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Pronunciation, Definite Article (L1)
Pronunciation, Subject Pronouns, The Present Tense of Regular -ER Verbs (L2)
Pronunciation, The Verbs ÊTRE and AVOIR, the Plural of Nouns, Adjective Agreement (L3)
My Family, Basic Negative Structures, Cardinal Numbers 1-100 (L4)

Pronunciation, Asking Questions, Indefinite Article (L5)
Word List - Lessons 1-5
Take a Test (1)
Play Games
At the Bakery, Polite Forms of the Verb VOULOIR, the Verb ACHETER (L6)
At the Bakery - Vocabulary, The Present Tense of -RE Verbs, Indirect Object Pronouns (L7)
Irregular Verbs - DEVOIR, Vocabulary and Grammar Exercises(L8)
At the Market (Dialogue), Using the Partitive Article (L9)
At the Market - Vocabulary, Using Partitive Article - Exercises (L10)
Preposition De in Negative Structures - Exercises (L11)
Using Pronoun EN, Exercises (L12)
Word List - Lessons 6-12
Virtual French Dialogues - At the Market
Flash Cards
Using the pronoun EN, Exercises (L12)
Going on Vacation (L13)
Going on Vacation - Vocabulary (L13)
Going on Vacation - Vocabulary Exercises (L14)
The Immediate Future and the Passé Composé (L14)
Asking for Directions - Dialogue (L15)
Asking for Directions -Vocabulary and Exercises (L15)
Virtual French Dialogues - Directions
Directions - Interactive Games
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VERBS
aller  conjugation table to go
Tout va bien.Everything is fine.
aller au cinéma to go to the movies
désirer (V I) conjugation table

Que désirez vous?
to want



What can I do for you? (in a store)
devoir quelque chose à quelqu'un (V IR) conjugation table

Je vous dois combien?




to owe somebody something



How much do I owe you?




faire conjugation table to make, to do
Il fait beau aujourd'hui. The weather is nice today.
faire les courses to go (do) shopping
falloir (V, IR)

Il faut de la crème pour cette recette.
to need

You need cream for this recipe.
(This is an impersonal verb that is used most often in the "il faut" form.)
prendre (V IR) conjugation table

N'oublie pas de prendre ton parapluie!

Je prends mes baguettes à la Boulangerie Mulot.
1. to take

Don't forget to take your umbrella!

2. to buy, to get
I buy my baguettes at the Boulangerie Mulot.
rendre (V III) conjugation table
Elle lui rend quatre-vingt-onze cents.
to return



She gives him ninety-one cents change.
tenir (V ir) conjugation table
Tenez!




Tiens!



Qu'à cela ne tienne!
to hold smth in one's hands
Here you are! (when giving smb smth, polite form)
Here you are! (when giving smb smth, familiar)
No problem!
vouloir (V IR)conjugation table
Je voudrais un café.
to want; to wish;
I would like a cup of coffee.
NOUNS
asperge (N, f)
asparagus
beurre (N, m)
butter
botte (N, f)
botte d'asperges
bundle (or bunch) of vegetables
bundle of asparagus
bouquet (N, m) bunch (of herbs)
boulangerie (N, f)
bakery
boulanger (N, m)
boulangère (N, f)
baker
woman baker, baker's wife
brioche (N, f)
brioche
bœuf (N, m)
beef
chose (N, f)
quelque chose
Puis-je faire quelque chose pour vous?
thing
something
Is there anything I can do for you?
crème aigre
sour cream
désir (N, m)
Vos désirs sont des ordres.
wish
Your wish is my command.
fromage (N, m)
cheese
gâteau (N, m)
cake
glace (N, f)
ice-cream
haricot (N, m)
haricots verts
bean
green beans
oeuf (N, m)
egg
persil (N, m)
parsley
poisson (N, m)
fish
poivron (N, m)
poivron rouge
(sweet) pepper
red pepper
pomme de terre (N, f)
pommes de terre
potato
potatoes
sel (N, m)
salt
saumon (N, m)
salmon
soir (N, m)
ce soir
evening
tonight
tarte (N, f)
tart
vin (N, m)
wine
ADJECTIVES
autre (ADJ)

Donnez-moi un autre stylo.

Nous avons deux autres chambres dans la maison.

Autre chose, Monsieur?
other

Give me another pen.

We have two other rooms in this house.




Anything else, sir?
fumé (ADJ)
smoked
PRONOUNS
ceci (PRON)
Qu'est-ce que ceci?
Tout ceci est bien compliqué!
this (close object)
What's this?
This is so complicated!
cela (PRON) that; it; (denotes a distant object; also used when one wants to distinguish between this and that)
C'est cela.
Ceci est à moi, cela est à vous.
That's right.
This is mine, that is yours.
ce (ADJ; PRON)
this
feminine cette, plural masc.ces, before vowel and silent h becomes cet

cet homme - this man, ce chapeau - this hat, cette fille - this girl

Ce + est = c'est: C'est formidable! - This is great!
en (PRON)
Avez-vous des pommes? - Oui, j'en ai.
of it (some)
Do you have apples? - Yes, I have some.

(adverbial pronoun that can replace any object preceded by the partitive article or an object preceded by the preposition de.)
Je voudrais du lait. En avez-vous? I'd like some milk. Do you have any?
tout (PRON)
Ce sera tout?.
everything; all
Will that be all?
ADVERBS
combien (ADV)
Combien est-ce?
Combien ça coûte?
Combien de livres avez-vous?
how much; how many
How much is this?
How much does it cost?
How many books do you have?
demain tomorrow
CONJUNCTIONS
donc (CONJ)
Un croissant coûte un €, donc trois croissants coûtent trois €.
so

One croissant is one €, so three croissants cost three €.

 






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