| Great | génial(e) |
| I had | j'avais |
| I miss, I'm sorry... | je regrette... |
| I miss... (plural) | ...me manquent |
| I miss... (singular) | ...me manque |
| I was | j'étais |
| It was... | C'était... |
| Life was less... | La vie était moins... |
| Life was more... | La vie était plus... |
| Make the best of it | Fais-toi une raison |
| There were... | Il y avait... |
| Was it really so different (with si) | C'était si différent? |
| Was it really so different? (with tellement) | C'était tellement différent? |
| What I really miss is | Ce qui me manque, c'est |
| What was it like? | C'était comment? |
| You'll get used to it | Tu vas t'y faire |
| You'll see... | tu vas voir... |
| You're going to like it here | Tu vas te plaire ici |
| calm | calme |
| clean | propre |
| dangerous (fem) | dangereuse |
| dangerous (masc) | dangereux |
| deadly, dull (fem) | mortelle |
| deadly, dull (masc) | mortel |
| dirty | sale |
| exciting | animé(e) |
| he had | il avait |
| he was | il était |
| noisy | bruyant(e) |
| one was | on était |
| peaceful | tranquille |
| relaxing | relaxant(e) |
| she had | elle avait |
| she was | elle était |
| stressful | stressant(e) |
| they had (fem) | elles avaient |
| they had (masc) | ils avaient |
| they were (fem) | elles étaient |
| they were (masc) | ils étaient |
| very lively | très vivant(e) |
| we had | nous avions |
| we were | nous étions |
| you all had | vous aviez |
| you all were | vous étiez |
| you had (familiar) | tu avais |
| you were (familiar) | tu étais |