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french to english cheat sheet
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Descriptive adjectives
Bleu- blue |
joli- pretty |
blond- blond |
laid- ugly |
brun- dark (hair) |
marron- brown (not for hair) |
chatain- brown (hair) |
noir- black |
court- short |
petit- small, short (stature) |
grand- tall, big |
raide- straight (hair) |
jeune- young |
vert- green |
fair conjunctions and important phrases unit 5
fair conjunctions and important phrases unit 5
ir verbs and regular ir verbs conjunctions.
conjunctions |
regular ir verbs |
je finis |
choisir- to choose |
tu finis |
gradir- to grow |
il/Elle/on/finit |
grossir- to gain weight |
nous finissons |
maigrir- to lose weight |
Vous finissez |
obeir- to obey |
ils/elles finissent |
regir- to react |
sentences |
sentences |
on finit de manger au Billy Burger |
il choisit d'aller manger chez Billyburger |
est-ce qu'elle a fini de manger chez doxies |
tu grandis quand tu manges ! |
prepositions of locations
les stylos sont à gauche de l'ordinateur |
la plante est sur la table |
les sticknotes sont devant les stylos |
les notes sont sur l'ordinateur |
la tasse est derrière la tablette |
le rapporteur est sur le papier |
les stylos sont dans la tasse |
avoir conjunction (present tense)
j'ai- I have |
Nous avons- we have |
tu as- you have |
Vous avez- you have |
il/Elle/on a- he/she/it/on has |
ils/elles ont- they have |
Etre conjunction
Je suis- I am |
nous- we |
tu es- you are |
Vous etes- you are |
il/elle est- he/she/it is |
il/elles sont- they are |
on est- one is |
Subject Pronouns
Singular |
plural |
Je- I |
nous- we |
tu- you (fam) |
vous- you |
vous- you (form) |
il- he/it (masc) |
ils- they (masc+fem) |
elle- she/ it (fem) |
on- one |
elles- they (fem) |
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common er verbs
detester- to hate |
chercher- to look for |
donner-to give |
adorer- to love, adore |
etudier- to study |
arriver- to arrive |
times of day
De l'apres- midi- in the afternoon |
midi- noon |
du matin- in the moring |
minuit- midnight |
du soir- in the evening |
plle-sharp on the dot |
presque- almost |
tard- late |
telling and asking about time
quelle heure est- il?- what time is it? |
Le cours commence a neuf here's moins vingt- the class starts at 8:40 |
quelle heure avec-vous/ as tu?- what time do you have |
nous avons- un examen a une heure- we have a test at one o'clock |
a quelle heure?- what time/ when? |
il est- six heures- it is six o'clock |
possessive pronouns
mine |
his/hers |
masc.sing. le mien |
fem.sing. la mienne |
common avoir phrases
j'ai un cours difficile- I have a difficult class |
On a un prof sympa- we have a nice teacher |
je n'ai pas de cours difficile- I don't have a difficult class. |
nous avons une cours d'art- we have an art class |
il a des examens- He has exams. |
Vous avez deux stylos- you have two pens. |
il n'a pas d'examens- he does not have exams |
elles ont- un examen de psychologie- they have a psychology exam |
Question words, forming open-ended questions
open ended questions |
questions words |
Tu aimes les voitures-You like cars. |
combien how much/many |
Il parle espagnol-He speaks Spanish. |
pourquoi why |
Vous lisez des livres-You read books. |
quand when |
est-ce que tu conduis une voiture-do you drive a car |
que/quoi what |
comment allez-vous aujourd'hui?-how are you today? |
qui who |
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forming yes/no questions
Vous NE détestez pas travailler?- you don't hate to work? |
Abdel n'aime-t-til pas étudier-?- Doesn't abdel like to study? |
NE detestez-vous pas travailler? don't you hate to work? |
Est-ce le professeur de lettres?- is he the humanities professor? |
Y a-t-il une horloge dans le classes?- is there a clock in the class? |
Mange-til a la cantina?- does he eat in the cafetiria? |
Parlez-vous Francis?- do you speak French? |
immediate family vocabulary
immediate family vocabulary
un frangin-brother |
mamie- nana, grandma |
une fanrgine-sister |
un minou- kitty |
maman-mom |
papa-dad |
tata- aunite |
papi- grandpa |
tonton- Uncle |
un toutou- doggy |
Descriptive adjectives
how to use descriptive adjectives sentence examples |
irregular adjectives (Most French adjectives are regular, but there are a number of irregular adjectives, based on the final letter(s) of the masculine singular adjective) |
J’ai les cheveux blonds – I have blond hair |
beau- handsome (masculine singular) |
Il a les cheveux bouclés – He has curly hair |
bon- good,kind- (masculine singular) |
J’ai les yeux bleus – I have blue eyes |
fier- proud (masculine singular) |
Elle est grande – She is tall |
gros- fat- (masculine singular) |
Regular adjectives |
belle- Beautiful- (feminine singular) |
bien – good. |
bon- good, kind- (feminine singular) |
confortable – comfortable. |
fiere- proud- (feminine singular) |
calme – calm. |
grosse- fat- (feminine singular) |
difficile – difficult. |
facile – easy. |
pauvre – poor. |
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