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### Starting Sentences with "Comme"

While **parce que** ("because") usually connects two ideas in the middle of a sentence, use **comme** (since / as) to state the cause at the *very beginning* of your sentence.

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### Chance and Strategy

Whether a game relies on **le hasard** (chance) or **la stratégie** (strategy), you can use **comme** to explain your play style.

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You will also need to know the word for the board itself, **le plateau**:

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### Drawing Cards and Betting

Card games and casino games are often played in rounds (**la manche**). During a round, you might draw a card (**piocher**) or bet (**parier**) using tokens (**le jeton**).

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You can also use these game terms in standard sentences without **comme**:

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Introducing a cause (comme)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

prep

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular 'to be' and indefinite articles (je suis un...)

Singular definite articles (le, la, l')

Identifying vs. describing (c'est vs. il est)

Feminine adjective agreement (+e)

Plural pronouns and 'to be' (nous sommes, vous êtes)

Formal and informal you (tu vs. vous)

Plural nouns and indefinite articles (des... -s)

Plural definite articles (les)

Plural adjective agreement (+s)

Stressed pronouns (moi, toi, lui)

The verb "to have" singular (j'ai, tu as, il a)

The verb "to have" plural (nous avons, vous avez, ils ont)

There is / there are (il y a)

Basic verbal negation (ne... pas)

Negating "there is" (il n'y a pas de)

Regular -er verbs singular (je parle, tu parles, il parle)

Regular -er verbs plural (nous parlons, vous parlez, ils parlent)

The verb "to be called" (s'appeler)

Yes/no questions with intonation (Tu parles ?)

Yes/no questions with "Est-ce que" (Est-ce que tu parles ?)

Informal questions (qui, que, quoi)

Standard questions (est-ce que)

Singular possessives (mon, ton, son)

Plural possessives (notre, votre, leur)

Demonstrative adjectives (ce, cet, cette, ces)

Adjective placement

Numbers 1 to 20

Numbers 21 to 100

Age and physical states (avoir)

The verb to go (aller)

The preposition to/at (à, au, aux)

Question word for location (où)

Prepositions for cities and countries (à, en, au, aux)

The verb to come (venir)

The preposition from/of (de, du, des)

Question word for origin (d'où)

The verb to do/make (faire)

Days of the week (lundi, mardi)

Telling time (il est... heure)

Question words for time (quand, à quelle heure)

The verb to take or have (prendre)

The verb to drink (boire)

Partitive articles (du, de la, de l')

Zero quantity (pas de)

Expressions of quantity (un peu de, beaucoup de)

Asking how much or how many (combien, combien de)

Very vs. a lot (très, beaucoup)

The verb to want (vouloir)

Polite requests (je voudrais)

The verb to be able to (pouvoir)

Obligation (devoir)

General obligation (il faut)

Why and because (pourquoi, parce que)

Expressing purpose (pour)

Reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nous, vous)

Daily routine verbs (se lever, s'habiller)

Adverbs of frequency (parfois, rarement)

Never (ne... jamais)

Regular -ir verbs (choisir, finir)

Regular -re verbs (attendre, répondre)

Irregular -ir verbs (sortir, partir, dormir)

Informal 'we' (on)

The imperative mood

Direct object pronouns (le, la, les, l')

The near future (aller + infinitive)

The recent past (venir de + infinitive)

The passé composé with avoir

Irregular past participles (eu, été, fait, pris, vu)

The passé composé with être

The negative passé composé (ne ... pas)

Saying goodbye

Please, sorry and thank you

Which / what (quel)

The indefinite adjective (tout, tous)

Irregular feminine adjectives (-euse, -ve)

Double consonant adjectives (-enne, -ette)

Feminine adjective endings (-ère, -trice)

Irregular plurals (-x)

Plurals ending in -al (-aux)

Present tense stem changes (e to è)

Accent stem changes (é to è)

Double consonant verbs (appeler, jeter)

Verbs ending in -yer (payer, envoyer)

Irregular communication verbs (dire, lire)

Irregular action verbs (écrire, mettre)

Question	Answer
since / as (giving a reason)	comme
the turn	le tour
the pawn	le pion
Since it is your turn, you must move the pawn.	Comme c'est ton tour, tu dois déplacer le pion.
the die	le dé
Since he rolled the die, it is my turn.	Comme il a lancé le dé, c'est mon tour.
the chance	le hasard
the strategy	la stratégie
Since I do not like chance, I prefer strategy.	Comme je n'aime pas le hasard, je préfère la stratégie.
the board	le plateau
Now, you move the pawn on the board.	Maintenant, tu déplaces le pion sur le plateau.
the round	la manche
to draw (a card)	piocher
Since the round is beginning, you draw a card.	Comme la manche commence, tu pioches une carte.
You roll the die and you draw a card.	Tu lances le dé et tu pioches une carte.
to bet	parier
the token	le jeton
He bet three tokens during the last round.	Il a parié trois jetons pendant la dernière manche.
Since nobody is betting, the round is over.	Comme personne ne parie, la manche est finie.
It is a bad strategy to draw often.	C'est une mauvaise stratégie de piocher souvent.
This game is only chance.	Ce jeu n'est que du hasard.
The pawn that is on the board is red.	Le pion qui est sur le plateau est rouge.
Bet a lot of tokens, you are lucky!	Parie beaucoup de jetons, tu as de la chance !