Sunday, April 29, 2012

You're Welcome -Phrases of the Week


Ways to say your welcome:

De rien (deh ree ehn) -literally means "It's nothing"-very commonly used & informal
il n'y a pas de quoi (eel nee ah pah deh kwah) -not used that much anymore
Je vous en prie (zhuh vooz ahn pree) -very formal way of saying thank you
avec plaisir (ah vehk pay zeer) -"with pleasure" -said mostly in the south of France
c'est moi qui te remercie (say mwah kee teh reh mehr see) -"It is I who thanks you" but most of the time it would be shortened to just "c'est moi"

Friday, April 27, 2012

You're Welcome -Phrases of the Week

Ways to say your welcome:

De rien (deh ree ehn) -literally means "It's nothing"-very commonly used & informal
il n'y a pas de quoi (eel nee ah pah deh kwah) -not used that much anymore
Je vous en prie (zhuh vooz ahn pree) -very formal way of saying thank you
avec plaisir (ah vehk pay zeer) -"with pleasure" -said mostly in the south of France
c'est moi qui te remercie (say mwah kee teh reh mehr see) -"It is I who thanks you" but most of the time it would be shortened to just "c'est moi"

Monday, April 23, 2012

Your Welcome -Phrases of the Week

Ways to say your welcome:

De rien (deh ree ehn) -literally means "It's nothing"-very commonly used & informal
il n'y a pas de quoi (eel nee ah pah deh kwah) -not used that much anymore
Je vous en prie (zhuh vooz ahn pree) -very formal way of saying thank you
avec plaisir (ah vehk pay zeer) -"with pleasure" -said mostly in the south of France
c'est moi qui te remercie (say mwah kee teh reh mehr see) -"It is I who thanks you" but most of the time it would be shortened to just "c'est moi"

Sunday, April 22, 2012

To Go - Verb of the Week


aller (ah lay) to go

Je vais (zhuh vay) -I go, I am going
Tu vas (too vah) -You go, you are going (talking to a friend or family member)
Il va (eel vah) -He goes, he is going
Elle va (ell vah) -She goes, she is going
Nous allons (nooz ah lohn) -We go, we are going
Vous allez (vooz ah lay) -You go, you are going (taking to soneone you don't know well)
Ils vont (eel vohn) -They go, they are going (talking about an all male or mixed male & female group)
Elles vont (ell vohn) -They go, they are going (talking about
an all female group)

Je vais à la banque (zhuh vayz ah lah bahnk) -I am going to the bank
Nous allons au cinéma (nooz ah lohn oh see nay mah) -we are going to the movies
Ils vont à Paris (eel vohnt ah pah ree) -They are going to Paris

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Ne me parle pas comme ça! (neh meh pahrl pah kahm sah) -Don't talk to me like that!
Repeat this phrase all day long til you know it by heart.

Friday, April 20, 2012

To Go - Verb of the Week


aller (ah lay) to go

Je vais (zhuh vay) -I go, I am going
Tu vas (too vah) -You go, you are going (talking to a friend or family member)
Il va (eel vah) -He goes, he is going
Elle va (ell vah) -She goes, she is going
Nous allons (nooz ah lohn) -We go, we are going
Vous allez (vooz ah lay) -You go, you are going (taking to soneone you don't know well)
Ils vont (eel vohn) -They go, they are going (talking about an all male or mixed male & female group)
Elles vont (ell vohn) -They go, they are going (talking about
an all female group)

Je vais à la banque (zhuh vayz ah lah bahnk) -I am going to the bank
Nous allons au cinéma (nooz ah lohn oh see nay mah) -we are going to the movies
Ils vont à Paris (eel vohnt ah pah ree) -They are going to Paris

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Quick Phrase of the Day - They Are Dancing In The Moonlight

Ils dansent dans le clair de lune (eel dahnce dahn leh klair deh loon) - They are dancing in the moonlight.

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

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Prends ce dont tu as besoin (prahnd seh dohn too ah beh swahn) -Take what you need

Train Phrases


Je voudrais un billet pour le train à ... (zhuh voo dray ohn bee yay pore leh trahn ah...) - I would like a ticket for the train to...
Quand est-ce que le prochain train part? (kahn ess kah leh pro shane trahn par) - When does the next train leave?
Aller seulement ou aller retour (ah lay sool leh mahn ooh ah lay reh tore) -One way or round trip
Sortie (sore tee) - Exit
Excusez-moi, la place est libre? (ex cuse zay mwah, lah plahce ay lee bruh) Excuse me, is this seat free?
où sommes-nous? (ooh some noo) - Where are we?

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Seasons


Les quatre saisons (lay kah truh say zohn) -The four seasons

le printemps (leh prahn tahm) -the spring
l'été (lay tay) -the summer
l'automne (loh tohm) -the fall
l'hiver (lee vay) -the winter

au printemps (oh prahn tahm) in the spring
en été (ehn ay tay) in the summer
en automne (ehn oh tohm) -in autumn
en hiver (ehn ee vay ) in the winter



Sunday, April 1, 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