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    MICHEL THOMAS FRENCH (BUILDER) COURSE, 2 CDsTRANSCRIPT

    This is an approximate transcript of the course, since Michel often changed his mind in

    the middle of a sentence to be translated, or adapted his sentences for the students. The

    booklet that accompanied Michel's courses was wholly inadequate, so I have written thistranscript. I have found it useful, so maybe other people will, too.

    Naturally, it would be foolish to try to learn the language using this transcript, withoutbuying the recordings.

    Note that English is my native language, so I don't guarantee that there are no mistakes.

    An asterisk denotes a phrase that is highlighted in the booklet which accompanies therecordings. Tracks and track times in the recording are shown in brackets. Page numbers

    in the booklet are also shown in brackets.

    Version 2, Jan 15th 2006Transcribed by JK

    CD 1 (79.18)(Track 1, 9.47)

    *I want... Je veux...I want it Je le veuxI want that Je veux aI want to have it Je veux l'avoirI want to have that Je veux avoir a*I would like... Je voudrais...

    ...to see it/him/her...le/la voir...very much like to see her...beaucoup la voir*I must... Je dois......speak with her/him ...parler avec elle/lui...talk to him/her...lui parler*I like, I love... J'aime...to do it ...le faire(You could sayJe voudrais aller lfor "I would like to go there", but it is much better tousey. y means "to it" or "there" and as a pronoun comes before the verb. You can pushthe -s ofje voudrais intoy aller)I am going to go there Je vais y allerI am going there J'y vais*sometimes *quelquefoisonce, twice, three times une fois, deux fois, trois foisfor the first/last time pour la premire/dernire foisfor the next time pour la prochaine fois(p8)

    I go there sometimes J'y vais quelquefois...but not often ...mais pas souvent

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    very often / not very often trs souvent / pas trs souvent...but not very often ...mais pas trs souvent*It's rare C'est rareIt isn't very interesting Ce n'est pas trs intressant(You can push the -s oftrs into intressant)

    *besides... d'ailleurs......I don't like to do it ...je n'aime pas le faire*It is too farC'est trop loinIt is very farC'est trs loinIt is very far from here C'est trs loin d'iciAnd besides, it's too far from here Et d'ailleurs, c'est trop loin d'iciIs it far from here? / How far is it from here? C'est loin d'ici?It's not farCe n'est pas loin*It is nearC'est prsIt is near here (near from here) C'est prs d'ici*to go on foot / to walkaller pied

    You can go on foot / walkVous pouvez aller piedIt is too far to walk there C'est trop loin pour y aller pied(When "to"in English means "in order to" you usepourfollowed by the verb)You can take a taxi Vous pouvez prendre un taxiOne must go there by car (in car) On doit y aller en voiture(p9)

    (You can push the tofdoitintoy aller)One can / must take a taxi to go there On peut / doit prendre un taxi pour y aller(Track 2, 6.49)

    *It's all right (it goes, it is going) a vaIt's fine, it's going fine C'est bien, a va bienIt's all right that way / like that a va bien comme aIt's betterC'est mieuxIt's going better now a va mieux maintenantEverything is going better now Tout va mieux maintenantIt's going much better that way / like that a va beaucoup mieux comme aWhat do you prefer? Qu'est-ce que vous prfrez?I prefer it like that Je le prfre comme aI like it... Je l'aime...that way ...comme a...better that way ...mieux comme a...much better that way ...beaucoup mieux comme aI don't like to go there now Je n'aime pas y aller maintenant*really vraimentI don't really like it Je ne l'aime pas vraimentI don't really like to go there Je n'aime pas vraiment y aller, vraiment je n'aime pas yallernot really pas vraiment(vraimentmeans "really" or "truly". vraimeans "true"; c'est vraimeans "it's true";Ahvraiment? means "Is that so?")

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    (p10)

    *at any rate (in all case)... en tout cas......not tonight ...pas ce soir...because I am too tired ...parce que je suis trop fatigu(e)I prefer (to stay) staying here Je prfre rester ici

    I like better staying here J'aime mieux rester ici*I don't feel like... Je n'ai pas envie de...going out ...sortir(avoir envie de means "to feel like something". A noun or an adjective needs de if it isfollowed by verb)

    I don't feel like... Je n'ai pas envie de...doing it ...le faire...seeing it ...le voir...staying here ...rester iciI don't feel like... Je n'ai pas envie d'...going to see it ...aller le voir

    ...going there tonight ...y aller ce soirI really feel like going to the movies tonight J'ai vraiment envie d'aller au cinma cesoirI feel like seeing this picture J'ai envie de voir ce filmI feel like going to see this picture J'ai envie d'aller voir ce film*It appears, it seems Il paratIt appears that it is very interesting Il parat que s'est trs intressantIt appears that it is a very interesting picture Il parat que c'est un film trs intressantI feel like seeing it J'ai envie de le voir(p11)*It interests me a m'intresseIt interests me very much a m'intresse beaucoupIt doesn't interest me a ne m'intresse pas*not at all pas du toutIt doesn't interest me at all a ne m'intresse pas du tout*I find it, I think it is... Je le trouve...very interesting ...trs intressantWhat do you think? (What is it that you think?) Qu'est-ce que vous pensez?What do you think of it? Qu'est-ce que vous en pensez?In my opinion... A mon avis...one/we can go there ...on peut y aller...we can go there ...nous pouvons y aller(on meaning "one" is very often used for "we" instead of the nous form)(Track 3, 8.15)

