Puis-je Que puis-je faire pour vous, madame ? What might I do for you, madam? “Puis-je” is a French expression that translates to “May I” or “Can I” in English. It’s a polite way to ask for permission or make a request. 1 Aspect Details Origin Comes from the verb “pouvoir” (to be able to, can); inverted form of “je peux.” Usage Politely asks for permission or makes a request....
-re verbs The first sub-category of third-group verbs. Verb Meaning Example Sentence vendre to sell Je vends ma voiture. (I’m selling my car.) répondre to answer Il répond au téléphone. (He answers the phone.) entendre to hear Nous entendons de la musique. (We hear music.) perdre to lose Elle perd ses clés souvent. (She often loses her keys.) attendre to wait Ils attendent le bus. (They are waiting for the bus....
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):...