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FranceFrench A2 · DELF A2 (multi-year card)Official guidance only

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General · A1

the (masculine) article

Le bus arrive dans cinq minutes.The bus is arriving in five minutes.

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the (feminine) article

La mairie ouvre à neuf heures.The town hall opens at nine o'clock.

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the (plural) article

Les enfants jouent dans le jardin.The children are playing in the garden.

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a, an (masculine) article

J'ai un rendez-vous à la préfecture.I have an appointment at the prefecture.

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a, an (feminine) article

Nous cherchons une école pour notre fils.We are looking for a school for our son.

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some (plural indefinite article) article

Il y a des chaises dans la salle.There are chairs in the room.

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some (partitive, masculine); of the article

Je voudrais du pain, s'il vous plaît.I would like some bread, please.

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I pronoun

Je m'appelle Karim et j'habite à Lyon.My name is Karim and I live in Lyon.

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you (informal singular) pronoun

Tu parles français avec tes collègues ?Do you speak French with your colleagues?

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he; it (masculine) pronoun

Il travaille dans un restaurant à Paris.He works in a restaurant in Paris.

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she; it (feminine) pronoun

Elle prend le métro tous les matins.She takes the metro every morning.

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we (informal); one, people pronoun

On va au marché samedi matin ?Shall we go to the market on Saturday morning?

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we; us pronoun

Nous habitons au troisième étage.We live on the third floor.

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you (polite or plural) pronoun

Vous avez une pièce d'identité, madame ?Do you have an identity document, madam?

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they (masculine or mixed) pronoun

Ils arrivent en France la semaine prochaine.They arrive in France next week.

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me (stressed) pronoun

Moi, je préfère le train.Me, I prefer the train.

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it, this, that (in c'est) pronoun

C'est le bureau de mon mari.This is my husband's office.

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that, it (informal) pronoun

Ça coûte combien, s'il vous plaît ?How much does that cost, please?

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who; which, that (relative) pronoun

Qui est la personne à l'accueil ?Who is the person at reception?

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what; that, which (relative object) pronoun

Que voulez-vous boire avec le repas ?What would you like to drink with the meal?

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where adverb

Où est la gare, s'il vous plaît ?Where is the station, please?

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when adverb

Quand est-ce que le cours commence ?When does the class start?

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how adverb

Bonjour madame, comment allez-vous aujourd'hui ?Hello madam, how are you today?

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why adverb

Pourquoi est-ce que tu apprends le français ?Why are you learning French?

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how much, how many adverb

Combien de personnes habitent ici ?How many people live here?

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which, what adjective

Quel est votre numéro de téléphone ?What is your phone number?

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something pronoun

Vous voulez boire quelque chose ?Would you like something to drink?

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everything, all pronoun

Tout est prêt pour la fête.Everything is ready for the party.

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my adjective

Mon frère habite à Toulouse.My brother lives in Toulouse.

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his, her, its adjective

Elle cherche son passeport partout.She is looking everywhere for her passport.

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your (polite or plural) adjective

Votre nom et votre prénom, s'il vous plaît.Your surname and first name, please.

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this, that adjective

Ce quartier est très calme le soir.This neighbourhood is very quiet in the evening.

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to, at, in preposition

J'habite à Bordeaux depuis deux ans.I have lived in Bordeaux for two years.

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of, from preposition

Je viens du Maroc et mon mari aussi.I come from Morocco and so does my husband.

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in, to (countries, months); by (transport) preposition

Nous partons en Bretagne en voiture.We are going to Brittany by car.

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in, inside preposition

Les clés sont dans mon sac.The keys are in my bag.

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on preposition

Le dossier est sur la table.The file is on the table.

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with preposition

Je vais au parc avec mes enfants.I'm going to the park with my children.

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for; in order to preposition

Ce cadeau est pour ma sœur.This present is for my sister.

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at (someone's home or shop) preposition

Ce soir, on mange chez mes parents.Tonight we're eating at my parents' place.

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and conjunction

J'ai un fils et une fille.I have a son and a daughter.

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or conjunction

Vous payez par carte ou en espèces ?Are you paying by card or in cash?

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but conjunction

J'aime Paris, mais c'est très cher.I like Paris, but it's very expensive.

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because conjunction

J'apprends le français parce que je vis ici.I'm learning French because I live here.

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if conjunction

Si tu veux, on peut manger ensemble.If you want, we can eat together.

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also, too adverb

Ma femme parle aussi espagnol.My wife also speaks Spanish.

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very adverb

Cette ville est très agréable.This town is very pleasant.

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too, too much adverb

Ce manteau est trop cher pour moi.This coat is too expensive for me.

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