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#Verb
*️⃣Savoir is often followed by an infinitive or a clause with a conjugated verb.
*️⃣Savoir is meant to show that you know facts and have skills.
*️⃣Connaître is followed by a noun.
*️⃣Connaître is meant to show that you know people, placеs, and things.
➖Je sais jouer au football.
I know how to play football.
➖Il sait parler le finnois.
He knows how to speak Finnish.
➖Je connais cette fille.
I know that girl.
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#Аdverbs
➖Nous sommes partis tôt.
We left early.
➖Sommes-nous partis tard ?
Did we leave late?
The adverb is positioned at the end of the sentence.
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➖Hier, je suis allé à Lyon.
Yesterday I went to Lyon.
➖Je suis allé à Lyon hier.
I went to Lyon yesterday.
➖Il a bu rapidement.
He drank quickly.
➖Rapidement, il a bu.
Quickly, he drank .
As you can see, the adverbs are placed either at the beginning, or at the end of the sentence.
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#adverbs
In simple tenses, French adverbs are placed after the verb.
➖Je mange vite.
I eat quickly.
➖Tu parles fort.
You talk loudly.
➖Il danse bien.
He dances well.
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#Grammar
➖J’ai habité à Lille pendant deux ans, mais maintenant j’habite à Rotterdam.
I lived in Lille for two years, but now I live in Rotterdam.
➖Elle lisait pendant des heures.
She used to read for hours.
➖Chaque jour, nous promenons le chien pendant une heure.
Every day we walk the dog for one hour.
❗️You can see that every action has a clear start and end. All of these actions can take place in the past, present, or future.
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Please take a look at how the idiom jouer à is used in French.
➖Tu veux jouer aux échecs ?
Do you want to play chess?
➖Il joue au football.
He plays football.
➖Ils jouent aux cartes.
They play cards.
Please don’t forget about contractions in French, à + le and à + les contract into au and aux.
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Synonyms and similarities
As an answer:
*️⃣Ça va merci. (“I’m fine, thank you“)
*️⃣Ça va et toi ? (“I’m fine, and you?“)
*️⃣Ça va et vous ? (“I’m fine, and you?“)(Formal and plural)
*️⃣Ça va (très) bien. (“I’m (very) good“)
*️⃣Ça va (très) bien, merci. (“I’m (very) good, thank you?“)
*️⃣Ça va (très) bien, et toi ? (“I’m (very) good, and you?“)
*️⃣Ça va (très) bien, et vous ? (“I’m (very) good, and you?“)(Formal and plural)
*️⃣Tout va (très) bien. (“It’s all (very) good“)
*️⃣(Très) bien. (“(Very) good“)
*️⃣Tranquille. (“Easy / Chill“)(Slang)
*️⃣Super. (“Super“)(Slang)
*️⃣Nickel. (“Great“)(Slang)
*️⃣Pas mal. (“Not bad“)
*️⃣Bof. (“Meh“)(Slang)
*️⃣Moyen. (“So-so“)
*️⃣Comme ci, comme ça. (“So-so“)
*️⃣Pas top. (“Not great“)(Slang)
*️⃣Pas (très) bien. (“Not (very) well“)
*️⃣Je ne vais pas (très) bien. (“I’m not feeling (very) good“)
*️⃣(Très) Mal. (“(Very) bad“)
*️⃣Ça (ne) va pas. (“It’s not going well“)
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Synonyms and similarities
As a question:
*️⃣ Bien ? (“Fine?“)(Slang)
*️⃣ Ça va bien ? (“Are you fine?“)(Informal)
*️⃣ Comment ça va ? (“How are you?“)
*️⃣ Comment vas-tu ? (“How are you?“)
*️⃣ Tu vas bien ? (“Are you doing well?“)
*️⃣ Comment allez-vous? (“How are you?“)(Formal and plural)
*️⃣ Vous allez bien ? (“Are you doing well?“) (Formal and plural)
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Aller not Être
Before we go into discussing “how are you“, we first have to mention the right verb.
In English, we say “how are you”, but in French they say “how goes it”.
In old English this was more prelevant.
So, before we proceed, just remember the following:
You have to use aller (to go), if you want to ask “how are you” in French.
Comment ça va ?
How are you?
Ça va ?
How are you?
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If you want to express a purpose with reflexive verbs, then you will use the following idiom:
*️⃣pour + me/te/se/nous/vous/se + (infinitif) = in order to (do something)
➖Je vais à la fête pour m’amuser.
I am going to the party (in order) to have fun.
➖J’achète un rasoir pour me raser.
I am buying a razor (in order) to shave (myself).
➖Elle va à la salle de bain pour se doucher.
She is going to the bathroom (in oder) to take a shower.
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Synonyms and similarities
Reminder: most of them are not “full synonyms“. Please check the “How to use” section above for more details.
* À plus → See you (Informal)
* A+ → See ya (Texting version of “À plus“)
* À la prochaine → Until next time
* À bientôt → See you soon
* À tout de suite / À toute → See you in few minutes
* À tout à l’heure / À toute → See you later (today)
* Je reviens → I will be back
* Je reviens tout de suite → I will be right back
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“À plus tard” is the French way to say “See you later“, it’s often shortened as “À plus” or even “A+” for texting.It’s useful when you don’t know exactly when you will see the person again.
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#Phonetics
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#adverbs
Common (short) adverbs are placed in the following manner:
*️⃣ auxiliary verb + adverb + past participle
➖Je l’ai toujours aimée.
I always liked her.
➖Tu as bien chanté.
You sang wel.
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#Grammar
➖Je voudrais emprunter ta voiture pour une heure.
I would like to borrow your car for an hour.
➖Il va à Ibiza pour les vacances.
He is going to Ibiza for the holiday.
➖Ils partent pour trois semaines en septembre.
They are going away for three weeks in September.
❗️In all of the examples, you are talking about a future duration.
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Ongoing Durations = Depuis
*️⃣depuis + [durée] = for + [duration]
➖Je vis en Allemagne depuis un an.
I’ve been living in Germany for one year.
➖Tu travailles depuis deux heures.
You’ve been working for two hours.
➖Il habite ici depuis une semaine.
He has lived here for one week.
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When talking about sports and hobbies in French, you will need to know two idioms:
1️⃣ jouer à + [sport/hobby]
2️⃣ faire de + [sport/hobby]
In French you can jouer (play) and faire (do) a sport/hobby.
➖Je joue au tennis.
I play tennis.
➖Tu fais du ski ?
Do you ski?
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Comme → Like/As
Ci → That/This
Comme → Like/As
Ça → That/This
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#Vocabulary
It literally means:
* Ça → That / It
* Va → Goes
One of the most important French expressions you should know! It could be a question and an answer, to be more precise: “Ça va ?” → “How are you?” and “Ça va” → “I’m fine“.
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