| A | B |
| I miss | Je regrette |
| I miss (singular) | il / elle me manque |
| I miss (plural) | ils / elles me manquent |
| What I really miss is | Ce qui me manque c’est |
| You’ll get used to it | Tu vas t’y faire |
| Make the best of it | Fais-toi une raison |
| You’re going to like it here | Tu vas te plaire ici |
| You’ll see | Tu vas voir |
| What was it like? | C’était comment? |
| Was it really so different? | C’était tellement différent? |
| It was | C’était |
| There was /were | Il y avait |
| Life was more / less | La vie était plus / moins |
| exciting | animé(e) |
| noisy | bruyant(e) |
| calm | calme |
| dangerous | dangereux / dangereuse |
| great or nice | génial(e) |
| clean | propre |
| relaxing | relaxant(e) |
| dirty | sale |
| stressful | (stressant(e) |
| peaceful | tranquille |
| very lively | très vivant(e) |
| When I was little | Quand j’étais petit(e) |
| When he / she was little | Quand il/elle était petit(e) |
| When I was___ years old | Quand j’avais___ans |
| to have responsibilities | avoir des responsibilitiés |
| to have worries | avoir des soucis |
| to drive a car | counduire une voiture |
| to do silly things | faire des bêtises |
| to take a nap | faire la sieste |
| to bother someone | ennuyer |
| to tease someone | taquiner |
| How about going… | Si on allait… |
| How about buying… | Si on achetait… |
| How about visiting… | Si on visitait |
| It’s up to you. | Comme tu veux. |
| a popular Ivorian restaurant | un maquis |
| a mask | un masque |
| a mosque | une mosquée |
| piece of Ivorian cloth | un pagne |
| a basket | un panier |
| pottery | des poteries |
| African drum | un tam-tam |
| ivorian | ivoirien(ne) |