| attendez-nous là | wait for us there |
| avez-vous faim? | are you hungry (formal)? |
| c'est pour vous | it is for you (formal) |
| c'est quoi? | what is it? |
| c'est tout? | is that all? |
| c'est très gentil | it is very nice |
| c’est combien? | how much is it? |
| c’est grave? | is it serious? |
| ça n'est pas grave | no problem |
| ce n’est pas comme ça | It is not like that |
| combien cela coûte? | how much is this? |
| comment as-tu passé... ? | how have you spent...? (informal) |
| comment t'appelles-tu? | what's your name (informal)? |
| comment vas-tu? | how are you (informal)? |
| depuis quand? | since when? |
| il est prêt | he is ready |
| il veut y aller | he wants to go there |
| j'ai déjà dit que | I have already said that |
| j’attends mes amis | I am waiting for my friends |
| je ne comprends pas | I don't understand |
| je ne sais pas | I don't know |
| je serai à | I will be at |
| je suis arrivé | I have arrived (m) |
| je suis désolé | I am sorry (m) |
| je suis perdu | I'm lost (m) |
| je suis près de | I am close to |
| je te tiens au courant | I'll let you know (informal) |
| je vais être en retard | I'll be late |
| ne t'inquiète pas! | don't worry (informal)! |
| nous parlerons plus tard | we will speak later |
| où on se retrouve? | where do we meet? |
| où pouvons-nous manger? | where can we eat? |
| où sont les toilettes? | where is the bathroom? |
| où veux-tu dîner? | where do you want to have dinner? (informal) |
| parlez-vous anglais? | do you speak English? (formal) |
| pas du tout | not at all |
| pas pour moi | not for me |
| peux-tu m'aider? | can you help me (informal)? |
| pourquoi pas? | why not? |
| pourriez-vous répéter? | can you say it again? (formal) |
| puis-je faire ça? | can I do that? |
| qu'est-ce qui se passe? | what is happening? |
| qu’est-ce que vous recommandez? | what do you recommend (formal)? |
| que voulez-vous faire? | what do you want to do (formal)? |
| qui est-ce? | who is it? |
| quoi de neuf? | what's new? |
| tu vas y aller | you are going to go there (informal) |
| va-t'en! | go away! |
| viens avec moi! | come with me! (informal) |
Saturday, August 12, 2017
Phrases
This is one of the most important things to learn. I run into this problem all the time.
From https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/de-vs-du-de-la-des-quantity/
From https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/de-vs-du-de-la-des-quantity/
1) When the noun is unspecific, de stands alone after adjectives and prepositional phrases as well as after most adverbs of quantity and expressions of quantity.
2) However, if the noun after de refers to specific people or things de must be used with the definite article.
| Unspecific noun | Specific noun |
| Il a beaucoup de questions. He has a lot of questions. | Beaucoup des questions sont intéressantes. A lot of the questions are interesting. (specific or previously mentioned questions) |
| Peu d’étudiants sont ici. Few students are here. | Peu des étudiants de Lisette sont ici. Few of Lisette’s students are here. (not students in general, but specifically Lisette’s students) |
| J’ai mangé moins de soupe que Francine. I ate less soup than Francine. | Le repas que tu as préparé est délicieux, mais j’ai mangé moins de la soupe que lui. The meal that you made is delicious, but I ate less of the soup than he did. (soup from this previously mentioned meal) |
| Je veux un verre de vin. I want a glass of wine. | Je veux un verre du vin que tu as acheté. I want a glass of the wine that you bought. (specifically what you bought) |
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