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to tidy up

Nous avons rangé la maison avant leur arrivée.
We tidied up the house before their arrival.

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to do the dishes

Robert déteste faire la vaisselle. Il a de la chance d’avoir une lave-vaisselle.
Robert hates doing the dishes. He’s lucky to have a dishwasher.

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Our vocabulary topic is household chores. To see other vocabulary we’ve posted on this topic this week, visit us at www.frenchfanatic.com.

TIP
You’ll notice many of the expressions for housework use the verb faire. Review a complete conjugation of faire in our Quick Verb Guide.

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coin-operated laundry

Elle n’a pas de machine à laver, si elle va au lavomatique.
She doesn’t have a washing machine, so she goes to the coin-operated laundry.

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TIP
This is a useful word to know if you’re traveling in a French-speaking country. Chances are you might need to visit one!

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to do the laundry

Il a décidé de faire le linge, parce que tous ses vêtements étaient sales.
He decided to do the laundry, because all of his clothes were dirty.

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Our vocabulary topic is household chores. To see other vocabulary we’ve posted on this topic this week, visit us at www.frenchfanatic.com.

TIP
You’ll notice many of the expressions for housework use the verb faire. Review a complete conjugation of faire in our Quick Verb Guide.

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to vacuum

Michelle passait l’aspirateur quand quelqu’un a frappé à la porte.
Michelle was vacuuming when someone knocked at the door.

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Our vocabulary topic is household chores. To see other vocabulary we’ve posted on this topic this week, visit us at www.frenchfanatic.com.

TIP
Brush up on regular -er verbs like passer in our Quick Verb Guide.

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to iron/to do the ironing

J’ai fait le repassage pendant une heure.
I did the ironing for an hour.

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THIS WEEK
Our vocabulary topic is household chores. To see other vocabulary we’ve posted on this topic this week, visit us at www.frenchfanatic.com.

TIP
You’ll notice many of the expressions for housework use the verb faire. Review a complete conjugation of faire in our Quick Verb Guide.

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to do household chores or housework

Jean voulait aller au cinéma, mais il fallait faire le ménage.
Jean wanted to go to the movies, but he had to do the housework.

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Our vocabulary topic is household chores.

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Leave me alone

Je ne veux pas en parler. Laisse-moi tranquille.
I don’t want to talk about it. Leave me alone.

TIP
For the days when you’ve just had enough of someone, this is good to know. However, keep in mind it’s a pretty strong statement and not to be used too lightly. You might also hear, laisse-moi seule.

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Our vocabulary topic is expressions that matter. We’re covering some common phrases that come up in conversation so that you can both recognize them and use them to impress native French speakers. To see other vocabulary we’ve posted on this topic this week, visit us at www.frenchfanatic.com.

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That’s great/fantastic!

Elle a réussit à ses examens. C’est génial!
She passed her exams. That’s fantastic!

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This phrase is a pretty strong exclamation in French, maybe slightly stronger than it’s great in American English — something more akin to it’s brilliant in British English. The phrase can imply a certain degree of cleverness.

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Our vocabulary topic is expressions that matter. We’re covering some common phrases that come up in conversation so that you can both recognize them and use them to impress native French speakers. To see other vocabulary we’ve posted on this topic this week, visit us at www.frenchfanatic.com.

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We’ll see.

Peux-tu venir ce soir? On verra.
Can you come tonight? We’ll see.

THIS WEEK
Our vocabulary topic is expressions that matter. We’re covering some common phrases that come up in conversation so that you can both recognize them and use them to impress native French speakers. To see other vocabulary we’ve posted on this topic this week, visit us at www.frenchfanatic.com.

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