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#Vocabulary
Je n’ai pas peur
*️⃣It’s translated in English as “I’m not afraid” or “I’m not scared“, because we don’t have the same difference between “scared” vs. “afraid” in French.
As you can see, we use “have + fear” to express this feeling while in English you use “be + afraid/scared“. So in French “fear” is rather something you have than something you are.
➖Je n’ai pas peur des araignées. (I’m not scared of spiders)
*️⃣The antonym is “J’ai peur” (I’m scared / I’m afraid).
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#Sentence
Synonyms and similarities
*️⃣C’est quoi ça ? (“What is that?“)
*️⃣C’est quoi ? (“What is that?“)
*️⃣Qu’est-ce que c’est que ça? (“Whats is that?“)
*️⃣Kezaco ? (“Whats is it?“) (Slang)
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#Sentence
❗️The most easy and the most informal method to ask what something is:
*️⃣ C’est quoi? = What is it? / What is that? / What is this?
imagine that you heard the words ” une maison“.
You don’t know what it is, so you ask about it: C’est quoi une maison ? (What is a house?)
❗️You would thus use the construction:
*️⃣c’est quoi + (article) + (chose) = what is it + (article) + (thing)
➖C’est quoi un ananas ? (What is a pineapple?)
➖C’est quoi le vrai problème ? (What’s the real issue here?)
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#Nouns
Typical Masculine Endings
❗️Ending Example
-eau le château
-isme le cyclisme
-ment le médicament
➖Je voudrais vivre dans un château.
I would like to live in a castle.
➖J’adore le cyclisme.
I love cycling.
➖Vous devez prendre le médicament !
You must take the medicine!
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#Vocabulary
Synonyms and similarities
*️⃣ Courage ! (“Courage!“)
*️⃣ Soit fort(e) ! (“Be strong!“)
*️⃣ Tu peux le faire ! (“You can do it!“)
*️⃣ (Similar yet different) Bonne chance. (“Good luck“)
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#Vocabulary
This is the best way to say “Good luck” in French, but people confuse it often with “Bon courage” which means “Hang in there/Be strong“.
*️⃣“Bonne chance” expresses the wish of good fortune for someone who is trying to achieve something that relies on luck or external factors.
*️⃣In case you want to encourage someone on a task that doesn’t rely on luck but on hard work/dedication, use instead: “Bon courage!” (Hang in there!)
*️⃣Also, “Chance” is a feminine word, so it is never correct to say “Bon chance” as we see quite often.
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#Vocabulary
Synonyms
*️⃣Passe une bonne nuit → Have a good night
*️⃣Passez une bonne nuit → Have a good night (Formal &/or Plural)
*️⃣Je te souhaite une bonne nuit → I wish you a good night
*️⃣Je vous souhaite une bonne nuit → I wish you a good night (Formal &/or Plural)
*️⃣Dors bien → Sleep well
*️⃣Dormez bien → Sleep well (Formal &/or Plural)
*️⃣Repose toi bien → Rest well
*️⃣Reposez vous bien → Rest well (Formal &/or Plural)
*️⃣Fais de beaux rêves → Sweet dreams
*️⃣Faites de beaux rêves → Sweet dreams (Formal &/or Plural)
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#Vocabulary
*️⃣Read and listen to this dialogue.
*️⃣Try to repeat it.
*️⃣Write this dialogue in the comments, replacing the prоnoun "JE" with the pronoun "ELLE".
*️⃣Remember to put the verb "AVOIR" in the correct conjugation.
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#Vocabulary
Synonyms and similarities
*️⃣Tu as quel âge ? (“How old are you?“)
*️⃣T’as quel âge ? (“How old are you?“)(Familiar)
*️⃣Quel âge tu as ? (“How old are you?“)
*️⃣Vous avez quel âge ? (“How old are you?“)(Formal & Plural)
*️⃣Quel âge avez-vous ? (“How old are you?“)(Formal & Plural)
*️⃣Quel âge a-t-elle ? (“How old is she?“)
*️⃣Quel âge elle a ? (“How old is she?“)
*️⃣Quel âge a-t-il ? (“How old is he?“)
*️⃣Quel âge il a ? (“How old is he?“)
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#Verb
Usage of Avoir
Avoir means “to have” and is an irregular verb. There are 4 general usages for the verb avoir in French:
*️⃣The verb avoir is used to say one’s age
➖J’ai 30 ans. (I am 30.)
*️⃣To talk about one’s family, friends, and loved ones.
➖Tu as une petite amie française? (Do you have a French girlfriend?)
*️⃣To talk about one’s possesions
➖Il a un ordinateur. (He has a computer.)
*️⃣To talk about certain sensations/feelings one has.
➖Nous avons faim. (We are hungry.)
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Listen, read and repeat this dialogue. Write in the comment to the post what other question phrase you can use instead of “C’est quoi ça?”
➖”C’est quoi ça?“ (”What is it?“)
➖”Je ne sais pas, tu as une idée?“ (”I don’t know, do you have an idea?“)
➖”Aucune idée“ (”No idea“)
#Sentence
❗️Medium Formal Method for asking ” what is this?”
Generally this method can be used in any situation, both formal and informal.
*️⃣ Qu’est-ce que c’est ? = What is it? / What is that? / What is this?
You would thus use the construction:
*️⃣ qu’est-ce que c’est + (article) + (chose) = what is + (article) + (thing)
➖Qu’est-ce que c’est un vélo? (What is a bicycle?)
➖Qu’est-ce que c’est le bonheur ? (What is happiness?)
❗️Most Formal Method for asking ” what is this?”
*️⃣ Qu’est-ce que cela ? = What is this? / What is that?
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#Nouns
Typical Feminine Endings
❗️Ending Example
-ade la promenade
-ode la mode
-ude l’altitude
-ance l’ambulance
-ence l’essence
-ette la cigarette
-sion la collision
-tion la circulation
-ure la culture
❗️Generally speaking if a word end with an -e or -sion/-tion, then you can assume it’s feminine.
➖La mode à Paris est magnifique.
The fashion in Paris is beautiful.
➖L’altitude me fait peur, parce que j’ai peur des hauteurs.
The altitude scares me, because I am scared of heights.
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#Vocabulary
❗️The best way to say “I don’t care” in French is in the following way:
ça m’est égal = I don’t care
The literal translation is “It is equal to me”.
*️⃣Ça m’est égal. I don’t care/mind.
*️⃣Ça t’est égal. You don’t care/mind.
*️⃣Ça lui est égal. He (She) doesn’t care/mind.
*️⃣Ça nous est égal. We don’t care/mind.
*️⃣Ça vous est égal. You don’t care/mind.
*️⃣Ça leur est égal. They don’t mind.
Please note that "ça" is the less formal form of "cela".
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