PHRASES
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- Maman, je sors avec des potes
→ “- Mom, I'm going out with some friends”
Maman — Mom → mother (informal)
je — I → subject pronoun
sors — go out / hang out → present tense, 1st-p. singular of sortir
avec — with → preposition
des potes — friends → colloquial for amis
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- Ok mais ne faites pas de bêtises
→ “- Okay but don't do anything silly/stupid”
Ok — Okay → English loanword used in French
mais — but → coordinating conjunction
ne — not → negation particle (formal; often dropped in speech)
faites — do → present tense, 2nd-p. plural of faire
pas — not → completes the negative structure 'ne... pas'
de bêtises — silly things / nonsense → plural noun
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- Oui t'inquiète ils sont calmes
→ “- Yeah don't worry, they're chill/calm”
Oui — Yes → affirmative response
t'inquiète — don't worry → contraction of 'tu ne t'inquiètes pas', informal imperative
ils — they → subject pronoun
sont — are → present tense, 3rd-p. plural of être
calmes — calm/chill → adjective, plural form agreeing with 'ils'
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30 minutes plus tard :
→ “30 minutes later :”
30 — 30 → cardinal number
minutes — minutes → unit of time, plural
plus — later → indicates passage of time after a previous event
tard — late → completes the phrase 'plus tard' meaning 'later'
