| A | B |
| une maison | a house |
| une rue | a street |
| habiter à Paris | to live in Paris |
| quitter la maison | to leave the house |
| arriver | to arrive |
| entrer | to enter |
| parler | to talk, to speak |
| travailler | to work |
| étudier | to study |
| regarder le tableau noir | to look at the blackboard |
| regarder | to look at, to watch |
| poser une question | to ask a question |
| passer un examen | to take an test |
| Voici Paul Lafontaine. | Here's Paul Lafontaine. |
| Paul habite à Paris. | Paul lives in Paris. |
| Il habite rue Saint-Dominique. | He lives on Saint Dominic Street. |
| Paul quitte la maison à sept heures et demie. | Paul leaves the house at seven thirty. |
| Il arrive à l'école à huit heures. | He arrives at school at eight o'clock. |
| A huit heures et quart, il entre dans la salle de classe. | At eight fifteen, he enters the classroom. |
| Il quitte l'école à cinq heures et il rentre à la maison. | He leaves school at five o'clock and he returns to the house. |
| Quand est-ce que Paul étudie? | When does Paul study? |
| Paul étudie beaucoup le soir. | Paul studies a lot in the evening. |