Basics Flashcards by Julia S

What is the French word for ‘a’ or ‘some’ in plural?

des

This is often omitted in English.

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How do you say ‘does not have’ in French?

n’a pas

Followed by ‘de’ or ‘d’’ instead of ‘un/une/des’.

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How do you say ‘I don’t have’ in French?

Je n’ai pas OR J’ai pas

Followed by ‘de’ or ‘d’’ instead of ‘un/une/des’.

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How do you say ‘I don’t want’ in French?

Je ne veux pas

Followed by ‘de’ or ‘d’’ instead of ‘un/une/des’.

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What is the French phrase for ‘there is/are’?

Il y a

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How do you say ‘there is/are no’ in French?

Il n’y a pas

Followed by ‘de’ or ‘d’’ instead of ‘un/une/des’.

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What is the French word for ‘the’ in singular?

le/la/l’

‘l’’ is used before a vowel sound.

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What is the French word for ‘the’ in plural?

les

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What is the French word for ‘do’?

Fais

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What is the French word for ‘if’?

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What is the French word for ‘it’?

Ça

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What is the French word for ‘or’?

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What is the French word for ‘from’ or ‘of’?

De/d’-

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What is the French word for ‘at’ or ‘to the’?

Au/aux-

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What is the French word for ‘on’?

Sur

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What is the French word for ‘all’?

tout/tous (masc sing and plural) or toute/toutes (fem sing and plural)

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What is the French word for ‘here’ or ‘this’?

Ici

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What is the French word for ‘and’?

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What is the French word for ‘for’?

Pour

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What is the French word for ‘each’ or ‘every’?

Chaque

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What is the French word for ‘has’?

Avoir conjugated verb

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What is the French word for ‘so’?

alors or donc

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What is the French phrase for ‘about’?

à propos de

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What is the French word for ‘but’?

Mais

Can also mean ‘yet’ or ‘on the contrary’.

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What is the French word for 'but' (except for)?

Sauf

What is the French word for 'never'?

Jamais

What is the French word for 'more'?

plus (Rlos) - more

What is the French word for 'also'?

aussi

What is the French word for 'because'?

parce que

What is the French word for 'often'?

Souvent

What is the French word for 'my'?

Mon/ma/mes - my

What is the French word for 'me'?

Moi - me

What is the French phrase for 'I have'?

J'ai - I have

What is the French phrase for 'I want'?

Je veux - I want

What is the French phrase for 'I will'?

Je vais - I will

What is the French word for 'your' (informal)?

Ton/ta/tes

What is the French word for 'your' (formal)?

Votre - your (formal, singular and plural)

What is the French word for 'am'?

suis

What is the French word for 'now'?

maintenant - now

What is the French word for 'going'?

aller (allee) - going

What is the French word for 'like'?

comme - like

What is the French word for 'is/are'?

est/sont - is/are

What is the French word for 'their'?

leur - their

What is the French word for 'when'?

Quand - when

What is the French word for 'where'?

Où

What is the French word for 'what'?

Quoi

What is the French word for 'why'?

pourquoi

What is the French phrase for 'everyone'?

tout le monde - everyone

What is the French word for 'with'?

Avec - with

What is the French word for 'under'?

Sous - under

What is the French phrase for 'beside'?

À côté - beside

What is the French phrase for 'in front'?

Devant - in front

What is the French word for 'behind'?

Derrière

What is the French word for 'between'?

Entre - between

What is the French word for 'each'?

Chaque - each

What is the French pronoun for 'he'?

II - he

What is the French word for 'he'?

What is the French word for 'she'?

Elle

What is the French word for 'they' (masculine or mixed group)?

Ils

What is the French word for 'they' (feminine)?

Elles

What is the French word for 'his/her' before a masculine noun?

Son

What is the French word for 'his/her' before a feminine noun?

What is the French word for 'I'?

What is the French word for 'you' (singular and casual)?

What is the French word for 'you' (singular or plural; formal)?

Vous

What is the French word for 'we'?

Nous

What is the French word for 'we/you/they/one' (impersonal pronoun)?

