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New favourite example of pragmatic ambiguity: 

2- LE PETIT DÉJEUNER

- nouns -

après-midi (m.) - afternoon

beurre (m.) - butter

biscotte (f.) - cracker

biscuit (m.) - biscuit

café (m.) - coffee

café au lait (m.) - cappuccino

céréales (f. pl.) - cereals

chocolat (m.) - chocolate

confiture (f.) - jam

croissant (m.) - croissant

fraise (f.) - strawberry

journal (m.) - newspaper

jus d’orange (m.) - orange juice

lait (m.) - milk

maison (f.) - house

matin (m.) - morning

minute (f.) - minute

orange (f.) - orange

pain (m.) - bread

petit déjeuner (m.) - breakfast

quotidien (m.) - daily newspaper

salle à manger (f.) - dining room

soir (m.) - evening

thé (m.) - tea

- adjectives -

chaud (m.) / chaude (f.) - hot

étranger (m.) / étrangère (f.) - foreign

froid (m.) / froide (f.) - cold

- verbs -

désirer - to desire / to wish

jeter - to throw

prendre - to take

revenir - to come back

1. Est-ce que

literally “is it that,” can be placed at the beginning of any affirmative sentence to turn it into a question:

  Est-ce que vous dansez ?   Do you dance?   Est-ce que tu veux voir un film ?   Do you want to see a movie?   Est-ce qu'il est arrivé ?   Has he arrived? Place any question words in front of est-ce que: (eg. quand, quel, où)   Quand est-ce que tu veux partir ?   When do you want to leave? Pourquoi est-ce qu’il a menti ?   Why did he lie?  Quel livre est-ce que vous cherchez ?   Which book are you looking for?

2. Inversion

A more formal way to ask questions is with inversion. Invert the conjugated verb and subject pronoun and join them with a hyphen:

  Dansez-vous ?   Do you dance?   Veux-tu voir un film ?   Do you want to see a movie?   Est-il arrivé ?   Has he arrived? Again, place any interrogative words at the beginning of the question:   Quand veux-tu partir ?   When do you want to leave?   Pourquoi a-t-il menti ?   Why did he lie?   Quel livre cherchez-vous ?   Which book are you looking for? You can use inversion to ask negative questions.   Ne dansez-vous pas ?   Don’t you dance?   N'est-il pas encore arrivé ?   Hasn’t he arrived yet?

3. Statement as question

A very simple but informal way to ask yes/no questions is to raise the pitch of your voice while pronouncing any sentence:

  Vous dansez ?   You dance?   Tu veux voir un film ?   You want to see a movie?   Il est arrivé ?   He arrived? You can also use this structure to ask negative questions:   Tu ne danses pas ?   You don’t dance?   Il n'est pas encore arrivé ?   He hasn’t arrived yet?

4. N'est-ce pas?

If you’re pretty sure the answer to your question is yes, you can just make an affirmative statement and then add the tag n'est-ce pas ? to the end. This is also informal:

  Tu danses, n'est-ce pas ?   You dance, right?   Tu veux voir un film, n'est-ce pas ?   You want to see a movie, right?   Il est arrivé, n'est-ce pas ?   He arrived, right?

5. Notes

The French equivalent of the verb “to ask” is demander, but “to ask a question” is “poser une question.”

There are two main types of questions:

Yes/no questions, also known as polar questions or closed questions (questions fermées), ask for a simple yes or no answer.

Information questions, also known as WH questions, constituent questions, or open questions (questions ouvertes), ask for information with question words, like who, what, when, where, why, which, how, how much/many.

When using inversion with the third person singular (il, elle, or on) and a verb that ends in a vowel, you must add t- between the verb and subject pronoun:

 Aime-t-il les films ? - Does he like movies?   A-t-on décidé ? - Have we decided? Écoute-t-elle la radio ? - Does she listen to the radio?

There is a special French word, si, that is used only when responding in the affirmative to a negative question.

Part 1.

1.Le luxe est une affaire d'argent. L'elégance est une question d'éducation- Luxury is a matter of money. Elegance is a matter of education.

2. À vaillant coeur rien d'impossible- For a brave heart, nothing is impossible.

3. La vie est simple, mais c'est le monde qui la complique- Life is simple, it’s the world that complicates it.

4. La vérité vaut bien qu'on passe quelques années sans la trouver-The truth is more valuable if you have spent some years without finding it.

5. Rester, c'est exister. Mais voyager, c'est vivre-To stay where you are is to exist. To travel is to live.

6. Vous êtes votre seule limite- You are your only limit.

7. Nous sommes nos choix- We are our choices.

8. Avoir une autre langue, c'est posséder une deuxième âme- To speak another language is to have a second soul.

9. Au milieu de l'hiver, j'ai découvert en moi un invincible été- In the midst of winter, I discovered within me, an invincible summer.

10.Exister, c'est oser se jeter dans le monde- To live is to throw yourself into the world.

