XPress: French in 40 Hours

Business

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Description

Business (les affaires)

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English	Images	French	Listen and Repeat	Write (r = response; f = first letter)
to work		travailler
a job		un travail
the boss		le patron
the employee		l'employé
the staff		le personnel
the money		l'argent
to earn or make (money)		gagner
the schedule		l'horaire
on time		à l'heure
a cheque		un chèque
a business		une affaire
an office		un bureau
a meeting		un rendez-vous; une réunion
full time		à temps plein
part time		à temps partiel
a branch (of an office)		une succursale
to hire		engager
to fire		congédier
a vacation		des vacances

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Helpful verbs

accepter, refuser, arriver, gagner, e.g.:

accepter

J'accepte votre proposition = "I accept your offer"

refuser de

Je refuse de travailler le samedi = "I refuse to work on Saturdays"

arriver

Il faut arriver à l'heure = "You need to arrive on time"

gagner

Ma mère gagne $30 de l'heure = "My mother makes $30 an hour"

You can learn the full conjugation of these verbs here.

You can use the BonPatron Grammar Guide to test your knowledge on a wide variety of verbs and nouns.

Grammar Point: Noun agreement

All French nouns are classified as either masculine or feminine. Make sure the determiner (e.g.: le, la, un, une) matches the noun for gender, e.g.: since the word for "thing" (chose) is feminine, you need to write une chose ("a thing"), not un chose (note that the noun's ending isn't always a good indication of gender, e.g.: un problème).

There is also agreement in terms of singular and plural, e.g.: les choses = "the things". You can learn more about noun agreement here.