (for the first time)
faire la conaissance de Il fait la connaissance du professeur
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atmosphere
l'atmosphère (f)
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dawn
l'ambe
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bay
la baie
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fog
le brouillard
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mist
la brume
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canyon
le canyon
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sky
le ciel
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hill
la colline
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comet
la comète
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continent
le continent
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coast
la côte
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sunset
le coucher du soleil
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desert
le désert
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sand dune
la dune
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star
l'étoile (f)
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cliff
la falaise
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river
le fleuve
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lightning
la foudre
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cave
la grotte
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flood
l'inondation (f)
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lake
le lac
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sunrise
le lever du soleil
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moon
la lune
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swamp, marsh
le marais
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mountain
la montagne
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show
la neige
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clouds
les nuages (m)
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ocean
l'océan (m)
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storm
l'orage (m)
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hurricane
l'ouragan (m)
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beach
la plage
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plain
la plaine
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rain
la pluie
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pollution
la pollution
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dust
la poussière
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global warming
le réchauffement de la planète
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river (tributary)
la rivière
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rock
la roche
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stream
le ruisseau
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sand
le sable
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sun
le soleil
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storm
la tempête
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the earth, soil, land
la terre
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thunder
le tonnerre
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earthquake
le tremblement de terre
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valley
le vallée
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wind
le vent
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volcano
le volcan
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First, (we'll do so and so, then...)
D'abord
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to divide, to share (the work)
partager
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the cost(s)
les frais
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and then
et puis