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MICHEL THOMAS FRENCH (BASIC) COURSE, 8 CDsTRANSCRIPT

This is an approximate transcript of the course, since Michel often changed his mind inthe middle of a sentence to be translated, or adapted his sentences for the students. Thebooklet 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.Tracks and track times in the recording are shown in brackets.

Version 2, Jan 15th 2006Transcribed by JK

CD 1 (58.09)(1) 4.49(2) 9.18(-ible words stay the same in french)possible(-able words stay the same in French)tablecomfortablepossibletablecomfortableit is, that islifeit is possibleit is comfortablegoodit is goodveryit is very goodit is very comfortableprobableacceptableit is acceptable

for meit is for mefor youit is for youit is very comfortable for meit isit is notnot


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it is not for me thank youthanksit isit is notit is not for menot for me thanksit is not very comfortable for me(3) 5.12so-so(literally like this, like that)like that, that wayit is like thatit is not like thatit is not possible for me that wayit is not possible for me like thatI'm sorryI'm sorry, but

I'm sorry but it is not very comfortable for me that wayI'm sorry but it is not acceptable for me that wayit is very remarkableconsiderable(4) 8.41(-ent, -antwords stay the same in French)differentimportantit is not very difficult that waybut it is very important for me(the s oftrs leans into a following vowel, sounding like az, i.e. tre zimportant)evidentrecentconstant(-ary words become -aire in French)necessaryit is not necessary for mecontraryon the contrarymilitaryvocabularyI would liketo speak

to speak FrenchI would like to speak French


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withwith youwith meI would like to speak French with youwill you, will you pleasewill you speak French with meto comewill you come with meto eatwill you eatto comewill you come with mewill you come eat with me(5) 4.55to goto cometo go

will you go eat with mewhereowhere do you want to gowhere do you want to go eattonight, this eveningit is for tonightit is for meit is for tonightwhere do you want to go eat tonightto have dinnerwhere do you want to have dinner tonight?do you want to come have dinner with me tonight?(6) 4.25to knowI would like to knowI would like to know whereI would like to know where it ishow muchI would like to know how much it issomethingthingthe same thing

I would like to eat somethingI would like to eat the same thingwill youdo you wantdo you want to eat something?do you want to eat the same thing?the same thing for me pleaseplease


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I would like the same thing for me please(7) 7.17(-ence, -ance words stay the same in French)differencepreferenceimportanceinfluencedifferencethe differencea differencethe differencea differencewhat differencewhat, whichthe preferencea preferencewhat preference

have you, do you havedo you have a preference?what preference do you have?for what restaurant do you have a preference tonight?(-ion words stay the same in French)opinionconditionthe conditiona conditionwhat conditionpositionthe positiona positionwhat positionreservationthe reservationa reservationwhat reservationhave you, do you havedo you have a reservation for me for tonight?(8) 9.02what kindof

what kind of reservation do you have for me for tonight?will youdo you want


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what kind of reservation do you want for tonight?(the 1200 nouns which end-ion in French are identical in English, there are only threeexceptions)translationI would like a translationto do, to makewill you make a reservation for me?

what kind of reservation to you want to make?will you make a translation for me?explanationto givewill you give an explanation for me?vacationto spend (time)to spend (money)to spend the vacationwhere do you want to spend the vacation?

the situationwhat impression do you have?what impression do you have of the situation?(9) 4.30(-ical words become -ique in French)politicaleconomicalphilosophicalastronomicallogicalpracticalit is not logical, but it is very practical that way(French adjectives follow the noun)the political situationthe economical situationandthe political and economic situationin France, to FranceI would like to go to FranceI would like to spend the vacation in France

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CD 2 (61.27)(1) 8.38what impression do you have of the political and economical situation in France?at the present timewhat kind of reservation do you have for me?

