savoir vs. connaître Je ne connais pas ses goûts et je ne sais pas ce qu’il aime. I don’t know his tastes and I don’t know what he likes. Savoir “Savoir” generally refers to knowing facts, information, or how to do something. 1 2 It’s used for: Knowledge of facts or information: Je sais que Paris est la capitale de la France. (I know that Paris is the capital of France....
Direct object pronouns Direct object pronouns are placed before the conjugated verb in French sentences. When used with compound tenses, such as the passé composé, the pronoun is placed before the auxiliary verb (e.g., “Il m’a vu” - He saw me). Pronouns agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace. French Pronoun English Equivalent Example Sentence in French me (m') me Il me voit. (He sees me.) te (t') you Je te comprends....
celui, celle, ceux These pronouns are often used to refer to something previously mentioned or understood from context. They can be followed by relative clauses or prepositional phrases to specify the noun they replace. Pronoun Gender Number English Equivalent Usage Example celui Masculine Singular The one (masculine) Celui que tu vois est mon frère. (The one you see is my brother.) celle Feminine Singular The one (feminine) Celle que tu aimes est ma sœur....
avoir avoir faim to be hungry avoir soif to be thirsty avoir chaud to be hot avoir froid to be cold J’ai trente ans. I am thirty. suite la suite rest Je vous raconterai la suite de l’histoire demain. I’ll tell you the rest of the story tomorrow. sequel tout de suite (idiomatic) immediately, at once, straightaway J’y vais tout de suite. I’ll go straightaway. Faites-le tout de suite. Do it straightaway....
idioms Ça m’est égal. It’s all the same to me. / I don’t mind. Ça vous dit ? Do you fancy that? Ça vous dit, des fraises et de la crème fraîche ? - Ça m’est égal. Do you fancy some strawberries and fresh cream? - It’s all the same to me. le quartier area, district, neighbourhood un quartier tranquille a quiet area; un cinéma de quartier a local cinema un restaurant quartier a neighbourhood restaurant piece, a segment of fruit or a cut of meat un quartier d’orange a piece of orange | droit As a noun (right, law):...