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French phrases 5
simple french phrases
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Jean le lit. | John reads it (the book) |
| Pierre les regarde. | Peter looks at them. (the clouds) |
| Marie le voit | Mary sees him. (peter) |
| Le garçon le voit | The boy sees it. (the tree) |
| Pierre les regarde. | Peter looks at them. (the children) |
| André l’écoute | Andrew listens to it. (the record) |
| Hélène les achète. | Helen buys them. (the records) |
| Jacque la cherche. | John looks for it (the photo) |
| George les regarde. | George looks at them (the pictures) |
| Nous la lisons. | We are reading it. (the story) |
| Jean la regarde. | John is looking at her (Mary) |
| Pierre les regarde. | Peter is looking at them (the pictures). |
| Claire l’achète | Claire buys it (the car). |
| Pierre les aide | Peter helps them (the girls). |
| Oui, je le crois. | Yes, I think so. |
| Je suis content et elle l’est aussi. | I am happy and she is too. |
| Il me voit. | He sees me. |
| Il me parle. | He speaks to me. |
| Elle te regarde | She looks at you. (familiar) |
| Elle te répond. | she answers you. (familiar) |
| Elle nous comprend. | She understands us. |
| Elle nous donne le livre. | She gives us the book. |
| Je vous regarde. | I am looking at you. |
| Je vous parle. | I am speaking to you. |
| Il fait du shopping. | He does the shopping |
| Les livres que tu as commandés sont ici. | The books that you ordered are here. |
| La pomme ? Je l'aurai mangée. | The apple? I will have eaten it. |
| Mes soeurs... vous les aviez vues ? | My sisters... had you seen them? |
| As-tu commandé des livres? | Did you order some books? |
| J'aurai mangé la pomme. | I will have eaten the apple. |
| Aviez-vous vu mes soeurs? | Had you seen my sisters? |
| Je leur ai parlé. | I talked to them. |
| Il nous a téléphoné. | He called us. |
| Il me les a donnés. | He gave them to me |
| . Je la lui ai dite. | I said it to him. |
| Je te l'ai donné. | I gave it to you. |
| Il l'avait fait. | He had done it. |
| Nous y serons allés. | We will have gone there. |
| Je n'ai pas étudié. | I didn't study. |
| Nous n'aurions jamais su. | We would have never known. |
| Je ne te l'ai pas donné. | I didn't give it to you. |
| Nous n'y serions pas aller. | We wouldn't have gone there. |
| Ce prof parle trop. | This (That) teacher talks too much. |
| Cet homme est sympa. | This (That) man is nice. |
| Cet étudiant comprend. | This (That) student understands. |
| Cette fille est perdue. | This (That) girl is lost. |
| Ces livres sont stupides. | These (Those) books are stupid. |
| Ce prof-là est sympa. | That teacher is nice. |
| Cet étudiant-ci comprend. | This student understands. |
| Cette fille-là est perdue. | That girl is lost. |
| Ces fleurs-ci sont plus jolies que ces fleurs-là. | These flowers are prettier than those flowers. |
| faire des courses | to go shopping |
| arriver à l'heure | to arrive in time |
| Bien mieux | Much better |
| c'est du gâteau | something very simple or easy |
| c'est la barbe | it's boring |
| c'est la fin des haricots! | that's the last straw! |
| coup de foudre | love at first sight |
| Excusez moi | Excuse me |
| Je m'appelle | My name is, I am called |
| Je suis navré | I'm terribly sorry |
| Joie de vivre | Joy of living; zest for life |
| travailler dur | to work hard |
| avoir du travail par dessus la tête | to be overloaded by work |
| trente-six choses à faire | I have many things to do |
| travailler à son compte | to work |
| un grand travailleur | a person who works very hard |
| Il souhaite partir. | He wishes to leave. ["He" is both wishing and leaving] |
| Nous doutons pouvoir finir l'examen. | We doubt we will be able to finish the exam. |
| Elle est furieuse de ne pas pouvoir venir. | She is furious that she cannot come. |
| Vous voulez qu'il s'en aille | You want him to go. |
| Nous ne pensions (croyions) pas que tu boives. | We did not think (believe) that you drank/would drink. |
| Elle est certaine qu'il vient. | She is certain (that) he is coming |
| J'espère qu'il viendra. | I hope (that) he will come) |
| Gaston et Jean-Paul pensent (croient) que Blaise est déjà arrivé. | Gaston and Jean-Paul think (that) Blaise has already arrived. |
| Nous disons qu'elles vont nous suivre. | We say (that) they are going to follow us. |
| Dis-moi ce dont tu écris. | Tell me what you are writing about. |
| Il est arrivé en retard, ce dont je suis très mécontent. | He arrived late, which I am very unhappy about |
| Je te dirai tout ce dont j'ai besoin. | I will tell you all that (everything) I need. |
| je m'achèterais cette robe, mais je n'ai pas assez d'argent. | I'd buy myself this dress, but I don't have enough money. |
| il a dit qu'il pourrait m'aider. | he said he would be able to help me. |
| il a dit qu'il viendrait avant huit heures! | he said he would come before eight. |
| je quittais la maison tous les jours à la même heure. | I would leave (used to leave) the house at the same time every day. |
| si j'avais plus d'argent, je pourrais m'acheter cette robe | if I had more money, I'd be able to buy myself that dress. |
| Je vais à la banque | I'm going to the bank. |
| Il va avec vous | He's going with you. |
| Nous allons au cinéma | We're going to the movies. |
| Où vas-tu ? | Where are you going? |
| Ça va bien | It's going well. |
| Je vais à pied | I am going on foot. |
| Ça va sans dire | That goes without saying. |
| On y va ? | Shall we go? |
| Je vais étudier | I am going to study. |
| Vas-tu nous aider ? | Are you going to help us? |
| Nous allons partir dans cinq minutes | We're going to leave in five minutes. |
| J'ai deux stylos | I have two pens |
| J'ai trois frères | I have three brothers |
| J'ai mal à la tête | I have a headache |
| J'ai une idée | I have an idea |
| J'ai été eu | I've been had (tricked) |
| J'ai 30 ans | I am 30 years old |
| J'ai soif | I am thirsty |
| J'ai froid | I am cold |
| J'ai déjà étudié | I have already studied. |
| J'aurai mangé avant ton arrive | I will have eaten before you arrive |
| Si j'avais su, je t'aurais telephone | If I had known, I would have called you |
| Je me suis levé. | I got up. |
| Il s'est rasé. | He shaved. |
| Il est allé. | He went. |
| Elle est allée. | She went. |
| Ils sont allés. | They went. |
| Elles sont allées. | They went. |
| Nous nous habillons. | We're getting dressed (dressing ourselves). |
| Tu te baignes. | You're taking a bath (bathing yourself). |
| Elle se brosse les dents. | She's brushing her teeth. |
| Vous vous levez tard. | You get up late |