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May - August 2023 Flashcards

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On the ground floor

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Au rez-de chaussée (chau say)

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No way ! Never!

(never of the life)

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Jamais de la vie !

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Not at all

Not a problem at all

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Pas du tout !

Pas de problème du tout

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Appeller + to call someone

I call you (present)

He will (is going to) call me

You can call me

You called me ? (passe compose)

I will (am going to) call you (f)

Call me later (like a command)

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Je t’appelle

Il va m’appeler

Tu peux m’appeler

tu m’as appelè

Je vais vous appeler

Appelle-moi plus tard

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S’appeler = to call something something (name of someone / something)

I am called

You are called

She is called

“it” is called

The drink is called ?

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je m’appelle

tu t’appelles

elle s’appelle

ça s’appelle

la boisson s’appelle?

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It’s not the same thing in the USA

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Ce n’est pas le même chose aux USA

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Everyone tells me that (………)

Everyone says that

Everyone tells me that it’s great

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Tout le monde me dit que (……)

Tout le monde dit ça

Tout le monde me dit que c’est super

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All / everything

Nothing

It’s nothing

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All / everything = tout

Nothing = rien

It’s nothing = Ce n’est rien

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Examples of “negative” wrapping around the first part of the verb

Passe composé

I didn’t go to bed last night (passe compose reflexive)

I did not see it

Présent

I do not go to bed (present reflexive)

I do not see it

She does not sleep well/good

I do not sleep well/good

Futur

I am not going to bed (futur reflexive)

I am not going to see it

I am not going to sleep well/good tonight

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Negative : wraps around the 1st part of the verb

Passe composé

Je ne me suis pas couché heir nuit (passe compose reflexive)

Je ne l’ai pas vu

Présent

je ne me couche pas (present reflexive)

Je ne le vois pas

Elle ne dort pas bien

Je ne dors pas bien

Futur

je ne vais pas me coucher (futur reflexive)

Je ne vais pas le voir

Je ne vais pas dormir bien ce soir

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à propos de

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It means: “regarding, on the subject of” when discussed earlier, or distinguishing between multiple topics currently under discussion.

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Compared to…

I prefer Zion Gym compared to Form Fitness but I train at both. (“at” referring to “both” gyms / plural)

Compared to me

Compared to this week

Compared to the other gym

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Par rapport à (par rapor ah)

Je préfère le Zion Gym par rapport à Form Fitness mais je m’entraîne aux deux

Par rapport à moi

Par rapport à cette semaine

Par rapport à l’autre gym

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Variations on “to get”:

I got a surfing board (I have a board to surf)

I got (took) a martini (passe compose)

I am going to buy it/get it

I got it (as in “I have understood”)

I am going to look for my wife at the shop

I have received a message

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to get:

avoir (to have) - J’ai une planche à surf (I got a surfing board)

prendre (to take) - J’ai pris un martini (I got a martini)

acheter (to buy) - Je vais l’acheter (I’ll get it, buy it)

comprendre (understand) - J’ai compris (I got it)

chercher (pick up / collect ) - Je vais chercher ma femme au magasin

recevoir (to receive) - J’ai reçu (rec sue) un message

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When saying “I should” or “I must” do something.

eg: I should go boating.

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I should go sailing = Je devrais faire du bateau

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Time flies !

(The time passes fast !)

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Le temps passe vite !

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Difference between:

to stay

my stay

this stay

I stay here the whole month (all the month)

My stay here is great

My stay here was great

I am going to surf during my stay

During this stay, I am going to try to speak more French

How is it going, your stay ?

How is it going, your stay at St Barts ?

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to stay = rester

my stay = mon séjour

this stay = ce séjour

Je reste ici tout le mois

mon séjour ici est super !

mon séjour ici était super

je vais faire du surf pendant mon séjour

Pendant ce séjour, je vais essayer parler plus français

Ça va ton séjour ?

Ça va ton séjour à St Barts ?

