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French Challenge - Intermediates Grammar Lesson
French Challenge - Intermediates Grammar Lesson
DYLANE MOREAU
The perfect French with Dylane
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Conjunctions – Les Conjonctions
What is a conjunction?
In French, just like in English, we have a few different types of conjunctions. The most common ones are the
coordinating conjunctions:
Coordinating Conjunctions
There are 7 coordinating conjunctions in French: mais – ou – et – donc – or – ni – car
Remember it as: Mais ou est donc Ornicar?
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y Mais – but
C’est difficile mais tu peux y arriver. It’s difficult but you can do it.
y Ou – or
Tu veux un café ou un thé ? Do you want a coffee or a tea?
y Et – and
J’ai acheté des champignons et des tomates. I bought mushrooms and tomatoes.
y Donc – so / therefore
Il a raté le bus donc il sera en retard. He missed the bus, so he will be late.
y Or – now / yet
On est partis tôt, or, il y avait des travaux sur la route. We left early, yet there was construction on the
road.
y Ni – neither /nor
Je n’ai ni argent ni travail. I have neither money nor a job.
y Car – for / because
On a accepté car il n’y avait pas d’autres choix. We accepted because there was no other choice.
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5. Je vais pendre le canard pas trop cuit.
6. Il a accepté il avait le temps.
7. Est-ce que tu prends du sucre du lait dans ton café ?
8. C’est lui dont tu me parlais ?
9. Je suis professeur je connais la réponse.
10. Je vais étudier ce matin cet après-midi.
Subordinating Conjunctions
The second type of conjunctions is called subordinating conjunctions:
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y Si – if To indicate a condition
Tu le vendras si tu diminues le prix.
You will sell it if you lower the price.
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EX. 6.13 Ajoutez une des conjonctions ci-dessus. AUDIO 46.4 $
Other Conjunctions
The two lists that we just saw are the most common. Other conjunctions are ones made of 2 words or more and
usually, but not always, include que: AUDIO 46.5 $
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Elle a fait une sieste parce qu’elle était fatiguée.
She took a nap because she was tired.
Tiens-moi au courant si jamais tu entends quelque chose.
Let me know if you ever hear something.
Mangeons à la maison vu que le restaurant est fermé.
Let’s eat at home, seeing that the restaurant is closed.
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11. Ils ne savent pas ce que c’est ils ont fait des tests.
12. On va rester ici la tempête passe.
13. le client ne vient pas chercher sa commande, elle sera annulée.
14. Appelle-moi tu arrives.
15. On est en retard il y a des travaux.
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