Module 12 Vocabulary
Tournez à droite. | Turn right. formal or plural |
Tourne à droite. | Turn right. informal |
demander son chemin | to ask for directions |
donner son chemin | to give directions |
Où est la gare ? | Where is the train station? |
Comment aller à la gare ? | How do I get to the train station? |
Pour aller à la gare, s’il vous plaît ? | How do I get to the train station, please? |
Je cherche la gare. | I am looking for the train station. |
Excusez-moi. | Excuse me. formal |
Excuse-moi. | Excuse me. informal |
Où est le métro ? | Where is the metro? |
Où est l’arrêt de bus ? | Where is the bus stop? |
Où est la bibliothèque ? | Where is the library? |
Je cherche le centre-ville. | I am looking for downtown. |
Je cherche la rue principale. | I am looking for the main street. |
Comment aller au café ? | How do I get to the café? |
Comment aller à l’université ? | How do I get to the university? |
Comment aller aux toilettes ? | How do I get to the washrooms? |
Pour aller au musée, s’il vous plaît ? | How do I get to the museum, please? |
Allez tout droit. | Go straight. formal or plural |
Va tout droit. | Go straight. informal |
Tournez à gauche. | Turn left. formal or plural |
Tourne à gauche. | Turn left. informal |
Continuez tout droit. | Continue straight. formal or plural |
Continue tout droit. | Continue straight. informal |
Prenez la première rue à droite. | Take the first street on the right. |
Prenez la deuxième rue à gauche. | Take the second street on the left. |
à droite | on the right / to the right |
à gauche | on the left / to the left |
tout droit | straight ahead |
près de | near |
loin de | far from |
à côté de | next to |
en face de | across from / facing |
devant | in front |
derrière | behind |
entre | between |
la gare | the train station |
l’arrêt de bus | the bus stop |
le métro | the metro / subway |
le musée | the museum |
le café | the café |
le restaurant | the restaurant |
la bibliothèque | the library |
l’université | the university |
le centre-ville | downtown / city centre |
la rue | the street |
l’avenue | the avenue |
les toilettes | the washrooms |
La gare est à droite. | The train station is on the right. |
Le café est à gauche. | The café is on the left. |
Le musée est en face de la bibliothèque. | The museum is across from the library. |
Le restaurant est à côté du café. | The restaurant is next to the café. |
L’université est près du centre-ville. | The university is near downtown. |
La bibliothèque est derrière le musée. | The library is behind the museum. |
C’est loin ? | Is it far? |
C’est près d’ici ? | Is it near here? |
Je peux y aller à pied ? | Can I go there on foot? |
Je dois prendre le bus ? | Do I have to take the bus? |
Vous pouvez répéter, s’il vous plaît ? | Can you repeat, please? formal |
Tu peux répéter, s’il te plaît ? | Can you repeat, please? informal |
vivre en ville | to live in the city |
J’habite en ville. | I live in the city. |
J’habite au centre-ville. | I live downtown. |
J’habite dans un quartier calme. | I live in a quiet neighbourhood. |
La ville est grande et animée. | The city is big and lively. |
la ville | the city |
un quartier | a neighbourhood |
une place | a square |
un parc | a park |
un immeuble | an apartment building |
un magasin | a store |
un supermarché | a supermarket |
une pharmacie | a pharmacy |
une banque | a bank |
un hôpital | a hospital |
une école | a school |
grand | big, masculine |
grande | big, feminine |
petit | small, masculine |
petite | small, feminine |
moderne | modern |
ancien | old / former, masculine |
ancienne | old / former, feminine |
animé | lively / busy, masculine |
animée | lively / busy, feminine |
calme | calm / quiet |
bruyant | noisy, masculine |
bruyante | noisy, feminine |
propre | clean |
sale | dirty |
pratique | convenient / practical |
les transports en commun | public transportation |
le bus | the bus |
le tramway | the streetcar / tram |
le train | the train |
le vélo | the bike |
une voiture | a car |
à pied | on foot |
prendre le bus | to take the bus |