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Using:

Je viens de + verb = I just

On vient de = we just

I just did that

We just did that

I just had…(or “I just got” - using “avoir”)

I just went there

Compared to:

I went there

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Je viens de faire ça = I just did this/that

On vient de faire ça

Je viens d’avoir (l’accord de la FDA) = I just had clearance from the FDA

Je viens d’y aller

On vient d’y aller

(Compared to “Je y suis allé”. = I went there / on y est allé)

là = here

là-bas = there / over there (if pointing)

Remember for to get/have = use: avoir

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it’s logical

it’s true

It’s obvious

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c’est logique

c’est vrai = it makes sense / it’s true

ça coule de source = it’s (very) obvious

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She loves to dance

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Elle adore danser

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Expression for: on one hand…..on the other hand

(of one side … of the other side)

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d’un côté …. de l’autre côté ….

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A request

I have a request /question…

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une demande = request

J’ai une demande…

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Saying for: “don’t work more, work better/smarter”

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ne travaillez pas plus, travaillez mieux!

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I have a health care company.

“We make” (of the) medical technology

“We develop” (of the) medical technology

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J’ai une entreprise de soins de santé.

On fait de la technologie médicale

On élabore de la technologie médicale

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We develop medical devices for the health of the heart.

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On élabore des appareils médicaux pour la santé du coeur.

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I have a team of 55 persons in the United States, in Australia, “everywhere” in “all the world”

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J’ai une équipe de 55 personnes aux USA, en Australie, partout dans tout le monde

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partout dans tout le monde = everywhere in the world

