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Chapitre 1:

À l'université

QuestionAnswer
les gens people
ce sont... they are/these are/those are...
mes ami(e)s my friends
c’est... he is/she is/it is/this is/that is...
un jeune homme a young man
une jeune femme a young woman
la frère de the brother of...
la sœur de the sister of...
jumeau twin (m)
jumelle twin (f)
pour étudier in order to study
pour voir in order to see
Comment est...? What is...like?
célibataire single
comme like as
rencontrer to meet, to run into
la première semaine des cours the first week of classes
même same
Alors So, Then, Therefore
tu es d’où where are you from?
les personnalités personalities
Je suis plutôt... I am rather...
Je suis très... I am very...
Je suis assez... I am rather...
Je suis un peu... I am a little...
Je ne suis pas (du tout) I am not (at all)...
optimiste optimistic
pessimiste pessimistic
idéaliste idealistic
réaliste realistic
timide shy
extraverti(e) extroverted
sympathique (sympa) nice
gentil nice (m)
gentille nice (f)
agréable nice
désagréable mean
méchant(e) wicked
intelligent(e) intelligent
intellectuel intellectual (m)
intellectuelle intellectual (f)
bête dumb
amusant(e) fun
intéressant(e) interesting
ennuyeux boring (m)
ennuyeuse boring (f)
dynamique energetic, active
sportif active (m)
sportive active (f)
paresseux lazy (m)
parasseuse lazy (f)
excentrique eccentric
matérialiste materialistic
énergique energetic
organisé(e) organized
désorganisé(e) disorganized
sociable sociable
sérieux serious, earnest
sérieuse serious, earnest
têtu(e) stubborn
brillant(e) brilliant
imaginatif imaginative (m)
imaginative imaginative (f)
honnête honest
malhonnête dishonest
plus...que more...than
mon meilleur ami my best friend (m)
ma meilleure amie my best friend (f)
aussi...que as...as
moins...que less...than
nouveau new (m)
nouvelle new (f)
Tes amis Your friends
les études studies, going to school
ce n’est pas mon truc it’s not my thing
Tu aimes You like
le football soccer
la crèche government-sponsored day care
l’école maternelle kindergarten
l’école primaire elementary school
l’école secondaire middle school and high school combined
le collège middle school
le lycée high school
l’université university
une école spécialisée specialized college
Je suis I am
Tu es You are (informal)
Il est He is
Nous sommes We are
Vous êtes You are (formal)
Ils sont They are
Qu’est-ce qu’il y a sur votre campus? What is there on your campus?
Il y a... There is/there are...
les salles (f) de classe classrooms
un amphithéâtre lecture hall
une bibliothèque library
les résidences (f) residence halls/dorms
un stade avec matchs (m) football américain a stadium with football games
une librairie bookstore
un parking parking
Dans le quartier universitaire In the university neighborhood
près de near
un bureau an office
beaucoup de grands bâtiments (m) modernes a lot of modern buildings
des maisons (f) houses
un parc avec beaucoup d’arbres (m) a park with a lot of trees
des concerts (m) de rock (m) rock concerts
des concerts (m) de jazz (m) jazz concerts
des concerts (m) de musique (f) populaire pop music concerts
des concerts(m) de musique classique classical music concerts
une boître de nuit night club
un théâtre theatre
un cinéma avec des films étrangers a cinema with foreign films
un cinéma avec des films américains a cinema with american films
un club de gym a gym (to work out in)
un arrêt d’autobus a bus stop
un centre administratif an administration building
un centre d’étudiants a student center
un court de tennis a tennis court
une fontaine a fountain
un gymnase a gym (big)
une infirmerie a health center
un laboratoire a lab
une piscine a pool
une statue a statue
joli(e) pretty
il n’y a pas there isn’t/there aren’t
assez de enough
bon(ne) good
mauvais(e) bad
beau handsome
belle beautiful
jeune young
vieux old (m)
vieille old (f)
grand(e) big
petit(e) small
gros(se) fat
autre other
seul(e) only
un bel ami a good friend (irregular vowel sound)
un nouvel ami a new friend (irregular vowel sound)
un vieil ami an old friend (irregular vowel sound)
mince skinny
laid(e) ugly
Est-ce que vous aimez l’université? Do you like the university?
les professeurs professors
les étudiants students
le campus campus
le laboratoire de langues language lab
les devoirs homework
les examens tests
le laboratoire d’informatique computer lab
les fêtes parties
le sport sports
les matchs de basket basketball games
Qu’est-ce que vous étudiez? What do you study?
les langues (f) languages
l’allemand (m) German
l’anglais (m) English
l’espagnol (m) Spanish
l’italien Italian
l’arabe Arabian
le chinnois Chinese
le portugais Portuguese
le russe Russian
le français French
les sciences humaines (f) humanities
l’histoire (f) History
la psychologie Psychology
les sciences polotiques (f) Political Sciences
les beaux-arts (m) fine arts
le théâtre theatre
la musique music
les cours de commerce trade courses
la comptabilité accounting
le marketing marketing
les cours techniques technical courses
les mathématiques (les maths) (f) math
l’informatique (f) computer science
les sciences sciences
la biologie Biology
la chimie Chemistry
la physique Physics
leur(s) their
Created by: spebert
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