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Bon voyage - have a good trip.

Key Phrases

What do ‘bien sûr’, ‘d’accord’ and ‘ça suffit’ mean? How would you say, ‘help’, ‘what time is it’ or ‘don’t mention it’?

In year 10 or 11 and studying French? This fun to play rapid revision quiz was written just for you.

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FIND OUT ABOUT SUBSCRIPTIONS

As with any language, there are certain phrases in French which are used quite often. Learn as many of these as you can (there are more in our KS3 Fast French section) because they will come in very handy when you want to speak French, and of course, in your GCSE exams. Have a go at this quiz and test yourself. It’s a fast and fun way to learn and revise.

In each question you will be given a word or words in English. All you have to do is choose the French equivalent from the four choices offered.
1.
Don't mention it
De chaque côté
De rien
De l’autre côté
S’il vous plaît
De chaque côté = from each side
De l’autre côté = from the other side
S’il vous plaît = please
2.
For how long?
D’où ?
De quelle couleur ?
C’est combien ?
Pour combien de temps ?
D’où ? = from where?
De quelle couleur ? = what colour?
C’est combien ? = how much is it?
3.
Of course / certainly
Il faut
Moi non plus
À mon avis
Bien sûr
Il faut = you must / it is necessary
Moi non plus = nor me neither / nor do I
À mon avis = in my opinion
4.
What is it?
Qu’est-ce que c’est ?
Qu’est-ce qui ?
Qu’est-ce que ?
Que veut dire ... ?
Qu’est-ce qui ? = what?
Qu’est-ce que ? = what?
Que veut dire ... ? = what does ... mean?
5.
What time is it?
À quelle heure ?
Quelle heure est-il ?
C’est quel jour ?
C’est quelle date ?
À quelle heure ? = at what time?
C’est quel jour ? = what day is it?
C’est quelle date ? = what is the date?
6.
Have a good holiday
Bon voyage
Bonne année
Bonnes vacances
Bonne idée
Bon voyage = have a good trip
Bonne année = happy new year
Bonne idée = good idea
7.
Help
Pardon
Au secours
D’accord
Félicitations
Pardon = excuse me
D’accord = okay
Félicitations = congratulations
8.
What a pity
Quel dommage
Santé
Hors d’haleine
Amitiés
Santé = cheers
Hors d’haleine = out of breath
Amitiés = best wishes
9.
That’s enough
Ça dépend
Ça s’écrit comment
Ça suffit
Ça ne me dit rien
Ça dépend = that depends
Ça s’écrit comment = how is that written?
Ça ne me dit rien = it means nothing to me / I don't fancy that / I don't feel like it
10.
I like it
Ça m’énerve
Ça m’est égal
Ça me plaît
Ça me fait rire
Ça m’énerve = it gets on my nerves
Ça m’est égal = it’s all the same to me
Ça me fait rire = it makes me laugh
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - French

Author:  Graeme Haw

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