Saturday, March 31, 2012

"Walking" Verb of the Week

The verb "to walk" is "Marcher"

Je marche (zhuh mahrsh) - I walk, I am walking
tu marches (too mahrsh) -you walk, you are walking (when talking about a friend or family member)
il marche (eel marsh) -he walks, he is walking
elle marche (ell marsh) -she walks, she is walking
nous marchons (noo mahr shohn) -we walk, we are walking
vous marchez (voo mahr shay) -you walk, you are walking (when talking about someone you don't know well)
ils marchent (eel mahrsh) -they walk, they are walking (when talking about an all male or mixed male & female group)
elles marchent (ell mahrsh) -they walk, they are walking (when talking about an all female group)

Je marche à chez moi ((zhuh marsh ah shay mwah) -I am walking home
il marche à l'école (eel mahrsh ah lay kohl) -He is walking to school

Friday, March 30, 2012

"Walking" Verb of the Week

The verb "to walk" is "Marcher"

Je marche (zhuh mahrsh) - I walk, I am walking
tu marches (too mahrsh) -you walk, you are walking (when talking about a friend or family member)
il marche (eel marsh) -he walks, he is walking
elle marche (ell marsh) -she walks, she is walking
nous marchons (noo mahr shohn) -we walk, we are walking
vous marchez (voo mahr shay) -you walk, you are walking (when talking about someone you don't know well)
ils marchent (eel mahrsh) -they walk, they are walking (when talking about an all male or mixed male & female group)
elles marchent (ell mahrsh) -they walk, they are walking (when talking about an all female group)

Je marche à chez moi ((zhuh marsh ah shay mwah) -I am walking home
il marche à l'école (eel mahrsh ah lay kohl) -He is walking to school

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Weather phrases of the Week


Different ways of saying what the weather is like:

il neige (eel nayzh) -It's snowing
il pleut (eel ploo) -It's raining
il pleut à verse (eel ploo ah vehrce) It's raining hard
il fait du soleil (eel fay doo soh lay) -It's sunny
c'est nuageux (say noo ah zhoo) -It's cloudy
il fait froid (eel fay fwah) -It's cold
il fait chaud (eel fay shoh) -It's hot



Sunday, March 18, 2012

"I Would Like To Buy" phrases of the Week

The phrase for "I want to buy..." is Je voudrais acheter (zhuh voo dray ah shah tay)

Je voudrais acheter un livre (zhuh voo dray ah shah tay uhn lee vruh) -I would like to buy a book
Je voudrais acheter un billet (zhuh voo dray ah shah tay uhn bee yay) -I would like to buy a ticket
Je voudrais acheter une carte de ville (zhuh voo dray ah shah tay oon kart deh veel) -I would like to buy a map of the town
Je voudrais acheter un chapeau (zhuh voo dray ah shah tay uhn shah poh) -I would like to buy a hat
Je voudrais acheter un journal (zhuh voo dray ah shah tay uhn zhoor nahl) -I would like to buy a newspaper

Sunday, March 11, 2012

"Looking For" Phrases of the Week


The verb "chercher" (shehr shay) -to look for

Je cherche (zhuh shehrsh) - I am looking for...
je ne cherche pas (zhuh neh shehrsh pah) -I am not looking for...

tu cherches (too shersh) -you are looking for...     (use when speaking to a friend or family member)
tu ne cherches pas (too neh shehrsh pah) -you are not looking for...      (use when speaking to a friend or family member)

il/elle cherche (eel/ell shehrsh) -he/she is looking for...
il/elle ne cherche pas (eel/ell neh shehrsh pah) -he/she is not looking for

nous cherchons (noo shehr shohn) -We are looking for...
nous ne cherchons pas (noo neh shehr shohn pah) -we are not looking for...

vous cherchez (voo shehr shay) -you are looking for....    (when speaking to someone you do not know well)
vous ne cherchez pas (voo neh shehr shay pah) -you are not looking for...

ils cherchent (eel shehrsh) They are looking for....   (when talking about all males or a mixed group)
elles cherchent (ell shehrsh) They are looking for....   (when talking about a group of females only)

ils ne cherchent pas (eel neh shehrsh pah) They are not looking for....   (when talking about all males or a mixed group)
elles neh cherchent pas (ell neh shehrsh pah) They are not looking for....   (when talking about a group of females only)

examples to use with this verb:
un restaurant (uh rehst oh rahnt) -a restaurant
un livre (uhn lee vruh) - a book
les toilettes (lay twah leht) -the restrooms
mon  portefeuille (mohn pore teh foo eel) -my wallet
ma montre (mah mahn truh) -my watch

