Vocabulary Flashcards
(260 cards)
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A Sheet of paper
A
Une feuille de papier
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Thirteen
A
Trieze
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The watch (what gender?) =
A
Le montre
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A blackboard (and what gender?)
A
Un tableau
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A wastebasket ~ for paper ~ (and what gender?)
A
Une corbeille à papier
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Fifteen
(and how is it pronounced?)
A
Quince
(“Canz”)
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Fifty
A
Cinquante
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Twenty
(And how is it pronounced?)
A
Vingt
(the “I” sound here is like “want”)
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A painting
A
Un tableau
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Thirty
A
Trente
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Nineteen
A
Dix neuf
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Sixty
A
Soixante
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Twenty three
A
Vingt-trois
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Twelve
A
Douze
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Seventeen
A
Dix-sept
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Eleven
A
Onze
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Fourteen
A
Quatorze
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Sixteen
(and how is it pronounced?)
A
Sieze
(“Says”)
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Eighteen
A
Dix-huit
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Forty
A
Quarante
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A clock
A
Une horloge
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How do you ask: “What is your nationality?”
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“Quelle est votre nationalité?”
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How would you say: “I’m Canadian.”
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“Je suis de nationalité canadienne.”
Notice that the country isn’t capitalized in French.
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How would you say: “What is your heritage?” ( In this case, “You are of what origin?”)
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“Tu es quelle origine?”
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How would you say: “I’m of Italian heritage.”
“Je suis d’origine italienne.”
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“Forty” =
“Quarante”
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“Fifty” =
“Cinquante”
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“Sixty” =
“Soixante”
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“Eighty” =
“Quarante-vingts” (Think “four twenties”)
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“Seventy” =
“Soixante-dix”
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How do you say “there is” or “there are” ~ for singular or plural?
“Il y a”
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How do you say: “There isn’t any of” or “There aren’t any of”?
BTW, this is for m, f, and plural
“Il n’y a pas de _______”
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“A friend” =
“Un copin” (like a “buddy”)
Or
“Un ami (Une amie)
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“What is your name?” =
“Comment vous appelles- vous?”
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How do you say “sometimes”?
“quellque fois”
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“Who’s there?”
“Qui est là?”
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“A Calculator”
“Une Calculatrice”
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“A watch”
“Une montre”
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“A result”
“Un résultat”
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“A classroom”
“Une salle de classe”
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“A (male) roommate”
“A (female) roommate
“Un camarade de chambre”
“ Une camarade de chambre”
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“Only the mountains never meet”
“Il n’y a que les montagnes qui ne se rencontrent pas”
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“These are”
“Ce sont”
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“Elder” (give m and f)
“Aîné”
“Aînée”
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“So…”
“Alors…”
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“By the way”
“Au fait”
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“Brother-in-law”
“Un beau-frère”
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“Kind; good”
“Bon(ne)”
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“That’s my friend” (masculine)
“C’est Mon ami”
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“A spouse” (m and f)
“Un époux”
“Une épouse”
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“Proud” (m and f)
“Fier”
“Fière”
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“A grandfather”
“Un grande-père”
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“The grandparents”
Also, is it m or f?
“Les grands-parents”
It’s m
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“Happy” (please give both m and f)
“Heureux”
“Heureuse”
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“Young”
“Jeune”
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“Ugly” (please give word in both m and f form)
“Laid”
“Laide”
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“A husband”
“Un mari”
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“Brown”
“Marron”
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“Bad”
“Mauvais(e)”
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“Poor, unfortunate”
“Pauvre”
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“A grandson”
“A granddaughter”
“Un petit-fils”
“Une petite-fille”
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“His/hers/its”
“Son/sa/ses”
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“Your” (familiar and singular)
“Ton/ta/tes”
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“Old” (m and f)
“Vieux”
“Vieielle”
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“A neighbor” (m and f)
“Un voisin”
“Une voisine”
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How do you say “We are IN Paris”?
“Nous sommes à Paris.”
