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Everyday words you should know 01

Everyday words and phrases that I notice outside, in the movies, or when talking to someone I’ll be posting under the title “Everyday words and phrases you should know (part XY)”.

Verbs

écouter

ekute

to hear

j'écoute /ʒekut/, tu écoutes /ty ekut/, il écoute /il ekut/, nous écoutons /nuz‿ekutõ/, vous écoutez /vuz‿ekute/, ils écoutent /ilz‿ekut/

essayer

ɛseje

to try

j'essaye /ʒə ɛsɛ/, tu essayes /ty ɛsɛ/, il essaye, /il ɛsɛ/, nous essayons /nuz‿ ɛsɛjõ/, vous essayez /vuz‿ɛseje/, ils essayent /ilz‿ɛse/

traduire

tɾadɥiɾ

to translate

je traduis /ʒə tɾadɥi/, tu traduis /ty tɾadɥi/, il traduit /il tɾadɥi/, nous traduisons /nu tɾadɥizõ/, vous traduisez /vu tɾadɥize/, ils traduisent /il tɾadɥiz/

manger

mɑ̃ʒe

to eat

je mange /ʒə mɑ̃ʒ/, tu manges /ty mɑ̃ʒ/, il mange /il mɑ̃ʒ/, nous mangeons /nu mɑ̃ʒõ/, vous mangez /vu mɑ̃ʒe/, ils mangent /il mɑ̃ʒ/

penser

pɑ̃se

to think

je pense /ʒə pɑ̃s/, tu penses /ty pɑ̃s/, il pense /il pɑ̃s/, nous pensons /nu pɑ̃sõ/, vous pensez /vu pɑ̃se/, ils pensent /il pɑ̃s/

espérer

ɛspeɾe

to hope

j'espère /ʒɛspɛɾ/, tu espères /ty ɛspɛɾ/, il espère /il ɛspɛɾ/, nous espérons /nuz‿ɛspeɾõ/, vous espérez /vuz‿ɛspeɾe/, ils espèrent /ilz‿ɛspɛɾ/

avoir hâte

avwaɾ ɑt

to look forward (to haste)

j'ai hâte /ʒe ɑt/, tu as hâte /ty a ɑt/, il a hâte /il a ɑt/, nous avons hâte /nuz‿avõ ɑt/, vous avez hâte /vuz‿ave ɑt/, ils ont hâte /ilz‿õ ɑt/

Adverbs and others 1

évidemment

evidɛmə

obviously

franchement

fɾɑ̃ʃəmə

frankly

récemment

ɾesɛmə

recently

exactement

ɛgzaktəmə

exactly

félicitations

felisitasjõ

congrats

Adverbs and others 2

réellement

ɾeɛləmə

actually

heureusement

øɾøzəmə

fortunately

malheureusement

maløɾøzəmə

unfortunately

carrément

karemə

downright, totally

jamais

ʒame

never

Adverbs and others 3

vraiment

vɾɛmə

really

honnêtement

ɔnɛtəmə

honestly

seulement

sœləmə

only

en fait

ɑ̃fe

in fact

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