Sunday, September 16, 2012

Renting

j'ai loué (zhay loo ay) -I rented
tu as loué (too ah loo ay) - You rented (speaking to a friend or family member)
il a loué (eel ah loo ay) -He rented
elle a loué (ell ah loo ay) -She rented
nous avons loué (nooz ah vohn loo ay) -We rented
vous avez loué (vooz ah vay loo ay) -You rented (speaking to someone you don't know well)
ils ont loué (eel zohnt loo ay) -They rented (speaking of a an all male or a mixed male & female group)
elles ont loué (ell zohnt loo ay) - They rented (speaking of a an all female group)

J'ai loué une bicyclette (zhay loo ay oon bee see kleht) -I rented a bicycle
il a loué une maison (eel ah loo ay oon may zohn) -He rented a house
nous avons loué un bateau la semaine dernière (nooz ah vohn loo ay lah seh mayn durr nee ehr) -We rented a boat last week


Children's Phrase of the Day - I Am Swimming

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Renting


j'ai loué (zhay loo ay) -I rented
tu as loué (too ah loo ay) - You rented (speaking to a friend or family member)
il a loué (eel ah loo ay) -He rented
elle a loué (ell ah loo ay) -She rented
nous avons loué (nooz ah vohn loo ay) -We rented
vous avez loué (vooz ah vay loo ay) -You rented (speaking to someone you don't know well)
ils ont loué (eel zohnt loo ay) -They rented (speaking of a an all male or a mixed male & female group)
elles ont loué (ell zohnt loo ay) - They rented (speaking of a an all female group)

J'ai loué une bicyclette (zhay loo ay oon bee see kleht) -I rented a bicycle
il a loué une maison (eel ah loo ay oon may zohn) -He rented a house
nous avons loué un bateau la semaine dernière (nooz ah vohn loo ay lah seh mayn durr nee ehr) -We rented a boat last week

Children's Phrase of the Day - I Am Ready To Bake

Monday, September 10, 2012

Quick Phrase of the Day -Whose Turn Is It?

c'est à qui le tour? (seht ah kee leh toor) -Whose turn is it?

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

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Lateness


je suis en retard (zhuh sweez ahn reh tar) -I am late
tu es en retard (too ehz ahn reh tar) -you are late (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 sohmz ahn reh tar) -we are late
vous êtes en retard (vooze eht ahn reh tar) -you are late (to somoene you do not know well)
ils sont en retard (eel sohnt ahn reh tar) -they are late (to a group of men or a mixed group
elles sont en retard (ell sohnt ahn reh tar) -they are late (to a group of women only)

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