- •21. To Do or Make / Faire
- •22. Work & School / Le Travail & l'Ecole
- •23. Prepositions & Contractions
- •You can also use dessus and dessous as adverbs to mean over it / on top of it and beneath it / underneath it, respectively. They are not followed by nouns or pronouns, unlike prepositions.
- •In: Dans vs. En Dans is used to show the time when an action will begin, while en shows the length of time an action takes.
- •24. Countries and Nationalities / Les pays et les nationalitEs
- •25. Negative Sentences
- •26. To / In and From places, cities, and countries
- •Notice how several conjugations are pronounced the same. This is why you must use the subject pronouns in French.
- •2. Verbs that add or change to an accent grave: Some verbs add or change to an accent grave (è) in all the forms except the nous and vous.
- •Regular Verbs: Formation of the Past Participle
- •32. Irregular Past Participles
- •33. Etre Verbs
- •Vous can have any of the endings. To form the negative, place ne...Pas around the auxiliary verb: Je ne suis pas resté.
- •34. Food and Meals / La Nourriture et Les Repas
- •Lettuce can also be referred to as la salade verte.
- •36. To Take, Eat or Drink
- •37. Quantities
- •38. Commands
- •Ne sois pas méchant avec ta sœur ! Don't be mean to your sister! n'ayez pas peur ! Don't be afraid! Sachez que j'apprécie votre aide. Know that I appreciate your help.
- •39. More Negatives
- •If someone is named after a saint, you can wish them bonne fête on that saint's feast day. In Quebec, bonne fête is used for Happy Birthday.
23. Prepositions & Contractions
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at / to / in |
à |
/a/ |
during |
pendant |
/pɑ̃dɑ̃/ |
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from / of / about |
de |
/də/ |
since / for |
depuis |
/dəpɥi/ |
|
at the house of |
chez |
/ʃe/ |
among |
parmi |
/paʀmi/ |
|
in |
dans / en |
/dɑ̃/ /ɑ̃/ |
between |
entre |
/ɑ̃tʀ/ |
|
for |
pour |
/puʀ/ |
around |
autour de |
/otuʀdə/ |
|
by / through |
par |
/paʀ/ |
against |
contre |
/kɔ̃tʀ/ |
|
in front of |
devant |
/dəvɑ̃/ |
toward |
vers / envers |
/vɛʀ/ /ɑ̃nvɛʀ/ |
|
behind |
derrière |
/dɛʀjɛʀ/ |
through / across |
à travers |
/atʀavɛʀ/ |
|
before |
avant |
/avɑ̃/ |
with |
avec |
/avɛk/ |
|
after |
après |
/apʀɛ/ |
without |
sans |
/sɑ̃/ |
|
up |
en haut |
/ɑ̃no/ |
inside |
dedans / à l'intérieur |
/dədɑ̃/ /alɛ̃teʀjœʀ/ |
|
down |
en bas |
/ɑ̃ba/ |
outside |
dehors / à l'extérieur |
/dəɔʀ/ /alɛksteʀjœʀ/ |
|
on |
sur |
/syʀ/ |
outside of |
hors de / en dehors de |
/ɔʀdə/ /ɑ̃ndəɔʀdə/ |
|
over / above |
au-dessus de |
/odəsydə/ |
because of |
à cause de |
/akozdə/ |
|
under / below |
sous / au-dessous de |
/su/ /odəsudə/ |
according to |
selon / d'après |
/səlɔ̃/ /dapʀɛ/ |
|
across from |
en face de |
/ɑ̃fasdə/ |
approximately |
environ |
/ɑ̃viʀɔ̃/ |
|
near |
près de |
/pʀɛdə/ |
in spite of |
malgré |
/malgʀe/ |
|
far from |
loin de |
/lwɛ̃də/ |
as for |
quant à |
/kɑ̃ta/ |
You can also use dessus and dessous as adverbs to mean over it / on top of it and beneath it / underneath it, respectively. They are not followed by nouns or pronouns, unlike prepositions.
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Prepositional Contractions |
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à + le = au |
/o/ |
at / to / in the |
|
à + les = aux |
/o/ |
at / to / in the (pl.) |
|
de + le = du |
/dy/ |
of / from / about the |
|
de + les = des |
/de/ |
of / from / about the (pl.) |