Saturday, December 31, 2011

Quick Phrase of the Day - What A Magnificent Day We Are Having


Quelle magnifique journée nous passons (kell mahg nee feek zhoor nay noo pah sohn) -What a magnificent day we're having.

Repeat this phrase all day long till you know it by heart.

Vocabulary word of the day:
le/la réceptionniste (leh lah ray sehp shohn eest) the receptionist

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Expressions for liking things

Ça me plaît (sah meh play)- I like that
C'est bon (say bohn) -It's good
C'est intéressant (seht ahn tay rehss sahnt) -It's interesting
C'est parfait (say par fay) It's perfect
C'est magnifique (say mahg nee feek) -It's magnificant, it's wonderful
C'est superbe (say soo purrb) It's supurb, it's wonderful

Friday, December 23, 2011

Expressions for liking things

Ça me plaît (sah meh play)- I like that
C'est bon (say bohn) -It's good
C'est intéressant (seht ahn tay rehss sahnt) -It's interesting
C'est parfait (say par fay) It's perfect
C'est magnifique (say mahg nee feek) -It's magnificant, it's wonderful
C'est superbe (say soo purrb) It's supurb, it's wonderful

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Holiday Expressions of the Week

Here are some holiday expression you might want to use during December:
Joyeux Noël (zhoy yoo noh ell) -Merry Christmas

Bonne Année (bohn ah nay) -Happy New Year
Joyeuses Fêtes (zhoy yooze feht) -Happy Holidays
Joyeux Hannukah (zhoy yoo hah noo kah) Happy Hannukah
Joyeux Kwanzaa (zhoy yoo  kwahn zah) Happy Kwanzaa)Meilleurs Vœux (may year vuh*) Best Wishes    *(the  vuh sound being like the"e" sound in the word "the. Thank you Isabelle for help on that one)

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Here are some holiday expression you might want to use during December:
Joyeux Noël (zhoy yoo noh ell) -Merry Christmas


Bonne Année (bohn ah nay) -Happy New Year
Joyeuses Fêtes (zhoy yooze feht) -Happy Holidays
Joyeux Hannukah (zhoy yoo hah noo kah) Happy Hannukah
Joyeux Kwanzaa (zhoy yoo  kwahn zah) Happy Kwanzaa)Meilleurs Vœux (may year vuh*) Best Wishes    *(the  vuh sound being like the"e" sound in the word "the. Thank you Isabelle for help on that one)

Essential Traffic Signs of the Week

Sens Unique (sehn yoo neek) -One Way Street
Limitation de vitesse (lee mee tay shee yohn deh vee tess) -Speed Limit
Déviation (day vee ay shee yohn) - Detour

Interdiction de faire demi-tour (ahn toor deek shee yohn deh fehr duh mee toor) - No U-turn
Arrêt interdit (ah reht ahn toor dee) -No Stopping
Interdiction de stationner (ahn toor deek shee yohn deh stah shee oh nay) - No Parking

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Essential Traffic Signs of the Week

Sens Unique (sehn yoo neek) -One Way Street
Limitation de vitesse (lee mee tay shee yohn deh vee tess) -Speed Limit
Déviation (day vee ay shee yohn) - Detour

Interdiction de faire demi-tour (ahn toor deek shee yohn deh fehr duh mee toor) - No U-turn
Arrêt interdit (ah reht ahn toor dee) -No Stopping
Interdiction de stationner (ahn toor deek shee yohn deh stah shee oh nay) - No Parking

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Essential Traffic Signs of the Week

Sens Unique (sehn yoo neek) -One Way Street
Limitation de vitesse (lee mee tay shee yohn deh vee tess) -Speed Limit
Déviation (day vee ay shee yohn) - Detour

Interdiction de faire demi-tour (ahn toor deek shee yohn deh fehr duh mee toor) - No U-turn
Arrêt interdit (ah reht ahn toor dee) -No Stopping
Interdiction de stationner (ahn toor deek shee yohn deh stah shee oh nay) - No Parking

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Essential Commands of the Week


Écoutez! (ay koo tay) -Listen!
Vas-y (vah zee) -Go there.
Prenez votre temps (peh nay voh truh tahmp) -Take your time.
Pars tout de suite (pahr toot sweet) -Leave right away.
Dis la vérité (dee lah vay ree tay) -Tell the truth

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Essential Commands of the Week

Écoutez! (ay koo tay) -Listen!
Vas-y (vah zee) -Go there.
Prenez votre temps (peh nay voh truh tahmp) -Take your time.
Pars tout de suite (pahr toot sweet) -Leave right away.
Dis la vérité (dee lah vay ree tay) -Tell the truth

