Quick Phrase of the Day - I Have No Luck

Je n'ai pas de chance (zhuh nay pah deh shahnce) -I have no luck

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

I Can Not Find My...

Je ne trouve pas ma montre (zhuh neh troove pah mah mahn truh) -I can't find my watch.

Je ne trouve pas mon passeport (zhuh neh troove pah mohn pahce pore) -I can't find my passport.

Je ne trouve pas mon argent (zhuh neh troove pah mohn ahr zhan) -I can't find my money.

Je ne trouve pas mon billet (zhuh neh troove pah mohn bee yay) -I can't find my ticket.

je ne trouve pas ma carte de crédit (zhuh neh troove pah mah karht deh kray dee) -I can't find my credit card.

I Can Not Find My...

Je ne trouve pas ma montre (zhuh neh troove pah mah mahn truh) -I can't find my watch.

Je ne trouve pas mon passeport (zhuh neh troove pah mohn pahce pore) -I can't find my passport.

Je ne trouve pas mon argent (zhuh neh troove pah mohn ahr zhan) -I can't find my money.

Je ne trouve pas mon billet (zhuh neh troove pah mohn bee yay) -I can't find my ticket.

je ne trouve pas ma carte de crédit (zhuh neh troove pah mah karht deh kray dee) -I can't find my credit card.

Fear

avoir peur de... (ah vwah purr deh) -to be afraid of...

J'ai peur de (zhay purr deh) -I am afraid of...
Tu as peur de (too ah purr deh) -You are afraid of...
il a peur de (eel ah purr deh) -he is afraid of
elle a peur de (ell ah purr deh) -she is afraid of...
nous avons peur de (nooz ah vohn deh) -we are afraid of...
vous avez peur de (vooz ah vay purr deh) -you are afraid of...
ils ont peur de (eelz ohn purr deh) -they are afraid of... (when speaking of an all male or mixed male & female group
elles ont peur de (ellz ohn purr deh) -they are afraid of... (when speaking of an all female group

J'ai peur du noir (zhay purr doo nwah) -I am afraid of the dark
J'ai peur des serpents (zhay purr day surr pehnt) -I am afraid of snakes

Fear

avoir peur de... (ah vwah purr deh) -to be afraid of...


J'ai peur de (zhay purr deh) -I am afraid of...
Tu as peur de (too ah purr deh) -You are afraid of...
il a peur de (eel ah purr deh) -he is afraid of
elle a peur de (ell ah purr deh) -she is afraid of...
nous avons peur de (nooz ah vohn deh) -we are afraid of...
vous avez peur de (vooz ah vay purr deh) -you are afraid of...
ils ont peur de (eelz ohn purr deh) -they are afraid of... (when speaking of an all male or mixed male & female group
elles ont peur de (ellz ohn purr deh) -they are afraid of... (when speaking of an all female group


J'ai peur du noir (zhay purr doo nwah) -I am afraid of the dark
J'ai peur des serpents (zhay purr day surr pehnt) -I am afraid of snakes

I Bought A New...

J'ai acheté (zhay ah shah tay) -I bought...

un nouveau livre (uhn noo voh lee vruh) -a new book
une nouvelle bicyclette (oon noo vell bee see kleht) -a new bike
une nouvelle voiture (oon noo vell vwah churr) -a new car
un nouveau ordinateur (uhn noo voh ohr dee nah toor) -a new computer
une nouvelle montre (oon noo vell mahn truh) -a new watch

Notice that in front of a male word, you use "nouveau" and "nouvelle" in front of a female word, to represent "new".

I Bought A New..

J'ai acheté (zhay ah shah tay) -I bought...


un nouveau livre (uhn noo voh lee vruh) -a new book
une nouvelle bicyclette (oon noo vell bee see kleht) -a new bike
une nouvelle voiture (oon noo vell vwah churr) -a new car
un nouveau ordinateur (uhn noo voh ohr dee nah toor) -a new computer
une nouvelle montre (oon noo vell mahn truh) -a new watch


Notice that in front of a male word, you use "nouveau" and "nouvelle" in front of a female word, to represent "new".

Children's Phrase of the Day - I Have A Flower

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?"

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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.

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

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

Children's Phrase of the Day - Wash Up