“À” means in a PLACE
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How do you use “in” in the sense of “We are in trouble.”
“Nous sommes en difficulté”
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When do you use “dans”, “à” and “en” when translating the English word “in”?
1. “Dans”
a. Physical location inside something:
Example: Il est dans la maison. (He is in the house.)
b. Future time:
Example: Nous partirons dans une heure. (We will leave in an hour.)
2. “À”
a. Cities and small towns:
Example: Je suis à Paris. (I am in Paris.)
b. Specific locations or points:
Example: Elle est à l’école. (She is at school.)
3. “En”
a. Countries, regions, and continents (usually feminine):
Example: Je suis en France. (I am in France.)
b. Months, seasons, and years:
Example: Nous voyageons en avril. (We travel in April.)
c. Means of transportation:
Example: Voyager en train. (Travel by train.)
d. Duration of time:
Example: Il a lu le livre en une heure. (He read the book in an hour.)
e. In a certain situation, like Nous sommes en difficulté.
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“I like…”
“J’ aime bien… »
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“I don’t like _____ very much.”
“Je n’ aime pas tellement ____”
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“An exam”
“Un examen”
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“Art”
And is it m or f?
“l’art”
Masculine
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“Chemistry”
m or f?
“La chimie”
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The law
m or f?
“Le droit”
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“Physical Education”
m or f ?
“l’éducation physique”
feminine
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“Geography”
m or f ?
“la géographie”
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“The Humanities”
m or f ?
“Les lettres”
Feminine
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“Philosophy”
“La philosophie”
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“A scholarship”
m or f ?
“Une bourse”
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“A course”
M or F ?
“Un cours”
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“homework”
M or F ?
“un devoir”
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“School”
M or F ?
“L’ école”
Feminine
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“A grade (in school)”
M or F ?
“Une note”
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“Difficult”
“Defficile”
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“Easy”
“Facile”
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“Useless”
“Inutile”
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“Useful”
“Utile”
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“Especially; above all”
“Surtout”
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See you soon.
“À bientôt”
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See you tomorrow
À demain
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See you later.
À plus tard
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See you later (at another time)
À tout à l’heure
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Hello
Allô
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Good-bye
Au revoir
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Have a good day!
Bonne journée
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How are you? (Formal usage)
Comment allez-vous?
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How are you? (Familiar)
Comment vas-tu?
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Management (m or f ?)
La gestion
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A scholarship (m or f ?)
Une bourse
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A course or a class (m or f ?)
Un cours
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Homework (m or f ?)
Un devoir
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A diploma (m or f ?)
Un diplôme
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School (m or f ?)
L’ école (f)
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Education, studies (m or f ?)
Les études (it’s feminine, as you see in the “e” in the second to last letter)
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The gymnasium (m or f ?)
Le gymnase
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A grade (m or f ? And what English word does it kinda sound like?)
Une note (pronounced almost like “nut”)
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A university cafeteria (m or f ?)
Un resto U
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quatre-vingt-dix
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quatre-vingt-onze
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quatre-vingt-douze
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I am
Je suis
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La gestion
Management, business administration
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Fashion (m or f ?)
Le système de mode
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“I like ______.”
“J’aime bien LE _________”
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“I don’t like ______ very much.”
“Je n’aime pas tellement LE ________.”
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“Above all, ….”
“Surtout, ….”
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“Middle school”
“Le collège”
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What does “Je dessine bien.” mean?
“I draw well.”
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Two ways to express astonishment are:
“Ça alors !” - This is like saying “Well, I never!” or “Wow, really!”.
“Mais non !” - Similar to “No way!” or “You’re kidding!”.
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“Is there a” (inversion) problem?
You have to put the hyphens in the right place.
Y a-t-il une problème
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Your =
Tes
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Often
Souvent
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Sometimes =
Parfois
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Let’s go!
Allons- y!
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So…
Alors
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Name the days of the week
Monday is Lundi.
Tuesday is Mardi.
Wednesday is Mercredi.