Friday, December 2, 2011

Essential Commands of the Week

Écoutez! (ay koo tay) -Listen!
Vas-y (vah zee) -Go there.
Prenez votre temps (peh nay voh truh tahmp) -Take your time.
Pars tout de suite (pahr toot sweet) -Leave right away.
Dis la vérité (dee lah vay ree tay) -Tell the truth

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Essential Commands of the Week

Écoutez! (ay koo tay) -Listen!
Vas-y (vah zee) -Go there.
Prenez votre temps (peh nay voh truh tahmp) -Take your time.
Pars tout de suite (pahr toot sweet) -Leave right away.
Dis la vérité (dee lah vay ree tay) -Tell the truth

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Essential Commands of the Week

Écoutez! (ay koo tay) -Listen!
Vas-y (vah zee) -Go there.
Prenez votre temps (peh nay voh truh tahmp) -Take your time.
Pars tout de suite (pahr toot sweet) -Leave right away.
Dis la vérité (dee lah vay ree tay) -Tell the truth

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Essential Family Members 2

grand-père (grahn pehr) -granffather
grande-mère (grahnd mehr) -grandmother
tante (tahnt) -aunt
oncle (ohn kluh) -uncle
petit-fils (peh tee feel) -grandson
petite-fille (peh teet fee yuh) -granddaughter

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Lesson of the Week -This & That


ce, cet, cette, ces (seh seht seht say)  

ce (seh) -this, that is used before masculine singular nouns
cet (seht - this, that is used before singular masculine nouns that begin with a vowel
cette (seht) -this, that is used before feminine singual nouns
ces (say) these, those is used before all plural nouns

Ce garçon va à la plage (seh gar sohn vah ah lah plahzh) -This (that) boy is going to the beach
Cet homme lit le journal (seht ohm lee leh zhoor nahl) -This (that) man is reading the newspaper
Cette fille est ma sœur (seht feel ay mah soor)- This (that) girl is my sister
Ces garçons apprennent le français (say gar sohn ah prahn leh frahn say) -These (those) boys are learning French.

Monday, November 14, 2011

Essential Family Members

père (pehr) -father
màre (mehr) -mother
fils (feel) -son
fille (fee yuh) -daughter
frère (frehr) -brother
sœur (surr) -sister

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Essential Quantities of the Week

assez (ah say) -enough
beaucoup (boh koo) -many, a lot
un peu (uhn puh) -a little
moins (mwahn) -less
plus (ploo) -more

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Lesson #266 Reading

Qu'est-ce que vous aimez lire (kess keh vooze ah may lah leer) -What do you like to read?

You could reply:
J'aime les histoires de meurtre (zhem lah leck truh mee stehr ree murr truh)- I like murder mysteries.
J'aime la science-fiction (zhem lah see yahnce feek shee yohn) -I like Science Fiction
J'aime les livres d'horreur (zhem dore rurr) - I like horror
J'aime les romans d'amour (zhem day roe mahn dah more) -I like romance novels

Essential Quantities of the Week

assez (ah say) -enough
beaucoup (boh koo) -many, a lot
un peu (uhn puh) -a little
moins (mwahn) -less
plus (ploo) -more

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Avoir -Essential Verb of the Week

J'ai (zhay) -I have
tu as (too ah) -You have (when speaking to a family member or a friend
il a (eel ah) -he has
elle a (ell ah) -she has
nous avons (nooz ah vohn) -we have
vous avez (vooz ah vay) -You have (when speaking to someone you don't know well
ils ont (eel zohn) -they have (when talking about an all male or mixed male & female group)
elles ont (ell zohn) -they have (when talking about an all female group)

Friday, November 4, 2011

2 Nook E-readers for sale on Ebay

I am selling our 2 Nook E-readers on Ebay. We are getting the new Color Nooks, so if anyone wants to buy these. They are in perfect condition, comes with the USB cable & wall  chargers. Anyone who is interested go to or refer anyone else to
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Avoir -Essential Verb of the Week

J'ai (zhay) -I have
tu as (too ah) -You have (when speaking to a family member or a friend
il a (eel ah) -he has
elle a (ell ah) -she has
nous avons (nooz ah vohn) -we have
vous avez (vooz ah vay) -You have (when speaking to someone you don't know well
ils ont (eel zohn) -they have (when talking about an all male or mixed male & female group)
elles ont (ell zohn) -they have (when talking about an all female group)

