Sunday, May 27, 2012

Who Who Who -Phrases of the Week

Je voudrais savoir qui est là (zhuh vvoo dray sah vwah kee ay lah) -I would like to know who is there.
Qui êtes-vous? (kee eht voo) -Who are you?
Qui est-ce? (kee ess) -Who is it?
De qui parlez-vous? (deh kee pahr lay voo) -Who are you talking about?
Qui est-ce qui en veut? (kee ess kee ahn voo) -Who wants some?
Vous voyez qui je veux? (voo vwoy ay kee jeh voo) -You see who I mean

Friday, May 25, 2012

Who Who Who -Phrases of the Week

Je voudrais savoir qui est là (zhuh vvoo dray sah vwah kee ay lah) -I would like to know who is there.
Qui êtes-vous? (kee eht voo) -Who are you?
Qui est-ce? (kee ess) -Who is it?
De qui parlez-vous? (deh kee pahr lay voo) -Who are you talking about?
Qui est-ce qui en veut? (kee ess kee ahn voo) -Who wants some?
Vous voyez qui je veux? (voo vwoy ay kee jeh voo) -You see who I mean

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Do You Like -Phrases of the Week


Aimez-vous... (ah may voo) -Do you like...

étudier? (ay too dee ay) -to study?
nager? (nah zhay) -to swim?
lire? (leer) -to read?
des pommes? (day pahm) -apples?
cette voiture? (seht vwah chure) -that car?

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Do You Like -Phrases of the Week

Aimez-vous... (ah may voo) -Do you like...

étudier? (ay too dee ay) -to study?
nager? (nah zhay) -to swim?
lire? (leer) -to read?
des pommes? (day pahm) -apples?
cette voiture? (seht vwah chure) -that car?

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Quick Phrase of the Day- All Men Are Created Equal

tous les hommes naissent égaux (too layz ohm nay sahnt ay goh) -All men are created equal

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

Monday, May 14, 2012

Le livre (leh lee vruh)- the book
un livre (uhn lee vruh) -a book
mon livre (mohn lee vruh) -my book
votre livre (voh truh lee vruh) -your book

Saturday, May 12, 2012

"I Am Going By..." -Phrases of the Week


je vais... (zhuh vay) -I am going...

à pied (ah pee eh) -to walk (literally- by foot, on foot)
à vélo (ah vay loh) -by bike
à moto (ah moh toh) -by motorcycle
en voiture (ahn vwah churr) -by car
en train (ahn trahn) -by train
en bateau (ahn bah toh) -by boat
en avion (ahn ah vee ohn) -by plane

Saturday, May 5, 2012

All & Every -Phrases of the Week


tout, toute, tous , toutes (too, toot, too, toot) all, every

Some Phrases

tout le temps (too leh tahmp) -all the time
à tout âge (ah toot ahzh) -at any age
toutes ces idées (toot sayz ee day) -all of these ideas
tous ces gens (too say zhen) -all these people
il est tout seul (eel ay too sool)-he is all alone

With Prepositions "à and de":

tout à coup (toot ah koo)-all of a sudden
tout à l'heure (toot ah loor)-shortly, right away
tout à fait (toot ah fay) -absolutely
tout de suite (toot sweet)-immediately
tout de même (toot mehm)-all the same, anyway

Friday, May 4, 2012

All & Every -Phrases of the Week


tout, toute, tous , toutes (too, toot, too, toot) all, every

Some Phrases

tout le temps (too leh tahmp) -all the time
à tout âge (ah toot ahzh) -at any age
toutes ces idées (toot sayz ee day) -all of these ideas
tous ces gens (too say zhen) -all these people
il est tout seul (eel ay too sool)-he is all alone

With Prepositions "à and de":

tout à coup (toot ah koo)-all of a sudden
tout à l'heure (toot ah loor)-shortly, right away
tout à fait (toot ah fay) -absolutely
tout de suite (toot sweet)-immediately
tout de même (toot mehm)-all the same, anyway

Thursday, May 3, 2012

All & Every -Phrases of the Week

tout, toute, tous , toutes (too, toot, too, toot) all, every

Some Phrases

tout le temps (too leh tahmp) -all the time
à tout âge (ah toot ahzh) -at any age
toutes ces idées (toot sayz ee day) -all of these ideas
tous ces gens (too say zhen) -all these people
il est tout seul (eel ay too sool)-he is all alone

With Prepositions "à and de":

tout à coup (toot ah koo)-all of a sudden
tout à l'heure (toot ah loor)-shortly, right away
tout à fait (toot ah fay) -absolutely
tout de suite (toot sweet)-immediately
tout de même (toot mehm)-all the same, anyway

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

All & Every Phrases of the Week


tout, toute, tous , toutes (too, toot, too, toot) all, every

Some Phrases

tout le temps (too leh tahmp) -all the time
à tout âge (ah toot ahzh) -at any age
toutes ces idées (toot sayz ee day) -all of these ideas
tous ces gens (too say zhen) -all these people
il est tout seul (eel ay too sool)-he is all alone

With Prepositions "à and de":

tout à coup (toot ah koo)-all of a sudden
tout à l'heure (toot ah loor)-shortly, right away
tout à fait (toot ah fay) -absolutely
tout de suite (toot sweet)-immediately
tout de même (toot mehm)-all the same, anyway

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.