French GCSE Specification vocabulary - …

1 French gcse Specification vocabulary General vocabulary avec with contre against Comparisons dans in de of Comparative and superlative of adjectives depuis since plus, moins derri re behind plus que, moins que more then, less than devant in front of bon, meilleur, le meilleur good, better, the best en in/at mauvais, pire, le pire bad, worse, the worst en dehors de outside Comparison and superlative of adverbs en face de opposite bien, mieux, le mieux well, better, the best entre between mal, plus mal, le plus mal badly, worse, the worst jusqu' until beaucoup, plus, le plus a lot, more, the most malgr in spite of peu, moins, le moins a little, less, the least parmi among pour for Conjunctions and Connectives pr s de near to cause de because of sans without part except for selon according to alors so sous under aussi also sur on car because vers towards cependant however c'est- -dire that is to say Negatives comme like never d'un c t /de l'autre c t on the one hand/on the other hand ne pas not donc so no-one ensuite then/afterwards no more/not any longer videmment obviously ne que only et and ne rien nothing mais but ni ni neither nor.

2 M me si even if pas encore not yet ou or Ordinal numbers parce que because premier/premi re first par contre on the other hand deuxi me second par exemple for example troisi me third pendant que whilst quatri me fourth pourtant nevertheless cinqui me fifth puis then sixi me sixth puisque as, since septi me seventh quand when huiti me eighth sans doute no doubt neuvi me ninth si if dixi me tenth y compris including Other number expressions Prepositions dizaine ten/about ten at douzaine dozen c t de next to nombre de number of travers across au bord de at the side of Asking questions au bout de at the end of combien? how many/much? au-dessous de below comment? how? au-dessus de above est-ce que? is/are? au fond de at the bottom of o ? where? au lieu de instead of pourquoi? why? au milieu de in the middle of quand?

3 When? autour de around que? what? AQA gcse French Nelson Thornes Ltd 2009 1. French gcse Specification vocabulary quel/quelle? which? oui yes qu'est-ce que? what? pardon sorry/excuse me qu'est-ce qui? what? quel dommage what a shame qu'est-ce que c'est? what is it? salut hi qui? who? sant ! cheers! quoi? what? s'il te/vous pla t please Common questions Opinions A quelle heure? At what time? mon avis in my opinion a s' crit comment? How do you spell it? absolument absolutely C'est combien? How much is it? affreux awful C'est quelle date? What is the date? agr able pleasant C'est quel jour? What day is it? aimer to like/to love De quelle couleur? Which colour? amusant fun D'o ? Where from? barbant boring O a? Whereabouts? bien good O est ? Where is ? bien entendu of course Pour combien de temps?

4 For how long? bon good/right Que veut dire ? What does mean? a d pend it depends Quelle heure est-il? What time is it? a m' nerve it annoys me a me fait rire it makes me laugh Greetings and exclamations a me pla t I like it bient t see you soon a m'est gal I don't mind demain see you tomorrow a ne me dit rien it doesn't interest me tout l'heure see you later a suffit that's enough all hello? (when answering casse-pieds pain in the neck telephone). cher expensive amiti s kind regards chouette super/great au revoir goodbye comique funny/comical au secours! help! comme ci comme a so-so bien s r of course compliqu complicated bienvenue! welcome! content happy bonjour hello croire to believe bon anniversaire! happy birthday! d'accord OK (agreeing). bon app tit enjoy your meal d sagr able unpleasant bon voyage have a good trip d sirer to desire/to wish bonne ann e!

5 Happy new year! d tester to hate bonne chance! good luck! difficile hard/difficult bonne id e! good idea! dire to say bonne nuit good night dr le funny bonnes vacances have a good holiday emb tant annoying bonsoir good evening en g n ral in general bravo! well done! enchant delighted ( to meet a va? are you alright? someone) a va I'm fine ennuyeux boring d'accord alright/OK (agreeing). esp rer to hope de rien don't mention it/you're tonn surprised welcome facile easy d sol sorry faible weak s'excuser to apologise fantastique fantastic excusez-moi excuse me formidable great f licitations! congratulations! franchement really/frankly joyeux No l! happy Christmas! g n ralement generally meilleurs v ux best wishes (for the New Year). g nial great merci thank you grave serious non no int ressant interesting AQA gcse French Nelson Thornes Ltd 2009 2.

