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103 Cards in this Set
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A tout à l'heure / A plus tard
ah too tah luhr / ah plew tahr |
See you later
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Comment allez-vous ?
koh-mawn tahl-ay voo |
How are you? (formal)
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Je vais bien
zhuh vay bee-ahn |
I'm fine.
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Comment vous appelez-vous ?
koh-mawn voo zah-play voo |
What's your name? (formal)
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De rien. / Je vous en prie.
duh ree-ahn / zhuh voo zawn pree |
You're welcome.
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A bientôt
ah bee-ahn-toh |
See you soon
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Pardonnez-moi!
pahr-dohn-nay-mwah |
Excuse me!
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Tu t'appelles comment ?
tew tah-pell koh-mawn |
What's your name? (informal
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Bienvenu(e)
bee-ahn-vuh-new |
Welcome
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A demain
ah duh-mahn |
See you tomorrow
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Allons-y!
ah-lohn-zee |
Let's go!
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Très bien / mal / pas mal
treh bee-ahn / mahl / pah mahl |
Very good / bad / not bad
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Enchanté(e)
awn-shawn-tay |
Nice to meet you.
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Vous êtes d'où ?
voo zet doo |
Where are you from? (formal)
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Où habitez-vous ?
ooh ah-bee-tay voo |
Where do you live? (formal)
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Quel âge avez-vous ?
kell ahzh ah-vay voo |
How old are you? (formal)
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Parlez-vous français ?
par-lay voo frahn-say |
Do you speak French? (formal)
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Comprenez-vous? / Tu comprends?
kohm-pren-ay-voo / tew kohm-prawn |
Do you understand? (formal / informal)
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Pouvez-vous m'aider ? / Tu peux m'aider ?
poo-vay voo meh-day / tew puh meh-day |
Can you help me? (formal / informal)
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Où est ... / Où sont ... ?
ooh eh / ooh sohn |
Where is ... / Where are ... ?
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Comment dit-on ____ en français ?
kohm-mawn dee-tohn ___ on frahn-say |
How do you say ____ in French?
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Ça ne fait rien.
sah nuh feh ree-ahn |
It doesn't matter.
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Je suis fatigué(e) / malade.
zhuh swee fah-tee-gay / mah-lahd |
I'm tired / sick.
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Je m'ennuie.
zhuh mawn-nwee |
I'm bored.
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Ce n'est pas grave.
suh neh pah grahv |
It's no problem. / It's alright.
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A vos souhaits ! / A tes souhaits !
ah voh soo-eh / a teh soo-eh |
Bless you! (formal / informal)
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C'est à vous ! / C'est à toi !
set ah voo / set a twah |
It's your turn! (formal / informal)
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Tenez / Tiens
tuh-nay / tee-ahn |
Hey / Here (formal / informal)
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Bonsoir
bohn-swahr |
Good evening
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De rien. / Je vous en prie.
duh ree-ahn / zhuh voo zawn pree |
You're welcome.
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ah too tah luhr / ah plew tahr
See you later A bientôt ah bee-ahn-toh |
See you soon
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Tu es d'où ?
tew ay doo |
Where are you from? (informal)
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Tu habites où ?
tew ah-beet ooh |
Where do you live? (informal)
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Tu as quel âge ?
tew ah kell ahzh |
How old are you? (informal)
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Tu parles anglais ?
tew parl on-glay |
Do you speak English? (informal)
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Je (ne) comprends (pas)
zhuh nuh kohm-prawn pah |
I (don't) understand
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Bien sûr.
bee-ahn sewr |
Of course.
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Voici / Voilà
vwah-see / vwah-lah |
Here is... / Here it is.
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Qu'est-ce que c'est que ça ?
kess kuh seh kuh sah |
What is that?
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Qu'est-ce qui se passe ?
kess kee suh pahs |
What's happening?
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J'ai faim / J'ai soif.
zhay fawn / zhay swahf |
I'm hungry / I'm thirsty.
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Ça m'est égal. / Je m'en fiche.
sah meh-teh-gahl / zhuh mawn feesh |
I don't care.
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J'ai oublié.
zhay oo-blee-ay |
I forgot.
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Félicitations !
fay-lee-see-tah-see-ohn |
Congratulations!
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Taisez-vous ! / Tais-toi !
teh-zay voo / teh twah |
Shut up! / Be quiet! (formal / informal)
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Quoi de neuf ? / Ça boume ?
kwah duh nuhf / sah boom |
What's new? / What's up?
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Bonne nuit
bun nwee |
Good night
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Allons-y!
ah-lohn-zee |
Let's go!
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Très bien / mal / pas mal
treh bee-ahn / mahl / pah mahl |
Very good / bad / not bad
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Mesdames et Messieurs
meh-dahm zeh meh-syuh |
Ladies and gentlemen
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Je suis de...
zhuh swee duh |
I am from...
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J'habite à...
zhah-beet ah |
I live in...
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J'ai ____ ans.
zhay ____ awn |
I am ____ years old.
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Je (ne) parle (pas)...
zhuh nuh parl pah |
I (don't) speak...
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Je (ne) sais (pas)
zhuhn say pah |
I (don't) know
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Comment?
kohm-mawn |
What? Pardon?
