How do you say 'doctor' in French?

You say médecin, as in Je dois passer chez le médecin avant onze heures.

What does tellement mean?

Tellement means 'so' or 'very', used before a word to show how strong something is, as in Il fait tellement chaud que je laisse la fenêtre ouverte.

You say Tu peux me ramener à la maison après les courses ?, using ramener.

It's Saturday morning, you open the window onto the boulevard and head out to run errands before your appointment at the doctor's.

Samedi matin, je vais acheter des légumes au marché.

Saturday morning, I'm going to buy vegetables at the market.

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samedi/samdi/
Saturdaynoun
The day of the week between Friday and Sunday.
fenêtre/fənɛtʁ/Also said fnɛtʁ.
windownoun
A glazed opening in a wall that lets light in.
boulevard/bulvaʁ/
boulevardnoun
A wide street in a city, often lined with trees.
médecin/medsɛ̃/
doctornoun
A person trained to treat the sick.
acheter/aʃte/Also said aʃəte.
to buyverb
To obtain something by paying its price.
betterave/bɛtʁav/
beetnoun
A round vegetable with a dark red root, often eaten in salads.
ramener/ʁamne/
to bring backverb
To bring something back or take a person back to where they came from.
promener/pʁɔmne/
to walk (an animal)verb
To make an animal walk outside, beside you or on a leash.
appeler/aple/
to callverb
To reach someone by phone.
tellement/tɛlmɑ̃/
soadverb
Placed before a word to say how strong something is: very, a lot.

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Samedi matin, je vais acheter des légumes au marché.
Saturday morning, I'm going to buy vegetables at the market.
Vous pouvez ouvrir la fenêtre, il fait très chaud.
You can open the window, it's very hot.
Le magasin se trouve au bout du boulevard, à gauche.
The shop is at the end of the boulevard, on the left.
Je dois passer chez le médecin avant onze heures.
I have to see the doctor before eleven.
On doit acheter du pain et des fruits ce matin.
We need to buy bread and fruit this morning.
Je vais acheter une betterave cuite pour la salade.
I'm going to buy a cooked beet for the salad.
Tu peux me ramener à la maison après les courses ?
Can you take me home after we run our errands?
Je vais promener le chien sur le boulevard.
I'm going to walk the dog on the boulevard.
Je dois appeler le cabinet du médecin ce matin.
I need to call the doctor's office this morning.
Il fait tellement chaud que je laisse la fenêtre ouverte.
It's so hot that I'm leaving the window open.

samedi/samdi/
Only two syllables: /samdi/, the middle e drops.
fenêtre/fənɛtʁ/
The ê is open /ɛ/ and the word ends on /tʁ/, with no vowel after.
boulevard/bulvaʁ/
The final d is silent and the middle e drops: boul-var.
médecin/medsɛ̃/
/medsɛ̃/: the middle e drops and the ending is nasal, with no n pronounced.
acheter/aʃte/
It's said /aʃte/: the middle e disappears.
betterave/bɛtʁav/
The first e is an open è, as in the English word 'bet'.
ramener/ʁamne/
The -er ending is said like é.
promener/pʁɔmne/
The o is open and the -er ending is said like é.
appeler/aple/
The middle e drops: it's said 'aplé'.
tellement/tɛlmɑ̃/
The first e is open è and the ending is nasal, like in maman.

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How do you say 'doctor' in French?: You say médecin, as in Je dois passer chez le médecin avant onze heures.
What does tellement mean?: Tellement means 'so' or 'very', used before a word to show how strong something is, as in Il fait tellement chaud que je laisse la fenêtre ouverte.
How do you ask someone to take you home in French?: You say Tu peux me ramener à la maison après les courses ?, using ramener.

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