Children's Word of the Day - Butter


Sunday, October 30, 2011

Essential Directions

Ici (ee see) -here
la (lah) -there
là-bas (lah bah) -over there
par où est-ce? (pahr ooh ess) -Which way is it?
par ici (pahr ee see) -this way
par  (pahr lah) -that way

Children's Word of the Day - Toothbrush


Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Lesson #264 Choices



Laquelle voulez-vous? (lah kehl voo lay voo) -Which one do you want? (for female object)
Laquel voulez-vous? (lah kehl voo lay voo) -Which one do you want? (for male object)

Choisissez celle que vous voulez (shwah zee say sell keh voo voo lay) -Choose the one that you want. (for female object)
Choisissez celui que vous voulez (shwah zee say sell  loo eeh keh voo voo lay) -Choose the one that you want. (for male object)



Je n'arriver pas à décider laquelle choisir (zhuh nah ree vay pah ah day see day lah kehl shwah zeer) -I can't decide which one to choose (for female object)
Je n'arriver pas à décider laquel choisir (zhuh nah ree vay pah ah day see day lah kehl shwah zeer) -I can't decide which one to choose (for male object)

Je ne sais pas laquelle choisir (zhuh neh say pah lah kehl shwah zeer) - I don't know which one to choose (for a female object)
Je ne sais pas laquel choisir (zhuh neh say pah lah kehl shwah zeer) - I don't know which one to choose (for a male object)

Si j'avais le choix, je choisirais... (see zhaw ray leh shwah zee ray) - If I had the choice, I would choose...

You will notice that most of the sentences, whether they are for a male or female word, Laquel or Laquelle sound exactly the same, it's only when you write them that it is different.

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Essential Parts of the Body


la cœur (lah kurr) -the heart
le bras (leh brah) -the arm
la tête (lah teht) -the head
la jambe (lah zhamb) -the leg
le pied (leh pee eh) -the foot

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Essential Ordinal Numbers 1-5


premier (preh mee ay) -1st (when refering to a male noun)
première (preh me ehr) 1st (when refering to a female noun)
deuxième (doo zee ehm) 2nd
troisième (twah zee ehm) -3rd
quatrième (kah tree ehm) -4th
cinquième (sahnk ee ehm) -5th

Children's Word of the Day - Kite


Saturday, October 15, 2011

Lesson #262 Birthdays


Je suis né le..... (zhuh swee nay leh) -I was born on...

Je suis né le six, septembre, mille neuf cents cinquante-deux
(zhuh swee nay leh seece sehp tahm bre meel newf sahnt sank kahnt doo)
I was born on September 6, 1952

mille neuf cents is nineteen hundred (or 1 thousand & 9 hundred). Just add the number from 1 -99 to get any year in the 1900s.

For those who were born in the 2000s use deux mille (for 2000) & then the number 1-8 for any year after 2000.
for example:
Je suis né le vingts-trois février, deux mille quatre
(zhuh swee nay leh vahn trois fay vree yay doo meel kah truh)
I was born February 23, 2004

The months:
janvier (zhan vee yay) -January, février (fay vree yay) -February, mars (mahr) -March
avril (ah vreel) -April, mai (my) -May, juin (zhoo ahn) -June juillet (zhwee ay) -July
août (oot) -August, septembre (sehp tahm bruh) -September
octobre (ahk toh bruh) -October novembre (noh vahm bruh) -November
décembre (day sahm bruh) -December

note- the months in french are not capitalized.

Children's Word of the Day - Sofa


Friday, October 14, 2011

Essential Ordinal Numbers 1-5


premier (preh mee ay) -1st (when refering to a male noun)
première (preh me ehr) 1st (when refering to a female noun)
deuxième (doo zee ehm) 2nd
troisième (twah zee ehm) -3rd
quatrième (kah tree ehm) -4th
cinquième (sahnk ee ehm) -5th

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Essential Meal Words


une cuiller (oon kwee ay) -a spoon
une fourchette (oon fohr sheht) -a fork
un couteau (uhn koo toh) -a knife
un plat (uhn plah) -a dish
un verre (uhn vehr) -a glass

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Essential Meal Words

une cuiller (oon kwee ay) -a spoon
une fourchette (oon fohr sheht) -a fork
un couteau (uhn koo toh) -a knife
un plat (uhn plah) -a dish
un verre (uhn vehr) -a glass

Children's Word of the Day - Cloud


Sunday, October 2, 2011

Essential Clothes Vocabulary


un chapeau (uhn shah poh) -a hat
une robe (oon rohb) -a dress
un manteau (uhn mahn toh) - a coat
pantalon (pahn tah lohn) -pants
une chemise (oon sheh meez) -a shirt
une ceinture (oon sehn churr) -a belt

