PHRASES
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Et ton site de rencontre, ça marche alors ?
→ “And your dating site, does it work then?”
Et — and → coordinating conjunction
ton — your → possessive adjective (informal singular)
site — site → noun; refers to a website or online platform
de — of / from → preposition indicating possession or association
rencontre — meeting / encounter → here, used in the context of dating apps
ça — it / that → colloquial demonstrative pronoun referring to the site
marche — works / functions → present tense, 3rd-person singular of marcher
alors — then / so → adverb indicating consequence or follow-up question
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On peut dire ça...
→ “You could say that...”
On — one / we / people → indefinite subject pronoun
peut — can / may → present tense, 3rd-person singular of pouvoir
dire — to say / to tell → infinitive verb form
ça — that / it → colloquial demonstrative pronoun
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Rencontre hier soir, pas vraiment ce que j'attendais..
→ “Meeting last night, not really what I was expecting..”
Rencontre — meeting → noun; past participle used as subject here
hier — yesterday → adverb of time
soir — evening → noun; 'hier soir' = last night
pas — not → negation particle (often paired with 'ne' in formal French)
vraiment — really / truly → adverb modifying the expectation
ce — this / that → demonstrative pronoun introducing clause
que — what / that → relative pronoun introducing subordinate clause
j' — I → contracted form of 'je' before vowel sound
attendais — was expecting → imperfect tense, 1st-person singular of attendre
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Ah oui la femme sportive !!! Elle était pas si sportive ??
→ “Oh yes, the athletic woman!!! She wasn't that athletic??”
Ah — oh → interjection expressing realization or surprise
oui — yes → affirmative response
la femme — woman → noun; feminine gender
sportive — athletic → adjective describing physical activity level
Elle — she → subject pronoun
était — was → imperfect tense, 3rd-person singular of être
pas — not → negation particle
si — so / that → adverb intensifying the adjective
sportive — athletic → adjective repeated for emphasis and contrast
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Si, si. J'avais juste oublié que le Rugby était aussi un sport féminin..
→ “Yes, yes. I had just forgotten that rugby is also a women's sport..”
Si — yes → affirmative response, often used for emphasis when correcting someone
si — yes → repetition for stronger affirmation
J' — I → contracted form of 'je' before vowel sound
avais — had → imperfect tense, 1st-person singular of avoir
juste — just / only → adverb limiting the action to recent memory
oublié — forgotten → past participle of oublier, used with avoir in compound tense
que — that → subordinating conjunction introducing clause
le Rugby — rugby → proper noun; name of the sport
était — was → imperfect tense, 3rd-person singular of être
aussi — also / too → adverb adding information
un sport — sport → noun; base term for physical activity
féminin — women's / female → adjective describing gender association of sport
