Sunday, June 8, 2014

Quick Phrase of the Day - You Understand French Well


Vous comprenez bien le français (voo kohm prehn ay bee ehn leh frahn say) You understand French well
Repeat this phrase all day long till you know it by heart.
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Seeing

the verb "Voir" (vwah) -to see:

Je vois
(zhuh vwah) -I see, I am seeing
Tu vois (too vwah) -You see, you are seeing (when taking to a friend or family member)
il voit (eel vwah) -he sees, he is seeing
elle voit (ell vwah) -she see, she is seeing
nous voyons (noo vwah yohn) we see, we are seeing
vous voyez (voo vwhy ay) -you see, you are seeing (when talking to someone you do not know well)
ills voient (eel vwah) -they see, they are seeing (when speaking of an all male or mixed male & female group)
elles voient (ell vwah) -they see, they are seeing (when speaking of an all female group)

When you understand what someone is saying to you, you can reply Je vois -I see!
il voit le livre (eel vwah leh lee vruh) -He sees the book
nous voyons le film ce soir (noo vwah yohn leh feelm seh swah) -We are seeing the film tonight.
Je le vois (zhuh leh vwah) - I see it, I see him

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


Saturday, June 7, 2014

Quick Phrase of the Day -Thank You For Your Help


Seeing

the verb "Voir" (vwah) -to see:

Je vois
 (zhuh vwah) -I see, I am seeing
Tu vois (too vwah) -You see, you are seeing (when taking to a friend or family member)
il voit (eel vwah) -he sees, he is seeing
elle voit (ell vwah) -she see, she is seeing
nous voyons (noo vwah yohn) we see, we are seeing
vous voyez (voo vwhy ay) -you see, you are seeing (when talking to someone you do not know well)
ills voient (eel vwah) -they see, they are seeing (when speaking of an all male or mixed male & female group)
elles voient (ell vwah) -they see, they are seeing (when speaking of an all female group)

When you understand what someone is saying to you, you can reply Je vois -I see!
il voit le livre (eel vwah leh lee vruh) -He sees the book
nous voyons le film ce soir (noo vwah yohn leh feelm seh swah) -We are seeing the film tonight.
Je le vois (zhuh leh vwah) - I see it, I see him

Children's Phrase of the Day -Do You Want To Go With Me?


Thursday, June 5, 2014

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Monday, June 2, 2014

Quick Phrase of the Day - How Do You Spell Your Name?

Comment épelez-vous votre nom? (koh mohnt ay pehl ay voo voh truh nohm) -How do you spell your name?

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

Vocabulary breakdown:

Comment (koh mohn) -how
épelez-vous (ay pehl ay voo) -do you spell
votre (voh truh) -your
nom (nahm) -name

Children's Phrase of the Day - Is It Enough?


Sunday, June 1, 2014

Quick Phrase of the Day - Love & Kisses

You may want to write back home to a loved one, and you can end the letter with:


grosses bises (grohce beez) -love and kisses


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

You're Welcome

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"

Children's Phrase of the Day -It's Raining Hard