On ## Footnote Often used in familiar conversations to replace 'nous'.

How do you say 'I refuse' in French?

Je refuse

How do you say 'I will take' in French?

Je vais prendre

How do you say 'I am' in French?

Je suis

How do you say 'Do you have' in French?

Avez-vous

How do you ask 'Do you speak...?' in French?

Parlez-vous...?

How do you say 'I love' in French?

J'adore / J'aime

How do you say 'Do you' in French?

Tu fais

How do you say 'I am learning right now' in French?

J'apprends en ce moment

How do you say 'I said' in French?

J'ai dit

How do you say 'You said' in French?

Vous avez dit

How do you say 'It is not' in French?

C'est ne pas

How do you ask 'Where is' in French?

Où est

How do you say 'I do not' in French?

Je ne... pas

How do you say 'my sweetheart/love/heart' in French?

Mon cœur

How do you say 'I adore you' in French?

Je t'adore

How do you say 'I love you' in French?

Je t'aime

How do you say 'my love' in French?

Mon amour

How do you say 'my queen' in French?

Ma reine

How do you say 'my friend' in French?

Mon ami

How do you say 'I miss you' in French?

Tu me manques

How do you say 'darling' in French?

Chérie

How do you say 'today' in French?

Aujourd'hui

How do you say 'every day' in French?

Tous les jours

How do you say 'week' in French?

Semaine

How do you say 'work' in French?

Travail

How do you say 'favorite' in French?

Préféré

How do you say 'guy' in French?

Gars

What is the French word for 'evening'?

soir

What does 'jouer' mean?

playing

What is 'beulengerie' in English?

bakery

What does 'supermarchet' refer to?

supermarket

What is the French word for 'buy'?

achete

What does 'seulement' mean?

only

What is the French word for 'case'?

cas

What does 'collation' mean?

snack

What is the French word for 'street'?

rue

What does 'apres' mean?

after/following

What is the French word for 'perfect'?

parfait

What does 'heureuse' mean?

happy

What is the French word for 'get off'?

descend

What does 'Ecoute' mean?

listen

What is the French word for 'wine'?

Vin

What does 'Lèche-vitrines' refer to?

window shopping

What is 'Une sieste' in English?

a nap

What does 'Vrai' mean?

true

What is the French word for 'false'?

Faux

What does 'La musique' refer to?

music

Neither

“Then” in french

Ensuite or puis when comes after sem

“At” in french

Chez

“How” in french

Comment

“Well” in french (colloquial)

Bah

“Just” in french

Juste

“Always” in french

Toujours

During

Pendant

There

Là

While

Pendant que/q’

Over there

Là-bas

How to say “my” in french

Mon/ma/mes

How to say “your” (informal)

Ton/ta/tes

How to say “your” (formal or plural)

Votre/vos

His/her

Son/sa/ses

Our

Notre/nos (latter is plural)

Their

Leur/leurs

What is the rule with BAGS adjectives?

Descriptive adjectives that occur BEFORE the noun (usually occur after)

What does BAGS stand for

Beauty, Age, Good (and bad), and size

Beautiful, handsome and pretty in french

Beau/belle Beau/belle Joli(e)

New, Old, and Young in French

Nouveau/nouvelle Vieux/vieille Jeune

Bad, Good and nice in frenxh

Mauvais(e) Bon(ne) Gentil(le)

Fat, long, small/short, tall in french

Gros(se) Long(ue) Petit(e) Grand(e)

Alors vs Donc

Alors - in sequence (more like ‘then’ than ‘so’; ‘this happened, so then do this’) Donc - consequence (more like ‘therefore’ than ‘so’; ‘this happened, so this must be true’

Contraction with à (at/in/to) for feminine singular nouns (at the house)

À la maison

Contraction with à (at/in/to) for masculin singular nouns (at the park)

Au parc

Contraction with à (at/in/to) for singular noun starting with vowel sound (at the hotel)

À l’hôtel

Contraction with à (at/in/to) for any plural noun (to the cafes)

Aux cafés

Almost

Presque

How to say “maybe”

peut être (peutetre; could be)

Basics Flashcards

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