French Vocabulary, Grammar, and Time

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Vocabulary and grammar flashcards based on lecture notes covering French food, drinks, courses, school subjects, opinions, verb conjugations, reflexive verbs, and telling time.

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Le dessert

Dessert / pudding

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La tarte aux pommes

Apple pie

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La mousse au chocolat

Chocolate mousse

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Le goûter

Tea time (afternoon snack)

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Une pomme de terre

Potato

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Un petit pois

Pea

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Un haricot vert

Bean (green bean)

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Un chou-fleur

Cauliflower

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Une tartine

Bread and butter

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Un oeuf à la coque

Boiled egg

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Le potage

Soup

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Un hors d'oeuvre

Starter

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Un plat principal

Main course

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Jouer à vs. Jouer de

Use the "à" rule for sports and games (e.g., jouer au rugby, jouer aux cartes) and the "de" rule for musical instruments (e.g., jouer du piano, jouer de la guitare)

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Comme + [meal]

Means "as the [meal]" or "for the [meal]" with the article left out (e.g., Comme plat principal, je prends de la viande)

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L'orangeade (f)

Orange juice

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C'est nul

It's rubbish

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C'est ennuyeux

It's boring

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Faire (Conjugation)

Je fais, tu fais, il/elle/on fait, nous faisons, vous faites (ends in -es, not -ez), ils/elles font

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Commencer (Nous form spelling rule)

Softens the "c" with a cedilla (ç) before "ons": Nous commençons

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Boire (Conjugation)

Je bois, tu bois, il/elle boit, nous buvons, vous buvez, ils/elles boivent

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Un emploi du temps

Timetable

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L'EPS (m)

P.E. (Physical Education)

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La couture / la mode

Fashion and textiles

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Reflexive verb

A verb describing an action that we do to ourselves

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Se dépêcher

To hurry

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S'entendre bien

To get along well

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S'écrouler

To collapse

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Reflexive pronouns (Present tense)

me (myself), te (yourself), se (himself/herself), nous (ourselves), vous (yourselves), se (themselves)

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Il est quelle heure ? / Quelle heure est-il ?

What time is it? / What is the time?

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Et demi vs. Et demie

"Et demi" is used only with midi and minuit; "et demie" is used with 1 to 11 hours (heures)

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Time of day expressions (French rule)

du matin (in the morning), de l'après-midi (in the afternoon), du soir (in the evening), de la nuit (at night); French does not use plurals or the preposition "dans"

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Moins le quart

Quarter to

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Plus tard

Later