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This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

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

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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)
 

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
 

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.