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Essential Clothes Vocabulary

un chapeau (uhn shah poh) -a hat
une robe (oon rohb) -a dress
un manteau (uhn mahn toh) - a coat
pantalon (pahn tah lohn) -pants
une chemise (oon sheh meez) -a shirt
une ceinture (oon sehn churr) -a belt

Friday, September 30, 2011

Lesson #260 Introductions


A few intoductory phrases & responses:

Est-ce que vous connaissez mon ami? (ess keh voo kahn ay say mohn ah mee) -Do you know my friend?
Non, je ne le pense pas (noh zhuh neh leh pahnce pah) -I don't think so.
Oui, nous nous sommes déjà rencontrés (wee noo noo some pah day zhah rahn kahn tray) -Yes, we've already met.
Oui, j'ai déjà fait sa connaissance (wee zhay day zhah fay sah kahn ay sahnce) - Yes, I've already met him/her

Instead of mon ami, you can substitute father, mother, sister, brother, etc.

Just remember, with males you would use mon, with females you would use ma, and with multiple people you would use mes whether they are male or female.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Lesson #259 -Give Me...


Donnez-moi...(doh nay mwah) -Give me...

Donnez-moi de l'argent (doh nay mwah deh lahr zhan) -Give me some money.
Donnez-moi un stylo (doh nay mwah uhn stee loh) -Give me a pen.
Donnez-moi votre addresse (doh nay mwah voh truh ah dress) -Give me your addresse.
Donnez-moi les détails (doh nay mwah lay day tayl) -Give me the details.
Donnez-moi votre nom (doh nay mwah voh truh nahm) -Give me your name.

Essential Phrase of the Week -Where Are My...


Où sont mes... (ooh sohn may) -Where are my...


chaussettes (shoh seht) -shoes
enfants (ah fahnt) -children
reçus (reh soo) -receipts
billets (bee yay) -tickets
valises (vah leez) -suitcases

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Essential Phrase of the Week -Where Are My...


Où sont mes... (ooh sohn may) -Where are my...


chaussettes (shoh seht) -shoes
enfants (ah fahnt) -children
reçus (reh soo) -receipts
billets (bee yay) -tickets
valises (vah leez) -suitcases

Friday, September 23, 2011

Essential Phrase of the Week -Where Are My...


Où sont mes... (ooh sohn may) -Where are my...


chaussettes (shoh seht) -shoes
enfants (ah fahnt) -children
reçus (reh soo) -receipts
billets (bee yay) -tickets
valises (vah leez) -suitcases

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Essential Phrases of the Week -Easy & Difficult


C'est facile (say fah seel) -It's easy
C'est très facile (say treh fah seel) -It's very easy
C'est trop facile (say troh fah seel) -It's too easy

C'est difficile (say dee fee seel) -It's difficult
C'est très difficile (say treh dee fee seel) -It's very difficult
C'est trop difficile (say troh dee fee seel) -It's too difficult

C'est impossible (seht eem pah see bluh) -It's impossible
Ce n'est pas impossible (she nay pahz eem pah see bluh) -It's not impossible

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Lesson # 257 -Take Your...

Prenez votre parapluie avec vous (preh nay voh truh pah rah ploo ee ah vehk voo) -Take your umbrella with you.
Prenez d'argent avec vous (preh nay dahr zhahn ah vehk voo) -Take some money with you.
Prenez votre dejeuner avec vous (preh nay voh truh day zhuh nay ah vehk voo) -Take your lunch with you.
Prenez votre frère (sœur) avec vous (preh nay votre frehr {surr} ah vehk voo) -Take your brother (sister) with you.
Prenez votre autre veste avec vous (preh nay voh truh oh truh vehst ah vehk voo) -Take your other jacket with you.

Essential Phrases of the Week -Easy & Difficult

C'est facile (say fah seel) -It's easy
C'est très facile (say treh fah seel) -It's very easy
C'est trop facile (say troh fah seel) -It's too easy

C'est difficile (say dee fee seel) -It's difficult
C'est très difficile (say treh dee fee seel) -It's very difficult
C'est trop difficile (say troh dee fee seel) -It's too difficult

C'est impossible (seht eem pah see bluh) -It's impossible
Ce n'est pas impossible (she nay pahz eem pah see bluh) -It's not impossible

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Essential Phrases of the Week -Expensive & Inexpensive

C'est cher (say shehr) -It's expensive
Ce n'est pas cher (she nay pah shehr) -It's not expensive