    *It is worth the trouble a vaut la peineIt is worth doing it a vaut la peine de le faireIt is not worth doing it a ne vaut pas la peine de le faireIt is not worth going there a ne vaut pas la peine d'y aller(For "It's not worth it" you can also say Ce n'est pas la peine)*I think/believe that... Je crois que

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    ...it's worth it a vaut la peine

    ...it's worth going there to see it ...a vaut la peine d'y aller le voir*perhaps peut-treBut perhaps not tonight Mais peut-tre pas ce soirPerhaps tomorrow night... Peut-tre demain soir

    (p12)...if you like ...si vous voulez...if you feel like doing it ...si vous avez envie de le faire(You can push thezofavezinto envie)*It appeals to me, it pleases me, I like it a me platI would like to have it because I like it Je voudrais l'avoir parce que a me platIt pleases me very much a me plat beaucoupIt pleases you? Do you like it? a vous plat?(platas in s'il vous platmeaning "please", literally "if it pleases you")You want it? Vous le voulez?Do you want it? (Is it that you want it?) Est-ce que vous le voulez?

    You want to have it? Vous voulez l'avoir?(Forming a question: The simplest way of forming a question is to say a statement in aquestion in tone. Another easy way is to putEst-ce que "is it that..." at the beginningof a statement)

    *You want some of it? Vous en voulez?You want to have some of it? Vous voulez en avoir?How much of it do you want? Combien en voulez-vous?I want some J'en veuxI don't want any Je n'en veux pasI don't want any more of it Je n'en veux plus(en means "of it"; it is a pronoun and comes before the verb)*too bad, so what tant pis(tantmeans "so much",pis means "worse", literally "so much the worse")(p13)

    *so much the bettertant mieuxso much the better for me tant mieux pour moiso much the worse for you tant pis pour vous*How much is it? Combien c'est? C'est combien?How much is it worth? Combien a vaut?It's not worth much (big thing) a ne vaut pas grand-choseI like it very much a me plat beaucoup*I must have it Je dois l'avoir*How much do I owe you? Combien je vous dois?(Je dois means both "I must" and "I owe")*I don't like it a ne me plat pasDo you like it? a vous plat?Does it appeal to you, do you like it? (Is it that you like it?) Est-ce que a vous plat?I don't like doing it a ne me plat pas de le faire*I am very glad... Je suis trs content*...to see you ...de vous voir

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    *I am very happy... Je suis trs heureux......to see you ...de vous voir...to arrange it for you ...de l'arranger pour vous*fortunately, happily heureusementFortunately it will be possible to do it Heureusement a sera possible de le faire

    (p14)*unfortunately malheureusementBut unfortunately I can't do it today Mais malheureusement je ne peux pas le faireaujourd'huiI cannot do it Je ne peux pas le faireI cannot do anything... Je ne peux rien faire...but possibly tomorrow ...mais possiblement demain*If it is all right with you (if it goes to you) Si a vous va(Track 4, 6.27)

    *there is, there are... Il y a...*There are many people Il y a beaucoup de monde

    (le monde means "world", as in tout le monde "everybody", literally "all the world")Everybody is there Tout le monde est lThere are too many people Il y a trop de monde*There is a message for you Il y a un message pour vousThere are no messages Il n'y a pas de messagesAre there any messages? Est-ce qu'il y a des messages?*Nothing today Rien aujourd'huiNothing any more Plus rienThere is nothing any more Il n'y a plus rien*I would like to leave a message Je voudrais laisser un messageCan I leave a message? Est-ce que je peux laisser un message? Je peux laisser unmessage?(laissermeans "to leave" or "to leave behind")(p15)

    *I am looking for it... Je le cherche...everywhere ...partoutI see it everywhere Je le vois partoutI'm looking for it everywhere but... Je le cherche partout mais...I cannot find it ...je ne peux pas le trouver(cherchermeans "to look for" or "to search", as in chercher la femme, "to look for thewoman")

    *I don't know where it is Je ne sais pas o c'est*Look! It's there Regardez! C'est lIt's over there C'est l-bas(regardermeans "to look"; cherchermeans "to look for")*I know where it is (emphasising I) Moi, je sais o c'est(Use moito emphasise "I". In English, for emphasis, we raise our voice instead)*Will you bring it? Voulez-vous l'apporter?Will you bring it to me? Voulez-vous me l'apporter?I'm bringing it Je l'apporte

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    I'm bringing it to you Je vous l'apporte(apportermeans "to bring";portermeans "to carry" and also "to wear")*of course bien sr*naturally naturellement(aller + cherchermeans "to get", soje vais le chercherdoesn't mean "I'm going to look

    for it", but "I'm going to get it". "I will look for it" isje le chercherai)(p16)*I know where it is and I am going to get it Je sais o c'est et je vais le chercher*I must hurry (I must dispatch myself) Je dois me dpcherI am going to hurry Je vais me dpcherWill you hurry? Voulez-vous vous dpcher?*I am in a hurry, I am pressed for time Je suis pressI'm very much in a hurry Je suis trs pressI must hurry because... Je dois me dpcher parce que...I am very pressed for time ...je suis trs press(Track 5, 13.52)

