Learn 10 must-know particles
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| Hi everyone. I am Lindsay from Frenchpod101.com |
| In this video, we’d be talking about The 10 Must-Know Prepositions and Conjunctions for French Learners. Let’s begin. |
| 1. À “to” |
| Nous sommes allés à la piscine. “We went to the swimming pool.” |
| Nous sommes allés à Hawaii. “we went to Hawaii.” |
| 2. De “from” |
| Je viens de France. “I am from France.” |
| Or you can say, Je viens de Cuba. “I am from Cuba.” |
| 3. Avec “with” |
| Je pars en vacances avec ma soeur. “I am going on holiday with my sister.” |
| If you go with your brother, |
| Je pars en vacances avec mon frère. “I am going on vacation with my brother.” |
| 4. Ou “or” |
| Tu veux des frites ou de la purée avec ta viande? “Do you want fries or mashed potatoes with your meat?” |
| Est-ce que tu veux du pain avec du beurre? “Would you like some bread with butter?” |
| 5. Mais “but” |
| Ce t-shirt est beau mais cher. “This t-shirt is pretty but expensive.” |
| Ce t-shirt est beau mais trop grand. “This t-shirt is pretty but too big.” |
| 6. Et “and” |
| J'ai fait un gâteau au chocolat et une tarte aux fraises. |
| “I made a chocolate cake and a strawberry tart.” |
| Gosh, that sounds amazing! |
| 7. Donc “so” |
| J'ai beaucoup mangé ce midi donc je n'ai pas encore faim. “I had a lot to eat for lunch, so I'm not hungry yet.” |
| Well, I will say that I am right now. |
| 8. Sans “without” |
| Un Coca sans glaçons s'il vous plaît. “One Coke without ice, please.” |
| Je préfère le soda. “I prefer soda.” |
| 9. Entre “between” |
| Il s'est garé entre deux bus. “He parked between two buses.” |
| You can say that when you try to choose between two men, je c'est de choisir entre ces deux garçons. |
| 10. Car “Because” |
| Je suis rentré(e) tôt car je ne me sentais pas bien. “I went home early because I didn't feel well.” |
| Ce matin, j’ai pris une pilule parce que je ne me sentais pas bien. |
| “This morning I took a pill because I wasn’t feeling good.” |
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