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Lesson Overview
Beginners Lesson 3
Leçon 3 niveau débutant
Lesson Type
Lesson
1
Comment
ça
va
?
French text
How that goes?
Literal Translation
How are you? (informal)
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2
Pas
trop
mal.
French text
Not too bad.
Literal Translation
Not too bad.
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3
Très
bien
!
French text
Very well!
Literal Translation
Very well! (very good)
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4
Et
toi
?
French text
And you?
Literal Translation
And you? (informal)
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5
Et
vous
?
French text
And you?
Literal Translation
And you? (formal)
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6
Bof.
French text
?
Literal Translation
So so. (informal)
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7
Qu'est-ce
qu'il
t'arrive
?
French text
What is this that it you arrive?
Literal Translation
When will you arrive? (informal)
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8
Je
suis
juste
fatigué.
French text
I'm just tired.
Literal Translation
I'm just tired. (written form is a man speaking)
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9
Ça
va
?
French text
That goes?
Literal Translation
How are things? (informal - this is question intonation)
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10
Ça
va.
French text
That goes.
Literal Translation
I'm fine. (informal - this is answer intonation)
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11
Oui,
et
toi
?
French text
Yes, and you?
Literal Translation
Good, and you? (informal)
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12
Ça
va
bien,
merci.
French text
That goes well, thanks.
Literal Translation
Fine, thanks. (informal)
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13
Qu'est-ce
que
tu
as
fais
ce
week-end
?
French text
What is this that you have done this week-end?
Literal Translation
What did you get up to this weekend? (informal)
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14
Pas
grand
chose.
French text
Not big thing.
Literal Translation
Nothing special. (option 1)
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15
Et
toi
?
French text
And you?
Literal Translation
And you? (informal)
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16
Rien
de
spécial.
French text
Nothing of special.
Literal Translation
Nothing special. (option 2)
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17
Qu'est-ce
que
tu
fais
le
week-end
prochain
?
French text
What is this that you do this weekend next?
Literal Translation
What are you doing next weekend? (informal)
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18
Je
n'en
sais
rien.
French text
I not ? know nothing.
Literal Translation
I have no idea.
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19
Ça
te
dis
d'aller
au
ciné
?
French text
That you says to go to cinema?
Literal Translation
Are you ok to go to the movies? (informal)
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20
Pourquoi
pas.
French text
Why not.
Literal Translation
Why not. (ok)
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21
Qu'est-ce
que
tu
fais
en
ce
moment
?
French text
What is this that you do in this moment.
Literal Translation
What have you been doing for the last few days or weeks ? (formal)
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22
Eh
bien,
je
bosse
pas
mal.
French text
Well, I work not bad.
Literal Translation
Well, I work quite a lot. (informal)
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