    *There is a lot of... Il y a beaucoup de...traffic ...circulationIt is going to take a very long time... a va prendre trs longtemps...to get there ...pour y arriver*late en retardI am going to be late Je vais tre en retardI will be there late Je serai l / J'y serai en retardI will be there in a few minutes Je serai l dans quelques minutes(In French there is a difference between "late" meaning "belated" as inJe suis en retardand "late" as in "It is too late"C'est trop tard)*something quelque choseIs there something for me? Est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose pour moi?No, there isn't anything Non, il n'y a rienWhat do you have for me? Qu'est-ce que vous avez pour moi?(p17)

    *something to... quelque chose Do you have something to eat? Est-ce que vous avez quelque chose manger?I have something to tell you J'ai quelque chose vous direI have many things to do J'ai beaucoup de choses faireI have nothing to do now Je n'ai rien faire maintenantNothing doing Rien faire*It doesn't matter (It doesn't do anything) a ne fait rienIt isn't very important to do it a n'est pas trs important de le faireIt doesn't have much importance a n'a pas beaucoup d'importance*It gives me pleasure (it makes me pleasure) a me fait plaisirI'm very pleased... Ca me fait grand plaisir......to see you ...de vous voir...to do it for you ...de le faire pour vousIt will give me great pleasure to see you, I am looking forward to seeing you a me feragrand plaisir de vous voir

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    I am tired Je suis fatiguI am exhausted Je suis puisI must rest (I must rest myself) Je dois me reposerI am going to have a rest (rest myself) Je vais me reposer*There is much noise Il y a beaucoup de bruit

    There is too much noise Il y a trop de bruitOne is making too much noise On fait trop de bruitIt makes too much noise a fait trop de bruitIt disturbs me (It deranges me) a me drange(p18)

    It disturbs me very much a me drange beaucoupIt doesn't disturb me a ne me drange pasIt doesn't disturb me at all a ne me drange pas du toutIt annoys me a m'ennuieIt doesn't annoy me a ne m'ennuie pas*I have the impression that... J'ai l'impression qu'...

    ...she doesn't want it ...elle ne le veut pas...she doesn't want to do it ...elle ne veut pas le faireI want to do it but I won't do it today... Je veux le faire mais je ne le ferai pasaujourd'hui...because I am too busy to (in order to) do it today ...parce que je suis trop occup pourle faire aujourd'hui(You can push thep oftrop into occup)*It seems (me) that... Il me semble qu'......she doesn't feel like going there ...elle n'a pas envie d'y aller*In my opinion... A mon avis...I agree (I am in accord) with you ...je suis d'accord avec vous

    It's OKC'est d'accordOK, agreed D'accord*It interests me a great deal a m'intresse beaucoupIt interests me enormously a m'intresse normmentBut unfortunately it doesn't interest me at all Mais malheureusement a ne m'intressepas du tout*I don't think (believe) that... Je ne crois pas qu'...he is going to be there this afternoon ...il va tre l cet aprs-midi(p19)(aprs means "after" andmidimeans "mid-day" or "noon"; midimeans "at noon")*...but we will see ...mais on verraI don't know if I can do it but we will see Je ne sais pas si je peux le faire mais on verraIt won't be possible to do it this way Ce ne sera pas possible de le faire comme aI don't think so, I don't believe it Je ne le crois pasI don't think so Je ne le pense pasAre you sure? tes-vous sr? / Vous tes sr? / Est-ce que vous tes sr?Of course Bien sr, naturellementOf course I'm sure Bien sr je suis srLook! Regardez!

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    It's on the table C'est sur la table(srmeans "sure" andsurmeans "on")Will you put it... Voulez-vous le mettre...under the table? ...sous la table?...on the floor (terra, land)? ...par terre?

    It's on the floorC'est par terreI'm going to put it on the floorJe vais le mettre par terreWill you put it there on the floor? Voulez-vous le mettre l par terre?(Track 6, 10.04)*We have to / must go there Nous devons y aller, C'est ncessaire d'y aller*One / we must... Il faut...go there now ...y aller maintenant...go there right away ...y aller tout de suite(p20)

    (You can push the toffautinto the vowel sound at the beginning ofy aller)I would like to have it right away Je voudrais l'avoir tout de suite

    I must have it straightaway Il me faut l'avoir tout de suite, Je dois l'avoir tout de suite*One / We must not... Il ne faut pas...buy it ...l'acheterWe must not buy it... On ne doit pas l'acheter...because it's too expensive ...parce que c'est trop cherI need this book, that's all Il me faut ce livre, c'est tout*That's all (that)... C'est tout ce que...I want ...je veux...you want ...vous voulezThat's all I need (all that is necessary to me) Oui, c'est tout ce qu'il me fautDo you need anything else? Est'ce qu'il vous faut autre chose?No thank you Non merciThat will be all a sera toutWill you show me? Voulez-vous me montrer?*Will you let me (made me) see? Voulez-vous me faire voir?I am going to show you something else Je vais vous faire voir autre choseI can show you something else Je peux vous faire voir autre choseWill you show me what you have? Voulez-vous me faire voir ce que vous avez?*Will you let me (make me) know? Voulez-vous me faire savoir?I will let you (make you) know tomorrow Je vous ferai savoir demain(p21)

    I am going to let you know tomorrow Je vais vous faire savoir demainWill you let me know... Voulez-vous me faire savoir...at what time it will be ready? ... quelle heure a sera prt?...at what time it is going to be ready? ... quelle heure a va tre prt?*to find out (to enquire oneself) se renseignerto teach enseignerenquiries window le guichet de renseignementsI'm going to find out Je vais me renseignerWill you find out? Voulez-vous vous renseigner?