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Everywhere in the world it's the same thing.
Partout dans tout le monde c'est la même chose.
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I should not say that You should not say that
Je ne devrais pas dire ça ! Tu ne devrais pas dire ça !
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You can do everything / all You can eat everything I can eat everything I can see everything I can hear everything
Tu peux tout faire Tu peux tout manger Je peux tout manger Je peux tout voir Je peux tout entendre
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All goes for me Like when you are saying "anything works for me" "All goes" then add "me"
Tout me va
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It’s good for me / it goes for me / it suits me / it works for me "It goes" then add "me"
Ça me va (it suits me / it works for me)
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It suits you / it looks good on you / it goes for you "It goes" then add "you"
Ça te va (it suits you / it looks good on you)
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It works for us "It goes" then add "us"
Ça nous va = it works for us
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We can do the class a half hour earlier ? It suits you ?
On peut faire la classe une demi-heure plus tôt ? Ça te va ?
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Who knows ? He knows He knew
Who knows ? = Qui sait ? He knows = il sait He knew = Il a su
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We thank you for your visit (f)
nous vous remercions pour votre visite
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I thanked him (Passe composé)
I thanked him = Je l’ai remercié
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I talked "to him" (yesterday)
I talked to him = Je lui ai parlé (hier)
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I said to him / I told him ("to" him - passe compose)
I told him = Je lui ai dit
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jet lag / time difference (The shift schedule) Le décalage = the shift Horaire = schedule
le décalage horaire = jet lag / time difference
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I need to concentrate / focus se concentrer = to focus
j'ai besoin de me concentrer
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You have a surfboard or you rent it ?
Tu as une planche à surf, ou tu la loues? une planche à surf = a surfboard (feminine) la loues (lou) = rent it
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At this period of the year At this time of the year, everything is crazy
à cette période l'année à cette période l'année tout est fou
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**Difference between:** to sleep (verb) my sleep to fall asleep (verb) **Examples:** I hope that it helps my sleep you do not sleep, or you sleep badly ?
to sleep = dormir my sleep = mon sommeil j'espère que ça aide mon sommeil tu ne dors pas, ou tu dors mal ? What's the difference between sommeil and dormir? It's simple: sommeil ("a sleep") is a noun and dormir ("to sleep") is a verb
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What (1) as a question (2) in the middle of a sentence that is not a question.
Quoi Ce que (if it is followed by a personal pronoun e.g “ je sais ce que tu as dit”) Ce qui (if it is not followed by a personal pronoun. e.g “je sais ce qui c’est.”).
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My Journaling: I have a journal (m) I do/make a journal each morning I am grateful/thankful for Daily affirmation (declaration of the day) Highlights of the day What have I learned today ? What would make today great
J'ai un journal Je fais un journal chaque matin Je suis reconaissant pour... Déclaration quotidiene Temp fort de la journée Q'ai-je appris aujourd hui Qu'est ce qui rendrait aujourd hui super / formidable ?
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Each day is a chance to be better
Chaque jour est une chance d'être meilleur
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Things I am grateful for (all femine): My family My health My freedom
Ma famille Ma santé Ma liberté
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No negative thoughts No gossip
Pas de pensée négative Pas de ragot (rag oh)
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There is/are no restaurants There is/are **some** restaurants There is not any/there are not some There is none/not some **there**
Il n’y a pas de resto = there is/are no restaurants Il y en a de resto = there is/are some restaurants Il n’y en a pas = there is not any/there are not some Il n’y en a pas la-bas = there is none/not some there
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"And yet... The food is not very good and yet I still go there for the party. Remember to use "quand même" for "still" when you would/could also use "anyway".
Et pourtant = and yet La nourriture n'est pas très bonne est pourtant j'y vais quand même pour la fête. C’était difficile pour toi d’avoir la nationalité américaine. Et pourtant, tu as un enterprise aux USA. And yet, you go there still ? = et pourtant tu y va quand même.
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I wanted (you would say "I would want" - imparfait) I wanted that
Je voulais Je voulais ça = I wanted that Je voulais la nationalité
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Using "même chose": I do the same thing It’s not the same thing in the USA The same thing for me. The same thing "as" her Is it the same thing? It’s the same thing for me She wants the same thing "as" me
Je fais la même chose = I do the same Ce n’est pas la même chose aux USA = It’s not not the same in the USA The same thing for me = La même chose pour moi ! La même chose qu’elle = The same thing as her C’est la même chose ? = Is it the same ? C’est la même chose pour moi = It’s the same for me Elle veut la même chose que moi = She wants the same thing "as" me Note. Instead of "que" you could also probably use "comme". As in "like me" or "like her". Comme moi / comme elle.
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Phrases when asking for more: More nuts please More bread please More water please Another bottle of wine / water please Another glass please No more
More nuts = plus de noix svp More bread = plus de pain svp More water = plus d’eau svp Another bottle of wine / water = un(e) autre bouteille de vin / d’eau svp Another glass = un autre verre svp C'est bon merci = traditional way to say "no more"
