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Foundation Course 8 Flashcards

1
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to lift up

A

lever

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I’m lifting it

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je le lève

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I’m getting up

(literally, I’m lifting myself up)

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je me lève

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we’re getting up

(we’re lifting ourselves up)

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nous nous levons

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you’re getting up

(you’re lifting yourself up)

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vous vous levez

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himself / herself / itself / oneself

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se (s’)

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he’s getting up

(he’s lifting himself up)

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il se lève

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one is getting up / we’re getting up

(one is getting oneself up)

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on se lève

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I’m going to get up

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je vai me lever

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we’re going to get up

(using ‘one’)

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on va se lever

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shall we get up?

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on va se lever?

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will you get up, please

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voulez-vous vous lever, s’il vous plaît

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at what time are you going to get up tomorrow morning?

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à quelle heure allez-vous vous lever demain matin?

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I’m asking

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je demande

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I’m asking you

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je vous demande

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I’m asking myself / I wonder

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je me demande

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I call

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j’appelle

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I call you

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je vous appelle

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I call myself

(my name is)

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je m’appelle

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to recall / to call back

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rappeler

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will you call me back

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voulez-vous me rappeler

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I’m going to call you back

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je vais vous rappeler

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will you ask him to call me back?

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voulez-vous lui demander de me rappeler

(de after demander, dire and décider)

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I call you back later

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je vous rappelle plus tard

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I recall to myself / I remember

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je me rappelle

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I don’t remember

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je ne me rappelle pas

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to hurry / to dispatch oneself

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se dépêcher

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I’m hurrying / I’m in a hurry

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je me dépêche

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I’m going to hurry

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je vais me dépêcher

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I must hurry

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je dois me dépêcher

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one is going to hurry / we’re going to hurry

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on va se dépêcher

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we’re going to hurry

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nous allons nous dépêcher

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you have to hurry

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vous devez vous dépêcher

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will you hurry

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voulez-vous vous dépêcher

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35
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in / to

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en

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36
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in Italy / to Italy

(‘la’ countries and cities that end in a vowel)

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en Italie

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in Germany / to Germany

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en Allemagne

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in Switzerland / to Switzerland

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en Suisse

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39
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we’re going to Spain

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nous allons en Espagne

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we’re going to be in Spain

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nous allons être en Espagne

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in California

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en Californie

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in Asia, in Africa

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en Asie, en Afrique

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in America

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en Amérique

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in Japan / to Japan

(‘le’ countries and cities ending in a consonant)

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au Japon

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in Denmark / to Denmark

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au Danemark

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in Portugal / to Portugal

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au Portugal

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in Brazil / to Brazil

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au Brésil

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in Canada / to Canada

(an exception)

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au Canada

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49
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in Quebec / to Quebec

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au Québec

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50
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in French

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en français

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51
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how does one say in French…?

A

comment dit on en français…?

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52
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one says…

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on dit…

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53
Q

how do you say in French…?

(how it says itself)

A

comment ça se dit en français…?

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54
Q

how is it spelled?

(how does it write itself)

A

comment ça s’écrit?

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55
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to write

A

écrire

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56
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what price?

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quel prix?

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57
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Grand Prix

(‘prix’ means price and prize)

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grand Prix

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58
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what is the price?

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quel est le prix?

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59
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how much is it?

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c’est combien?

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60
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will you write it?

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voulez-vous l’écrire?

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will you write the price?

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voulez-vous écrire le prix?

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62
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in English

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en anglais

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in Spanish

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en espagnol

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64
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in passing / while passing

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en passant

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65
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in waiting / while waiting / in the meantime

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en attendant

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66
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of it / from it / some of it / any of it / some

(same position as ‘it’ (le))

A

en

(replaces ‘de ça’)

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67
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I want

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je veux

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68
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I want it

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je le veux

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69
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I don’t want it

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je ne le veux pas

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70
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I want some of it

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j’en veux

71
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I don’t want any of it

A

je ne en veux pas

72
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I’m going to buy some

A

je vais en acheter

73
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I would like to have some

A

je voudrais en avoir

74
Q

do you want to have some?

A

voulez-vous en avoir?

75
Q

do you have it?

(two ways to structure sentence)

A

l’avez-vous?

est-ce que vous l’avez?

76
Q

do you have any of it? / do you have some of it?

A

en avez-vous?

77
Q

do you want some?

A

en voulez-vous?

78
Q

is it that you want some?

A

est-ce que vous en voulez?

79
Q

enough

A

assez

80
Q

I have enough

A

j’ai assez

81
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I have enough of it / I’m fed up with it

A

j’en ai assez

82
Q

I’m fed up with it / I’m fed up

(stronger version)

A

j’en ai marre

83
Q

need

(noun)

A

besoin

84
Q

I need this book

(I have need of)

A

j’ai besoin de ce livre

85
Q

I need to do it

(using noun)

A

j’ai besoin de le faire

86
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one must

A

on doit

87
Q

one must / it is necessary

A

il faut

88
Q

one must do it / it’s necessary to do it

A

il faut le faire

89
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it’s necessary to do it

(using ‘necessary’)

A

c’est necessaire de le faire

90
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I need / it’s necessary for me

A

il me faut

91
Q

I need to do it / it’s necessary for me to do it

A

il me faut le faire

92
Q

what do you want to do now?