Thursday is Jeudi.
Friday is Vendredi.
Saturday is Samedi.
Sunday is Dimanche
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The university
La faculté
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The university
La faculté
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Dîner
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To have dinner
Dîner
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To have dinner
Dîner
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To take an exam
Passer un examen
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To return
Rentrer
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To visit (Paris)
Visiter (Paris)
(Not: “Visiter à Paris)
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Noon
Midi
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Midnight
Minuit
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Late
Tard
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Early
Tôt
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Wednesday
Mercredi
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Thursday
Jeudi
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Friday
Vendredi
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Saturday
Samedi
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Sunday
Dimanche
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To Ask
Demander
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To fail (general - not just academic)
Échouer
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To teach
Enseigner
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To find OR To think
Trouver
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What day is it?
Quel jour sommes-nous?
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A year
(watch the spelling)
Un an
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When do you use “Un an”
Un an:
1. Used with numbers: When you’re counting years or referring to someone’s age.
Example: J’ai 25 ans (I am 25 years old).
2. Specific points in time: When talking about a specific year or a unit of time.
Example: Il y a deux ans (Two years ago).
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When do you use “un année”?
Une année:
1 Describing the whole span of a year: Often used with adjectives or when describing the quality or events of the year.
Example: C’était une bonne année (It was a good year).
With ordinal numbers and quantifiers: When referring to the first, second, or several years.
Example: La première année (The first year), plusieurs années (several years).
Expressions of time: Such as “last year,” “next year,” or “this year.”
Example: L’année dernière (Last year), l’année prochaine (Next year), cette année (this year) 123.
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Day after tomorrow
(which accent is uses in the “e”?)
And don’t forget one other thing about spelling the phrase…
Après-demain
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An afternoon
Un après-midi
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today (and how is it spelled?)
aujourd’hui (don’t forget the hyphen)
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Une journée
A day
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A morning
Un matin
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La matinée
The morning
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A month (m or f?)
Un mois
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Is “nuit” (“night”) m or f ?
F
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Is semaine (week) m or f ?
F
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Is night (“sour”) m or f ?
Un soir
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“An evening”
“Une soirée”
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A grade
Une note
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To be sleepy
Avoir sommeil
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“sympa” means
“nice”
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What are some ways to use “trouver”
To find something, like “Je trouve Jean”
How you like something, like “I find the class difficult” (“Je trouve le cours difficile.”)
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Yesterday
Hier
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The afternoon
L’après-midi
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The day after tomorrow
Après-demain
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An evening
Un soir
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A night
Une nuit
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The day before yesterday
Avant-hier
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The day after tomorrow
Après-demain
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Today (provide the correct spelling, please)
Aujourd’hui
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The following day
Le jour suivant
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The university
La faculté
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Jour vs journée
Jour (masculine noun) refers to a 24-hour period, like a calendar day. For example:
Je travaille tous les jours. (I work every day.)
Quel jour sommes-nous ? (What day is it?)
Journée (feminine noun) refers to the daytime, the period from sunrise to sunset, emphasizing the duration or the activities within the day. For example:
J’ai passé une bonne journée. (I had a good day.)
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Matin vs Matinée
Matin (masculine noun) refers to the early part of the day, typically from dawn until noon. It’s used to specify a point in time. For example:
Je me lève tôt le matin. (I wake up early in the morning.)
Quel matin magnifique ! (What a beautiful morning!)
Matinée (feminine noun) refers to the duration of the morning, often emphasizing the activities or the length of time. For example:
J’ai passé la matinée à lire. (I spent the morning reading.)
Toute la matinée, il a plu. (It rained all morning long.)
So, use “matin” when you want to refer to a specific time in the morning, and “matinée” when you want to talk about the morning as a period of time or the activities within it
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Soir vs Soirée
Soir (masculine noun) refers to the time of day from sunset to bedtime. It’s used to specify a point in time. For example:
Je vais au cinéma ce soir. (I’m going to the cinema this evening.)
