Conjunction

A conjunction is a word used to link or 'conjoin' words or phrases into a coherent whole. There are two classes of conjunctions: coordinate and subordinate.

coordinating conjunctions
A coordinating conjunction 'coordinates' two equivalent elements in a sentence, that is, words belonging to the same grammatical category (nouns + nouns, verbs + verbs, independent clause + independent clause, etc.). The most commonly used coordinating conjunctions in French are:

mais	but
ou	or
et	and
donc	so, thus
or	so, now
ni ... ni	neither ... nor
car	for
puis	then

Edouard n'aime ni le barbecue ni les hamburgers.	Edouard likes neither barbecue nor hamburgers.
Tex fume des cigarettes et boit du vin rouge.	Tex smokes cigarettes and drinks red wine.

subordinating conjunctions A subordinating conjunction links an independent clause to a dependent clause. In other words, a subordinating conjunction joins two unequivalent clauses (independent and dependent). An independent clause is any clause that can stand alone to form a grammatical sentence. A dependent clause, on the other hand, cannot stand alone and thus 'depends' on the main clause in order to form a complete thought. The most commonly used subordinate conjunctions:

que	that
pendant que	as, while
quand	when
lorsque	when
depuis que	since (indicating time)
tandis que	while, whereas
puisque	since
parce que	because

Il est évident que Tex fume trop. (dependent) . ... .(independent)

It is obvious that Tex smokes too much.

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Useful French expressions

1. C'est facile (se fasil) / It's easy
2. C'est difficile (se di-fisil) / It is difficult
3. Je suis prêt  (joh swi pkhe)/ I am ready
4. Elle est prête (el-eh pkhe / She is ready
5. Je suis désolé (joh swi dezole) / I am sorry
6. Je vous demande pardon (joh vu d-mond pakhdoh) / I beg you pardon
7. Excusez-moi (x-kiuze-mwa)/ Excuse me
8. Je peux vous aider? (joh poh vu-zeide) / Can I help you?
9. Je ne parle pas français (joh no pakhl pah F-khonse) / I don't speak French
10. Pouvez-vous parler plus lentement, s'il vous plaît?(puve vu pakhle plu lontmo,sil vu ple?) / Could you speak more slowly please?
11. ça ne fait rien (sa no fe khia)/ it does not matter
12. Oh là là (oh la la)/ Oh dear!
13. Je ne comprends pas (joh no comp-kho pas)/ I don't understand
14. Pouvez-vous répéter? (puve vu khe-pete) / could you repeat?
15. C'est quoi? (se kwa)/ what is this?
16. Ah bon? (ah boh)/ really?
17. D'accord (dakokh)/ ok
18. Bien sûr  (biah siukh)/ of course
19. Pouvez-vous l'écrire pour moi? (puve vu lek-khikh pukh mwa)/ Could you write it for me?

Classroom instructions

1. Regardez le tableau! / Look at the blackboard!
2. Ne regardez pas le livre! / do not look at the book
3. En français! / In French
4. écoutez! / listen
5. Répétez! / Repeat
6. Taisez-vous! / Shut up (for a group of people)
7. Tais-toi! / Shut up (for one person)
8. Silence! / silence
9. Levez-vous! / Stand up!
10. Asseyez-vous! / sit down
11. Prenez votre livre page... / Take you book page...
12. C'est fini! / It is finished!
13. Arrêtez de parler! / stop talking
14. Restez tranquille! / Be quiet
15. Arrêtez! / stop it
16. Levez la main! / Put your hands up
17. Attendez or Attends! / wait
18. Bravo! / well done


Here you can have a look at the imperative mood, it is to give order:

orders like écoutez, répétez and taisez-vous in French.

The verb "asseoir" to sit down is a bit strange, with 2 forms, you can say: "asseyez-vous" or "assoyez-vous", both are correct.

j'aime/i like

1. J'aime le sport / I like sport
2. Je n'aime pas les mathématiques / I don't like maths
3. J'aime la musique / I like music
4. Je n'aime pas les légumes / I don't like vegetables
5. J'aime les frites/ I like chips
6. J'aime les vacances/ I like holidays
7. J'aime mon professeur/ I like my teacher (male)
8. J'aime ma professeur/ I like my teacher (female)
9. J'aime un peu les carottes / I like carrots a bit
10. J'aime beaucoup les gâteaux / I like cakes very much
11. Et toi, tu aimes quoi? / and you, what do you like?

Negative form: Ne...pas and the verb between: 

J'aime becomes Je n'aime pas.