prendre le métro | to take the metro |
aller à pied | to walk / to go on foot |
Je prends le bus. | I take the bus. |
Je prends le métro. | I take the metro. |
Je vais à l’université à pied. | I go to university on foot. |
Je vais au centre-ville en bus. | I go downtown by bus. |
Je me déplace en vélo. | I get around by bike. |
Il y a beaucoup de transports en commun. | There is a lot of public transportation. |
C’est pratique. | It is convenient. |
Il y a beaucoup de restaurants. | There are many restaurants. |
Il y a beaucoup de magasins. | There are many stores. |
Il y a des parcs. | There are parks. |
Les transports en commun sont utiles. | Public transportation is useful. |
On peut sortir facilement. | You can go out easily. |
C’est bruyant. | It is noisy. |
C’est cher. | It is expensive. |
Il y a trop de monde. | There are too many people. |
Il y a beaucoup de circulation. | There is a lot of traffic. |
Le logement est cher. | Housing is expensive. |
C’est parfois stressant. | It is sometimes stressful. |
Tu habites en ville ? | Do you live in the city? |
Tu habites dans quel quartier ? | Which neighbourhood do you live in? |
Ton quartier est comment ? | What is your neighbourhood like? |
Tu prends les transports en commun ? | Do you take public transportation? |
Tu vas au centre-ville souvent ? | Do you go downtown often? |
Tu préfères vivre en ville ou à la campagne ? | Do you prefer living in the city or in the countryside? |
la campagne | the countryside |
La ville est plus animée que la campagne. | The city is livelier than the countryside. |
La campagne est plus calme que la ville. | The countryside is quieter than the city. |
La ville est plus pratique. | The city is more convenient. |
La campagne est moins bruyante. | The countryside is less noisy. |
connaître | to know / to be familiar with |
reconnaître | to recognize |
savoir | to know a fact / to know how to |
croire | to believe / to think |
je connais | I know / I am familiar with |
tu connais | you know / you are familiar with |
il connaît | he knows / he is familiar with |
elle connaît | she knows / she is familiar with |
nous connaissons | we know / we are familiar with |
vous connaissez | you know / you are familiar with |
ils connaissent | they know / they are familiar with |
elles connaissent | they know / they are familiar with |
Je connais cette ville. | I know this city. / I am familiar with this city. |
Tu connais ce quartier ? | Do you know this neighbourhood? |
Il connaît bien le centre-ville. | He knows downtown well. |
Elle connaît ce restaurant. | She knows this restaurant. |
Nous connaissons la route. | We know the route. |
Vous connaissez Montréal ? | Do you know Montreal? |
Ils connaissent beaucoup de gens ici. | They know a lot of people here. |
je reconnais | I recognize |
tu reconnais | you recognize |
il reconnaît | he recognizes |
elle reconnaît | she recognizes |
nous reconnaissons | we recognize |
vous reconnaissez | you recognize |
ils reconnaissent | they recognize |
elles reconnaissent | they recognize |
Je reconnais cette rue. | I recognize this street. |
Tu reconnais cette personne ? | Do you recognize this person? |
Il reconnaît la maison. | He recognizes the house. |
Elle reconnaît la voix de son ami. | She recognizes her friend’s voice. |
Nous reconnaissons le quartier. | We recognize the neighbourhood. |
Vous reconnaissez ce bâtiment ? | Do you recognize this building? |
Ils reconnaissent la chanson. | They recognize the song. |
Je connais Marie. | I know Marie. |
Je connais Paris. | I know Paris. / I am familiar with Paris. |
Je connais ce restaurant. | I know this restaurant. |
Je sais où est Marie. | I know where Marie is. |
Je sais parler français. | I know how to speak French. |
Je sais que le restaurant est ouvert. | I know that the restaurant is open. |
Je crois que ce quartier est calme. | I think this neighbourhood is quiet. |
Je crois que cette personne habite ici. | I think this person lives here. |
Je sais que la gare est près d’ici. | I know that the train station is near here. |
