| A | B |
|---|
| Est-ce que tu peux m'aider? | Can you help me? |
| Est-ce que tu peux m'aider à nettoyer le salon? | Can you help me to clean the living room? |
| Est-ce que tu peux me donner un coup de main? | Can you give me a hand? |
| Est-ce que tu peux me rendre service? | Can you do me a favor? |
| Oui, bien sûr. | Yes, of course. |
| Oui, d'accord. | Yes, okay. |
| Oui, je veux bien. | Yes, I'd love to. |
| Volontiers! | With pleasure |
| Avec plaisir! | With pleasure |
| Non, vraiment je ne peux pas. | No, I really can't. |
| Écoute, j'aimerais bien, mais ... | Listen, I'd love to, but... |
| Écoute, je voudrais bien, mais | Listen, I would really like to, but... |
| Écoute, je suis désolé(e), mais.. | Listen, I'm sorry, but... |
| Écoute, je m'excuse, mais... | Listen, I apologize, but... |
| Écoute, je regrette, mais... | Listen, I'm sorry, but ... |
| je suis occupé(e)... | I'm busy... |
| je ne suis pas libre... | I'm not free... |
| je n'ai pas le temps... | I don't have the time... |
| j'ai d'autres choses à faire... | I have other things to do... |
| je dois sortir | I must go out... |
| je dois étudier | I must study... |
| C'est gentil. | That's nice |
| C'est sympathique. | That's nice |
| Merci beaucoup. | Thanks a lot |
| Merci mille fois. | Thanks a thousand times/In English we say : Thanks a million! |
| Je te remercie. | I thank you. |
| De rien. | You're welcome. (Literally, It was nothing.) |
| Il n'y a pas de quoi. | You're welcome. |
| Je t'en prie. | You're welcome. |
| carré(e) | square |
| rectangulaire | rectangular |
| triangulaire | triangular |
| rond(e)/circulaire | round/circular |
| ovale | oval |
| plat(e) | flat (also used for non mineral water e.g. l'eau plate) |
| pointu(e) | pointy |
| courbé(e) | curved |
| droit(e) | straight |
| ondulé(e) | wavy, ondulating |
| court(e) | short (length) |
| long/longue | long (length) |
| grand(e) | tall |
| haut(e) | high |
| élevé(e) | elevated |
| petit(e) | short (height) |
| bas/basse | low |
| mince | thin |
| épais/épaisse | thick |
| étroit(e) | narrow |
| large | wide |
| grand(e) | big |
| gros/grosse | fat |
| énorme | enormous |
| massif/massive | massive |
| volumineux/volumineuse | voluminous, bulky |
| petit(e) | small |
| minuscule | minute (as in very tiny), tiny (e.g. lower case letters = les lettres minuscules) |
| la forme | the shape, the form |
| les dimensions (f. pl.) | the dimensions |
| le poids | the weight |
| la capacité | the capacity |
| la température | the temperature |
| la consistance | the consistency |
| lourd(e) | heavy |
| léger/légère | light (weight) |
| vide | empty |
| plein(e) | full (for objects only!)/ to say that I'm full as in I'm no longer hungry, say Je suis rassisé(e). |
| chaud(e) | hot (use AVOIR CHAUD with people!) |
| tiède | warm |
| froid(e) | cold (use AVOIR FROID with people!) |
| dur(e) | hard |
| mou/molle | soft |
| flexible | flexible |
| l'état | the state (of being) |
| l'apparence | the appearance |
| la condition | the condition |
| solide | solid |
| sec/sèche | dry |
| lisse | smooth (e.g. hair, stone) |
| poli(e) | polished |
| brillant(e) | shiny |
| neuf/neuve | brand new |
| fragile | fragile |
| mouillé(e) | wet (e.g. hair, floor, street, etc.) |
| humide | humid (e.g. weather) |
| rugueux/rugueuse | rough, uneven (e.g. texture, surface, skin) |
| terne | dull (e.g. not shiny) |
| vieux/vieil/vieille | old |
| ancien/ancienne | before a noun = former, after a noun = ancient |
| d'occasion | second hand, used |
| usagé(e) | worn |
| la matière | the material |
| en plastique | (made) of plastic |
| le papier | paper |
| le carton | cardboard |
| l'étoffe | fabric |
| le caoutchouc | the rubber |
| le plastique | the plastic |
| la matière synthétique | synthetic material |
| le bois | the wood |
| la pierre | the rock/the stone (e.g. Think about Peter/Pierre: Upon this rock, I will build my church.) |
| la brique | the brick |
| le verre | the glass |
| le métal | the metal |
| les métaux (m. pl.) | the metals |
| l'acier | the steel |
| le fer | the iron (Think of chemistry. Fe = iron) |
| le cuivre | the copper |
| le plomb | the lead (Think of chemistry. Pb = lead) |
| l'aluminium | the aluminum |
| En quoi est cet objet? | What is this object made of? |
| un clou | a nail (that a hammer puts in a wall, NOT on your hand!) |
| une bouteille | a bottle |
| une scie | a saw (e.g. to cut wood) |
| un ballon | a ball (e.g. to throw in a game) |
| un parachute | a parachute |
| un réfrigérateur | a refrigerator |
