Chatter at a Royal Ball

Question 1

Suppose

Answer 1

to suppose

Question 2

Comprendre

Answer 2

to understand

Question 3

Vouloir

Answer 3

to want

Question 4

Il veut

Answer 4

he wants

Question 5

Avoir peur

Answer 5

to have fear

Question 6

Il a peur

Answer 6

he has fear

Question 7

Connaître

Answer 7

to know (someone)

Question 8

Savoir

Answer 8

to know (something)

Question 9

Formidable

Answer 9

great

Question 10

Lui et eux

Answer 10

He and they

Question 11

Pouvoir

Answer 11

can/be able

Question 12

Il peut / elle peut

Answer 12

he / she can

Question 13

Peut-être

Answer 13

perhaps

Question 14

le duc seul

Answer 14

the duke alone

Question 15

Un peu

Answer 15

a little

Question 16

Elle connaît beaucoup de Chinois.

Answer 16

She knows a lot of Chinese (people).

Question 17

Elle sait beaucoup de chinois.

Answer 17

She knows a lot of Chinese (language).

Question 18

Il parle français, elle le parle aussi.

Answer 18

He speaks French, she speaks it too.

Question 19

Il le comprend, mais ne le parle pas.

Answer 19

He understands it, but doesn’t speak it.

Question 20

Il peut le parler, mais il ne veut pas le parler.

Answer 20

He can speak it, but doesn’t want to.

Question 21

Elle ne le parle qu’à l’église.

Answer 21

She speaks it only at church.

Question 22

Seul le duc parle chinois, n’est-ce pas?

Answer 22

Only the duke speaks Chinese, right?

Question 23

Non. Il ne le parle pas. Peut-être il le comprend un peu.

Answer 23

No. He doesn’t speak it. Perhaps he understands it a little.

Question 24

Je suppose qu’il peut le parler, mais il ne veut pas le parler.

Answer 24

I suppose he can speak it, but he doesn’t want to speak it.

Question 25

Oh, c'est possible.

Answer 25

Oh, that's possible.

Question 26

C'est la princesse qui le parle bien.

Answer 26

It's the princess that speaks it well.

Question 27

Mais elle ne le parle pas souvent, elle ne le parle qu'à l'église.

Answer 27

But she doesn't speak it often, she speaks it only at church.

Question 28

Je crois qu'elle aime le parler a l'église, mais elle n'aime pas le parler dans le palais.

Answer 28

I believe she likes to speak it there, she doesn't like to speak it in the palace.

Question 29

Elle a de bonne raisons. Le roi le déteste.

Answer 29

With good reason. The king detests it.

Question 30

Et avec qui parle-t-elle chinois à l'église?

Answer 30

And with whom does she speak Chinese at church?

Question 31

Oh, elle connaît beaucoup de Chinois qui vont à l'église avec elle.

Answer 31

Oh, she knows many Chinese who go to church with her.

Question 32

Et elle le parle avez eux?

Answer 32

And she speaks it with them?

Question 33

Je crois qui oui.

Answer 33

I believe so.

Question 34

Formidable!

Answer 34

Great!