C'est trop cher (say troh shehr) -it's too expensive
Ce n'est pas trop cher (she nay pah troh shehr) -It's not too expensive

C'est très cher (say treh shehr) -It's very expensive
Ce n'est pas très cher (she nay pah treh shehr) -It's not too expensive

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Essential Phrases of the Week -Expensive & Inexpensive


C'est cher (say shehr) -It's expensive
Ce n'est pas cher (she nay pah shehr) -I't not expensive

C'est trop cher (say troh shehr) -it's too expensive
Ce n'est pas trop cher (she nay pah troh shehr) -It's not too expensive

C'est très cher (say treh shehr) -It's very expensive
Ce n'est pas très cher (she nay pah treh shehr) -It's not too expensive

Monday, September 5, 2011

Lesson # 255 -When Are You Going To...


À quelle heure (ah kell urr) -When, at what time...

À quelle heure arrivez-vous? (ah kell urr ah ree vay voo) -When are you arriving?
À quelle heure finissez-vous? (ah kell urr fee nee say voo) -When are you finishing?
À quelle heure sortez-vous? (ah kell urr sohr tay voo) -When are you going out?
À quelle heure dormez-vous? (ah kell urr dohr may voo) -When are you going to sleep?
À quelle heure ouvrez-vous? (ah kell urr oo vray voo) -When do you open?

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Essential Phrases of the Week -Here & There

les voila (lay vwah lah) -there they are
les voici (lay vwah see) -here they are
vous voici (voo vwah see) -here you are
nous voici (noo vwah see) -here we are
la voilà (lah vwah lah) -there it is 
la voici (lah vwah see) -here it is

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Lesson #254 -In The Past

il y a huit jours (eel ee ah weet zhoor) -one week ago
il y a quinze jours (eel ee ah kahnz zhoor) -two weeks ago
il y a deux mois (eel ee ah doo mwah) -two months ago
il y a deux ans (eel ee ah dooz ahn) -two years ago
l’année dernière (lah nay durr nee ehr) -last year
la semaine dernière (lah seh mahn durr nee ehr) -last week
le mois dernière (leh mwah durr nee ehr) -last month

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Essential Phrase of the Week -Can You...

Pouvez-vous m'aider? (poo vay voo may day) -Can you help me?
Puis-je vous aider? (pwee zhuh vooz ay day) -Can I help you?
Pouvez voo me dire...? (poo vay voo meh deer) -Can you tell me...?
Où se trouve...? (ooh seh troov) -Where can I find...?
J'aimerais obtenir des renseignements (zhahm urr ay day reh zhehn neh mahn) -I need some information.

Children's Word of the Day - A Room


Saturday, August 27, 2011

Essential Phrase of the Week -Can You...

Pouvez-vous m'aider? (poo vay voo may day) -Can you help me?
Puis-je vous aider? (pwee zhuh vooz ay day) -Can I help you?
Pouvez voo me dire...? (poo vay voo meh deer) -Can you tell me...?
Où se trouve...? (ooh seh troov) -Where can I find...?
J'aimerais obtenir des renseignements (zhahm urr ay day reh zhehn neh mahn) -I need some information.

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Lesson #253 -Colors


Basic colors you should know:

blanc (blahnk) -white (for a male word)
blanche (blahnsh) -white (for a female word)
noir (noh wah) -black (for a male word)
noire (noh wah) -black (for a female word)
rouge (roozh) -red (for male or female words)
bleu (bluh) -blue (for a male word)
bleue (bloo) -blue (for a female word)
vert (vehr) -green (for a male word)
verte (vehrt) -green (for a female word)
jaune (zhwahn) -yellow (for male or female words)
orange (ohr ranzh) -orange (for male or female words)
brun (bruhn) -brown (for a male word)
brune (broohn) -brown (for a female word)

Colors are adjectives (a word that describes something about noun or word it is paired with)
examples: the blue room, the red hat, the yellow bicycle, etc.

In French most adjectives most adjectives follow the noun:
le livre bleu (leh lee vruh bluh) -the blue book
la porte rouge (lah port roozh) -the red door
la semaine prochaine (lah seh mahn proh shayn) -the next week

There are a few adjectives that come before the noun. We will learn these in our next lesson.

You will also notice that a few adjectives like black, blue, white, etc have two ways to spell them based on whether or not the word is male or female)  With most adjectives you would end the male adjective with an "e" to make it female. (bleu-bleue, vert-verte, noir-noire etc)

Don't worry too much getting it right. Remember our purpose here is to learn enough french to be able to move around France being able to be somewhat understood.

Practice saying the colors as you look at different things for the next few days.