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    I need (I have need of) information J'ai besoin d'un renseignementI need some information Il me faut des renseignementsI must find out... Je dois me renseigner......and I will let you know tomorrow ...et je vous ferai savoir demain...and I am going to let you know tomorrow ...et je vais vous faire savoir demain

    *to be able to pouvoirthe powerle pouvoirHe does not have the power to do it Il n'a pas le pouvoir de le faireHe cannot do it Il ne peut pas le faireI cannot do it Je ne peux pas le faireI am not going to be able to do it Je ne vais pas pouvoir le faireI will be able to do it Je pourrai le faireI will not be able to do it Je ne pourrai pas le faire(In the future tense,pouvoircontracts. Other verbs ending in -oirare similar in thefuture tense: voir (je verrai), savoir (je saurai), devoir (je devrai) and so on)I won't be able to find it here Je ne pourrai pas le trouver ici

    (p22)*Do you have any (of it)? En avez-vous? Est-ce que vous en avez?No, I don't have any (of it) Non, je n'en ai pas*There is / are some (of it) Il y en aThere is / are still some, there is / are still some left Il y en a encoreI don't have any more (of it) Je n'en ai plusThere is / are no more (of it) (We're out of it) Il n'y en a plusThere isn't / aren't any (of it) Il n'y en a pas*I'm sorry... Je regrette, Je suis dsol......but the aren't any more of it ...mais il n'y en a plus(Track 7, 8.13)

    *How are you? (How are you going?) Comment allez-vous?I'm fine (going well). And you? Je vais bien merci. Et vous?I'm / It's fine, I'm / It's all right a va bien*I get by, I manage, I am managing Je me dbrouilleI get by in French Je me dbrouille en franaisI will manage, I will find a way (to do something) Je me dbrouilleraiI don't know how but... Je ne sais pas comment mais...I am going to manage ...je vais me dbrouiller(You use de afterdemander, dire anddeciderif they are followed by a full (infinitive)verb)

    *I am going to decide to... Je vais dcider deI am going to decide to do it Je vais dcider de le faireI cannot decide to do it Je ne peux pas dcider de le faire(p23)

    I'm going to ask him / herJe vais lui demanderI'm going to ask them Je vais leur demanderI'm going to ask him / her... Je vais lui demander...if he can / if she can do it ...s'il peut / si elle peut le faire...to come with us ...de venir avec nous

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    *I would like to ask you... Je voudrais vous demander de...to come with us ... venir avec nous*Will you tell him / her... Voulez-vous lui dire d'...to wait? ...attendre?Will you ask him / her to call me later? Voulez-vous lui demander de m'appeler plus

    tard?I think that he will decide to do it Je crois qu'il va dcider de le faireI am decided / determined to do it immediately Je suis dcid de le faire tout de suiteto try, to try on essayer*I would like... Je voudraisI would like to try it on Je voudrais l'essayerMay I? Puis-je...?May I see it? Puis-je le voir?Can I see it? Est-ce que je peux le voir?Is it all right? May I? (You permit?) Vous permettez?(You use de afteressayerandoublierif a verb follows)

    *I am going to try... Je vais essayer de...to do it ...le faireI don't know if I can do it... Je ne sais pas si je peux le faire...but I am going to try to do it ...mais je vais essayer de le faire(p24)

    *I am not going to forget... Je ne vais pas oublier de...to do it ...le faire...to tell you ...vous dire...to give it to you ...vous le donner...to give it to him / her...le lui donner(When there are two l- words, as in le luiandle leur, le comes before the pronounbeginning with l-. When there is only one l- words, all other pronouns such as me, te,nous, vous come before le)I would like to give it to you Je voudrais vous le donnerI would like to give it to him / herJe voudrais le lui donnerI'm not going to forget... Je ne vais pas oublier deI won't forget... Je n'oublierai pas de...to give it to him / her...le lui donner(Track 8, 5.51)

    *I really feel like doing it... J'ai vraiment envie de le faire...but I don't know if I can do it ...mais je ne sais pas si je peux le faire*I will / I am going to try to do it J'essayerai / Je vais essayer de le faireShe would like to try on the dress Elle voudrait essayer la robeHe would like to try it on Il voudrait l'essayer*Is it worth going there? Est-ce que a vaut la peine d'y aller? a vaut la peine d'yaller?It's not worth doing it a ne vaut pas la peine de le faireOne / We can go there now if you want On peut y aller maintenant si vous voulez(p25)

    (You can push the tofpeutintoy aller)

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    *Will you ask him / her to wait for me? Voulez-vous lui demander de m'attendre?Will you tell him / her to wait for me? Voulez-vous lui dire de m'attendre?Will you come with me? Do you want to come with me? Voulez-vous venir avec moi?*Yes, certainly Oui, certainement*I would like to Je voudrais bien

    I want to Je veux bienAgreed, certainly D'accord, certainementGladly VolontiersYou are very nice Vous tes trs gentilIt's very nice of you C'est trs gentil de votre part*OK? Is it OK? D'accord? C'est d'accord?Does it agree with you? (It goes with you?) Is it OK with you? a vous va?Is it all right with you? (It convenes with you?) a vous convient?It's all right with me a me convientIt's going well a va bienIt's not all right with me, it's not convenient for me a ne me convient pas