Le soir, il fait plus frais. (In the evening, it gets cooler.)
Soirée (feminine noun) refers to the duration of the evening, often emphasizing the activities or the length of time. For example:
J’ai passé une agréable soirée. (I had a pleasant evening.)
Toute la soirée, nous avons discuté. (We talked all evening long.)
So, use “soir” when you want to refer to a specific time in the evening, and “soirée” when you want to talk about the evening as a period of time or the activities within it
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To be ____ years old
Avoir ____ ans
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To need
Avoir besoin (de/des/d’)
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To be lucky
Avoir de la chance
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To be hot
Avoir chaud
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To be cold
Avoir froid
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(This is a hard one)
To feel like
Avoir envie (de/des/d’)
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To be ashamed of
Avoir honte (de)
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To be ashamed of
Avoir honte (de)
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To be wrong
Avoir tort
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To be sleepy
Avoir sommeil
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They are cold
Ils ont froid
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If “un” and “une” are singular, which they are, what is the plural for I it?
“des”
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“Avoir envie”
"Avoir envie" means "to want" or "to feel like" in English. For example, "J'ai envie de manger" means "I feel like eating" or "I want to eat." It's a handy phrase for expressing desires or cravings. How about trying it out in a sentence?
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To seem
Avoir l’ais
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What do you …
De quois as-tu
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Sharp (time-wise), on the dot
Pile
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Of
Du
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“Du” is kinda made up of
De+La
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If a consonant follow “of”, you say ?
If a vowel sound follows, you say
“du”
“d’e”
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What does “des” derive from?
“de” + “les”
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I work from 8:00 am until 2:00 pm =
Je travaille DE huit heures À quatre heures
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“late” (two ways to say it)
“tard” and “en retard”
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almost
presque
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about (at least when referring to time)
vers
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Is “hour” m or f?
f
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“du” means:
"du” is a contraction of "de" and "le" in French. It means "of the" or "some." It's used with masculine singular nouns.
For example:
- **Du pain** (Some bread)
- **Du fromage** (Some cheese)
-** Le cours commence très tôt, à huit heures vingt DU matin**
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At, in or to =
À
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One hour
Une heure
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One hour
Une heure
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To volunteer
Faire du volantariat
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Often
Souvente
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Before
Avant
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From, until
De, à
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In class
En classe
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Early
Avance
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On Monday
Le lundi
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Your
Ton
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find
retrouver
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dessinent
draw
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To give (including to teach a course)
Donner
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In
En
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A bird
Un oiseau
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A fish
Un poisson
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single, unmarried
célibrataire
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Married
Marié
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Blue
Bleu
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Brown hair
Châtain
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Short
Court
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Tall
Grande
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Big
Grand
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Pretty
Joli
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If “vieux” is the masculine form of “old”, what is the feminine form?
It’s “vielle”
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If the feminine plural of intellectual is “intellectuelle”, what is the masculine plural form?
“intellectuels”
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Your
Ton
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Discrete
Discrère
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Funny (don’t forget the accent on one of the letters)
Drôle
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Anxious
Inquiet
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Jealous
Jaloux
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Lazy
Parasseux
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Hard working
Travailleur
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Active
Actif
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Unpleasant
Antipathique
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Soft, sweet
Doux
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Bored
Ennuyeux
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Weak
Faible
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Great
Génial
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Slow
Lent
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Mean
Méchant
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Difficult, Painful
Pénible
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Athletic
Sportif
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A lawyer
Un avocat
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A businesswoman
Une femme d’affairs
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Neighbor (m, f, mpl or mixed, fp)
Ms: voisin
Fs: voisine
Mpl/mixed: voisins
Fpl: voisins
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Devant
In front of
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By (like “near” something)
Par
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The “to” of “I’m going to”:
France (which is feminine)
Vs: the “to” of “I’m going to: (masculine countries)
Je vais EN France
Vs: “Je vais AU Canada”
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Counties ending in “e” (France
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De + le =
Du
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De + la =
De la
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De + les =
Des
