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French phrases 1

Simple French phrases

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Nous les achèterons au marché. We will buy them at the market.
Je les ai rencontrés à Paris. I met them in Paris.
Parlez, je vous écoute. Speak, I am listening to you.
Nous lui téléphonerons à une heure. We will call her at one o'clock.
Il leur manque un crayon. They are missing a pencil.
Avez-vous besoin de votre chapeau? Do you need your hat?
J'en suis revenu. I returned from there.
Nous le lui vendons. We are selling it to him.
Leur en avez-vous vendu? Did you sell them any?
Nous le lui avons souvent dit. We told it to him often.
Nous la lui avons donnée. We gave it to her.
Va le lui montrer. Go show it to him.
Envoyez-les-nous. Send them to us
Donnez-m'en. Give me some.
Nous nous coiffons tous les jours. We comb our hair everyday.
Nous te coiffons tous les jours. We comb your hair everyday. (familiar)
Regarde ces souliers! Ce sont les miens. Look at the shoes! They are mine.
Avec qui irez-vous en voyage? With whom will you go on a trip?
Qui est le meilleur élève de la classe? Who is the best student of the class?
Avec quoi ferez-vous cette robe? With what will you make this dress?
Vous avez plusieurs amis: avec lequel sortez-vous ce soir? You have several friends: with which one are you going out tonight?
Où sommes-nous? Where are we?
derrière la maison behind the house
derrière la porte behind the door
chercher derrière les apparences look behind (beyond) appearances
derrière son dos behind one's back
après la semaine prochaine after next week
après le cours after the class
après toi after you
après avoir mangé (past infinitive) after eating
après qu'il le fera after he does it
C'est marcelle qui parle en anglais. That's marcelle who speaks in english.
Je sais que vous allez au magsin. I know that you are going to the store!
On voit les joujou au magsin. We see the toys at the store.
Nous mangeons à 8h00. We eat at 8:00.
Il va parler à midi. He'll speak at noon.
Nous avons mangé en une heure. We ate in an hour.
Il va parler en hiver. He'll speak in the winter.
Nous mangerons dans 20 minutes. We'll eat in 20 minutes.
Il va parler dans une heure. He'll speak in an hour.
Nous mangeons depuis une heure. We've been eating for an hour.
Il parle depuis 5 minutes. He's been speaking for 5 minutes.
Nous avons mangé pendant une heure. We ate for an hour.
Il peut parler durant/pendant 15 minutes. He can speak for 15 minutes.
Il va parler pour 15 minutes. He's going to speak for 15 minutes.
C'est la directeur qui eseigne le musique. That's the director who teaches music.
Nous croyons que les livres sont sur la table! We believe that the books are on the table!
Il travaillait depuis 10 jours quand je l'ai vu. He'd been working for 10 days when I saw him.
Nous attendons depuis une heure. We've been waiting for an hour.
Il parle depuis 5 minutes. He's been speaking for 5 minutes.
Il travaillait depuis 10 jours quand je l'ai vu. He'd been working for 10 days when I saw him.
Je suis malade depuis mon arrivée. I've been sick since I got here.
Il était fâché depuis l'annonce, mais maintenant... He had been angry since the announcement, but now...
Depuis hier, je suis déprimée. I've been depressed since yesterday.
Il ne fume pas depuis un an. He hasn't smoked for a year.
Je suis arrivée il y a une heure. I arrived an hour ago.
Il a parlé il y a 5 minutes. He spoke 5 minutes ago.
Il a travaillé il y a 10 jours. He worked 10 days ago.
J'étais malade il y a une semaine. I was sick a week ago.
Il y a deux jours, j'ai vu un chat noir. Two days ago, I saw a black cat.
J'ai déménagé ici il y a longtemps. I moved here a long time ago.
Il y a cinq ans que j'habite ici. I've been living here for five years.
Ça fait deux heures que nous attendons. We've been waiting for two hours.
Voilà six mois que je travaille avec Marc. I've been working with Marc for six months.
Il est parti voilà deux heures. He left two hours ago.
avant midi before noon
avant l'examen before the test
Il est parti avant moi. He left before me.
Je me suis arrêté avant le carrefour. I stopped before [arriving at] the intersection.
avant de partir before leaving
avant qu'il ne parte before he leaves
devant la voiture in front of the car
devant les juges before the judges
devant le danger faced with / in the face of danger
Il est devant toi. He's in front of you
il est en prison he is in jail
j'habite en banlieue I live in the suburbs.
en août in August
en trois jours in three days
en semaine during the week
Je te parle en ami I'm speaking to you as a friend
Il agit en enfant He's acting like a kid
voyager en train to travel by train
rentrer en taxi to return by taxi
être en bonne santé to be in good health
être en guerre to be at war
être en pyjama to be in pajamas
traduire en français to translate into French
se déguiser en... to disguise oneself as...
transformer une salle en bureau to change a room into an office
Je peux faire le lit en 5 minutes. I can make the bed in 5 minutes.
Il a lu le livre en une heure. He read the book in an hour.
J'ai appris à danser en un an. I learned how to dance in a year.
Nous voyageons en avril. We travel in April.
Il arrivera en hiver. He will arrive in the winter.
Vous allez en prison ! You're going to prison!
Il est en classe. He's in school.
J'habite en Californie I live in California
Je vais en France I'm going to France
Nous partons dans dix minutes. We're leaving in 10 minutes.
Il reviendra dans une heure. He'll be back in an hour.
Elle va commencer dans une semaine. She's going to start in a week.
Il est dans la maison. He's in the house.
Qu'est ce qui est dans la boîte ?
J'habite dans le Maine I live in Maine
Je vais dans l'Ontario I'm going to Ontario
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