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Il y a ... / Il y avait...
eel-ee-ah / eel-ee-ah-veh |
There is / are... / There was / were...
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Qu'est-ce qu'il y a ?
kess keel-ee-ah |
What's the matter?
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Je n'ai aucune idée.
zhuh neh oh-kewn ee-day |
I have no idea.
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J'ai chaud / J'ai froid.
zhay show / zhay fwah |
I'm hot / I'm cold.
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Ne vous en faites pas. / Ne t'en fais pas.
nuh voo zawn fett pah / nuh tawn feh pah |
Don't worry (formal / informal)
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Je dois y aller.
zhuh dwah ee ah-lay |
I must go.
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Bonne chance !
bun shahns |
Good luck!
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Je vous aime / Je t'aime
zhuh voo zem / zhuh tem |
I love you (formal & plural / informal)
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Pas grand chose.
pah grahn shohz |
Not a whole lot.
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[i] ee
vie, midi, lit, riz i, y |
[y] ee rounded
rue, jus, tissu, usine u |
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[e] ay
blé, nez, cahier, pied é, et, final er and ez |
[ø] ay rounded
jeu, yeux, queue, bleu eu |
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[3(reversed)] eh
lait, aile, balai, reine e, è, ê, ai, ei, ais |
[œ] eh rounded
sœur, œuf, fleur, beurre œu, eu |
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a] ah
chat, ami, papa, salade a, à, â |
[a (italics)] ah longer
bas, âne, grâce, château a, â |
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[u] oo l
oup, cou, caillou, outil ou |
[o] oh
eau, dos, escargot, hôtel o, ô |
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[ɔ] aw
sol, pomme, cloche, horloge o |
[ə] uh
fenêtre, genou, cheval, cerise e |
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[w] w
fois, oui, Louis oi, ou |
[ɥ] ew-ee
lui, suisse ui |
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[j] yuh
oreille, Mireille ill, y |
[ã] awn
gant, banc, dent en, em, an, am, aon, aen |
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[3(reversed)̃] ahn
pain, vin, linge in, im, yn, ym, ain, aim, ein, eim, un, um, en, eng, oin, oing, oint, ien, yen, éen |
[œ̃] uhn
brun, lundi, parfum un |
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[õ] ohn
rond, ongle, front on, om |
In words beginning with in-, a nasal is only used if the next letter is a consonant. Otherwise, the in- prefix is pronounce een before a vowel.
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ex + vowel
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egz
examen, exercice |
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ex + consonant
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eks
exceptionnel, expression |
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ch (Latin origin)
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sh
architecte, archives |
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ch (Greek origin)
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k
orchestre, archéologie |
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ti + vowel (except é)
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see
démocratie, nation |
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c + e, i, y; or ç
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s
cent, ceinture, maçon |
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c + a, o, u
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k
caillou, car, cube |
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g + e, i, y
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zh
genou, gingembre |
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qu, final q
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k
que, quoi, grecque |
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silent
haricot, herbe, hasard |
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vowel + s + vowel
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z
rose, falaise, casino |
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x + vowel
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z
six ans, beaux arts |
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final x
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s
six, dix, soixante (these 3 only!) |
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There are a lot of silent letters in French, and you usually do not pronounce the final consonant, unless that final consonant is
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C, R, F or L (except verbs that end in -r).
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French slurs
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S and x are pronounced as z; d as t; and f as v in these liaisons.
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rapid(e)ment, lent(e)ment, sauv(e)tage (pronounced ra-peed-mawn, not ra-peed-uh-mawn)
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sous l(e) bureau, chez l(e) docteur (pronounced sool bewr-oh, not soo luh bewr-oh)
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il y a d(e)... , pas d(e)... , plus d(e)... (eel yahd, pahd, plewd, not eel ee ah duh, pah duh, or plew duh)
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je n(e), de n(e) (zhuhn, duhn, not zhuh nuh or duh nuh)
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j(e) te, c(e) que (shtuh, skuh, not zhuh tuh or suh kuh - note the change of the pronunciation of the j as well)
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Stress on syllables is not as heavily pronounced as in English and it generally falls on the last syllable of the word.
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Intonation usually only rises for yes/no questions, and all other times, it goes down at the end of the sentence.
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a ah
b beh c seh |
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d deh
e uh f eff |
g zheh
h ahsh i ee |
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j zhee
k kah l ell |
m em
n en o oh |
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p peh
q kew r air |
s ess
t teh u ew |
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v veh
w doo-bluh-veh x eeks |
y ee-grek
z zed |
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Nouns ending in -age and -ment are usually masculine, as are nouns ending with a consonant.
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Nouns ending in -ure, -sion, -tion, -ence, -ance, -té, and -ette are usually feminine.
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un lit a bed
une pomme an apple des gants some gloves |
Masc.
ce lit this/that bed Masc, Before Vowel cet oiseau this/that bird |
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Fem.
cette pomme this/that apple Plural ces gants these/those gloves |
soit . . . soit
either . . . or |
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If you need to distinguish between this or that and these or those,
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you can add -ci to the end of the noun for this and these, and -là to the end of the noun for that and those.
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ce lit-ci this bed
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ce lit-là that bed
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