    I like that J'aime aIt pleases me a me platIt's a good idea C'est une bonne ideI like that idea J'aime cette ideThat is a good idea a c'est une bonne ide

    (end of recording)

    CD 2 (76.06)(Track 1, 3.27, p26)*I like... J'aime...I like very much... J'aime beaucoupI like very much to travel, I very much like travelling J'aime beaucoup voyager*to spend time passer le tempsto spend the weekend passer le weekendI think (believe) that I am going to spend my vacation Je crois que je vais passer mesvacances...first in France ...d'abord en France...and then / later in Italy ...et puis / plus tard en Italie*I plan on... Je pense(pensermeans "to think" and also "to plan")I plan on leaving (think to leave) soon Je pense partir bienttWhen do you plan on leaving (think to leave)? Quand pensez-vous partir?How long do you plan on staying? Combien de temps pensez-vous rester?I plan on leaving Monday Je pense partir lundiI plan on leaving next Monday Je pense partir lundi prochain(Days of the week: Most of the Days of the week are named after Latin and Greek gods

    and the planets:)

    (Track 2, 3.46)

    *Monday lundi(moon's day, from lune "moon" anddies "day" in Latin)

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    *Tuesday mardi(Mars' day)(p27)

    next Tuesday, Tuesday morning mardi prochain, mardi matin*Wednesday mercredi (Mercury's day)next Wednesday, Wednesday evening mercredi prochain, mercredi soir

    *Thursdayjeudi (Jove's day)*Friday vendredi (Venus' day)*Saturday samedi (sabbath day)*Sunday dimanche (the Lord's day, from dominicus "of a lord" in Latin)Sunday morning dimanche matin(Months of the year)

    *Januaryjanvierin January, in the month of January en janvier, au mois de janvierthe next month, next month le mois prochainin a month dans un mois*February, in the month of February fvrier, au mois de fvrier

    *March, April, May, June, July mars, avril, mai, juin, juillet*August, September, Octoberaot, septembre, octobre*November, Decembernovembre, dcembre(Track 3, 3.58)

    *I plan on... Je pense...spending a few weeks in France ...passer quelques semaines en France*I expect to, I hope to... J'espre...spend a few weeks in France ...passer quelques semaines en France*I intend to... J'ai l'intention de...spend a few weeks in France ...passer quelques semaines en FranceI expect/hope to spend several weeks in France J'espre passer plusieurs semaines enFrance(p28)I intend to leave next weekJ'ai l'intention de partir la semaine prochaineI will see you / I'm going to see you... Je vous verrai / Je vais vous voir...in a week...dans huit jourseight days ago il y a huit jours*I am going to leave... Je vais partir...in two weeks / in a fortnight ...dans deux semaines / dans quinze joursI am going to / I will see... Je vous verrai / Je vais vous voir......in two weeks ...dans quinze joursWe will arrive in two weeks Nous allons arriver dans quinze jours(Asking for directions: If you stop a policeman to ask for directions you will sayPardonMonsieur. Simply say Pour aller ... "to go to...", the place you want to go to ands'ilvous plat? "please?". Using a questioning tone of voice you can even say just the nameand the place ands'il vous plat?)(Track 4, 4.46)

    Excuse me... Pardon Monsieur/ Madame/Mademoiselle......(can you tell me) the way to ...pour aller Place de l'Opra please? ...la Place de l'Opra s'il vous plat?

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    ...(can you tell me) the way to Lyon / the road for Lyon? ...pour aller Lyon s'il vousplat?*Cross the street... Traversez la rue...*...then you continue / keep going straight ahead ...puis vous continuez tout droit...turn left ...vous tournez gauche

    ...turn right ...vous tournez droite(p29)

    ...at the third street you turn right ... la troisime rue vous tournez droite*It is on the right side / to your right C'est votre droiteIt is on the left side / to your left C'est votre gauche(Note the difference between tout droit"straight ahead" and droite "on the right". Thetis sounded there)*It is right in front C'est en faceIt is on this side C'est de ce ct*It is on the other side C'est de l'autre ctI thank you very much Je vous remercie beaucoup

    Thanks a thousand times / many times Merci mille fois*It is this way C'est par iciYou can find it... Vous pouvez le trouver...this way ...par ici...that way ...par lYou will find it that way Vous allez le trouver par lIt is that way C'est par lIt is at the cornerC'est au coinIt is on the corner of the road C'est au coin de la rueIt is not far from here, it is on the corner of the street Ce n'est pas loin d'ici, c'est aucoin de la rueIt is at the end of the street C'est au bout de la rueIt is right there at the end of the street C'est tout de suite l au bout de la rueIt is there, It is over there (there down) C'est l, C'est l-basYou can find it over there Vous pouvez le trouver l-bas(aussi...que means as...as; aussiby itself means "also"; non plus means "neither")(Track 5, 3.21, p30)

    Will you ask him... Voulez-vous lui demander...to send it to me? ...de me l'envoyer?*...as quickly as possible? ...aussi vite que possible?I will also do it Je le ferai aussiIt pleases me also, I like it also a me plat aussiI don't want it Je ne le veux pasI don't want it any more Je ne le veux plusMe neitherMoi non plus*Can you do it as soon as possible? Pouvez-vous le faire aussitt que possible?Can you be here as quickly as possible? Pouvez-vous tre ici aussi vite que possible?I am going to arrange it for you as quickly as possible Je vais l'arranger pour vousaussi vite que possible*I beg you to... Je vous prie de...

