| A | B |
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| un Cégep | two year general studies program for university-bound students exclusive to the province of Québec in Canada, equivalent of 11th and 12th grade in U.S. and la première et la terminale in France |
| au Cégep à Québec | at the cégep in the city of Quebec |
| Quelle est ta matière préférée? | What is your favorite subject? |
| la biologie | Biology |
| la chimie | Chemistry |
| la physique | Physics |
| la géographie | Geography |
| la géo | familiar word for géographie |
| l'histoire | History |
| l'informatique | Computers |
| l'espagnol | Spanish |
| l'allemand | German |
| les mathématiques | Mathematics |
| les maths | familiar word for mathématiques |
| les arts plastiques | Art |
| l'éducation musicale | Music Education |
| l'Éducation physique et sportive | Physical Education |
| l'EPS | Phys Ed |
| la bio | familiar word for biologie |
| le cinéma | the movies |
| le ciné | familiar word for cinéma |
| l'aprèm | familiar word for l'après-midi |
| l'après-midi | the afternoon |
| la fin de la semaine | the weekend |
| le week-end | familiar word for la fin de la semaine, word not used in Québec |
| Quelle heure est-il? | What time is it? |
| Il est ... | It is ... |
| deux heures | two o'clock |
| deux heures dix | ten after two |
| deux heures et quart | a quarter after two, two fifteen |
| deux heures et demie | half past two, two thirty |
| trois heures moins vingt | twenty to three, three less twenty |
| trois heures moins le quart | quarter to three, three less the quarter |
| minuit | midnight |
| midi | noon |
| les jours de la semaine | the days of the week |
| le jour | the day |
| la semaine | the week |
| du matin | in the morning |
| de l'après-midi | in the afternoon |
| du soir | in the evening |
| aujourd'hui | today |
| demain | tomorrow |
| maintenant | now |
| la récréation | the break, the recess |
| la sortie | the dismissal |
| l'examen | the test, the exam |
| les devoirs | the homework |
| A quelle heure tu as anglais? | At what time do you have English? |
| J'ai anglais à midi et demi. | I have English at twelve thirty. |
| Tu as quel cours à neuf heures du matin? | You have what class at nine in the morning? |
| Quel jour est-ce que tu as maths? | What day do you have Math? |
| J'ai maths lundi. | I have Math (on) Monday. |
| Quand est-ce que tu as maths? | When do you have Math? |
| J'ai maths le lundi, le mercredi et le vendredi. | I have Math on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. |
| Comment est ton cours de maths? | What is your Math class like? |
| Il est difficile. | It is difficult. |
| Il est facile. | It is easy. |
| Comment c'est, l'éducation musicale? | What is Music Education like? |
| C'est intéressant. | It's interesting. |
| C'est fascinant. | It's fascinating. |
| C'est ennuyeux. | It's boring. |
| D'après moi, c'est cool parce que j'adore le prof! | In my opinion (after me), it's cool because I love the teacher! |
| Ça te plaît, l'informatique? | Do you like Computers? (This pleases you Computers?) |
| Je trouve ça génial. | I find this awesome (great). |
| Ça me plaît beaucoup! | I like it a lot! (This pleases me a lot!) |
| une interrogation | a quiz |
| une interro | familiar word for une interrogation |
| bosser | to work, familiar word for travailler |
| bûcher | to cram, familiar word for étudier |
| hyper | very |
| super | very |
| fastoche | easy |
| un machin | a thingamajig |
| un truc | a thing, a whatchamacallit |
| le lycée | high school |
| le collège | middle school, junior high |
| la troisième | 9th grade in collège |
| la seconde | 10th grade in high school |
| la première | 11th grade in high school |
| la terminale | 12 grade in high school |
| changer | to change |
| échanger | to exchange |
| déranger | to disturb |
| encourager | to encourage |
| voyager | to travel |
| placer | to place |
| prononcer | to pronounce |
| remplacer | to replace |
| avancer | to advance |
| lancer | to throw |
| manger | to eat |
| commencer | to begin, to start |
| nager | to swim |
| l'heure officielle | the 24-hour time system |
| mon emploi du temps | my schedule |
| le baccalauréat | the national end of high school exam in France |
| le bac | familiar word for le baccalauréat |
| le Diplôme d'études collégiales | end of high exam in Canada |
| le DEC | familiar word for le Diplôme d'études collégiales |