=what kind of reservation do you want for tonight?(consonants at the end of the word are not sounded, unless they are followed by a silent-e)smallit is very smalltoo, too muchit is too smalllateit is very lateit is too lateit is too much for me(pronunciation ofpetite,grande)

he is bigshe is bigshe is little(pronunciation ofvit, vite)fastit is very fastit is too fast for me(2) 5.57to speak(infinitive verbs end-re.g.parler)you speakyou speak too fast for meto goyou go, you are goingyou are going too fast for meit is very goodsoit is so goodifif it is so goodI would like to know if it is so goodwhyI would like to know why it is so good

to goyou are goingI would like to know where you are going


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to have dinnerI would like to know where you are going to have dinner tonight(3) 10.00port, harbourairportdoor(for consonance may be pronounced at the end of the word: c, r,f, l, the so-calledcareful consonants. For example avec, sac, but not words ending-nc e.g. blanc)bagwhitefrancwhite winea glassa glass of white wineI would like a glass of white winebottleI would like a bottle

I would like a bottle of white winewaterfromI would like a glass of white wineI would like a glass of waterI would like a glass of mineral water(words ending-el, -alare the same in French)normalnormallygeneralgenerallyanimalspecialit is very specialespecially for youI would like a glass of mineral watercupI would like a cup of coffee(4) 4.36still, still morea littleI would like a littlelate

it is very lateit is too latelater, more lateto comewill you come later


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a littlea little laterwill you come a little laternownot nowpossiblepossiblynot now, possibly a little later(5) 4.57I would like to eat something("s" between two vowels has the sound of a "z")somethingthe same thingI would like to eat the same thingotherthe other thinganother thing

something elseI would like something elseto seegoodbyeto seeI would like to see something elsedo you have something else?do you want something else?(6) 8.04to knowto haveto seeI would like to have something elseI would like to knowI would like a glass of white wineI would like another glass of white wineanother please! (to waiter)I would like another bottle of white wineI would like a cup of coffeeI would like another cup of coffeeI would like a glass of mineral waterI would like another glass of mineral water(7) 4.34

(the final-ris pronounced, except in -ere.g.parler. 90% of French verbs end-er)to gobeef(8) 8.39(explanation of what noun, adjective and verb means. Infinitives end-er, -irand-re)to leaveto sleepto know


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to understandto do, make(when two or three verbs appear consecutively, all but the first are in infinite form)will youto cometo eatwill you come eat with meI mustI must speak with youwill you speak French with meI must know where it isI amtiredI am tiredI am very tired nowbusyI am very busy now

(9) 6.02a littleI canI can a littlenot nownot for me thank youI canI cannot(French uses a negative signalne for any kind of negation, which is often dropped in thespoken language, e.g "I cannot"je peux pas)I amI am notI'm not tired nowbut I'm very busy now maisI'm sorry, butbut I'm not very busy now mais

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CD 3 (62.22)(1) 4.41to waitto leaveI am sorry but I cannot wait because I have to leave nowI'm sorryI'm sorry, butI canI cannot(2) 6.08I'm sorry but I cannot come with you now because I am very busyI would like to speak with youI have to speak with youyou speak(in a question, invert the subject and verb)do you speak?to speak French?

to goyou are goingare you going?where are you going?to have dinnerwhere are you going to have dinner tonight?(3) 3.48to leaveyou are leavingat what time?at what time are you leaving?at what time do you leave?to stayyou are stayingI am stayinghehe is stayingsheshe is stayingmy friendmy friend is stayingeverybody(4) 3.20

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(there are three ways to express the present tense in English, which are all translated thesame way into French)(5) 3.10I am busyI am not busy nowI am tiredI am not tiredreadyI am ready (spoken by man)I am ready (spoken by woman)he ishe is readingshe is readingto stay(6) 6.44I am stayingI'm ready

I am eatingI am speakingdo you speak?are you speaking?to waityou waitwait a moment!you are waitingyou are not waitingyou don't waitwhywhy do you wait?why are you waiting?to leaveat what timeat what time do you leave?at what time are you leaving?(7) 11.25we, us nouswe are leavingyou are waitingwe are waitingyou speak

we speakto startyou are startingwe are startingat what time are you starting?at what time do you start?tomorrowat what time are we starting tomorrow?


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I am readyI am startingI am not startinghe is startingshe is startingshe is readyshe is startingshe is not startingshe doesn't startit isit is notit, this, that (at beginning of sentence)it startsit is readyit is startingit is possibleit is very important

it is very differentit is not necessaryit is startingit is not readyit is not startingit doesn't startI canhe canshe canit can start nowit must start now(8) 5.54(many French words can be guessed, such as "arrive"arriver)arriveat what time do you arrive tomorrow?at what time are you arriving?morningtomorrow morningmorning (the whole morning)to spend the whole morningto spend the whole eveninggood daydayjour

to spend the whole dayin, to (a city)at to (a country)


