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.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Prends ce dont tu as besoin (prahnd seh dohn too ah beh swahn) -Take what you need