Sunday, April 15, 2012
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?
Monday, April 9, 2012
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
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
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
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
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
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Breakfast Phrases of the Week
Je voudrais des oeufs sur le plat (zhuh voo dray days oof sir leh plah) -I would like some fried eggs
Je voudrais des oeufs au bacon (zhuh voo dray days oof oh bay cohn) - I would like some bacon & eggs
Je voudrais des crêpes avec des sirop d'érable (zhuh voo dray day krehp ah vehk day seer rahp day rah bluh) - I would like some pancakes with maple syrup
Je voudrais des céréales (zhuh voo dray day say ray ahl) - I would like some cereal
Je voudrais de jus d'orange (zhuh voo dray deh zhooce door rahnzh) - I would like some orange juice
Je voudrais une tasse de café (zhuh voo dray oon tahce deh kah fay) - I would like a cup of coffee
Je voudrais une tartine grillée (zhuh voo dray oon tar teen gree yay) - I would like a piece of toast
Friday, February 17, 2012
Quick Phrase of the Day -I Am Going To Paris By Train
Je vais à Paris en train (zhuh vay ah pah ree ahn trahn) - I am going to Paris by train
Repeat this phrase all day long till you know it by heart.
Vocabulary word of the day:
monnaie (mohn ay) -change (money)
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Breakfast Phrases of the Week
Je voudrais des oeufs sur le plat (zhuh voo dray days oof sir leh plah) -I would like some fried eggs
Je voudrais des oeufs au bacon (zhuh voo dray days oof oh bay cohn) - I would like some bacon & eggs
Je voudrais des crêpes avec des sirop d'érable (zhuh voo dray day krehp ah vehk day seer rahp day rah bluh) - I would like some pancakes with maple syrup
Je voudrais des céréales (zhuh voo dray day say ray ahl) - I would like some cereal
Je voudrais de jus d'orange (zhuh voo dray deh zhooce door rahnzh) - I would like some orange juice
Je voudrais une tasse de café (zhuh voo dray oon tahce deh kah fay) - I would like a cup of coffee
Je voudrais une tartine grillée (zhuh voo dray oon tar teen gree yay) - I would like a piece of toast
Je voudrais des oeufs au bacon (zhuh voo dray days oof oh bay cohn) - I would like some bacon & eggs
Je voudrais des crêpes avec des sirop d'érable (zhuh voo dray day krehp ah vehk day seer rahp day rah bluh) - I would like some pancakes with maple syrup
Je voudrais des céréales (zhuh voo dray day say ray ahl) - I would like some cereal
Je voudrais de jus d'orange (zhuh voo dray deh zhooce door rahnzh) - I would like some orange juice
Je voudrais une tasse de café (zhuh voo dray oon tahce deh kah fay) - I would like a cup of coffee
Je voudrais une tartine grillée (zhuh voo dray oon tar teen gree yay) - I would like a piece of toast
Sunday, February 12, 2012
"Where Is/Are Phrases"
Où est... (oo ay) - Where is...
mon portefeuille (pore teh foo ee) -my wallet
ma montre (mah mahn truh) -my watch
mon billet (mohn bee yay) -my ticket
mon chapeau (mohn shah poh) -my hat
mon rouge à lèvres (mohn roozh ah leh vruh) -my lipstick
Où sont...(oo sohn) -Where are...
mes lunettes (may loo neht) -my glasses
mes boucles d'oreille (may boo kluh dohr ray) -my earrings
mes clés (may klay) -my keys
mes chaussures (may show soor) -my shoes
mes pilules (may pee lool) -my pills
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
"Where Is/Are" Phrases of the Week
Où est... (oo ay) - Where is...
mon portefeuille (pore teh foo ee) -my wallet
ma montre (mah mahn truh) -my watch
mon billet (mohn bee yay) -my ticket
mon chapeau (mohn shah poh) -my hat
mon rouge à lèvres (mohn roozh ah leh vruh) -my lipstick
Où sont...(oo sohn) -Where are...
mes lunettes (may loo neht) -my glasses
mes boucles d'oreille (may boo kluh dohr ray) -my earrings
mes clés (may klay) -my keys
mes chaussures (may show soor) -my shoes
mes pilules (may pee lool) -my pills
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Lateness Phrases of the Week
Je suis en retard (zhuh sweez ahn reh tar) -I am late
tu es en retard (too ess ahn reh tar) -You are late (speaking to a friend or family member)
il est en retard (eel eht ahn reh tar) -He is late
elle est en retard (ell eht ahn reh tar) -She is late
nous sommes en retard (noo somz ahn reh tard) -We are late
vous êtes en retard (vooz eht ahn reh tar) -You are late (speaking to someone you don't know well)
tu es en retard (too ess ahn reh tar) -You are late (speaking to a friend or family member)
il est en retard (eel eht ahn reh tar) -He is late
elle est en retard (ell eht ahn reh tar) -She is late
nous sommes en retard (noo somz ahn reh tard) -We are late
vous êtes en retard (vooz eht ahn reh tar) -You are late (speaking to someone you don't know well)
ils sont en retard (eel sohnt ahn reh tar) They are late (speaking of an all male or a mixed male & female group)
elles sont en retard (ell sohnt ahn reh tar) -They are late (speaking of an all female group)
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