A

qu’est-ce que vous voulez faire maintenant?

93
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if you want / if it’s alright with you / if you like

A

si vous voulez

94
Q

you are

A

vous êtes

(1 of 3 exceptions where ‘z’ is replaced by ‘s’)

95
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where are you?

A

où etes-vous?

96
Q

are you busy?

A

etes-vous occupé?

97
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free / available / vacant

A

libre

98
Q

are you free?

A

etes-vous libre?

99
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you’re doing / you’re making

A

vous faites

(2 of 3 exceptions where ‘z’ is replaced by ‘s’)

100
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what are you doing?

A

qu’est-ce que vous faites?

101
Q

you are saying / you are telling

A

vous dites

(3 of 3 exceptions where ‘z’ is replaced by ‘s’)

102
Q

what are you saying?

A

qu’est-ce que vous dites?

103
Q

the three ‘cuties’

(‘z’ is replaced by ‘s’ for ‘vous’)

A

êtes, faites, dites

104
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I don’t understand what you’re saying

A

je ne comprends pas ce que vous dites

105
Q

to hurry

(to dispatch oneself)

A

se dépêcher

106
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I’m hurrying

A

je me dépêche

107
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I’m in a hurry / I’m pressed for time

A

je suis pressé

108
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I’m hurrying because I’m in a hurry

A

je me dépêche parce que je suis pressè

109
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I’m going to hurry

A

je vais me dépêcher

110
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I must hurry

A

je dois me dépêcher

111
Q

will you hurry

A

voulez-vous vous dépêcher

112
Q

hurry yourself! / hurry up!

A

dépêchez-vous!

113
Q

to derange / to bother

A

déranger

114
Q

it bothers me

A

ça me dérange

115
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it doesn’t bother me

A

ça ne me dérange pas

116
Q

it bothers you?

A

ça vous dérange?

117
Q

to smoke

A

fumer

118
Q

does it bother you if I smoke?

A

ça vous dérange si je fume?

119
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information

(used for general information only)

A

information

120
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information

(specific)

A

renseignement

121
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to teach

A

enseigner

122
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to inform

A

renseigner

123
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to inform oneself / to ask about

A

se renseigner

124
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I’m going to find out

(I’m going to inform myself)

A

je vais me renseigner

125
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I don’t understand you

A

je ne vous comprends pas

126
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I can’t understand you

A

je ne peux pas vous comprendre

127
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I can’t do it now

A

je ne peux pas le faire maintenant

128
Q

he can’t do it

A

il ne peut pas le faire

129
Q

can you understand me?

A

pouvez-vous me comprendre?

130
Q

why can’t you do it now?

A

pourquoi ne pouvez-vous pas le faire maintenant?

131
Q

why can’t you tell me?

A

pourquoi ne pouvez-vous pas me dire?

132
Q

why can’t you come with me?

A

pourquoi ne pouvez-vous pas venir avec moi?

133
Q

I’m leaving

A

je pars

134
Q

I must leave now

A

je dois partir maintenant

135
Q

one must leave now / we must leave now

A

on doit partir maintenant

136
Q

I could

(to form the past tense, use the sound of the present verb for ‘vous’)

A

je pouvais

137
Q

he could

A

il pouvait

138
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I couldn’t understand you

A

je ne pouvais pas vous comprendre

139
Q

he couldn’t wait for us

A

il ne pouvait pas nous attendre

140
Q

I had to

A

je devais

141
Q

he had to

A

il devait

142
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he had to leave

A

il devait partir

143
Q

he couldn’t wait

A

il ne pouvait pas attendre

144
Q

he wanted to wait

A

il voulait attendre

145
Q

he wanted to do it

A

il voulait le faire

146
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he wanted to buy it

A

il voulait l’acheter

147
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I didn’t want to buy it

A

je ne voulais pas l’acheter

148
Q

you know

A

vous savez

149
Q

I knew

A

je savais

150
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I didn’t know

A

je ne savais pas

151
Q

you have

A

vous avez

152
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I had

A

j’avais

153
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I didn’t have the time to do it

A

je ne avais pas le temps de le faire

154
Q

I was

A

jétais

155
Q

it was

A

c’était

156
Q

it was not / it wasn’t

A

ce ne était pas

157
Q

it wasn’t possible to do it that way

A

ce n’était pas possible de le faire comme ça

158
Q

because I was very busy

A

parce que j’étais très occupè

159
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yesterday

A

hier

160
Q

yesterday morning

A

hier matin

161
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after

A

après

162
Q

midday / afternoon

A

après midi

163
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yesterday afternoon

A

hier apremidi

164
Q

last night

A

hier soir

165
Q

I was there last night

A

j’étais là hier soir

166
Q

but nobody was there

A

mais personne était là

167
Q

I like / I love

A

j’aime

168
Q

I like to do it that way

A

j’aime le faire comme ça

169
Q

I love you

(two ways to say it)

A

je vous aime

je t’aime

170
Q

I like you

A

je vous aime bien

171
Q

I like you, but I don’t love you

A

je vous aime bien, mais je ne vous aime pas

172
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I like to do it

A

j’aime le faire

173
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I don’t like doing it

A

je ne aime pas le faire

174
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I adore doing it

A

j’adore le faire

French with Michel Thomas (13 decks)

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