Saturday, March 10, 2012

"Looking For" Phrases of the Week


The verb "chercher" (shehr shay) -to look for

Je cherche (zhuh shehrsh) - I am looking for...
je ne cherche pas (zhuh neh shehrsh pah) -I am not looking for...

tu cherches (too shersh) -you are looking for...     (use when speaking to a friend or family member)
tu ne cherches pas (too neh shehrsh pah) -you are not looking for...      (use when speaking to a friend or family member)

il/elle cherche (eel/ell shehrsh) -he/she is looking for...
il/elle ne cherche pas (eel/ell neh shehrsh pah) -he/she is not looking for

nous cherchons (noo shehr shohn) -We are looking for...
nous ne cherchons pas (noo neh shehr shohn pah) -we are not looking for...

vous cherchez (voo shehr shay) -you are looking for....    (when speaking to someone you do not know well)
vous ne cherchez pas (voo neh shehr shay pah) -you are not looking for...

ils cherchent (eel shehrsh) They are looking for....   (when talking about all males or a mixed group)
elles cherchent (ell shehrsh) They are looking for....   (when talking about a group of females only)

ils ne cherchent pas (eel neh shehrsh pah) They are not looking for....   (when talking about all males or a mixed group)
elles neh cherchent pas (ell neh shehrsh pah) They are not looking for....   (when talking about a group of females only)

examples to use with this verb:
un restaurant (uh rehst oh rahnt) -a restaurant
un livre (uhn lee vruh) - a book
les toilettes (lay twah leht) -the restrooms
mon  portefeuille (mohn pore teh foo eel) -my wallet
ma montre (mah mahn truh) -my watch

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

"Looking For" Phrases of the Week

The verb "chercher" (shehr shay) -to look for

Je cherche (zhuh shehrsh) - I am looking for...
je ne cherche pas (zhuh neh shehrsh pah) -I am not looking for...

tu cherches (too shersh) -you are looking for...     (use when speaking to a friend or family member)
tu ne cherches pas (too neh shehrsh pah) -you are not looking for...      (use when speaking to a friend or family member)

il/elle cherche (eel/ell shehrsh) -he/she is looking for...
il/elle ne cherche pas (eel/ell neh shehrsh pah) -he/she is not looking for

nous cherchons (noo shehr shohn) -We are looking for...
nous ne cherchons pas (noo neh shehr shohn pah) -we are not looking for...

vous cherchez (voo shehr shay) -you are looking for....    (when speaking to someone you do not know well)
vous ne cherchez pas (voo neh shehr shay pah) -you are not looking for...

ils cherchent (eel shehrsh) They are looking for....   (when talking about all males or a mixed group)
elles cherchent (ell shehrsh) They are looking for....   (when talking about a group of females only)

ils ne cherchent pas (eel neh shehrsh pah) They are not looking for....   (when talking about all males or a mixed group)
elles neh cherchent pas (ell neh shehrsh pah) They are not looking for....   (when talking about a group of females only)

examples to use with this verb:
un restaurant (uh rehst oh rahnt) -a restaurant
un livre (uhn lee vruh) - a book
les toilettes (lay twah leht) -the restrooms
mon  portefeuille (mohn pore teh foo eel) -my wallet
ma montre (mah mahn truh) -my watch

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Telephone Phrases of the Week


Some phrases dealing with the telephone:

Je voudrais une ligne exteriéure (zhuh voo dray oon leen yeah ehk stehr ay yure) - i would like an outside line
Je voudrais parler à ... (zhuh voo dray pahr lay ah) -I would like to speak to...
Je peux laisser un message (zhuh voo dray lay say uhn meh sahzh) -Can I Leave a message?
Désolé, je me suis trompé de numéro (day zole lay zhuh meh swee tromp ay deh noo may roh) -Sorry, I have the wrong number
Désolé, la ligne est occupée (day zole lay lah leen yuh eht ahk kew pay) -Sorry, the line is busy

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Telephone Phrases of the Week

Some phrases dealing with the telephone:

Je voudrais une ligne exteriéure (zhuh voo dray oon leen yeah ehk stehr ay yure) - i would like an outside line
Je voudrais parler à ... (zhuh voo dray pahr lay ah) -I would like to speak to...
Je peux laisser un message (zhuh voo dray lay say uhn meh sahzh) -Can I Leave a message?
Désolé, je me suis trompé de numéro (day zole lay zhuh meh swee tromp ay deh noo may roh) -Sorry, I have the wrong number
Désolé, la ligne est occupée (day zole lay lah leen yuh eht ahk kew pay) -Sorry, the line is busy