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 | 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" (heures), "and" (et) and "half (feminine)" (demie).Practice Lesson
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