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at what time do we arrive in Paris tomorrow morning?I amI am arrivingI am busyI am tiredI'm readyI am eating(9) 7.44he is readyhe is arrivingshe is readyshe is arrivingsoon bienttso long, until soonshe is arriving soontoday(au is short for le)

the restaurantat the restaurantthe officeI am at the officenot todayto be trehereI would like to be hereI would like to be here with youat what time are you going to be here?I haveI have something for youI have a message for you(10) 9.28he hashe has something for youI haveI don't havehe hashe doesn't haveI am hungryI would like to eat something now because I'm hungryI am going

I am going to stay hereI'm going to leave soon, I'm not going to stayI'm going to eatI'm going to start soon


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I'm not going to leave todayI am goingI'm not goinghe is goingI am going to start soonhe is going to start soonhe istherehe is therehe is not there(il n'est pas l also means "he is not in")

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CD 4 (55.39)(1) 5.51whowho is there?my friend is thereeverybody is therenobodythe persona personnobody is there(personne est l also means "nobody is in")everybody is readyshe is readyhe is readyI am going to be ready soonhe is going to be ready soonshe is going to be ready soon

who is going to be there tonighthe is goingshe is goingeverybody is goingnobody is going(2) 3.31all, everythingeverything is goingwelleverything is going very wellnothingnothing is goingnothing is going to be ready todayhe is readynothing is readywho is ready?she is readyhe is readywho is readyeverybody is readynobody is readyeverything is readynothing is ready

(3) 7.10isis goingI amI am goingI'm readyI am going to be ready soonhe is


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she iseverybody is readyeverybody is going to be ready soonhe is goingshe is goingwho is goingeverybody is goingnobody is goingnothing is goingit is going a vahow commenthow's it going?it is going wellit's going very wellit's going very well the way it isit is going to be ready soonI'm going to be ready soon

to goyou gowe are goingI am goinghe is goingshe is goingwho is goingit is goingit is not goingit is not going to be ready todaybut everything is going to be ready for you tomorrow(4) 5.46he canshe canwho canit canI would likeeverybody is going to be hereeverybody must leave soonwho speaks English here?I understandI don't understandhe understands

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you are leavingwe are leavingI am leaving(only -er verbs sound the stem in the 1st person singular e.g.j'arrive, compareje pars)everybody is leavingnobody is leavingto waitI am waitingeverybody is waitingnobody is waiting(5) 4.28to understandto take prendreI am takinghe is takingtimetoo much time

it is taking too much timeit doesn't take too much timeit is not taking too much timeto sellI am sellinghe is sellingeverybody can start noweverybody must start now(there are only three verbs and French which do not conjugate in sound following thefirst person singular e.g.je dois, il doitetc)I amhe isI havehe hasI'm goinghe is going(6) 3.59will you come with mewill you come have dinner with me at the house tonight because I would like to speakwith you. It is very importantand I would like to knowat what time you're going to be herebecause I'm going to prepare the dinner for us

(many French verbs can be formed simply by adding-erto an English verb)(7) 4.09formationto form


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to conformto confirmwill you confirm the reservation for meto observeto reservewill you reserve a table for two for dinner for tonightto inviteto considerto acceptwill you accept the conditionto preferyou preferwe preferI prefer(8) 7.57I must speak with youhe must be here soon

she must be ready nowhe must be readyit must be readyit can be readymaybe, perhaps(sopeut-tre literally means "can be")perhaps it can be ready nowit must be ready nowI must(-s is the first person singular ending for-irand-re, and-t is the ending for 3rd personsingular)to do, makeI am doinghe is doingit makes a big difference that wayto say, tell(9) 4.59I say, I tellhe saysto seeI seehe seesto know

you knowwe knowwe don't knowyou don't know


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do you know?do you know where it is?I knowI don't knowhe knowsI know where it is(10) 7.49nobody knows where it isnobody knowseverybody knows where it iswho knows?to haveto seeyou havewe haveyou knowyou have

we knowwe don't knowyou don't knowwe havewe don't haveyou haveyou don't havedo you have?do we have?to haveto have toyou mustwe mustwe have to leave soonyou have to come with me

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CD 5 (55.30)(1) 5.12you have to waithe has to waitI have to waitI'm going to wait hereeverybody is going to waitnobody can waitcan you?you canI would like to know if you can come with me now(2) 5.45can you wait here?we canwe cannot wait, we have to leave nowyou are goingwe are going

