Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Quick Phrase of the Day - Which One Do You Prefer?

Lequel est-ce que tu préfères? (leh kell ess kuh too pray fehr ay) -Which one do you prefer?

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

Vocabulary breakdown:
lequel (leh kell) -which
tu préfères (too pray fehr) -you prefer

est-ce que (ess kuh) - these are words you use when you want to turn a statement into a question

Monday, August 27, 2012

Quick Phrase of the Day - I Don't Drink Alcohol

Je ne bois pas d'alcool (zhuh neh bwah pah dahl kool) -I don't drink alcohol.Je ne bois jamais d'alcool (zhuh neh bwah zhah may dahl kool) -I never drink alcohol.

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

Vocabulary breakdown:
Je ne bois pas (zhuh neh bwah pah) I don't drinkJe ne bois jamais (zhuh neh bwah zhah may) -I never drink
jamais (zhah may) -never
d'alcool (dahl kool) -any/some alcohol

Je bois (zhuh bwah) -I drink, I am drinking

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Quick Phrase of the Day - How Many Books Do You Have

Combien de livres avez-vous? (kohm bee ehn deh lee vruh ah vay voo) -How many books do you have ?

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

Vocabulary breakdown:

Combien (kohm bee ehn) -How, How many
de livres (deh lee vruh) -of books
avez-vous (ah vay voo) -do you have

Parts of the Head

Friday, August 24, 2012

Quick Phrase of the Day - We Are Staying At A Hotel Tonight

Nous allons séjourner à l'hôtel ce soir (nooz ah lohn say zhoor nay seh swah ah loh tell) -We are staying at a hotel tonight

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

Vocabulary breakdown:

Nous allons (nooz ah lohn) -We are going...
séjourner (say zhoor nay) -to stay
à l'hotel (ah loh tell) at the hotel
ce soir (seh swah) -tonight

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Quick Phrase of the Day - What A Nice Surprise!

Quelle bonne surprise! (kell bohn soor preez) What a nice surprise!

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

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Quick Phrase of the Day- I Like Tea A Lot

J’aime beaucoup le thé (zhehm boh koo leh tay) -I like tea a lot

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

Vocabulary breakdown:

j'aime (zhehm) -I like
beaucoup (boh koo) -a lot
le thé (leh tay) -tea

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Writing -Verb of the Week

Écrire (ay kreer) -to write

J'écris (zhay kree) -I am writing
tu écris (too ay kree) you are writing (talking to a friend or family member)
il écrit (eel ay kree) -he is writing
elle écrit (ell ay kree) -she is writing
nous écrivons (nooz ay kree vohn) -we are writing
vous écrivez (vooz ay kree vay) - you are writing (talking to someone you don'y know well)
ils écrivent (eelz ay kreev) they are writing (refering to an all male group or a mixed male and female group)
elles écrivent (ellz ay kreev) they are writing (refering to an all female group)

J'écris une lettre à mes parents (zhay kree oon leh truh ah amy pah rahnt) -I am writing a letter to my parents


Saturday, August 11, 2012

Quick Phrase of the Day - We Spent The Day At...

Nous avons passé la journée à ...(nooze ah vohn pah say lah zhoor nay ah) -We spent the day at ...

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

Writing -Verb of the Week


Écrire (ay kreer) -to write

J'écris (zhay kree) -I am writing
tu écris (too ay kree) you are writing (talking to a friend or family member)
il écrit (eel ay kree) -he is writing
elle écrit (ell ay kree) -she is writing
nous écrivons (nooz ay kree vohn) -we are writing
vous écrivez (vooz ay kree vay) - you are writing (talking to someone you don'y know well)
ils écrivent (eelz ay kreev) they are writing (refering to an all male group or a mixed male and female group)
elles écrivent (ellz ay kreev) they are writing (refering to an all female group)

J'écris une lettre à mes parents (zhay kree oon leh truh ah amy pah rahnt) -I am writing a letter to my parents

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Quick Phrase of the Day - Before It's Too Late

Avant qu'il soit trop tard (ah vahnt keel swah troh tahr) - Before it's too late

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

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Quick Phrase of the Day - I Am Counting The Days

Je compte les jours (zhuh kohmpt lay zhoor) -I am counting the days

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

Vocabulary breakdown:

Je compte (zhuh kohmpt) -I count, I am counting
les jours (lay zhoor) -the days