Part 3.

ne … plus – not anymore/no more 

e.g. Je ne suis plus là – I’m not there anymore

ne … jamais - never 

e.g Je ne suis jamais allée là-bas – I’ve never been there before

ne … que – only 

Je ne mange que les pâtes – I only eat pasta

ne … pas toujours – not always 

e.g. Il n’est pas toujours gentil – He isn’t always kind

ne … pas encore – not yet 

e.g. il n’a pas encore 18 ans – he isn’t 18 yet

ne … pas du tout – not at all 

e.g. il n’aime pas du tout sa sœur – he doesn’t like his sister at all

ne … pas non plus – neither/either  

e.g. Il n’aime pas non plus les choux de Bruxelles – he doesn’t like brussel sprouts either

ne … aucunement – not at all 

e.g. je n’en suis aucunement responsible – I am not at all/in no way responsable

ne … guère – barely/hardly 

e.g. Il n’a guère mangé – he has barely eaten

ne … nullement – not at all

E.g. je n’ai nullement l’intention de vous aider – I have no intention to help you

ne … nulle part – nowhere 

e.g. il n’est nulle part – he’s nowhere/he isn’t anywhere

ne … point – not (literary, or used for emphasis) 

E.g. je ne fus point bouleversée par ce qu’il me dit – I was not at all upset by what he told me

Exercise:

(you may get a bit confused with the two ‘at alls’, but they have slightly different uses, so look at the examples again to pick the right one)

1. Eve hardly looked at me last night.

2. I have no intention of going out with him.

3. Léo didn’t go anywhere darling, he died.

4. Sarah doesn’t like Marie at all.

5. He doesn’t always kiss me.

6. He can’t drive yet.

7. I was not annoyed (literary)!

8. He won’t benefit at all from this project.

9. He only sleeps!

10. Anne never visits her mother.

11. Louis doesn’t love me anymore.

12. Ryo doesn’t like cats either.

I’m in exam week so that’s my current vocab

J’en peux plus = I’ve had enough

J’en ai marre = I’ve had enough/I’m done

C’est bon, j’arrête = that’s it, I’m stopping

J’abandonne = I give up

C’est tellement relou = It’s so annoying

Je veux mourir = I wanna die

Je suis au bout de ma vie = I’m at the end of my life

(that’s one of my fav we use it a lot)

Je suis au bout du rouleau = I’m at the end of the roll

(expression to say you’re done)

1. Être ~ to be 

2. Avoir ~ to have

3. Pouvoir ~ to be able (can)

4. Faire ~ to do; to make

5. Mettre ~ to put; to place

6. Dire ~ to say; to tell

7. Devoir ~ to have to, must, to owe

8. Prendre ~ to take; to catch; to capture

9. Donner ~ to give; to produce

10. Aller ~ to go

11. Vouloir ~ to want; to wish

12. Savoir ~ to know

13. Falloir ~ to have to

14. Voir ~ to see

15. Demander ~ to ask; to request

16. Trouver ~ to find; to discover

17. Rendre ~ to return (something); to give back

18. Venir ~ to come

19. Passer ~ to pass; to go past

20. Comprendre ~ to understand; to include; to comprehend

21. Rester ~ to stay; to remain

22. Tenir ~ to hold; to keep

23. Porter ~ to carry; to wear

24. Parler ~ to speak; to talk

25. Montrer ~ to show; to display

26. Continuer ~ to continue

27. Penser ~ to think

28. Suivre ~ to follow; to pay attention

29. Connaître ~ to know; to be acquainted with 

30. Croire ~ to believe in

31. Commencer ~ to begin; to start; to commence

32. Compter ~ to count

33. Entendre ~ to hear; to understand

34. Attendre ~ to wait; to expect

35. Remettre ~ to put back (on); to replace; to deliver

36. Appeler ~ to call; to contact

37. Permettre ~ to permit; to allow; to enable

38. Occuper ~ to occupy; to take up (space/time)

39. Devenir ~ to become, to grow (into); to turn (into)

40. Partir ~ to leave; to depart; to proceed

41. Décider ~ to decide; to persuade

42. Arriver ~ to arrive; to happen

43. Servir ~ to serve

44. Sembler ~ to seem

45. Revenir ~ to return; to come back

46. Laisser ~ to leave; to allow; to let

47. Recevoir ~ to receive; to welcome

48. Répondre ~ to reply; to answer

49. Vivre ~ to live

50. Rappeler ~ to call back; to remind

51. Présenter ~ to present; to introduce

52. Accepter ~ to accept

53. Agir ~ to act

54. Poser ~ to put down; to pose; to lay (something) down

55. Jouer ~ to play; to act; to gamble

56. Reconnaître ~ to recognize; to acknowledge 

57. Choisir ~ to choose; to select

58. Toucher ~ to touch; to feel; to affect

59. Aimer ~ to like; to love

60. Retrouver ~ to find; to regain; to meet up

61. Perdre ~ to lose; to waste

62. Expliquer ~ to explain; to account for

63. Considérer ~ to consider; to study

64. Ouvrir ~ to open (up)

65. Gagner ~ to win; to earn; to gain

66. Exister ~ to exist

67. Refuser ~ to refuse

68. Lire ~ to read

69. Réussir ~ to succeed

70. Changer ~ to change; to alter

71. travailler ~ to work

72. Représenter ~ to represent; to depict; to portray

73. Assurer ~ to secure; to assure; to insure

74. Essayer ~ to try; to attempt

75. Empêcher ~ to prevent; to stop

76. Sortir ~ to go out; to leave; to exit; to come out

77. Reprendre ~ to resume; to recover; to take back

78. Mener ~ to lead; to conduct

79. Appartenir ~ to belong ~ to concern

80. Risquer ~ to risk

81. Concerner ~ to concern; to affect

82. Apprendre ~ to learn; to teach; to hear of 

83. Rencontrer ~ to meet; to encounter

84. Créer ~ to create; to build

85. Obtenir ~ to obtain; to get

86. Chercher ~ to look for; to seek

87. Entrer ~ to enter; to go in

88. Proposer ~ to suggest; to propose; to offer

89. Apporter ~ to bring; to cause

90. Utiliser ~ to use; to employ

91. Atteindre ~ to reach; to attain; to achieve

92. Tenter ~ to tempt

93. Importer ~ to import; to matter

94. Ajouter ~ to add

95. Produire ~ to produce

96. Préparer ~ to prepare (something); to make

97. Relever ~ to raise; to stand up; to pick up

98. Écrire ~ to write

99. Défendre ~ to defend; to stand up for; to forbid