Je sais comment aller au musée. | I know how to get to the museum. |
Je crois que la gare est près d’ici. | I think the train station is near here. |
Je crois qu’il faut tourner à droite. | I think we have to turn right. |
connu | known / met, past participle |
reconnu | recognized, past participle |
su | known / found out, past participle |
cru | believed / thought, past participle |
J’ai connu Marie à l’université. | I met / got to know Marie at university. |
J’ai reconnu cette rue. | I recognized this street. |
J’ai su la réponse. | I knew / found out the answer. |
J’ai cru que c’était loin. | I thought it was far. |
connaîtr- | future stem of connaître |
reconnaîtr- | future stem of reconnaître |
saur- | future stem of savoir |
croir- | future stem of croire |
Je connaîtrai mieux la ville. | I will know the city better. |
Tu reconnaîtras la rue. | You will recognize the street. |
Je saurai quoi faire. | I will know what to do. |
Je croirai ton histoire. | I will believe your story. |
Vous connaissez le chemin ? | Do you know the way? |
le comparatif | the comparative |
le superlatif | the superlative |
plus + adjectif + que | more ___ than |
moins + adjectif + que | less ___ than |
aussi + adjectif + que | as ___ as |
plus + adverbe + que | more ___ than |
moins + adverbe + que | less ___ than |
aussi + adverbe + que | as ___ as |
plus de + nom + que | more ___ than |
moins de + nom + que | less / fewer ___ than |
autant de + nom + que | as much / as many ___ as |
le plus + adverbe | the most ___ |
le moins + adverbe | the least ___ |
le plus de + nom | the most ___ |
le moins de + nom | the least / fewest ___ |
mieux que | better than, adverb |
le mieux | the best, adverb |
Il marche plus vite que moi. | He walks faster than me. |
Elle parle moins lentement que lui. | She speaks less slowly than him. |
Tu comprends aussi bien que moi. | You understand as well as me. |
Nous travaillons plus sérieusement qu’avant. | We work more seriously than before. |
Il y a plus de restaurants que de parcs. | There are more restaurants than parks. |
Il y a moins de circulation ici. | There is less traffic here. |
J’ai autant de temps que toi. | I have as much time as you. |
Elle reçoit plus de messages que moi. | She receives more messages than me. |
Il marche le plus vite. | He walks the fastest. |
Elle parle le plus clairement. | She speaks the most clearly. |
C’est lui qui travaille le moins sérieusement. | He is the one who works the least seriously. |
C’est ici que je dors le mieux. | It is here that I sleep best. |
C’est le quartier avec le plus de restaurants. | It is the neighbourhood with the most restaurants. |
C’est la ville avec le moins de circulation. | It is the city with the least traffic. |
C’est lui qui a le plus de temps. | He is the one who has the most time. |
C’est elle qui reçoit le moins de messages. | She is the one who receives the fewest messages. |
bon | good, adjective |
meilleur | better / best, adjective, masculine |
meilleure | better / best, adjective, feminine |
bien | well, adverb |
mieux | better / best, adverb |
Ce restaurant est meilleur que l’autre. | This restaurant is better than the other one. |
Il cuisine mieux que moi. | He cooks better than me. |
Le bus va plus lentement que le métro. | The bus goes more slowly than the metro. |
Je marche aussi vite que mon ami. | I walk as fast as my friend. |
Il y a plus de magasins au centre-ville. | There are more stores downtown. |
Il y a moins de parcs dans ce quartier. | There are fewer parks in this neighbourhood. |
C’est le quartier avec le plus de cafés. | It is the neighbourhood with the most cafés. |
Je connais mieux cette ville maintenant. | I know this city better now. |
l’impératif | the imperative |
donner un ordre | to give a command |
donner un conseil | to give advice |
donner une instruction | to give an instruction |
Parle. | Speak. informal |
Parlons. | Let’s speak. |
Parlez. | Speak. formal or plural |
Écoute. | Listen. informal |
Écoutez. | Listen. formal or plural |
