Phrasebook

em to need – to want to   »   fr avoir besoin – vouloir

69 [sixty-nine]

to need – to want to

to need – to want to

69 [soixante-neuf]

avoir besoin – vouloir

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I need a bed. J’a- --soi- -’-n l--. J--- b----- d--- l--- J-a- b-s-i- d-u- l-t- --------------------- J’ai besoin d’un lit. 0
I want to sleep. Je ---x--o-mi-. J- v--- d------ J- v-u- d-r-i-. --------------- Je veux dormir. 0
Is there a bed here? Y---t----un l-- -ci ? Y------- u- l-- i-- ? Y-a-t-i- u- l-t i-i ? --------------------- Y-a-t-il un lit ici ? 0
I need a lamp. J-------o-n-d’u-- la-pe. J--- b----- d---- l----- J-a- b-s-i- d-u-e l-m-e- ------------------------ J’ai besoin d’une lampe. 0
I want to read. J--veux lir-. J- v--- l---- J- v-u- l-r-. ------------- Je veux lire. 0
Is there a lamp here? Y-a----l--n- -ampe--ci-? Y------- u-- l---- i-- ? Y-a-t-i- u-e l-m-e i-i ? ------------------------ Y-a-t-il une lampe ici ? 0
I need a telephone. J’a- beso-- -’u--té-ép-o-e. J--- b----- d--- t--------- J-a- b-s-i- d-u- t-l-p-o-e- --------------------------- J’ai besoin d’un téléphone. 0
I want to make a call. J- -eux télép--n-r. J- v--- t---------- J- v-u- t-l-p-o-e-. ------------------- Je veux téléphoner. 0
Is there a telephone here? Y------l-----é--------ici-? Y------- u- t-------- i-- ? Y-a-t-i- u- t-l-p-o-e i-i ? --------------------------- Y-a-t-il un téléphone ici ? 0
I need a camera. J’-i --s-in--’-ne c---r-. J--- b----- d---- c------ J-a- b-s-i- d-u-e c-m-r-. ------------------------- J’ai besoin d’une caméra. 0
I want to take photographs. Je--eux p--n----de--ph-to-. J- v--- p------ d-- p------ J- v-u- p-e-d-e d-s p-o-o-. --------------------------- Je veux prendre des photos. 0
Is there a camera here? Y-a----l-une -a---- i-- ? Y------- u-- c----- i-- ? Y-a-t-i- u-e c-m-r- i-i ? ------------------------- Y-a-t-il une caméra ici ? 0
I need a computer. J’ai-be-----d’un-ord--a---r. J--- b----- d--- o---------- J-a- b-s-i- d-u- o-d-n-t-u-. ---------------------------- J’ai besoin d’un ordinateur. 0
I want to send an email. Je-v--x-e--o-e- -n e-m---. J- v--- e------ u- e------ J- v-u- e-v-y-r u- e-m-i-. -------------------------- Je veux envoyer un e-mail. 0
Is there a computer here? Y-a----l--- ord-na---- i-i ? Y------- u- o--------- i-- ? Y-a-t-i- u- o-d-n-t-u- i-i ? ---------------------------- Y-a-t-il un ordinateur ici ? 0
I need a pen. J----be--in -’---s---o. J--- b----- d--- s----- J-a- b-s-i- d-u- s-y-o- ----------------------- J’ai besoin d’un stylo. 0
I want to write something. Je v-ux é-r-re q-e---- -hose. J- v--- é----- q------ c----- J- v-u- é-r-r- q-e-q-e c-o-e- ----------------------------- Je veux écrire quelque chose. 0
Is there a sheet of paper and a pen here? Y---t-il---- --ui--e -e pa--er -- un--t-l--ici ? Y------- u-- f------ d- p----- e- u- s---- i-- ? Y-a-t-i- u-e f-u-l-e d- p-p-e- e- u- s-y-o i-i ? ------------------------------------------------ Y-a-t-il une feuille de papier et un stylo ici ? 0

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