Verbs

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FRENCH ENGLISH
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.
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