Regarde. | Look! / Watch! informal |
Va tout droit. | Go straight. informal |
Allez tout droit. | Go straight. formal or plural |
Prends le bus. | Take the bus. informal |
Prenez le bus. | Take the bus. formal or plural |
Repose-toi. | Rest. informal |
Reposez-vous. | Rest. formal or plural |
Bois de l’eau. | Drink water. informal |
Buvez de l’eau. | Drink water. formal or plural |
Étudie ce soir. | Study tonight. informal |
Étudiez ce soir. | Study tonight. formal or plural |
Attends ici. | Wait here. informal |
Attendez ici. | Wait here. formal or plural |
Allons-y. | Let’s go. |
Parlons français. | Let’s speak French. |
Étudions ensemble. | Let’s study together. |
Prenons le bus. | Let’s take the bus. |
Faisons une pause. | Let’s take a break. |
Restons ici. | Let’s stay here. |
Ne parle pas trop vite. | Do not speak too fast. informal |
Ne parlez pas trop vite. | Do not speak too fast. formal or plural |
Ne pars pas. | Do not leave. informal |
Ne partez pas. | Do not leave. formal or plural |
Ne prends pas le bus. | Do not take the bus. informal |
Ne prenez pas le bus. | Do not take the bus. formal or plural |
Ne tourne pas à gauche. | Do not turn left. informal |
Ne tournez pas à gauche. | Do not turn left. formal or plural |
Il faut tourner à droite. | You have to turn right. |
Il faut attendre ici. | You have to wait here. |
Il ne faut pas parler trop vite. | You must not speak too fast. |
Tu dois tourner à droite. | You have to turn right. |
Vous devez attendre ici. | You have to wait here. |
Tu peux tourner à droite. | You can turn right. |
Vous pouvez attendre ici. | You can wait here. |
sois | be, informal command |
soyons | let’s be |
soyez | be, formal or plural |
aie | have, informal command |
ayons | let’s have |
ayez | have, formal or plural |
sache | know, informal command |
sachons | let’s know |
sachez | know, formal or plural |
fais | do / make, informal command |
faisons | let’s do / make |
faites | do / make, formal or plural |
Sois patient. | Be patient. informal masculine |
Soyez patient. | Be patient. formal masculine |
Aie confiance. | Have confidence. / Trust yourself. informal |
Ayez confiance. | Have confidence. formal or plural |
Sache que c’est important. | Know that it is important. informal |
Fais attention. | Pay attention. informal |
Faites attention. | Pay attention. formal or plural |
les pronoms compléments au passé composé | object pronouns in the passé composé |
Je l’ai vu. | I saw it / him. masculine object |
Je l’ai vue. | I saw it / her. feminine object |
Je les ai vus. | I saw them. masculine or mixed |
Je les ai vues. | I saw them. feminine |
Je les ai achetés. | I bought them. masculine or mixed |
Je les ai achetées. | I bought them. feminine |
Je lui ai parlé. | I spoke to him / her. |
Je leur ai écrit. | I wrote to them. |
Je lui ai téléphoné. | I called him / her. |
Je leur ai répondu. | I answered them. |
J’y suis allé. | I went there. masculine speaker |
J’y suis allée. | I went there. feminine speaker |
Nous y sommes allés. | We went there. masculine or mixed |
Ils y sont allés. | They went there. masculine or mixed |
J’en ai acheté. | I bought some. |
J’en ai reçu. | I received some. |
J’en ai parlé. | I talked about it. |
J’en suis revenu. | I came back from there. masculine speaker |
Je ne l’ai pas vu. | I did not see it / him. |
Je ne lui ai pas parlé. | I did not speak to him / her. |
Je n’y suis pas allé. | I did not go there. masculine speaker |
Je n’en ai pas acheté. | I did not buy any. |
Tu l’as vu ? | Did you see it / him? |
Tu l’as vue ? | Did you see it / her? |
Tu les as achetés ? | Did you buy them? masculine or mixed |
Tu lui as parlé ? | Did you speak to him / her? |
Tu leur as écrit ? | Did you write to them? |
Tu y es allé ? | Did you go there? masculine |
Tu en as acheté ? | Did you buy some? |
J’ai voulu le voir. | I wanted to see it. |
J’ai pu les acheter. | I was able to buy them. |
J’ai dû lui parler. | I had to speak to him / her. |
J’ai voulu y aller. | I wanted to go there. |
J’ai voulu en parler. | I wanted to talk about it. |