The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 11

Vocabulary

Vous

voo — You (formal or plural subject pronoun).

avez

ah-vay — You have (second person plural of avoir).

si

see — So, if, or yes (contradicting a negative).

bien

byaN — Well, good; used to express quality or degree.

géré

zhay-ray — Managed, handled (past participle of gérer).

mes

may — My (plural possessive adjective).

affaires

ah-fair — Affairs, business matters, things.

que

kuh — That, which, whom; conjunction or relative pronoun.

je

zhuh — I (first person singular subject pronoun).

dois

dwah — Must, owe (first person singular of devoir).

vous

voo — You (formal/plural object or subject pronoun).

accorder

ah-kor-day — To grant, give, or allow something to someone.

tout

too — All, every, whole; used as adjective or pronoun.

le

luh — The (masculine singular definite article).

temps

taN — Time; weather; period or duration.

dont

doN — Of which, whose; relative pronoun indicating possession.

besoin

buh-zwaN — Need, necessity; avoir besoin de means to need.

pour

poor — For, in order to; preposition of purpose or destination.

les

lay — The (plural definite article for any gender).

vôtres

voh-truh — Yours (plural possessive pronoun, formal or plural).

Avez

ah-vay — Have you (inverted form used in questions).

d'

duh — Of, some (elided form of de before vowel).

argent

ar-zhaN — Money; also silver as a material.

Non

noN — No; negative response or denial.

monsieur

muh-syuh — Sir, mister; polite form of address for a man.

j'

zhuh — I (elided first person pronoun before vowel).

ai

ay — Have (first person singular present of avoir).

toute

toot — All, entire, whole (feminine singular form of tout).

ma

mah — My (feminine singular possessive adjective).

solde

sold — Pay, wages; balance of an account or salary.

à

ah — To, at, in; versatile preposition of location or direction.

toucher

too-shay — To touch; to receive or collect money owed.

près

pray — Near, close; près de means nearly or close to.

de

duh — Of, from, about; very common French preposition.

trois

trwah — Three; basic cardinal number.

mois

mwah — Month; unit of time equal to approximately four weeks.

salaire

sah-lair — Salary, wage, pay for work performed.

êtes

et — Are (second person plural of être, to be).

un

uN — A, an; masculine indefinite article or number one.

garçon

gar-soN — Boy; also used informally to mean waiter.

prévoyant

pray-vwah-yaN — Foresighted, provident, thinking ahead wisely.

Disons

dee-zoN — Let's say, shall we say (first person plural imperative).

père

pair — Father; male parent.

dans

daN — In, inside, within; preposition of location or time.

Oui

wee — Yes; affirmative response.

sais

say — Know (first person singular of savoir, to know).

combien

koN-byaN — How much, how many; used in questions of quantity.

bon

boN — Good, kind; positive adjective for quality or character.

fils

feess — Son; male child in relation to his parent.

alors

ah-lor — Then, so, well; discourse connector or consequence marker.

hâtez

ah-tay — Hurry (imperative form of se hâter, to hasten).

aller

ah-lay — To go; basic verb of motion.

voir

vwahr — To see; to visit or look at someone or something.

votre

voh-truh — Your (formal or plural possessive adjective, singular noun).

moi

mwah — Me, I; stressed first person singular pronoun.

aussi

oh-see — Also, too, as well; additive adverb.

et

ay — And; basic coordinating conjunction.

serais

suh-ray — Would be (first person conditional of être).

très

tray — Very; intensifying adverb used before adjectives.

contre

koN-truh — Against; preposition expressing opposition.

ceux

suh — Those (ones); masculine plural demonstrative pronoun.

qui

kee — Who, which; subject relative or interrogative pronoun.

me

muh — Me (first person singular object or reflexive pronoun).

après

ah-pray — After; preposition or adverb of time sequence.

voyage

vwah-yazh — Trip, journey, voyage, travel.

