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French Foundation 6

from Michel Thomas

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I’m going to give it to him. Je vais le donner à lui.
I’m going to give it to her. Je vais le donner à elle.
I’m going to bring him the book. Je vais lui apporter le livre.
I’m going to bring her the book. Je vais lui apporter le livre.
I’m going to bring the book to him. Je vais apporter le livre à lui.
I’m going to bring the book to her. Je vais apporter le livre à elle.
them (implying ‘to them’) leur
the money l’argent
silver argent
I’m going to send them the money. Je vais leur envoyer l’argent.
my father mon père
my mother ma mère
with my father avec mon père
with my mother avec ma mère
my parents mes parents
his father son père
his mother sa mère
his parents ses parents
her father son père
her mother sa mère
her parents ses parents
their leur
their father leur père
their mother leur mère
their parents leurs parents
I’m going to bring them their book. Je vais leur apporter leur livre.
Will you tell him? Voulez-vous lui dire?
Will you tell him that I’m going to call him later? Voulez-vous lui dire que je vaisl’appeler plus tard?
to ask demander
Will you ask him? Voulez-vous lui demander?
Will you ask him if he can wait for me? Voulez-vous lui demander s’il peut m’attendre?
I don’t have the time. Je n’ai pas le temps.
the police la police
the army l’armée (la)
love amour (masculine)
Nouns in English ending in –ty come from French. In French they end with -té and are feminine.
liberty la liberté
the difficulty la difficulté
the facility la facilité
the possibility la possibilité
the opportunity l’opportunité
the speciality la spécialité
What speciality do you have? Quelle spécialité avez-vous?
What is the speciality of the house? Quelle est la spécialité de la maison?
the quality la qualité
What quantity? Quelle quantité?
society société
Verbs that end in -ate in English end in -er in French. In speaking ... In speaking just drop the sound of the ‘t’.
to operate opérer
to moderate modérer
to accelerate accélérer
to facilitate faciliter
to negotiate négocier
to cooperate coopérer
Verbs ending in -fy in English end in XXX in French. end in -fier in French.
to certify certifier
to modify modifier
to justify justifier
I don’t have the time. Je n’ai pas le temps.
problem problème
It’s not the problem. Ce n’est pas le problème.
It’s not a problem. Ce n’est pas un problème.
Are all words ending in -me masculine or feminine in French? Masculine
there is / there are il y a
There is a problem. Il y a un problème.
someone quelqu’un
There’s someone here who would like to speak with you Il y a quelqu’un ici qui voudrait parler avec vous.
Is there…? / Are there…? Est-ce qu’il y a…?
Is there a message for me? Est-ce qu’il y a un message pour moi?
the messages les messages
the books les livres
The plural of ‘un / une’ is ... ‘des’.
I’m going to buy books/some books. Je vais acheter des livres.
I’m going to buy some flowers/flowers. Je vais acheter des fleurs.
There is a message for you. Il y a un message pour vous.
There are messages for you. Il y a des messages pour vous.
Are there any messages for me? Il y a des messages pour moi? / Est-ce qu’il y a des messages pour moi?
Is there someone here who speaks English? Est-ce qu’il y a quelqu’un ici qui parle anglais?
There is nobody here who speaks English. Il n’y a personne ici qui parle anglais.
not pas
Not for me. Pas pour moi.
Not now. Pas maintenant.
‘no’ or ‘not any’ (none of) is ... ‘pas de’.
none of pas de
No coffee for me. Pas de café pour moi.
No problem. Pas de problème.
No cream for me. Pas de crème pour moi.
No sugar for me. Pas de sucre pour moi.
Nobody understands why. Personne comprend pourquoi.
I don’t understand. Je ne comprends pas.
I understand it. Je le comprends.
I don’t understand it. Je ne le comprends pas.
true vrai
It is true. C’est vrai.
It is not true. Ce n’est pas vrai.
Is that so? C’est vrai?
Ah, truly? Ah, vraiment?
I don’t understand him. Je ne le comprends pas.
I don’t understand her. Je ne la comprends pas.
I don’t understand them. Je ne les comprends pas.
I don’t understand you. Je ne vous comprends pas.
He doesn’t understand you. Il ne vous comprend pas.
He doesn’t understand us. Il ne nous comprend pas.
He doesn’t understand me. Il ne me comprend pas.
I understand you very well. Je vous comprends très bien.
I don’t understand you very well. Je ne vous comprends pas très bien.
nothing rien
I don’t understand anything Je ne comprends rien.
I don’t see it. Je ne le vois pas.
I don’t see anything. Je ne vois rien.
never jamais
I never see it. Je ne le vois jamais.
I never understand why. Je ne comprends jamais pourquoi.
I can never understand. Je ne peux jamais comprendre.
I cannot understand anything. Je ne peux rien comprendre.
I would like a glass of mineral water. Je voudrais un verre d’eau minérale.
I would like a cup of coffee. Je voudrais une tasse de café.
It is not possible to do it. Ce n’est pas possible de le faire.
If you use an adjective followed by a full verb, you add XXX after the adjective. 'de
It is not necessary to do it now. Ce n’est pas nécessaire de le faire maintenant.
happy heureux
She is happy. Elle est heureuse.
He is happy. Il est heureux.
I am happy. Je suis heureux.
I am happy to do it for you. Je suis heureux de le faire pour vous.
I am very happy to see you. Je suis très heureux de vous voir.
I am very glad to see you. Je suis très content de vous voir.
If a noun is followed by the inf nitive, you add ‘de’ after the noun.
time (passing of time) temps
time (sequence of times) fois
once une fois
twice deux fois
three times trois fois
the first time la première fois
the next time la prochaine fois
the last time la dernière fois
once more encore une fois
I’m going to see it next time. Je vais le vois la prochaine fois.
I see it for the first time. Je le vois pour la première fois.
I would like to have the opportunity to see it next time. Je voudrais avoir l’opportunité de le voir la prochaine fois.
I don’t always have the opportunity to see it. Je n’ai pas toujours l’occasion de le voir.
I don’t always have the time to do it. Je n’ai pas toujours le temps de le faire.
It is always a pleasure to see it. C’est toujours un plaisir de le voir.
I’m taking it. Je le prends.
It is taking too much time that way. Ça prend trop de temps comme ça.
It is making a big difference that way. Ça fait une grande différence comme ça.
I enjoy ça me fait plaisir
I’m pleased to see you. Ça me fait plaisir de vous voir.
I’m very pleased to see you. Ça me fait grand plaisir de vous voir.
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