Tom m’a promis d’être là avant deux heures et demie.
Literal Breakdown
| Recording | English | French | Learn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom (boy’s name) | Tom | ||
| me has | m’a | ||
| promised (masculine) | promis | ||
| to be (long form) | d’être | ||
| there | là | ||
| before | avant | ||
| two (2) | deux | ||
| hours; o’clock | heures | ||
| and | et | ||
| half (feminine) | demie |
Summary
The French translation for “Tom promised me he would be here by 2:30.” is Tom m’a promis d’être là avant deux heures et demie.. The French, Tom m’a promis d’être là avant deux heures et demie., can be broken down into 10 parts:"Tom (boy’s name)" (Tom), "me has" (m’a), "promised (masculine)" (promis), "to be (long form)" (d’être), "there" (là), "before" (avant), "two (2)" (deux), "hours; o’clock" (heures), "and" (et) and "half (feminine)" (demie).Practice Lesson
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