6 French gcse Specification vocabulary s'int resser to be interested in Months of the year inutile useless janvier January incroyable unbelievable f vrier February inquiet worried mars March joyeux happy avril April marrant funny mai May marre (en avoir ) (to be) fed up juin June mauvais bad juillet July merveilleux wonderful ao t August mignon cute septembre September moche ugly octobre October moderne modern novembre November (moi) non plus (me) neither d cembre December nouveau new The clock nul lousy/stupid/rubbish demi half optimiste optimistic environ about/around passionnant exciting/fascinating l' heure (f) hour penser to think midi midday pessimiste pessimistic minuit midnight peut- tre maybe la minute minute populaire popular moins less positif positive quart quarter pratique useful/handy la seconde second pr f rer to prefer promettre to promise Other time expressions regretter to regret la fois at the same time ridicule ridiculous l'avenir in the future rigolo funny l'heure on time sembler to seem like temps partiel part-time sensass sensational an year simple simple ann e year splendide splendid apr s after stupide stupid apr s-demain day after tomorrow supporter to put up with/to bear apr s-midi afternoon superbe superb aujourd'hui today utile useful auparavant before/previously vouloir to want avant before zut!

7 Damn! avant-hier day before yesterday bient t soon Expressions of time d'abord first Days of the week dans une minute in a minute lundi Monday d'habitude usually mardi Tuesday de bonne heure early mercredi Wednesday d but start/beginning jeudi Thursday demain tomorrow vendredi Friday dernier last samedi Saturday de temps en temps from time to time dimanche Sunday d j already de nouveau again Seasons en attendant whilst waiting for printemps spring en avance in advance/early t summer en retard late automne autumn en train de ( tre ) (to be) in the middle of hiver winter en m me temps at the same time encore une fois one more time/once again AQA gcse French Nelson Thornes Ltd 2009 3. French gcse Specification vocabulary enfin at last loin de far from fin end nord north hier yesterday nulle part nowhere il y a ago ouest west jour day par by journ e day partout everywhere lendemain next day quelque part somewhere longtemps a long time situ situated/located maintenant now sud south matin morning tout droit straight ahead mois tout pr s very near moment (en ce moment) moment (at the moment) toutes directions all directions normalement normally ville town nuit night Colours parfois sometimes blanc white pass past bleu blue pendant during blond blond plus tard later brun brown ( hair, eyes).

8 Presque almost clair light prochain next fonc dark quelquefois sometimes gris grey rarement rarely jaune yellow r cemment recently marron brown semaine week noir black seulement only pourpre crimson si cle century rose pink soir evening rouge red soudain suddenly roux ginger/red (to describe hair souvent often colour). suivant following vert green sur le point de ( tre ) (to be) just about to tard late Weights and measures t t early assez quite toujours always bas low tous les jours every day beaucoup a lot tout coup suddenly bo te box/tin tout de suite straight away bouteille bottle vite quickly/fast centim tre centimetre week-end weekend court short demi half Location and distance encore de more of droite (on the) right troit narrow/tight gauche (on the) left gramme gram banlieue suburb grand big/tall centre-ville town centre/city centre gros big/fat campagne countryside haut high chez at ( someone's house).

9 Kilo kilo de chaque c t on every side large wide/loose-fitting de l'autre c t on the other side litre litre en bas at the bottom/downstairs maigre thin/skinny en haut at the top/upstairs mesurer to measure est east m tre metre ici here mince slim kilom tre kilometre moiti half l there morceau bit/piece l -bas over there AQA gcse French Nelson Thornes Ltd 2009 4. French gcse Specification vocabulary moyen medium temps weather nombre number tonnerre thunder paquet packet tremper to soak pas mal de quite a lot of vent wind peser to weigh Access petit small complet full peu a small amount entr e libre open (without obligation to buy). plein de a lot of ferm closed pointure size ( shoe size). fermer to close rien nothing interdit forbidden suffisamment sufficient/enough of occup engaged/busy taille height/size ( clothes size).

10 Ouvert open tranche slice ouvrir to open tr s very sortie la exit trop too much Correctness Shape avoir raison to be right carr square avoir tort to be wrong la hauteur height corriger to correct rond round erreur error/mistake Weather faute la mistake/fault averse (rain) shower faux wrong/false briller to shine il (me) faut (I) need brouillard fog juste fair/right chaleur heat n cessaire necessary chaud hot obligatoire compulsory ciel sky parfait perfect climat climate s r sure couvert overcast se tromper to be wrong degr degree vrai true doux mild Materials clair lightning l' argent (m) silver claircie sunny interval le b ton concrete ensoleill sunny le bois wood faire beau to be good weather la brique brick faire mauvais to be bad weather le carton cardboard froid cold le coton cotton geler to freeze le cuir leather glace ice le fer iron humide humid la laine wool m t o weather forecast le m tal metal mouill wet l' or (m) gold neige snow le papier paper neiger to snow le plastique plastic nuage cloud la soie silk nuageux cloudy le verre glass ombre shadow/shade orage thunderstorm Common abbreviations orageux stormy le CDI (centre de pleuvoir to rain documentation et pluie rain d'information) school library/information sec dry centre soleil sun le CES (coll ge temp rature temperature d'enseignement temp te storm secondaire)