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Intro Conversation Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Hello!

A

Bonjour!
until 5pm
add Madame or Moiseur

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2
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Hi!

A

Salut!

people my age

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3
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Hey there! (Familiar)

A

Coucou!

texting, getting attention

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4
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Good Morning

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Bon matin!

before noon

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5
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Good Afternoon

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Bon après-midi

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6
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Good Evening

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Bonsoir

after 5pm

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7
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Hello? (answering phone)

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Allô?

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8
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Welcome

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Bienvenue

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9
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Goodbye

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Au revoir!

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10
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Bye-Bye

A

Salut

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11
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See you later!

Later! (very informal)

A

À plus tard!

À plus!

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12
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See you soon, See you in a while!

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À tout à l’heure!

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13
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See you (very) soon!

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À bientôt!

tôt – soon

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14
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Good night

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Bonne nuit

nuit is feminine

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15
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I’m sorry, but I have to go

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Je suis désolé(e), mais je dois y aller

(désolé - sorry)
(dois - i must or i need to)

if there is not a specific place you’re going you put the y before the verb

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16
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How are you? (formal)

A

Comment allez-vous?

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17
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I am doing well, and you?

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Je vais bien, merci, et vous?

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18
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How are you? (familiar)

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Comment vas-tu?

Tu toi me - means you can move to the informal speech, always air on formal

Tu va is way too familiar, va tu is more formal

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19
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I’m doing well/fairly well/ not bad/ so so (thank you) and you?

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Je vais bien/assez bien/pas mal, comme ci comme ça (merci) et toi?

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20
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How are you feeling? (formal)

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Comment vous sentez-vous?

they really just went through something

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21
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I’m feeling well (fairly well, better/so so) thank you.

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Je me sens bien (assez bien, mieux/ comme ci comme ça) merci.

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22
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How are you feeling? (familiar)

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Comment te sens-tu?

sens - inside of, really wanting to know

23
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I’m feeling well/ fairly well/better/poorly/ not bad/so so

A

Je me sens bien/ assez bien/mieux/mal/ pas mal/ comme ci comme ça

24
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How are things? (familiar)

A

Comment ça va?

25
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Things are (going) well, very well, fairly well, poorly/not bad/so so

A

Ça va bien/très bien/assez bien/mal/pas mal/ comme ci comme ça

26
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Things ok? (Lit: It goes?)

A

Ça va?

use ça va for lots of things
like look at this or good?

27
Q

Yes, things are ok. No, things are not ok.

A

Oui, ça va! Non, ça ne va pas!

28
Q

What’s up?

A

Quoi de neuf?

super friendly, close friend

29
Q

Nothing special

Nothing much

A

Rien de spécial

Pas grand choses.

30
Q

and you? (formal or plural)

A

et vous?

31
Q

and you? (familiar)

A

et toi?

32
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Please (formal singular and plural)

(familiar)

A

S’il vous plait

S’il te plaît

33
Q

Please
Excuse me
Pardon me
Help me

A

Veuillez +plus infinitive (unconjugated verb)
m’excuser
me pardoner
m’aider

veuillez is very polite,

34
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Very much/so much/a thousand times)

A

Merci (beaucoup/bien/mille fois)

mille fois (fwa)

35
Q

(literally: it’s nothing) You’re welcome

A

De rien

36
Q

It was my pleasure (plural or formal)

(singular and familiar)

A

Je vous en prie ( i pray thee) (z sound s - e)

Je t’en prie

37
Q

Don’t mention it

A

Pas de quoi!

nothing, kind of like a “yeah”

38
Q

Pardon me, I beg your pardon

A

Pardon!

39
Q

Excuse me

A

Excusez-moi

40
Q

I’m sorry to disturb you/bother you

A

Excusez-moi de vous déranger

déranger - sorry to bother

41
Q

I am sorry

A

Je suis désolé(e)

42
Q

Enjoy your meal

A

Bon appétit

43
Q

Sir, Mr.

A

Monsieur
especially use for people past marrying age
use when you come into contact with anyone

44
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Ma’am, Mrs.

A

Madame
adult that is older, marriageable age
use when you come into contact with anyone

45
Q

Miss

A

Mademoiselle

don’t use this for people who are too old for it

46
Q

My name is

A

Je m’appelle

47
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What is your name (formal)

A

Comment vous appelez-vous? (s - a Z sound)

48
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What is your name (familiar)

A

Comment t’appelles-tu?

49
Q

This is my friend…

A

Voici mon ami(e)….
Voici - this is

C’est mon ami (very informal)
Conpaigne - companion

50
Q

May I introduce…..

A

Je présente……

51
Q

Delighted to meet you (formal)

A

Je suis ravi(e) de faire votre connaissance

delighted to make your acquaintance
someone important - queen of england, boss’ wife

52
Q

Nice to meet you

A

Enchanté(e)

53
Q

Voila

A

if the thing isn’t right there, there’s

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