I am goinghe is goingshe is goingeverybody is goingwho is goingit is goingit is going very wellhow's it going?is it going to be ready soon?to do, maketo do it le faireI would like to do itI must do itI am going to do itI am not going to do itwe are going to do itwe are not going to do it nowyou are going to do ityou are not going to do it(3) 3.46whenwhen are you going to do it?I am going to do it

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but he must do ityou have to do itwe have to do itI cannot do it nowcan you do it?we cannot do it(4) 3.46to seeI would like to do itto seeto doto do itto seeto see itto see it, to see himI am going to see it tonightI am going to see him tonight

to understandI cannot understand itI cannot understand him(5) 7.31to takeI am going to take itto knowI would like to know itI must know itto haveI would like to have itI must have it todaywhen you want to have it?to buyI would like to buy it because I must have itwill you prepare it for mewill you accept the conditionthank you very muchmany, much, very much(you never say trs beaucoup in French)thanks very muchI would like very much to accept the conditionbut I'm sorry

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I'm going to see it tonightI'm going to see him tonight(6) 4.48to seeto see it, see himher lato see herI'm going to see her tonightthemto see themto seeto see itto see himto see herto see themto see youI would like to see you

I'm going to see you tonightI hopeto hope(in French, the conjunction "that" is compulsory)thatI hope I'm going to see youbecause I would like very much to see youto seeto see it, see himto see himto see themto see youto see usto see mecan you come see me?(7) 5.05to understand itto understand himto understand herto understand themto understand youI cannot understand youto understand us

to understand mecan you understand me?to say, tellto tell itto tell youto tell usto tell meI must tell you


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I am going to tell you laterto findwe find nousI findwould you tell me where it is because I cannot find it(8) 4.39will you tell mecan you tell meexpensive, dearit is very expensiveit is too expensivewill you tell me how much it is because I would like to have it and I'm going to buy it if itis not too expensiveI would like to buy itI am going to buy itto call appelerto phone tlphoner

will you call me later(9) 4.39can you call me later?when can you call me?when are you going to call me?I am going to call you laterwill you call me later and can you tell me at what time it is going to be ready, because Imust have it today if it is possiblebecause I have to have it todayI cannot understand himto wait(attendre is used like "to await", not "to wait for somebody")will you wait for me?can you wait for me?I am going to wait for youI am in a hurry(10) 6.02I'm sorry but I cannot wait for you because I am very much in a hurry and I have to leavesoonI'm going to see him(when him is used in the sense "to him", the French word is notle butlui)to give


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to carry, wearto bringI'm going to bring you somethingthe bookI am going to bring you the bookto sendI'm going to send him the bookI want to send it to him(11) 4.17will you send it to himwhen can you send it to him?I'm going to see him tonight and I'm going to give him the bookto herI'm going to see her tonight and I'm going to give her the bookto who, to whomit is for meit is for you

it is for usit is for himit is for her(note that afterpour, we say elle and notlui)with himwith her

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CD 6 (58.49)

(1) 6.16I am going to give itI am going to give it to him(that is much less ambiguous thanje vais le lui donner)I'm going to give it to herI am going to bring him the bookI am going to bring her bookI'm going to bring the book to himI'm going to bring the book to herto them leurmoney, silverI'm going to send them the moneymy fathermy motherwith my father

with my mothermy parentshis fatherhis motherhis parentsher fatherher motherher parentstheirtheir fathertheir mothertheir parents(2) 3.56(leurmeans "them" and "to them")I'm going to bring them their bookwill you tell him, will you say to himwill you tell him that I'm going to call him laterto askwill you ask himwill you ask him if he can wait for me(3) 4.53I don't have the time now(French nouns can be masculine or feminine)

policearmy(a few rules about when to use le and when to use la, and how to avoid needing to stop tothink about which to use)(-ion words are la, english words ending-ty end in French -tand are la)


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libertydifficultyfacilitypossibilityopportunityspecialitywhat speciality do you have?what is the speciality of the house?(4) 2.44qualitywhat quantitysociety(verbs ending-ate in English end-erin French)to operateto moderateto accelerateto facilitate

to negotiateto cooperate(verbs ending-fy in English end-fierin French)to certifyto modifyto justify(5) 6.21a(in spoken French, le andla are contracted to l'and pulled into the preceding word, forexampleje n'ai pas le tempssoundsje n'ai parl' temps)(words ending-me are le)problemsystemit's not the problemit's not a problemthere is, there arethere is a problem heresomethingsomeonethere is someone here who would like to speak with youis there someone?is it thatis there, are there

is there a message for me(plural definite article is les)the books(6) 4.30(for the plural indefinite article, use des)


