Common Expressions with avoir and être [ mp3 - 1.33 MB ]
Avoir and être are used in many common and idiomatic expressions that should be memorized:
avoir chaud - to be hot
avoir froid - to be cold
avoir peur - to be afraid
avoir raison - to be right
avoir tort - to be wrong
avoir faim - to be hungry
avoir soif - to be thirsty
avoir sommeil - to be sleepy
avoir honte - to be ashamed
avoir besoin de - to need
avoir l'air de - to look like, seem
avoir l'intention de - to intend to
avoir envie de - to feel like
avoir de la chance - to be lucky
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être de retour - to be back
être en retard - to be late
être en avance - to be early
être d'accord - to be in agreement
être sur le point de - to be about to
être en train de - to be in the act of
être enrhumée - to have a cold
nous + être (un jour) - to be (a day)
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J'ai froid. I'm cold.
Tu avais raison. You were right.
Il aura sommeil ce soir. He will be tired tonight.
Elle a de la chance ! She's lucky!
Nous aurons faim plus tard. We will be hungry later.
Vous aviez tort. You were wrong.
Ils ont chaud. They are hot.
Elles avaient peur hier. They were afraid yesterday.
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Je suis en retard! I'm late!
Tu étais en avance. You were early.
Elle sera d'accord. She will agree.
Nous sommes lundi. It is Monday.
Vous étiez enrhumé. You had a cold.
Ils seront en train d'étudier. They will be (in the act of) studying.
Elles étaient sur le point de partir. They were about to leave.
On est de retour. We/you/they/the people are back.
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8. Question Words [ mp3 - 183 KB ]
Who
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Qui
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kee
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What
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Quoi
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kwah
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Why
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Pourquoi
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poor-kwah
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When
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Quand
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kawn
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Where
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Où
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ooh
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How
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Comment
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kohn-mawn
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How much / many
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Combien
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kohn-bee-ahn
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Which / what
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Quel(le)
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kehl
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9. Numbers / Les numéros [ mp3 - 1.06 MB ]
Zero
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Zéro
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zay-roh
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One
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Un
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ahn
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Two
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Deux
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duh
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Three
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Trois
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twah
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Four
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Quatre
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kat
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Five
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Cinq
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sahn
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Six
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Six
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seess
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Seven
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Sept
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set
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Eight
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Huit
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weet
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Nine
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Neuf
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nuhf
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Ten
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Dix
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deess
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Eleven
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Onze
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ohnz
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Twelve
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Douze
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dooz
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Thirteen
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Treize
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trehz
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Fourteen
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Quatorze
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kah-tohrz
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Fifteen
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Quinze
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kanz
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Sixteen
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Seize
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sez
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Seventeen
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Dix-sept
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dee-set
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Eighteen
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Dix-huit
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deez-weet
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Nineteen
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Dix-neuf
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deez-nuhf
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Twenty
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Vingt
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vahn
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Twenty-one
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Vingt et un
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vahn tay ahn
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Twenty-two
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Vingt-deux
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vahn duh
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Twenty-three
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Vingt-trois
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vahn twah
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Thirty
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Trente
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trawnt
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Thirty-one
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Trente et un
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trawnt ay uhn
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Thirty-two
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Trente-deux
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trawnt duh
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Forty
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Quarante
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kah-rawnt
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Fifty
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Cinquante
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sank-awnt
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Sixty
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Soixante
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swah-sawnt
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Seventy
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Soixante-dix
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swah-sawnt dees
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(Belgium & Switzerland)
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Septante
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sehp-tawnt
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Seventy-one
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Soixante et onze
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swah-ssawnt ay ohnz
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Seventy-two
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Soixante-douze
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swah-ssawnt dooz
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Eighty
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Quatre-vingts
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ka-truh vahn
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(Belgium & Switzerland)
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Octante
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awk-tawnt
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Eighty-one
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Quatre-vingt-un
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ka-truh vahn tahn
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Eighty-two
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Quatre-vingt-deux
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ka-truh vahn duh
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Ninety
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Quatre-vingt-dix
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ka-truh vahn dees
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(Belgium & Switzerland)
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Nonante
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noh-nawnt
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Ninety-one
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Quatre-vingt-onze
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ka-truh vahn ohnz
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Ninety-two
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Quatre-vingt-douze
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ka-truh vahn dooz
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One Hundred
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Cent
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sawn
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One Hundred One
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Cent un
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sawn ahn
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Two Hundred
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Deux cents
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duh sawn
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Two Hundred One
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Deux cent un
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duh sawn ahn
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Thousand
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Mille
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meel
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Two Thousand
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Deux mille
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duh meel
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Million
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Un million
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ahn meel-ee-ohn
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Billion
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Un milliard
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ahn meel-ee-yahr
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Note: French switches the use of commas and periods. 1,00 would be 1.00 in English. Belgian and Swiss French use septante, octante and nonante in place of the standard French words for 70, 80, and 90 (though some parts of Switzerland use huitante instead of octante). Also, when the numbers 5, 6, 8, and 10 are used before a word beginning with a consonant, their final consonants are not pronounced. Phone numbers in France are ten digits, beginning with 01, 02, 03, 04, or 05 depending on the geographical region, or 06 for cell phones. They are written two digits at a time, and pronounced thus: 01 36 55 89 28 = zéro un, trente-six, cinquante-cinq, quatre-vingt-neuf, vingt-huit.
Ordinal Numbers [ mp3 - 356 KB ]
first
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premier / première
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second
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deuxième / second
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third
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troisième
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fourth
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quatrième
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fifth
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cinquième
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sixth
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sixième
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seventh
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septième
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eighth
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huitième
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ninth
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neuvième
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tenth
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dixième
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eleventh
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onzième
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twelfth
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douzième
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twentieth
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vingtième
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twenty-first
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vingt et unième
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thirtieth
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trentième
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