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"

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"

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

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.

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

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.

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?

Vocabulary Word of the Day -Plate

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

"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

"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

"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

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

"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

"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

"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

"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

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

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