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Ceci, cela, and ça

The indefinite demonstrative pronouns ceci (this), cela (that), and ça (this/that, familiar) refer to 

indefinite things or ideas. Ceci may initiate a statement and also announce a following sentence. 

Cela may reflect on something already mentioned.

Mangez ceci! 

Eat this!

Enlevez cela! 

Remove that!

Ceci n’est pas une pipe. 

This is not a pipe.

Ça, c’est de l’art! 

That’s (really) art!

Ça ne fait rien.  

It does not matter.

Ça m’est égal. 

I don’t mind.

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EXERCICE

  

Traduire les phrases suivantes en utilisant tu et l’inversion si nécessaire.

    1.  What dress are you going to wear? —The one (that) I bought in Paris.

    2.  What do you think of his new novel? —It’s awful!

    3.  What are these rings made of? —This one is gold and that one is silver.

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    4.  What do you think of my new house? —It’s beautiful!

    5.  What dishes can we prepare? —We can prepare the ones you prefer.

    6.  Are these films available? —This one is available but that one is not.

    7.  Are they subtitled? —This one is subtitled in French and that one is in German.

    8.  Their children like games but not the ones that are difficult.

    9.  Look at these two books. Do you think my mother would like this one or that one?

  10.  Here are two bracelets. This one is Indian. That one is Egyptian.