French Reading-Useful Words

Words, Phrases and questions that might come up in the reading exam.

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  • Created by: Alexandra
  • Created on: 11-04-11 20:23

Questions

À quelle heure ? = at what time?
À qui? = whose?
Avec qui? = with who?
Combine de fois? = how often?
Combine de temps? = how long ?
Combien ? = how much/ how many ?
Comment? = how?
Où? = where?
Pourquoi? = why?
Qu’est-ce que? = what?
Qu’est-ce qui? = what?
Quoi? = what?
Quand? = when?
Qui est-ce qui? = who?
Qui? = who?

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Negatives

Ne… jamais = never

Ne… pas = not

Ne…plus = no longer

Ne…rien = nothing

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Quantities

Un demi = half a

La moitié de = half of

Une douzaine = a dozen

Entier = whole

Un peu = a little

Un paire de = a pair of

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Time

L’heure = the time
Il est midi = it is midday
Minuit = midnight
Matin = morning
Soir = evening
Quart = quarter
Premier = the first
Aujourd’hui = today
Hier = yesterday
Demain = tomorrow
Dernier = last
Prochain = next

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Comments

NoirRose

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Thank you i will need to know these  for my exam :)

olivia dommett

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sorry but im pretty sure its combien de temps and combien de fois :P

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