Hugo Inner French French Expressions Flashcards
(37 cards)
On peut se tutoyer?
Can we use tu? Can we be on a first name basis?
Qu’est que tu fait dans la vie?
What do you do for a living?
Enchanté(e)
Nice to meet you
Ravi(e) de vous rencontré(e)
It was nice to meet you
Ravi(e) de vous avoir rencontré(e)
It was nice to meet you (plural)
On s’est déjà croisés, non?
We allready met, haven’t we?
Ton visage me dit quelque chose
You look familiar
Engager la conversation
To start a conversation
Briser la glace
To break the ice
Je vais voir XXX demain
I’m going to meet/see XXX demain
On se retrouve devant le bar?
Can we meet in the front of the bar?
Je suis tombé sur XXX hier
I ran into XX yesterday
When do you use the verb recontrer?
Only when describing a meeting with someone for the first time. So you can’t say “recontrer” my friends, because you know them and the meeting is planned.
Prendre les nouvelles
to catch up
Quoi de neuf?
What’s up? What’s new?
Je t’appelle pour prendre les nouvelles
I’m calling you to catch up.
Ça fait un bail!
Long time, no see
T’as l’air (Tu as l’air)
You look…., you seem….
T’as l’air fatigué
You look tired, you seem tired.
T’as entendue que….
Dis you heard that….
T’as entendue que Paul et Simone ne sont plus ensemble?
Did you hear that Paul et Simone aren’t together anymore?
Il paraît que…
I heard that…, it seems that….
C’en est où avec?
How are things with…How’s it going with…
Comment c’était
How was…
