December 2010 Grammar Corner: Linking Words

December 2010 Grammar Corner: Linking Words Part 3
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Linking words often make THE difference in language fluency. Here is a list of 10
linking words with exemple and audio recording. We started this lesson 2 months ago
and this is the part three of a three part series. Enjoy!
30 - avec (with)
Il est avec elle. (He is with her.)
31 - sans (without)
Il ne peut pas lire sans lunettes. (He cannot read without glasses.)
32 - pour (for, in order to)
Je travaille pour elle. (I work for her).
Je travaille pour gagner de l’argent. (I work in order to earn money.)
33 - mais (but)
Je parle français mais je ne parle pas espagnol.
(I speak French, but I don’t speak Spanish.)
34 - contre (against)
Mettez la table contre le mur. (Put the table against the wall.)
Il est contre le racisme. (He is against racism.)
35 - au contraire (on the contrary)
Il pense que j’aime Paul. Au contraire, je le déteste !
(He thinks I am in love with Paul. On the contrary, I hate him !)
36 - en fait (in fact)
En fait, je le trouve stupide. (In fact, I think he is stupid.)
37 - en plus (furthermore)
En plus, il sent mauvais. (Furthermore, he smells bad.)
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38 - quant à (as for)
Quant à Pierre, il est laid. (As for Pierre, he is ugly.)
39 - en effet (indeed)
En effet, tu es difficile (You are picky, indeed.)
40 - au sujet de (about, concerning)
Je dois vous parlez au sujet d’Anne. (I have to tell you about Anne.)
41 - d’après / suivant / selon (according to)
D’après lui, elle n’est pas française. (According to him, she’s not French.)
Selon moi, la vie est magnifique. (According to me, life is beautiful.)
42 - presque (almost)
Il est presque minuit. (It’s almost midnight.)
43 - parce que (because - as an answer to pourquoi)
Pourquoi est-ce que vous étudiez l’espagnol ? (Why are you studying Spanish ?)
Parce que je veux habiter en Espagne. (Because I want to live in Spain.)
44 - car (because - inside a sentence - volunteering some additional info)
J’étudie l’espagnol car je veux habiter en Espagne.
(I study Spanish because I want to live in Spain.)
45 - puisque (since)
Puisque tu ne parles pas espagnol, tu ne peux pas travailler en Espagne.
(Since you don’t speak Spanish, you cannot work in Spain)
46 - alors (then)
Alors, je suis partie. (Then, I left.)
47- donc (therefore, so)
Je pense, donc je suis. (I think, therefore I am.)
48 - si ? sinon (if ? if not)
Si Pierre gagne, c’est formidable, sinon, ce n’est pas la fin du monde.
(If Pierre wins, it’s great, if not, it is not the end of the world.)
49 - enfin (anyway / at last)
Enfin, tu comprends ? (anyway, you understand ?)
J’ai enfin teminé cette liste. (At last, I finished that list.)
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