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It took (it has taken) It took me (It has taken (passe composé) - then add "me") It took me a long time It took me 3 times
Ça a pris Ça m’a pris = it took me Ça m'a pris longtemps Ça m'a pris 3 fois
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Verb for "to add" I add I have added I am going to add
Ajouter = to add j’ajoute = I add j’ai ajouté = I have added Je vais ajouter = I am going to add
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My weight is 190
Mon poids est un cent quatre-vingt-dix (mon pwah eh)
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Another way to enthusiastically great someone e.g at the gym.
En forme ? = ça va ? (tu as de l'énergie ?).
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One more thing /something else / other thing Just use autre chose as in "another thing" You can also say "again, one thing"
Une autre chose Or you could say "encore une chose"
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I have no pain in my back at the moment
Je n'ai pas de douleur (do leur) dan mon dos en ce moment
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I will be outside that day I will be leaving that day I would be I will be I will do I would do I will do it
Je serai en exterior ce jour la Je serai partir ce jour la note: Je serais = I would be Je serai = I will be Je ferai = I will do Je ferais = I would do Je le ferai = I will / would do it.
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One day at a time
Un jour à la fois
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Sometimes
Parfois
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Somewhere Nowhere
Quelque part Nulle part
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Nowhere
Nulle part
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Something
Something = Quelque chose
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Anything
Quoi que ce soit
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We develop
On èlabore
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I can eat anything / all I can drink anything / all
I can eat anything = Je peux tout manger Je peux tout boire
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(some) medical devices
des appareils médicaux
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For heart health (for the health of the heart - (heart is masculine))
pour la santé du coeur
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It measures the pressure of the heart.
Ça mesure la pression du coeur
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to rent you rent it ?
la loues tu la loues
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Call me later
Appelle moi plus tard.
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According to who ?
Selon à qui ?
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The goal / the objective
l’objectif = the goal
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Everywhere in (all) the world
Partout dans tout le monde
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Everyone...
tout le monde = everyone
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Reflexive verb for: be mistaken / wrong I was wrong You were wrong We were wrong
se tromper Je me suis trompée Tu t'es trompée On s'est trompée
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Where to start ? (“where start”)
où commencer ?
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I struggle to believe that / I have a hard time believing that !
J’ai du mal à y croire ! = I have a hard time believing that !
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about
à propos
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about what
à propos de quoi
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about that
à propos de ça
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There “you” are !
Tu voilà !
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good things that have happened today
de bonnes choses qui se sont passer aujourd'hui se sont passer aujourd'hui = happened today Also: temps forts de la journée Or moments forts de la journée
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It's teamwork! (It's a work of the team)
C'est un travail d'équipe ! (remember in "c"est" in this circumstance, to pronounce the "t" as in "set")
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Making a command to" "work more" "don't work more, work better" to a group "don't work more, work better" to an individual
Travaillez plus = Work more ! IMPÉRATIF Ne travaillez pas plus, work better = Don’t work more, work better (speaking externally to others) Ne travaille pas plus. Travaille mieux ! (speaking to one person/me)
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My team and me, we work (f+i) in different countries
Mon équipe et moi, on travaille dans des pays (pay eee) différents Mon équipe et moi (nous) travaillons dans des pays différents
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Maria and me “we went / are gone” to the pool (f+i)
Maria et moi (nous) sommes allés à la piscine or Maria et moi, on est allés à la piscine
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Everyone wants more money The people want more money remember to conjugate "vouloir" to match with the subject
Tout le monde veut plus d’argent It means: they / everybody Because it has “le”, it conjugates like “il” Les gens veulent plus d’argent It means: people Because it has “les”, it conjugates like “ils”
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I am grateful to wake up (using "se réveiller") I am grateful to (of) travel
Je suis reconnaissant de me réveiller Je suis reconnaissant de voyager
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I will be traveling (in voyage) that day I am going to be traveling (in voyage) that day
Je serai en voyage ce jour-là Je vais être en voyage ce jour-là Ce jour là = masculine “ce” because you would use “ce” with the masculine form of day “jour”
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I "would travel" (imparfait tense) that day I am going to travel that day
je voyagerais ce jour-la je vais voyager ce jour-la
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ce, cette, ces = this / that / these + noun
ça = this / that / it ? ça va être super ce, cette, ces = this / that / these + noun cette option est meilleure cette semaine ce restaurant ces maisons
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Using "c'est" and "c'est comme" to describe: It sounds like a speciality shop It sounds like what I do, no ? It sounds like the holidays
