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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Transcript</h2>
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<h2>More expressions with the verb:</h2>
<BR/>
<h2>Avoir</h2>
<h3>to have</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>J’ai des amis.</h2>
<h3>I have (some) friends.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>J’ai beaucoup d’ amis.</h2>
<h3>I have lots of friends.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>avoir beaucoup de</h2>
<h3>to have lots of</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>J’ai des enfants.</h2>
<h3>I have children.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>Je n’ai pas d’enfants.</h2>
<h3>I don’t have any children.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>J’ai pas d’enfants. (short version)</h2>
<h3>I don’t have any children.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>J’ai un fils.</h2>
<h3>I have a son.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>J’ai une fille.</h2>
<h3>I have a daughter.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>J’ai le temps.</h2>
<h3>I have (plenty of) time.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>Elle a le temps.</h2>
<h3>She has time.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>J’ai pas le temps.</h2>
<h3>I don’t have (the) time.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>J’ai envie de glace.</h2>
<h3>I want some ice cream.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>avoir envie de…</h2>
<h3>to want, to be in the mood for, to feel like… something</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>la glace</h2>
<h3>ice cream</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>une glace</h2>
<h3>an ice cream</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>J’ai envie d’une glace.</h2>
<h3>I want an ice cream.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>J’ai envie de vacances.</h2>
<h3>I want a vacation. I&#8217;m in the mood for a vacation.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>les vacances</h2>
<h3>the holidays – the break</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>des vacances</h2>
<h3>a vacation</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>J’ai envie de dormir.</h2>
<h3>I want to sleep.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>J’ai envie de voyager.</h2>
<h3>I feel like traveling.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>voyager</h2>
<h3>to travel</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>Je voyage.</h2>
<h3>I’m traveling.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>J’ai besoin d’argent.</h2>
<h3>I need money.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>l’argent</h2>
<h3>money &#8211; silver</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>avoir besoin de…</h2>
<h3>to need… something</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>J’ai besoin d’argent.</h2>
<h3>I need money.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>J’ai besoin de vacances.</h2>
<h3>I need a vacation.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>J’ai besoin d’aide.</h2>
<h3>I need help.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>aider</h2>
<h3>to help</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>de l’aide</h2>
<h3>some help</h3>
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