French · Rung 12 of 26

A2 vocabulary

At A2 the invisible arrives: feelings, opinions, paperwork. And with it the verbs that govern a preposition, which are half the level: penser à (to think about) against penser de (to have an opinion of), commencer à, essayer de, réussir à, décider de. Here you learn the verb with its preposition or you have not learnt it. The suffixes that open whole families arrive too: -tion gives a thousand nouns that English shares (information, situation), -eur gives the trade (vendeur, chanteur) and -ment turns an adjective into an adverb (lentement, rapidement).

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A1 vocabulary
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B1 vocabulary

Exercises from this rung

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  1. se dépêcher

    • to finish
    • to decide
    • to sell
    • to hurry

    Why se dépêcher means “to hurry”. A first-group verb: it conjugates like parler, with no surprises.

    easier

  2. l'appartement

    • bird
    • purchase
    • film
    • flat

    Why appartement means “flat”. It is masculine: l'appartement.

    in between

  3. le rendez-vous

    • tree
    • petrol
    • choice
    • appointment

    Why rendez-vous means “appointment”. It is masculine: le rendez-vous. It covers the doctor and a date alike; context decides. It does not change in the plural.

    harder