it sounds like a specialty shop = c’est comme …., non ? c’est comme ce que je fais, non ? = It sounds like what I do it sounds like holidays = c’est comme les vacances !
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We won't be going back there again / anymore We won't be eating there again / anymore
(note: we will return is " nous retournerons = Nous n'y retournerons plus (plu) We won't be eating there again / anymore (note: we will eat is "nous mangerons") = Nous n'y mangerons plus (plu)
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I am going to tell you what happened What did you read ? / "What is it you have read ?" I understand what you say
Je vais te dire ce qui s’est passé Qu’est-ce que tu as lu ? (lire) Je comprends ce que tu dis
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Everywhere in the world, it's the same thing. 
Partout dans tout le monde c'est le même chose.
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it's mostly your diet and too much (of) alcohol
c'est surtout ton alimentation (ali mon tay tion) et trop d'alcool (al cool)
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I don't eat and don’t drink too much
je ne mange pas et ne bois pas trop
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I eat too much
Je mange trop
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I drink too much
je bois trop.
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I don't drink too much One glass each day
je ne bois pas trop. un verre chaque jour
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Obsession It's my obsession (my “idea fixed”)
Idée fixe C'est mon idée fixe (e day fix)
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it’s long It’s far It’s less it’s short
c’est long = it’s long c’est loin = it’s far c'est moins = it’s less c’est court (cor) = it’s short
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They are not used to... (They don’t have the habit of…using “avoir” not etre) You are used to... You are not used to... You are not used to this/that I am used to that I am not used to that
Ils n’ont pas l’habitude de … = They are not used to … (They don’t have the habit of…) Tu as l’habitude de … = you are used to Tu n'as pas l’habitude de Tu n'as pas l’habitude ça J'ai l’habitude ça Je n'ai pas l’habitude ça
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The earthquake (m) The trembling of the earth
Le séisme Le tremblement de la terre
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The Earth, the ground (f)
La Terre
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I like / I like that
J’aime bien = I like / I like that (when just making a statement that you like something generally) J’aimerais … + Je voudrais… = use when actually asking / wanting something. J’aimerais ça / J’aimerais le poulet J’aimerais ceci et cela (this and that) Diane says OK to use both.
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Ce qui v Ce que
ce qui + verb par example: qu'est-ce qui rendrait aujourd’hui formidable Ce que + subject + verb par example: qu'est-ce que tu fais Dis-moi ce que tu penses = tell me what you think
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Diane's exercise saying I don't like walking because It's too slow in order to be exercise and It's too rapid in order to be relaxing
Je n’aime pas marcher parce que: c’est trop lent pour être de l’exercice est c’est trop rapide pour être relaxant
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Rencontrer v Se rencontrer v Se voir (meet)
Meeting for the first time Rencontrer : je l’ai rencontré Se rencontrer : on s’est rencontré To meet (up with a friend): Use: se voir On se voit quand ? où est-ce qu’on voit ? On se voit demain Two ways to say: "We have already met last week" using Rencontrer = je t'ai déjà rencontré la semaine dernière Using Se rencontrer = on s’est déjà rencontrés la semaine dernière Two ways to say: "You have met him before" Using Rencontrer = tu l'as rencontré avant Using Se rencontrer = vous vous êtes rencontrés avant / tu t'es rencontré avant I have met him before = Je l'ai rencontré avant
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To say: Stronger Faster Longer Shorter
All using "plu" Plus forte (feminine version of strong) (forte is feminine ("fort") / fort is masculine ("for")) Plus rapide Plus long Plus court (cor)
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I need some peace (calm) and some quiet (tranquility)
J'ai besoin de calm et de tranquillité. (tron quil et teh)
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Difficult times These are difficult times
Les temps difficile Or you could say: Ce sont des moments difficiles
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This year has been difficult. This year has been not easy
Cette année a été difficile. Cette année a été pas facile.
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A surfboard ("a board to surf") I don't have a surfboard in St Barts.
Une planche à surf Je n'ai pas une planche à surf en St Barts
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Qui v Que
Qui Qui is a subject, it will therefore be followed by the verb. Qui + verb C'est le train qui va en France Que Que is a direct object so the sentence also needs a subject. Que + subject + verb. C'est le train que je prend à France
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I struggle to concentrate
J'ai du mal à me concentrer
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I struggle to sleep every night ("all the nights")
J'ai du mal à dormir toutes les nuits
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I struggle to work later in the day
J'ai du mal à travailler plus tard dans la journée
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Dianes phrase for: It works, do it like that ! (“like a command”)
Ça marche, faisons comme ça!
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Let's do it like this !
Faisons (fur zon) comme ça !
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It sounds like fun
ça a l'air amusant
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I want to take this I want to take this and that
Je veux prendre ça Je veux prendre ceci et cela
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Everyone says that it's great (Use when referring to restaurants etc...)
tout le monde dit que c'est génial
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For me, French, but slowly please, because I am learning.
Pour moi, le français.....mais lentement s'il vous plaît....parce que j'apprends.

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