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    ...do it ...le faire

    ...arrange it for me ...l'arranger pour moiWill you... Voulez-vous...do it please? ...le faire s'il vous plat?...arrange it for me please ...l'arranger pour moi s'il vous plat?

    Will you come with me... Voulez-vous venir avec moi......please? ...s'il vous plat?...I beg you? ...je vous prie?(Je vous prie, fromprier"to beg" is a more emphatic form of "please")(Track 6, 7.46)

    *It is... C'est...terrible ...terrible...horrible ...horrible...awful ...affreux(p31)

    I am going to find out (inform myself) Je vais me renseigner

    I must find out Je dois me renseignerI have just found out (I come from finding out) Je viens de me renseigner*Will you try to... *Voulez-vous essayer de...get it for me? ...l'obtenir pour moi?I am going to try to... Je vais essayer de...get it for you ...l'obtenir pour vous...do it ...de le faireI am going to take the plane... Je vais prendre l'avion...to go (in order to go) to London ...pour aller Londres*It works, it functions (it marches) a marcheIt works well like that a marche bien comme a*It doesn't worka ne marche pasIt doesn't work well a ne marche pas bien(Usefairefor "to have something done")*I want to get /space have my shirts washed Je veux faire laver mes chemisesWill you... Voulez-vous......have my suit cleaned (made neat)? ...faire nettoyer mon costume?...have the dress cleaned? ...faire nettoyer la robe?...have it cleaned? ...le faire nettoyer?...have it repaired? ...le faire rparer?...have it washed? ...le faire laver?...have it ironed? ...le faire repasser?...have him wait, make him wait? ...le faire attendre?...have him come up to my room? ...le faire monter (dans ma chambre)?...have my luggage taken down? ...faire descendre mes valises?(p32)...have it taken up? ...le faire monter?...have my breakfast brought up? ...faire monter mon petit-djeuner?...have me awakened / woken up tomorrow morning at eight o'clock? ...me faire rveillerdemain matin huit heures?

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    ...let me know? ...me faire savoir?(montermeans "to go up", "to come up", "to bring up", "to take up", "to carry up" etc;descendre means "to go down", "to bring down", "to take down", "to carry down")I will let you know Je vous ferai savoirI am going to let you know Je vais vous faire savoir

    Will you have it changed? Voulez-vous le faire changer?Can you show me something else? Pouvez-vous me montrer autre chose?Can you show me something else? (Can you make me see...?) Pouvez-vous me fairevoir autre chose?*I'm going to have it done (to make it do) Je vais le faire faireWill you have it done / made for me? Voulez-vous le faire faire pour moi?Will you get (make come) a doctor? Voulez-vous faire venir un docteur?Will you get a taxi? Voulez-vous faire venir un taxi?Will you call a taxi? Voulez-vous appeler un taxi?Will you pass the sugar? Voulez-vous passer le sucre?*May I...? Puis-je...?

    May I see it? Puis-je le voir?(If you are reaching out the something, you will say Vous permettez? "You permit?","May I?". Or, if someone says this to you, you will applyJe vous prie "I beg you" orJevous en prie "I beg you of it", "please do")Will you repair it for me? Voulez-vous le rparer pour moi?Will you have it repaired for me? Voulez-vous le faire rparer pour moi?(Track 7, 7.00, p33)

    Pardon? Pardon me? Excuse me? (When you want someone to repeat something)

    Pardon?Pardon? Pardon me? Excuse me? (How?) Comment?Will you repeat it, please? (You are saying?) Vous dites?I would like to say it... Je voudrais le dire...but I don't know how to express it in French ...mais je ne sais pas commentl'exprimer en franaisI would like to know how to express myself better in French Je voudrais savoircomment m'exprimer mieux en franais*How does one say it in French? How do you say it...? (How does it say itself?)

    Comment a se dit en franais?I would like to know how it is being said in French Je voudrais savoir comment a sedit en franaisWill you / Could you tell me how one says it in French? Voulez-vous me dire /Pourriez-vous me dire comment a se dit en franais?*How do you spell it in French? (How does it write itself?) Comment a s'crit enfranais?I am certain / short that he is going to have a lot of trouble Je suis certain / sr qu'il vaavoir beaucoup de difficults(English words ending in -ty: All English words ending in -ty end in -tin French:"liberty"libert, "opportunity"opportunit, "facility"facilit, "difficulty"difficult.Similarly, English words ending in -em end in -me in French: "problem"problme,"system"systme)

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    (p34)

    One is going to have many problems On va avoir beaucoup de problmes*to mean vouloir direYou mean... (You want to say...) Vous voulez dire...*I mean... Je veux dire...

