PHRASES
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Quand tu allumes la radio
→ “When you turn on the radio”
Quand [quánd] — When — like 'at the moment that' or 'whenever'. Think of it as setting a scene.
tu [tú] — You — informal. The casual 'you' in everyday French.
allumes [álíngmēi] — You turn on (lit. 'you light up'). It's the present tense of 'allumer', which literally means 'to light'.
la radio — radio — the device that plays music and news. A common noun in French.
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et que ça parle de l'affaire Grégory
→ “and it talks about the Grégory case”
et — and — connects two ideas. Simple and straightforward.
que — that — introduces a clause. Think of it as 'which' or 'that' in English.
ça [cà] — it/that — a casual way of saying 'that' or 'it'. Often used in spoken French.
parle [párle] — talks (from parler). It's the present tense of 'parler', meaning 'to speak'.
de — about/of — a preposition that links the verb to its topic. Like 'about' or 'of' in English.
l'affaire — the case — a formal term for an event or situation being discussed, often with legal or serious implications.
Grégory — Grégory — a proper name, referring to a real person involved in a famous case.
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et du dernier album des Stones
→ “and of the latest album by the Stones”
et — and — same as before, connecting ideas.
du dernier [dérnjìr] — latest/last — describes something that happened most recently.
album — album — a collection of songs, usually released as a single package.
des Stones — the Stones — short for The Rolling Stones, a famous rock band.
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En quelle année on est ?
→ “What year is it?”
En [ēn] — In/at (preposition). Here it's part of the phrase 'en quelle année', meaning 'in what year'.
quelle [quéila] — what kind of/which — an interrogative adjective asking for specifics.
année — year — the unit of time we're asking about.
on [óng] — we are (subject pronoun). Informal and colloquial.
est [èst] — is (from être). Present tense of 'to be'.