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messagesI'm going to buy some booksflowersI'm going to buy some flowersthere is a message for youthere are messages for youare there any messages for meis there someone here who speaks English?(7) 6.13there is nobody here who speaks Englishnot for me pasnot nowno, not anyno coffee for meno problemno cream for meno sugar for me

nobody understands whyI don't understandI understand itI don't understand it(8) 9.51trueit is trueit is not trueis that so?trulyI don't understandI don't understand itI don't understand himI don't understand herI don't understand themI don't understand youhe doesn't understand youhe doesn't understand ushe doesn't understand meI understand you very wellI don't understand you very wellnothingI don't understand

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I never see itI never understand whyI can never understandI cannot understand anythingI would like a glass of mineral waterI would like a cup of coffee(9) 9.41(when an adjective is followed by a full verb in English, in French you say adjective + de+ verb)it is not possible to do itit is not necessary to do it nowhappy heureux, heureuseI am happy je suis heureuxI am happy to do it for youI am very happy to see youI am gladI am very glad to see you

(also, in English a noun + infinitive becomes in French noun + de + infinitive)next timeone time, oncetwo times, twicethree timesthe first timethe last timeonce moreI'm going to see it next timeI see it for the first timeI would like to have the opportunity to see it next timethe opportunity to see itI don't always have the opportunity to see itI don't always have the time to do itit is always a pleasure to see it(10) 4.24to takeI'm taking itit is taking too much time that wayit is making a big difference that wayI enjoy, it makes me pleasureI'm very pleased to see youit gives me great pleasure to see you

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CD 7 (64.08)(1) 5.34I'm sorry but I don't have the time to do it now because I am very busy(de follows nouns and adjectives, but also some verbs of communication, e.g. demander,decider, dire. If these are themselves are followed by another verb, separate them withde)will you ask him to do itwill you tell him to wait for mewill you ask him to call me later(after any form of "have", a following verb is preceded by )what, i.e. what is it thatwhat do you have?do you understand?do you understand me?(2) 5.27what do you have to eat?you have to eat

to drinkwhat do you have to drink?(also used afteril y a)what is there to drink?what is there to eat?( also used after-chose)I have something to tell you(de is used after an expression of quantity)how much timetoo much time(any form meaning "much" also means "many")many thingsmuch timeI don't have much timemany thingsI'm going to buy many thingstoo much, too manyI don't have too much timeI am not going to buy too many things(if expressions of quantity are followed by a verb, use )I have much to do!"nothing doing!"(3) 3.57

(there are several words in French for what, i.e.)what difference, which differencewhat is the differencebetweenbetween us


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between the two, between bothwhat is the difference between the two?what specialitywhat is the speciality of the house?what address?yourwhat is your address?telephone numberwhat is your telephone number?(in English you can combine nouns, e.g. "telephone number". In French these nouns areseparated by de)what is your name?(4) 5.07what differencewhat is the difference?what (followed by a verb)what do you want?

what do you want to eat?what do you want to do now?what do you want to know?what do you want?what do you prefer?to thinkwhat do you think?what do you have?(que andqu'est-ce que are interchangeable,in a question followed by a verb, but afterqu'est-ce que there is no inversion)what do you want?what do you know?what do you have for me?(5) 6.17what do you want?what do you want to say?what do you mean?(what used in the middle of a sentence is ce que)I don't know what I'm going to do todaynobody knows what it iswho knows?I don't understand what you mean(6) 7.14

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that's exactly what I wantbut that's not what I meanI want to do itI'm going to do itI'm going to do it because I want to see itthat's not what I meanI don't understand what it meanswhat does it mean?(7) 4.53to explainwill you explain to me what you mean(the French future tense formed with "going" is more common in French than in English )I will do it tomorrowsome, a fewdayin danshe will be here in a few days

I will arrive tomorrow morningwe will arrive tomorrow morning(the other future tense: in early French, there was a form "I to leave have" meaning "Iwill leave")(8) 5.46I will leave tomorrowhe will leave tomorrowyou will leave tomorrowwe will leave tomorrowto tell, sayI will say, I will tellI will waityou will waitwe will waithe will waitI will understandI will not understand itI won't understand youhe won't understand mehe will tell youhe won't tell meI will ask you later(9) 7.02