Alors

ah-lor — So, then, well; transitions or draws a conclusion.

congé

koN-zhay — Leave, day off, holiday, permission to depart.

n'

nuh — Not (elided negative particle before vowel, with pas).

plus

plü — More; no more (with ne); comparative or negative adverb.

rien

ryaN — Nothing; used with ne for total negation.

dire

deer — To say, to tell; fundamental verb of speech.

Rien

ryaN — Nothing; emphatic negative or standalone response.

Le

luh — The (masculine singular definite article).

capitaine

kah-pee-ten — Captain; commanding officer of a ship or unit.

ne

nuh — Not; first part of French negation with pas or rien.

a

ah — Has (third person singular present of avoir).

pas

pah — Not; second element of French negation ne...pas.

remis

ruh-mee — Handed over, given back (past participle of remettre).

avant

ah-vaN — Before; preposition or adverb of time or order.

mourir

moo-reer — To die; verb expressing death or end of life.

une

ün — A, an (feminine indefinite article).

lettre

let-ruh — Letter; written message sent to someone.

Il

eel — He, it (third person masculine singular subject pronoun).

était

ay-tay — Was, were (third person singular imperfect of être).

l'

luh/lah — The (elided definite article before vowel or h).

impossibilité

eN-po-see-bee-lee-tay — Impossibility; state of being unable to do something.

écrire

ay-kreer — To write; to compose or inscribe text.

Mais

may — But; coordinating conjunction expressing contrast.

cela

suh-lah — That, this; demonstrative pronoun referring to something.

rappelle

rah-pel — Reminds; recalls (third person singular of rappeler).

demander

duh-maN-day — To ask for, request, to inquire.

quelques

kel-kuh — Some, a few; small indefinite quantity of something.

jours

zhoor — Days; plural of jour, unit of time.

Pour

poor — For, in order to; introduces purpose or reason.

marier

mah-ryay — To marry; to wed or get married.

abord

ah-bor — First (d'abord); approach or manner of approach.

ensuite

aN-süt — Then, next, afterwards; indicates sequence of events.

Très

tray — Very; intensifier placed before adjectives or adverbs.

prenez

pruh-nay — Take (imperative or present, second person plural of prendre).

qu'

kuh — That, which (elided form of que before vowel).

il

eel — He, it (third person masculine singular pronoun).

faut

foh — Must, need; il faut means it is necessary.

faudra

foh-drah — Will need, will be necessary (future of falloir).

six

sees — Six; cardinal number.

semaines

suh-men — Weeks; plural of semaine, seven-day period.

décharger

day-shar-zhay — To unload, discharge cargo from a ship.

la

lah — The (feminine singular definite article).

cargaison

kar-geh-zoN — Cargo, freight carried by a ship.

nous

noo — We, us; first person plural pronoun.

pourrons

poo-roN — Will be able (first person plural future of pouvoir).

préparer

pray-pah-ray — To prepare, get ready, make preparations.

reprendre

ruh-praN-druh — To resume, take back, set off again.

mer

mair — Sea; large body of salt water.

revenez

ruh-vuh-nay — Come back, return (imperative second person plural).

seulement

suhl-maN — Only, just, merely; limiting adverb.

car

kar — Because, for; conjunction giving reason or cause.

ajouta

ah-zhoo-tah — Added, said in addition (past tense of ajouter).

en

aN — In, by, while; preposition or gerund-forming particle.

tapant

tah-paN — Tapping, hitting (present participle of taper).

dos

doh — Back; the rear part of the human body.

du

dü — Of the (masculine singular contraction of de + le).

jeune

zhuhn — Young; adjective describing youth or early age.

marin

mah-raN — Sailor, seaman; person who works at sea.

peut

puh — Can, may (third person singular present of pouvoir).

prendre

praN-druh — To take, grab, pick up something or someone.

sans

saN — Without; preposition indicating absence or lack.

son

soN — His, her, its (masculine singular possessive adjective).

Sans

saN — Without (emphatic use, standalone or beginning clause).