French Expressions and Phrases
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What does 'Pas aujourd’hui, merci' mean in English?

  • I'm not interested
  • Yes today, please
  • Not today, thank you (correct)
  • Maybe tomorrow

How would you ask someone's nationality in French?

  • Quelle est ta langue?
  • Quel est ton pays?
  • Quelle est ta nationalité? (correct)
  • Où es-tu de?

What does 'Je suis désolé(e)' mean in English?

  • I'm happy
  • I'm sorry (correct)
  • I'm surprised
  • I'm angry

How would you ask someone how they are in French?

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What does 'J’habite à Sydney' mean in English?

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What is the French definite article for a plural noun?

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What does 'Formidable' mean in English?

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How would you ask someone if they want a drink in French?

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What is the French translation of 'I am'?

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What is the correct way to ask someone's age in informal French?

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What is the correct negation of the sentence 'Je suis américaine'?

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What is the gender of the object 'la trousse' in French?

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What is the French translation of 'I have friends'?

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What is the French word for the number 5?

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What is the purpose of liaisons in French?

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Study Notes

Rejections

  • Pas aujourd'hui, merci - Not today, thank you
  • Non merci - No thank you

Nationality

  • Quelle est ta nationalité? - What is your nationality?
  • Tu es … (e.g. français(e)) - You are …
  • Je suis … (e.g. australien(ne)) - I am …

Nationalities

  • australien(ne) - Australian
  • anglais(e) - English
  • français(e) - French
  • canadien(ne) - Canadian
  • italien(ne) - Italian
  • marocain(e) - Moroccan

Other Expressions

  • Attention - Attention
  • Bravo - Good job
  • Formidable - Great
  • Génial(e) - Brilliant
  • Sensationnel(le) - Sensational
  • Surprise - Surprise
  • Triste - Sad
  • Content(e) - Happy
  • J'ai faim - I'm hungry
  • Malade - Sick
  • En colère - Angry

Apologise

  • Je suis désolé(e) - I'm sorry
  • Désolé(e) - Sorry
  • Oh pardon - Oh sorry
  • Excusez-moi - Excuse me
  • Surprise - Surprise
  • Quelle surprise! - What a surprise!
  • Oh là là! - Oh dear!
  • Ah bon! - Ah good!
  • Oh mon dieu! - Oh my god!

Disappointment

  • C'est dommage - It's unfortunate
  • Je regrette - I regret

Ask How Someone is

  • Comment ça va? - How are you?
  • Comment allez-vous? - How are you?
  • Comment vas-tu? - How are you?
  • Tu vas bien? - Are you well?
  • Vous allez bien? - Are you doing well?

Ask Someone's Name

  • Comment t'appelles-tu? - What's your name?
  • Comment appelez-vous? - What's your name?
  • Comment vous appelez-vous? - What's your name?
  • Tu t'appelles comment? - What's your name?
  • Comment elle s'appelle? - What is her name?
  • Comment il s'appelle? - What is his name?

Ask Where Someone Lives

  • Tu habites où? - Where do you live?
  • Vous habitez où? - Where do you live?
  • J'habite à … (e.g. Sydney) - I live in …

Offer Someone a Drink

  • (Name of person), un thé? - (Name of person), would you like a tea?
  • Ou un café? - Or a coffee?

Pronouns

  • Je - I
  • Tu - You
  • Vous - You (plural or formal)

Definite Articles

  • English - The
  • French - la (female), le (male), les (plural), l' (vowel or h+vowel)

Indefinite Articles

  • English - A, an
  • French - une (female), un (male), des (plural)

Conjugation of être

  • Je suis - I am
  • Tu es - You are
  • Il/elle/on est - He/she/it is
  • Nous sommes - We are
  • Vous êtes - You (plural) are
  • Ils/elles sont - They are

Conjugation of avoir

  • J'ai - I have
  • Tu as - You have
  • Il/elle/on a - He/she/it has
  • Nous avons - We have
  • Vous avez - You (plural) have
  • Ils/elles ont - They have

Numbers

  • 1 - un
  • 2 - deux
  • 3 - trois
  • 4 - quatre
  • 5 - cinq
  • 6 - six
  • 7 - sept
  • 8 - huit
  • 9 - neuf
  • 10 - dix
  • 11 - onze
  • 12 - douze
  • 13 - treize
  • 14 - quatorze
  • 15 - quinze
  • 16 - seize
  • 17 - dix-sept
  • 18 - dix-huit
  • 19 - dix-neuf
  • 20 - vingt

French Alphabet

  • (L'alphabet) - The alphabet

Ask Someone's Age

  • Quel âge as-tu? - How old are you? (informal)
  • Vous avez quel âge? - How old are you?
  • Il/elle a quel âge? - How old is he/she?
  • Quel âge a-t-il/a-t-elle? - How old is he/she?
  • Quel âge ont-ils/ont-elles? - How old are they?

Age

  • J'ai … (e.g. douze) ans - I am … (e.g. 12) years old
  • Il/elle a … (e.g. douze) ans - He/she is … (e.g. 12) years old

Negation

  • Add 'ne' and 'pas' before and after the verb in that order
  • E.g. Je ne suis pas américaine - I am not American
  • Ne est - Take away one e and replace with an apostrophe
  • E.g. Elle n'est pas australienne - She is not Australian

Object's Gender

  • Une/La trousse - A pencil case (feminine)
  • Un/Le crayon - A pencil (masculine)
  • Un/Le ordinateur - A computer (masculine)
  • Un/Le stylo - A pen (masculine)
  • Un/Le livre - A book (masculine)
  • Une/La chaise - A chair (feminine)
  • Une/La table - A table (feminine)
  • Un/Le tableau blanc - A whiteboard (masculine)
  • Un/Le feutre - A marker (masculine)
  • Une/La calculette - A calculator (feminine)
  • Un/Le cahier - A notebook (masculine)
  • Une/La règle - A ruler (feminine)
  • Une/La gomme - An eraser/rubber (feminine)
  • Une/La sac à dos - A backpack (feminine)
  • Un/Le smartphone - A smartphone (masculine)
  • Une/La clé USB - A USB (masculine)
  • Un/Le classeur - A folder (masculine)
  • Un/Le stylo-bille - A ball-point pen (masculine)

Friends

  • J'ai des amis - I have friends
  • Il a des amis - He has friends
  • J'ai __ copains (m) / copines (f) - I have __ friends

Liaisons

  • The connection of consonants between two words for smoother speaking
  • E.g. Il/elle/on est becomes 'Ilest'

Additional Vocabulary

  • La rentrée - The first day of school
  • Demain - Tomorrow
  • C'est fini les vacances - The end of the holidays

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Learn common French expressions for rejecting, asking about nationality, apologizing, and expressing emotions. Practice your conversational skills with these essential phrases.

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