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Elle connaît la chanson par cœur. |
She knows the song by heart. |
| When used differently: |
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| With abstract nouns: |
Les sciences sont importantes. |
Science is important. |
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Le temps passe vite. |
Time flies. |
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Il a le cancer. |
He has cancer. |
| With concrete nouns: |
Le café contient de la caféine. |
The coffee contains caffine. |
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Les chiens aiment jouer à la balle. il joue du piano. |
Dogs love to play ball. he plays piano |
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Les voitures sont un luxe. |
Cars are a luxury. |
| With language and school subjects: |
Les maths sont difficiles. |
Maths is difficult. |
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On étudie le français. |
We study French. |
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La biologie est sa matière préférée. |
Biology is his/her favourite subject. |
| With continents, countries, and provinces : |
L’afrique est un continent. |
Africa is a continent. |
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La France est magnifique. |
France is amazing. |
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La Colombie Britannique est une province du Canada. |
British Columbia is a province of Canada. |
| With quantities and prices : |
50 kilomètres à l’heure. |
50 kilometres per hour |
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2 euros la pièce. |
2 euros each |
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Cela coûte 10 dollars le kilo. |
This costs 10 dollars per kilo. |
| With dates and days of the week. For days of the week, we only use it to talk about something that you do regularly: |
Je travaille depuis le 5 mai. |
I’m working since 5th may. |
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Noël est le 25 décembre. |
Christmas is on december 25th. |
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Elle travaille le lundi. |
She works on mondays. |
| With parts of the body : |
Je me brosse les cheveux. |
I’m brushing my hairs. |
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Il s’est cassé le bras. |
He broke his arm. |
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J’ai mal à la gorge. |
I’ve a sore throat. |
| After the parler- to speak, and before a language ( optional ) |
Je parle l’anglais. |
I speak English. |
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Tu parles espagnol ? |
Do you speak Spanish? |
| Le or l’ with a noun starting with H |
L’habit (m) L’habitude (f) |
the piece of clothing the habit |
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h aspiré takes le ou la |
le hibou |