Relationships (AQA GCSE French): Flashcards
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gentil(le)
Gentil(le) means kind.
paresseux, paresseuse
Paresseux / paresseuse means lazy.
travailleur, travailleuse
Travailleur / travailleuse means hard-working.
bavard(e)
Bavard(e) means chatty or talkative.
le sentiment
Le sentiment means feeling.
la confiance
La confiance means trust or confidence.
s'entendre
S'entendre means to get on or get along with someone.
What does the verb se disputer mean?
The verb se disputer means to argue.
What does the French word PACS refer to?
PACS (Pacte Civil de Solidarité) is a civil partnership, introduced in France in 1999.
What is the French adjective for 'single' or 'unmarried'?
Célibataire means single or unmarried.
True or False?
The French adjective sensible means 'sensible'.
False.
Sensible is a false friend: it means sensitive, not 'sensible'.
True or False?
Heureux and heureuse both mean 'happy'.
True.
Heureux (masculine) and heureuse (feminine) both mean happy.
Je suis une personne .
Je suis une personne indépendante.
Mes parents me toujours.
Mes parents me soutiennent toujours.
Define reflexive verb.
A reflexive verb refers back to oneself or to each other, such as se laver (to wash oneself).
Define reflexive pronoun.
A reflexive pronoun is the word such as me, te or se that goes with a reflexive verb and changes to agree with the person.
Define relative pronoun.
A relative pronoun such as qui refers back to someone or something already mentioned to give more information.
How can you tell an infinitive is a reflexive verb?
You can tell a verb is reflexive because its infinitive starts with se, as in se disputer.
What does the relative pronoun qui mean?
The relative pronoun qui means 'who'.
What does se disputer mean?
Se disputer means to argue.
What happens to a vowel when it is followed by n or m?
A vowel followed by n or m makes a nasal sound.
Nous disputons souvent.
Nous nous disputons souvent.
Je dispute avec mon frère.
Je me dispute avec mon frère.
Mon copain, s'appelle James, est sympa.
Mon copain, qui s'appelle James, est sympa.
True or False?
With a reflexive verb, only the verb changes to match the person, not the pronoun.
False.
Both the verb and the reflexive pronoun change to agree with the person doing the action.
True or False?
In ensemble, you clearly pronounce the n sound.
False.
In the nasal sound [en], the n is not heard, as in ensemble.
Is the m pronounced in the word nom?
No — nom uses the nasal sound [om], so the m is not pronounced.
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