Sunday, April 28, 2013

Guessing Games


Expressions with "guessing" in them:

Devine ce qui s'est passé? (deh veen seh kee say pah say) -guess what happened?
Devine ce qui m'est arrivé? -(deh veen seh kee meht ah ree vay) -guess what happened to me?Devine ce qui est arrivé au livre? -(deh veen seh kee eht ah ree vay oh lee vruh) -guess what happened to the book?Devine ce qui s'est passé ensuite? -(deh veen seh kee say pah say(deh veen seh kee say pah say ahn sweet) -guess what happened next?Devine ce qui vient juste d'arriver ? -(deh veen seh kee vee ehn zhuhst dah ree vay) -guess what just happened?

You could also say:
"Vous savez quoi?" (voo sah vay kwah) for "Guess what?". It literally translates to "You know what?"
"Tu sais pas quoi?" (too say pah kwah) - "Guess what?". It also literally translates to "You know what?"

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Guessing Games

Expressions with "guessing" in them:

Devine ce qui s'est passé? (deh veen seh kee say pah say) -guess what happened?
Devine ce qui m'est arrivé? -(deh veen seh kee meht ah ree vay) -guess what happened to me?Devine ce qui est arrivé au livre? -(deh veen seh kee eht ah ree vay oh lee vruh) -guess what happened to the book?Devine ce qui s'est passé ensuite? -(deh veen seh kee say pah say(deh veen seh kee say pah say ahn sweet) -guess what happened next?Devine ce qui vient juste d'arriver ? -(deh veen seh kee vee ehn zhuhst dah ree vay) -guess what just happened?

You could also say:
"Vous savez quoi?" (voo sah vay kwah) for "Guess what?". It literally translates to "You know what?"
"Tu sais pas quoi?" (too say pah kwah) - "Guess what?". It also literally translates to "You know what?"

Children's Phrase of the Day - Come With Us


Monday, April 22, 2013

Do You Want To Go With Me?

Voulez-vous aller avec moi? (voo lay vooz ah lay ah vehk mwah) -Do you want to go with me?

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

Vocabulary breakdown:
Voulez-vous (voo lay voo) -do you want
aller (ah lay) -to go
avec (ah vehk) -with
moi (mwah) -me

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Went


je suis allé (zhuh sweez ah lay) -I went
tu es allé (too ehss ah lay) you went (speaking to a friend or family member)
il est allé (eel eht ah lay) -he went
elle est allé (ell eht ah lay) -she went
nous sommes allés (noo sohm ah lay) -we went
vous êtes allés (vooz eht ah lay) -you went (speaking to someone you don't know well)
ils sont allés (eel sohnt ah lay) -they went (speaking of an all male or a mixed male & female group)
elles sont allés (ell sohnt ah lay) -they went (speaking of an all female group)

je suis allé à l’opéra heir (zhuh seez ah lay ah loh pay rah eer) -I went to the opera yesterday
nous sommes allés à la plage la semaine dernière (noo sohmz ah aly ah lah plahz lah seh mayn dur nee ehr) -We went to the beach last week
Ils sont allés au cinéma (eel sohnt ah lay oh see nay mah) -They
went to the movies

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Went


je suis allé (zhuh sweez ah lay) -I went
tu es allé (too ehss ah lay) you went (speaking to a friend or family member)
il est allé (eel eht ah lay) -he went
elle est allé (ell eht ah lay) -she went
nous sommes allés (noo sohm ah lay) -we went
vous êtes allés (vooz eht ah lay) -you went (speaking to someone you don't know well)
ils sont allés (eel sohnt ah lay) -they went (speaking of an all male or a mixed male & female group)
elles sont allés (ell sohnt ah lay) -they went (speaking of an all female group)

je suis allé à l’opéra heir (zhuh seez ah lay ah loh pay rah eer) -I went to the opera yesterday
nous sommes allés à la plage la semaine dernière (noo sohmz ah aly ah lah plahz lah seh mayn dur nee ehr) -We went to the beach last week
Ils sont allés au cinéma (eel sohnt ah lay oh see nay mah) -They
went to the movies

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Leaving

Sortir (sore teer) -to leave

Je sors (zhuh sore) -I am leaving, I am going out
Tu sors (too sore) -You are leaving (referring to a friend or family member)
il sort (eel sore) -He is leaving
Elle sort (ell sore) -She is leaving
Nous sortons (noo sore tohn) -We are leaving
Vous sortez (voo sore tay)
ils sortent (eel sort) -They are leaving (referring to an all male or mixed male & female group)
Elles sortent (ell sort) -They are leaving (referring to an all female group)

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Leaving


Sortir (sore teer) -to leave

Je sors (zhuh sore) -I am leaving, I am going out
Tu sors (too sore) -You are leaving (referring to a friend or family member)
il sort (eel sore) -He is leaving
Elle sort (ell sore) -She is leaving
Nous sortons (noo sore tohn) -We are leaving
Vous sortez (voo sore tay)
ils sortent (eel sort) -They are leaving (referring to an all male or mixed male & female group)
Elles sortent (ell sort) -They are leaving (referring to an all female group)

Thursday, April 11, 2013

What Day Is Today?

Quel jour sommes-nous aujourd'hui? (kell sohm noo oh zhoor dwee) -What day is it (literally: What day are we today)

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

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Beautiful


Beau/Belle (boh bell) -beautiful, nice, fine

C'est très beau (say treh boh) -it is beautfful, fine (when referring to a male, or male word)
C'est très belle (say treh bell) -it is beautfful, fine (when referring to a female, or female word)

beau temps (boh temps) nice, beautiful weather

un beau pays (uhn boh pay) -a beautiful country

elle est belle (ell ay bell) -she is beautiful
tu es belle (too ay bell) -you are beautiful

de belles femmes (deh bell fehm) -beautiful women

il fait beau (eel fay boh) -the weather's nice, it's nice out

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Beautiful!

Beau/Belle (boh bell) -beautiful, nice, fine

C'est très beau (say treh boh) -it is beautfful, fine (when referring to a male, or male word)
C'est très belle (say treh bell) -it is beautfful, fine (when referring to a female, or female word)

beau temps (boh temps) nice, beautiful weather

un beau pays (uhn boh pay) -a beautiful country

elle est belle (ell ay bell) -she is beautiful
tu es belle (too ay bell) -you are beautiful

de belles femmes (deh bell fehm) -beautiful women

il fait beau (eel fay boh) -the weather's nice, it's nice out