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FRENCH | ENGLISH |
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savoir / connaître | to know |
- Tu sais t'en servir ? | Do you know how to use it? |
- Tu le connais ? | Do you know him? |
"savoir" is used for knowing facts or skills. "connaître" is used for knowing people, places, or things. |
|
savoir | to happen |
Comment ça, tu sais ? | What do you mean, you know? |
Comment je saurais ? | How would you know? |
Comment on le sait ? | How do we know? |
Crois-moi, je le saurais. | Believe me, I would know. |
En tout cas, je sais ce que c'est. | At least, I know what it is. |
Qui sait. | Who knows. |
On sait jamais. | You never know. |
Et va savoir où il est maintenant. | And who knows where he is now. |
Tu sais quoi ? | You know what? |
Je sais pas quoi penser. | I don't know what to think. |
Je sais pas quoi te dire. | I don't know what to tell you. |
T'inquiète pas, je sais quoi faire. | Don't worry, I know what to do. |
Je sais pas trop quoi faire. | I don't really know what to do. |
Je sais plus quoi dire. | I don't know what to say anymore. |
On sait jamais à quoi s'attendre. | You never know what to expect. |
Il sait ce qu'il veut. | He knows what he wants. |
Je ne sais plus ce qui est réel, ce qu'il l'est pas. /ʀeɛl/ | I don't know what's real anymore, what it's not. |
Je sais ce que tu fais. | I know what you're doing. |
Je sais où il est allé. | I know where he went. |
Je sais où tu veux en venir. | I know where you're going with this. (what you're getting at) |
Je sais pas. | I don't know. |
Je sais rien. | I don't know anything. |
Je sais plus trop. | I don't really know anymore. |
Je sais pas ce que tu veux. | I don't know what you want. |
Je sais pas ce qu'ils font. | I don't know what they are doing. |
Je sais pas de qui tu parles. | I don't know who you're talking about. |