[18.06.2017 - Marseille, France]

The seasons are changing and I can just feel the flu encroaching! Here are some vocab and expressions regarding sickness, so if you feel a cold coming on, you will be able to express it in French.

Basic

Vocab

santé | health

 un rhume |  a cold (sickness)

la gripe | the flu

J’ai un rhume/j’ai la grippe

ordonnance | perscription

une pilule | a pill

médicament | medicine

une fiève | fever

une toux | cough

un éternuement | sneeze 

Expressions

Je ne me sense pas bien | I do not feel well

J’ai mal à la tête | I have a headache

note: AVOIR mal + body part to express where there is a pain

ex. J’ai mal à l’estomac (stomachache); J’ai mal à la gorge(throat ache); J’ai mal aux genoux (knees), etc…

AVOIR + mauvaise mine | to not look well

Tu as mauvaise mine

J’ai besoin de me reposer | I need to rest

So there’s that for vocab! I actually used this list when going to the pharmacy here for cough drops (les gouttes contre la toux)…all the french phonetics must be tearing up my throat ;) 

peter: she will find me anyways

shuri: who

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The present subjunctive (subjonctif présent)

The majority of French verbs follow the same pattern when they are conjugated in the present subjunctive. In other words, they follow the conjugation of the présent de l’indicatif, except for the first- and second-person plural (nous and vous), where they follow the conjugation of the imparfait de l’indicatif.

The only exceptions to this rule are the verbs être and avoir.

However, many verbs present irregularities in the stem. These exceptions can be divided into three categories:

a. verbs with one irregular subjunctive stem

The verbs faire, pouvoir, and savoir have a stem that is completely different from the présent de l’indicatif stem.

b. verbs with two irregular subjunctive stems

The verbs aller and vouloir also have a stem that is completely different from that of the présent de l’indicatif, but unlike the previous verbs, they use the stem from the présent de l’indicatif for the first- and second-person plural.

c. verbs with two stems in the présent de l’indicatif

These verbs will use the stem of the 3rd person plural from the présent de l’indicatif for je, tu, il, and ils. Nous and vous keep the same stem in the subjunctive. This category includes all the irregular verbs not mentioned previously.

The past subjunctive (subjonctif passé)

The past subjunctive can be divided into three tenses: past, imperfect, and pluperfect. Of those three, only the past subjunctive is still used in everyday speech and writing.

The subjonctif passé indicates that the action taking place in the subordinate clause happened before that of the main clause. It is created by combining the present subjunctive of the auxiliary verb (avoir or être) with the past participle.

The imperfect and the pluperfect subjunctive (subjonctifs imparfait et plus-que-parfait)

The imperfect and pluperfect tenses are considered to be literary tenses, and as such are only found in formal writing.

Le bar - bar

les amandes (f) - almonds

les amuse-gueule (m) - bar snacks

le barman/la barmaid - bartender

la bière - beer

les cacahouètes (f) - peanuts

la caisse - cash register

les chips (f) - chips

le cocktail - cocktail

le comtoir - bar counter

le coup - shot

le coup double - double shot

le coup simple - single shot

le dessous de verre - coaster

le gin tonic - gin and tonic

le martini - martini

les noix (f) - walnuts

les noix de cajou (f) - cashew nuts

les olives (f) - olives

le percolateur - coffee machine

la pompe à biere - beer tap

le scotch à l'eau (f) - scotch and water

le seau à glace - glass bucket

le shaker à cocktails - cocktail shaker

le rhum coca - rum and coke

le tabouret de bar - bar stool

le tire-bouchon - corkscrew

les verres (m) - glasses

le vin - wine

le vodka à l'orange (f) - vodka and orange

C'est ma tournée ! - It’s my round!

C'est mon tour - I’m next

Est-ce que je peux t'offre un verre ? - May I buy you a drink?

Est-ce qu'on peut manger dans ce bar ? - Can you eat in this bar?

Excusez-moi ! - Excuse me!

Je ne bois pas d'alcool - I don’t drink alcohol

La prochaine tournée c'est toi qui paies, d'accord ? - You pay the next round, okay?

Non, merci. Pas de glaçons - No thanks, no ice

Qu'est ce que tu prends ? - What will you have?