    That's not what I mean Ce n'est pas ce que je veux direWhat do you mean? (What do you want to say?) Qu'est-ce que vous voulez dire?I don't understand what you mean Ce ne comprends pas ce que vous voulez dire*It means... a veut dire...Will you explain what you mean? Voulez-vous expliquer ce que vous voulez dire?Can you explain what that means? Pouvez-vous expliquer ce que a veut dire?*What does it mean? Qu'est-ce que a veut dire?I don't understand what it means Je ne comprends pas ce que a veut dire*Do you want a drink? Voulez-vous prendre un verre?Will you have a drink with me? Voulez-vous prendre un verre avec moi?As you like Comme vous voulez

    If you like, If you want Si vous voulezI don't care (It is equal to me) a m'est galIt's not worth insisting a ne vaut pas la peine d'insisterWhy insist? Don't bother insisting Ce n'est pas la peine d'insister*It is evident C'est vident(Track 8, 10.20)

    (English words ending in -ly: To form the equivalent of-ly words in English, in generalyou simply add-mentto the adjective in French -probable, probablement. For allwords ending in -antand-ent, such as "evident" and "constant", drop the ending andadd-ammentor-emment, e.g. evidemment, constamment)*possible, possibly possible, possiblementcomfortable, comfortably confortable, confortablementevident, evidently vident, videmmentrecent, recently rcent, rcemmentconstant, constantly constant, constammentHe is doing it constantly Il le fait constammentHe is doing the same thing constantly Il fait la mme chose constammentnot very frequently pas trs frquemmentto frequent, to go often to frquenterI like to frequent this restaurant J'aime frquenter ce restaurant*It doesn't matter (It doesn't do anything) a ne fait rienIt is all the same to me, I don't care a m'est galReally, Is that so? (Truly?) VraimentSo much the betterTant mieuxIt's much better that way C'est tant mieux comme aToo bad, So much the worse, So what? Tant pisThere are no problems Il n'y a pas de problmesI am angry Je suis fch*evening, day, morning soire, journe, matineThank you for that lovely evening Merci pour cette agrable soire

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    to give an evening party donner une soire(p36)

    It is / was a pleasant (agreeable) evening C'est / C'tait une soire agrableto spend a (whole) day passer une journeto spend a (whole) morning passer une matine

    *togetherensembleIf you want, we can go to the movies togetherSi vous voulez nous pouvons / on peutaller au cinma ensembleWe can drive there by carOn peut y aller en voitureIt is ridiculous C'est ridiculeIt is too bad C'est dommageI thank you Je vous remercie*It seems to me that... Il me semble que......everything is all right (is going well) ...tout va bien*at least (at less) au moinsI would like to go there... Je voudrais y aller

    ...at least I will see what it is ...au moins je verrai ce que c'est*specially spcialementIt is very special C'est (trs) spcialthe speciality la spcialitWhat speciality do you have? Quelle spcialit avez-vous?What is the speciality of the house? Quelle est la spcialit de la maison?Especially if you can tell me what you thinkSpcialement si vous pouvez me dire ceque vous pensez*Above all / Mainly if you can tell me... Surtout si vous pouvez me dire*to reflect, to think about rflchirI am going to think about it Je vais rflchirLet me think about it Laissez-moi rflchir(p37)I am going to let you know in a weekJe vais vous faire savoir dans huit joursI will let you know... Je vous ferai savoirIt is going very well a va trs bienIt is going much bettera va beaucoup mieux*to feel sentirI feel it Je le sens*I feel fine (feel myself) Je me sens bienI feel betterJe me sens mieuxI feel much better today Je me sens beaucoup mieux aujourd'huiI feel much better when I am alone Je me sens beaucoup mieux quand je suis seulI work much better when I am alone Je travaille beaucoup mieux quand je suis seul*I don't need / have need of anything Je n'ai besoin de rienI don't need / have need of it Je n'en ai pas besoinI need / have need of that J'ai besoin de aI need / have need of it J'en ai besoin(Track 9, 6.31)

    *There are too many people here Il y a trop de monde ici

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    Everybody is here Tout le monde est iciEverybody is going to be here Tout le monde va tre iciEverybody is going to be there tonight Tout le monde va tre l ce soirThere are many people Il y a beaucoup de mondeI don't want to stay here... Je ne veux pas rester ici

    ...because there are too many people here ...parce qu'il y a trop de monde ici...also it is very warm here ...aussi il fait trs chaud ici(p38)

    There is no air-conditioning here Il n'y a pas de climatisation iciIt is not air-conditioned Ce n'est pas climatisI cannot stand the heat Je ne peux pas supporter la chaleur(To say "it is..." when you are talking about whether, use il fait "it makes...", notc'est...)*It is... Il fait...warm, hot ...chaud...fine, beautiful weatherbeau

    ...fine, beautiful weatherbeautemps...cold ...froid*to be (to have) cold / warm avoir froid / chaudI am (have) warm J'ai chaudAre you cold? Avez-vous froid?(Note: If you saytes-vous froid? this means "are you a cold person?")We are warm here Nous avons chaud iciIt is warm here Il fait chaud iciI am cold... J'ai froid......because it is cold here ...parce qu'il fait froid ici*to be hungry / thirsty avoir faim / soifI am hungry (I have hunger / famine) J'ai faimI am not hungry Je n'ai pas faimI would like to eat something... Je voudrais manger quelque chose...because I am hungry ...parce que j'ai faimI am thirsty J'ai soifI would like to drink something... Je voudrais boire quelque chose...because I am thirsty ...parce que j'ai soifWhat do you want to drink? Qu'est-ce que vous voulez boire?(p39)*to take, to have (food or drink) prendreWhat would you like to have (to eat or drink)? Qu'est-ce que vous voulez prendre?(If you want to say "have" referring to food or drink, never use avoir. Instead useprendre meaning "to take, intake")I am going to have (take) a cup of coffee Je vais prendre une tasse de cafI am going to have my breakfast Je vais prendre mon petit-djeunerWill you have breakfast with me? Voulez-vous prendre le petit-djeuner avec moi?At what time do you want to have breakfast tomorrow morning? quelle heure voulez-vous prendre le petit-djeuner demain matin?I am going shopping (to do purchases) Je vais faire des achats