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it will start tomorrowweeknext weekI'm going to see you next weekto lift, lift upI'm lifting ithe is lifting itshe is lifting itI am startinghe is startingit is startingone (pronoun)one is starting(on is often used to express "we")are we starting now?(10) 6.33we are very comfortable here

we are going nowwe are going to stay here(on va as a question also means "shall we?")shall we start?shall we leave?shall we stay?what shall we...?what shall we do?what shall we eat?to order, commandwhat shall we order?what shall we drink?what shall we take?(in English, we "have" food and drinks, in French we "take" food and drinks)I'm going to have a cup of coffeeto have dinnerto have lunchlunchwill you have lunch with mebreakfastwill you have breakfast with me tomorrow morning(11)I will do it

(in English, "will you", "will you please" is the only time that "will" does not mean futuretense)will you please, would you pleasewill you come with me


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do you want to come with me?

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CD 8 (62.06)(1) 6.55I'm lifting itI'm lifting myself up, i.e. I'm getting upwe are getting upyou're getting up(for "himself", "oneself", "itself" etc use se)he is getting upone is getting upI'm going to get upone is going to get upwill you get up please?at what time are you going to get up tomorrow morning?

to askI'm askingI'm asking youI am asking myself, I wonderI will call you tomorrowmy name is, I call myself(2) 4.12to call backwill you call back?I'm going to call you backwill you ask him to call me backI will call you back laterI rememberI don't rememberto hurry, "despatch oneself"I'm hurryingI'm going to hurryI must hurryone is going to hurrywe are going to hurryyou have to hurrywill you hurry please(3) 4.30

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we are going to Spainwe are going to be in Spainin, to Californiain, to Asiain, to Africain, to America(most countries and continents use en, and these are mostly la countries that end in avowel. Countries ending with a consonant are le countries, and they use aufor "in, to")in Japanin Switzerlandin Denmarkin Portugalin Brazilin Canada (exception)(en is also used for languages)in Frenchone says

how does one sayhow does one say in French?how do you say at?how is it spelled?to writeit is being writtenprice, prizewhat pricewhat is the price?it is how much?will you write itwill you write down the price(4) 6.40in Englishin Spanish(en also used in the construction "while -ing"en -ant)in passing, while passingwhile waiting(enby itself means "of it", "from it". It replaces the two words de a "of it". en has thesame position as "it". It also means "some of it", "any of it", "some" implying "some of it"or "any" implying "any of it")I wantI want it

I want some of itI don't want any of itI'm going to buy somebecause I would like to have somedo you want to have some?do you have it?do you have some of it?do you want some of it?


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(5) 6.08enoughI have enoughI have enough of it(that also means "I'm fed up with it")I'm really fed up with it!to needI need this bookI need to do itone mustone must do itwhat you want to do now?if you want(that also means "It's all right with me")(vous verbs end-ez, with only three exceptions)you are(6) 5.16

where are you?are you busy?freeare you free?where are you?you are doing, makingwhat are you doing?you are saying, tellingwhat are you saying?what are you doing?I don't understand what you are sayingto hurryI am hurryingI am in a hurryI am hurrying because I am in a hurryI'm going to hurryI must hurrywill you hurry pleasehurry yourself!(7) 4.39to derange, botherit bothers meit doesn't bother me

it bothers youit bothers meit bothers you?to smoke(8) 3.17will it bother you if I smoke?information(information means "information" in the general sense. For specific information, such as


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directions to somewhere, use renseignements)to teachto informto inform oneself, get some informationI'm going to find out(9) 6.01(now some more handle verbs)I don't understand youI cannot understand youI'm not doing it, i.e. I cannot do it nowhe isn't doing itdo you understand me?why don't you do it now?why don't you tell me?(10) 6.10why don't you come with me now?(another handle)

I have to leave nowwe must leave now(another handle)do you want?why don't you do it, i.e. why don't you want to do it?(you can also express the past tense using handles.In English, "can" in past tense is"could". So for "I didn't understand you", you can say "I couldn't understand you")I couldI couldn't understand youhe didn't wait for usI had tohe had tohe had to leavehe wanted to waitI didn't want to buy it(11) 6.01to knowI knewI didn't knowto haveyou haveI had


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I didn't have the time to do itI wasit wasit wasn'tit was not possible to do it that waybecause I was very busyyesterday eveningyesterday morningyesterday afternoonI was there last night, but nobody was thereI like, I loveI like to do it that way(but there is a distinction between "I like you" and "I love you" !)I love youI like youI like you but I don't love youI love to do it

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