French for English speakers Beach · Lesson 5

Many bags? Don't worry

Travel lightly in French — Autant de sacs ? (This many bags?) — and reassure with Seulement deux ou trois choses (only two or three things).

Conversation

  1. Muri Muri

    Autant de sacs ?

    This many bags?

  2. Yaya Yaya

    Seulement deux ou trois choses.

    Only a couple of things.

    Tip: <Seulement> = solely, only

  3. Muri Muri

    Toutes ces choses sur la mobylette ?

    All those things on the moped?

    Tip: <toutes> = this ends "es" because "choses" is feminine plural.

  4. Yaya Yaya

    Ne te fais pas de souci. Il y a assez d'espace pour tout.

    Don't worry. There's enough room for everything.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What does autant de mean?

'As much / as many of'. Autant de sacs? = 'this many bags?'. Used for surprise or comparison: autant que = 'as much as'.

What is the French for 'a couple of things'?

Deux ou trois choses = 'two or three things' — the natural French way. Quelques choses = 'a few things'.

Luggage vocabulary in French?

Les bagages (luggage), une valise (suitcase), un sac (bag), un sac à dos (backpack), un sac à main (handbag).