| A | B |
| What's the weather like? | Quel temps fait-il? |
| It's 40 degrees. | Il fait quarante degrés. |
| It's 55 degrees. | Il fait cinquante-cinq degrés. |
| It's 5 degrees below zero. | Il fait moins cinq degrés. |
| It's 10 degrees below zero. | Il fait moins dix degrés. |
| I am going to study. | je vais étudier. |
| You (fam.) are going to watch TV. | Tu vas regarder la télé. |
| He is going to dance. | Il va danser. |
| She is not going to to live in Paris. | Elle ne va pas habiter à Paris. |
| It is going to be sunny. | Il va faire du soleil. |
| It is not going to rain. | Il ne va pas pleuvoir. |
| It is going to snow. | Il va neiger. |
| He is going to wear a hat. | Il va porter un chapeau. |
| We are going to eat. | Nous allons manger. |
| You (pl.) are going to cross the bridge. | Vous allez traverser le pont. |
| They (f.) aren't going to continuer. | Elles ne vont pas continuer. |
| to rain | pleuvoir |
| to wear | porter |
| good idea! | bonne idée |
| to prefer | aimer mieux |
| I prefer singing | j'aime mieux chanter |
| we prefer to stay | nous aimons mieux rester |
| with me | avec moi |
| for me | pour moi |
| Paul is taller than Marc | Paul est plus grand que Marc. |
| Marie is more shy that Suzanne. | Marie est plus timide que Suzanne. |
| My brothers are more polite than your brothers. | Mes frères sont plus polis que tes frères. |
| It's necessary (I, you, etc. must) study. | Il faut étudier. |
| It's necessary (I, you, etc. must) turn left. | Il faut tourner à gauche. |
| It's necessary (I, you, etc. must) go straight ahead. | Il faut aller tout droit. |
| later | plus tard |
| to begin to watch | commencer à regarder |
| I'm starting to work. | Je commence à travailler. |
| We are starting to count. | Nouss commençons à compter. |
| Darn! Rats! | Zut! |
| to snow | neiger |
| to freeze | geler |
| You (he, I, one, etc.) must not | il ne faut pas |
| You (he, I, one, etc.) must not continuer. | Il ne faut pas continuer. |
| You (he, I, one, etc.) must not sing here. | Il ne faut pas chanter ici. |
| Yes (contradicting a negative statement) | si! |
| What are you (fam.) doing? | Qu'est-ce que tu fais? |
| to get dark | faire nuit |
| It's getting dark. | Il fait nuit. |
| It's going to get dark. | Il va faire nuit. |
| It's beginning to get dark. | Il commence à faire nuit. |
| to get light (as in daylight) | faire jour |
| It's getting light. | Il fait jour. |
| It's going to get light. | Il va faire jour. |
| It's starting to get light. | Il commence à faire jour. |