The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 6

Vocabulary

C'

s — Contraction of 'ce'; it, this

est

ɛ — Third person singular of 'être'; is

une

yn — Indefinite article, feminine singular; a, an

chose

ʃoz — A thing or matter

très

tʁɛ — Very; used to intensify adjectives or adverbs

indigne

ɛ̃diɲ — Unworthy or disgraceful behavior or action

d'

d — Contraction of 'de'; of, from

un

œ̃ — Indefinite article, masculine singular; a, an

gentleman

dʒɛntəlman — A well-mannered, honorable man

que

kə — That, which, than; conjunction or relative pronoun

de

də — Of, from; very common French preposition

lire

liʁ — To read written text

étui

etɥi — A small protective case for objects

à

a — To, at, in; common French preposition

cigarettes

siɡaʁɛt — Small rolled tobacco products for smoking

privé

pʁive — Private; belonging to or restricted to someone

il

il — Third person masculine singular pronoun; he, it

absurde

apsyʁd — Absurd; completely unreasonable or illogical

avoir

avwaʁ — To have; fundamental auxiliary French verb

règle

ʁɛɡl — A rule or principle to be followed

stricte

stʁikt — Strict; rigidly enforced without exception

et

e — And; basic coordinating conjunction

inflexible

ɛ̃flɛksibl — Inflexible; not willing to change or bend

sur

syʁ — On, about; common French preposition

ce

sə — This, that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective

l'

l — Contraction of 'le' or 'la'; the

on

ɔ̃ — One, we, people; indefinite subject pronoun

devrait

dəvʁɛ — Should; conditional form of 'devoir'

ne

nə — Negative particle used with 'pas' or alone

pas

pɑ — Not; used with 'ne' to negate verbs

Plus

ply — More; used in comparisons or to add emphasis

la

la — Definite article, feminine singular; the

moitié

mwatje — Half; one of two equal parts

culture

kyltyr — Culture; arts, knowledge, and customs of society

moderne

mɔdɛʁn — Modern; relating to the present or recent times

dépend

depɑ̃ — Depends; relies or is contingent upon something

Je

ʒə — I; first person singular subject pronoun

suis

sɥi — Am; first person singular form of 'être'

tout

tu — All, completely, quite; versatile French adverb

fait

fɛ — Done, made; past participle of 'faire'

conscient

kɔ̃sjɑ̃ — Aware or conscious of something

du

dy — Contraction of 'de le'; of the

je

ʒə — I; first person singular subject pronoun

propose

pʁopoz — To suggest or put forward an idea

discuter

diskyte — To discuss or talk about something

Ce

sə — This, that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective

n'

n — Shortened form of 'ne'; negative particle

le

lə — Definite article, masculine singular; the

genre

ʒɑ̃ʁ — Type, kind, or genre of something

dont

dɔ̃ — Of which, whose; relative pronoun

parler

paʁle — To speak or talk about something

en

ɑ̃ — In, of it, some; preposition or pronoun

veux

vø — Want; first person singular of 'vouloir'

simplement

sɛ̃pləmɑ̃ — Simply; in a plain or straightforward manner

récupérer

ʁekypeʁe — To recover or get something back

mon

mɔ̃ — My; masculine singular possessive adjective

Oui

wi — Yes; affirmative response

mais

mɛ — But; conjunction indicating contrast

cet

sɛt — This, that; masculine demonstrative before vowel

vôtre

votʁ — Yours; possessive pronoun, formal or plural

Cet

sɛt — This, that; masculine demonstrative before vowel

cadeau

kado — A gift or present given to someone

certaine

sɛʁtɛn — Certain, a particular; feminine adjective

personne

pɛʁsɔn — Person; individual human being

nom

nɔ̃ — Name; word used to identify someone

vous

vu — You; formal or plural second person pronoun

avez

ave — Have; second person plural of 'avoir'

dit

di — Said; past participle of 'dire'

connaissiez

kɔnɛsje — Knew; second person plural imperfect of 'connaître'

bien

bjɛ̃ — Well, good; common adverb or adjective

si

si — If, yes; conjunction or affirmative response

voulez

vule — Want; second person plural of 'vouloir'

savoir

savwaʁ — To know a fact or how to do something

ma

ma — My; feminine singular possessive adjective

tante

tɑ̃t — Aunt; a parent's sister

Votre

votʁ — Your; formal or plural possessive adjective

vieille

vjɛj — Old; feminine adjective describing age

dame

dam — Lady; polite term for a woman

charmante

ʃaʁmɑ̃t — Charming; delightfully pleasant and attractive

plus

ply — More; comparative adverb or used in negation

Elle

ɛl — She; third person feminine singular pronoun

vit

vi — Lives; third person singular of 'vivre'

Rendez-

ʁɑ̃de — Give back; imperative form of 'rendre'

moi

mwa — Me; stressed first person singular pronoun

Mais

mɛ — But; conjunction indicating contrast or objection

pourquoi

puʁkwa — Why; used to ask for a reason

se

sə — Reflexive pronoun; oneself, himself, herself

fait-

fɛ — Does, makes; third person singular of 'faire'

elle

ɛl — She, her; third person feminine pronoun

appeler

aple — To call or name someone something

petite

pətit — Small, little; feminine adjective of size

votre

votʁ — Your; formal or plural possessive adjective

De

də — Of, from; common French preposition

avec

avɛk — With; preposition indicating accompaniment

son

sɔ̃ — His, her, its; singular possessive adjective

amour

amuʁ — Love; deep affection for someone

Mon

mɔ̃ — My; masculine singular possessive adjective

cher

ʃɛʁ — Dear; affectionate term used in address

ami

ami — Friend; a person one knows well and likes

qu'

k — Contraction of 'que'; that, what

y

i — There, of it; locative or partitive pronoun

a-

a — Has, there is; third person of 'avoir'

donc

dɔ̃k — So, therefore; conjunction indicating consequence

là-

la — There; indicates location or reference

dedans

dədɑ̃ — Inside, within; adverb of location

Certaines

sɛʁtɛn — Some, certain; feminine plural adjective

tantes

tɑ̃t — Aunts; plural of 'tante'

sont

sɔ̃ — Are; third person plural of 'être'

grandes

ɡʁɑ̃d — Tall, great, big; feminine plural adjective

autres

otʁ — Others; other people or things

question

kɛstjɔ̃ — A question or matter to be considered

sûrement

syʁmɑ̃ — Surely, certainly; with confidence or certainty

être

ɛtʁ — To be; fundamental French auxiliary verb

autorisée

otɔʁize — Authorized, allowed; feminine past participle

décider

deside — To decide or determine a course of action

elle-

ɛl — She; beginning of reflexive emphasis pronoun

même

mɛm — Same, even, herself; used for emphasis

Vous

vu — You; formal or plural second person pronoun

semblez

sɑ̃ble — Seem; second person plural of 'sembler'

penser

pɑ̃se — To think or reflect upon something

toute

tut — All, every, quite; feminine singular of 'tout'

exactement

ɛɡzaktəmɑ̃ — Exactly; precisely, without deviation

comme

kɔm — Like, as, how; conjunction of comparison