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    (Track 10, 7.32)

    *myselfmoi-mmeI think I can do it myselfJe pense/crois que je peux le faire moi-mmeI am going to try to do it myselfJe vais essayer de le faire moi-mme*anyway, even so quand mme

    I am going to do it anyway Je vais le faire quand mmeI will do it anyway Je le ferai quand mme*even if... mme siEven if you tell me that I cannot do it... Mme si vous me dites que je ne peux pas lefaire...I am going to try to do it anyway ...je vais essayer de le faire quand mme(p40)

    I am going to do it slowly Je vais le faire lentementIt is not going very well a ne va pas trs bienIt is going badly a va malIt astonishes me, surprises me a m'tonne

    I am surprised Je suis surprisHe is surprised Il est surpris*He is quite surprised Il est bien surpris(bien before an adjective means "quite")*She is surprised Elle est surpriseAre you surprised? tes-vous surpris / surprise?(If you are talking about a woman, add-e to surpris to make it feminine)*It doesn't surprise me a ne m'tonne pas*It is... C'est...*...magnificent ...magnifique...superb ...superbe...great ...formidable...fantastic, tremendous ...fantastique*bad / badly mauvais / malIt is very bad C'est trs mauvaisI don't like it because it is very bad a ne me plat pas parce que c'est trs mauvaisHe is doing it badly Il le fait malIt is going badly a va malIt is not going badly today a ne va pas mal aujourd'huiOn the contrary, it is going very well Au contraire, a va trs bien(p41)

    *It is very light C'est trs lgerIt is very heavy C'est trs lourdIt is too heavy C'est trop lourd*to lift / to get up lever / se leverI am lifting it up Je le lveI am getting up (lifting myself up) Je me lveI am going to get up Je vais me leverI am going to get up early Je vais me lever ttI am going to get up earlierJe vais me lever plus tt

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    It is too early C'est trop ttI am going to get up early (of good hour) tomorrow morning Je vais me lever de bonneheure demain matin*It is very heavy C'est trs lourdI cannot lift it up... Je ne peux pas le lever

    ...because it is too heavy ...parce que c'est trop lourd*It is full C'est pleinIt is too full C'est trop plein*to fill up / to fill in (a form)Will you fill in the form? Voulez-vous remplir la fiche?It is very empty (void) C'est trs videIt is too empty C'est trop vide*to empty viderI am going to empty it Je vais le viderWill you fill up the glass? Voulez-vous remplir le verre?Will you fill up the bottle? Voulez-vous remplir la bouteille?

    It is not clean Ce n'est pas propreWill you clean it up? Voulez-vous le nettoyer?It is very dirty C'est trs saleIt is too dirty C'est trop sale(Track 11, 6.50, p42)

    *to answer (respond) rpondreto give an answerdonner une rponseWill you give me an answer? Voulez-vous me donner une rponse?I am waiting for your answerJ'attends votre rponseWill you answer me? Voulez-vous me rpondre?It is perfect C'est parfaitIt is really perfect C'est vraiment parfaitWhere do you want to put it? O voulez-vous le mettre?I would like to know where it is Je voudrais savoir o c'est*It is (finds itself)... a se trouveI would like to know where it is located Je voudrais savoir o a se trouveI would like to know where is the restaurant Je voudrais savoir o est / se trouve lerestaurantThe restaurant is near here Le restaurant est / se trouve prs d'iciThe restaurant is quite near here Le restaurant se trouve tout prs d'iciYou can walk there Vous pouvez aller piedIt is not farCe n'est pas loin*anyway, any place, no matter where n'importe oYou can get it anywhere Vous pouvez l'avoir n'importe oYou can find it anyplace Vous pouvez le trouver n'importe o*anybody n'importe quiAnybody can tell you N'importe qui peut vous dire*any time, no matter when n'importe quandYou can come any time Vous pouvez venir n'importe quand*at any time n'importe quelle heure

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    You can come at any time Vous pouvez venir n'importe quelle heure(p43)

    You can do it at any time / no matter when Vous pouvez le faire n'importe quelleheure / n'importe quandanyhow, no matter how n'importe comment

    *I am looking for it everywhere... Je le cherche partout......but you can find it anyplace ...mais vous pouvez le trouver n'importe o*without sansI can't do it without you Je ne peux pas le faire sans vouswithout worries sans souciwithout... sans......telling me ...me dire...finding it ...le trouver...leaving ...partir...saying a word ...dire un motHe is going to leave without saying a word Il va partir sans dire un mot

    (For verbs in English which end in -ingsuch as "doing", "making" says and which followa preposition such as sans, you use the whole infinitive verb in French)*It is enough C'est assez*It / That is enough (It suffices) a suffitIt is enough for today a suffit pour aujourd'huiIt is enough like that C'est assez comme aGood trip! Bon voyage!Good luck! Bonne chance!*to wish souhaiterI wish you good luckJe vous souhaite bonne chanceto your wishes (said after sneezing) vos souhaitsuntil soon bientt

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