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LET's LEARN FRENCH!!!!

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Zedd
 
Reply Mon 17 May, 2004 04:46 pm
Very Happy Hey all! I am actually learning spanish right now but I am really really interested in picking up french as well. It would be awefully nice if everyone would post one or two phrases in French with the English translation. Note: it can be phrases or words. Thanks! This would be really nice...and one last thing...please no curse words! Thanks a bunch!

Okay, I'm really beginner, so I will start with the easy ones:

Bonjour---Hello
Ja'mappelle Zedd --- My name is Zedd

Darn it, i'm not sure if i spelled them right...so feel free to correct each other...and have fun!
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gracie
 
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Reply Tue 18 May, 2004 01:59 am
well...it does depend on what you want to say you know....but here is some stuff that i learned in french in highschool...hope its still reliable...lol...

depending on your age....

i am ___ old : j'ai ____ ans (j'ai is pronounced like "jay")
i am a boy/man : je suis un garcon/homme
(pronounced like "je sue un garson/om)
what else do you want to know???

you can always PM me you know....o and yeah if you want just go to any free translator on the web to learn the stuff....its just the pronounciation might be off since you dont hear it said.....

good luck!!! bon chance!!!
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drom et reve
 
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Reply Tue 18 May, 2004 03:05 am
Bonjour, Zedd ; comment allez-vous aujourd'hui ? Je peux vous aider avec toutes vos questions concernant la langue française, si vous les avez.

(Hello, Zedd; how are you to-day? I can help you with all your questions in relation to the French language, if you have any)

What would you like to say?

And you were right with bonjour; but one writes je m'appelle for 'I'm called'

Je te souhaite la bonne chance aussi !
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Zedd
 
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Reply Tue 18 May, 2004 08:17 am
Bonjour again...
How many years have all of you learned French? I took french when I was in the Eighth grade but then I dropped it for Latin and then Spanish because the French teacher didn't like me.

BUt I really want to pick it up again in college...can someone tell me in plain french (to see if I can read it) how hard this would be for me and whether it would be worth it! Thanks a bunch!
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Radical Edward
 
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Reply Tue 18 May, 2004 10:30 am
Quote:
Ja'mappelle Zedd --- My name is Zedd


Arrow in fact, it is "Je m'appelle Zedd"

Eh, bien... vu que je SUIS Française, tu peut me demander ce que tu veut (en ce qui concerne ma langue, bien sûr! :wink: )
Arrow Well... as I AM French, you can ask me whatever you want (concerning my language, of course! :wink: )

Mais pardonne moi si mon anglais n'est pas parfait Embarrassed
Arrow But forgive me if my English is not perfect... Embarrassed

Bonne chance!
Arrow Good Luck!
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cavfancier
 
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Reply Tue 18 May, 2004 10:45 am
If you ever visit Quebec, especially Montreal, there are some phrases you should know:

Asti tabernac
Maudites Anglais
Poutine, s'il vous plais
Ou est le strip?

I'm a bit rusty, It's been a while.
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cavfancier
 
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Reply Tue 18 May, 2004 10:47 am
Oh, and to order beer in a Montreal bar just say "Cinquante", or "Ex". Uh oh...I think I slipped in some curses there....my apologies. Embarrassed
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cjhsa
 
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Reply Tue 18 May, 2004 10:54 am
Nous nous rendons.

It's all you need to know.
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cavfancier
 
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Reply Tue 18 May, 2004 10:57 am
Voulez vous couchez avec moi? Or is it va-tu....I told you I was rusty. Now culinary French I have a good knowledge of.
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Radical Edward
 
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Reply Tue 18 May, 2004 11:18 am
"Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?" means "Would you like to sleep with me?"
"Vas-tu?" means "Will you?"

nb: "Vous" and "tu" are both "you", but "tu" is said only to people that you know well, or to children (same use as "thou" in old English)

Something useful:
"Où se trouve l'ambassade Américaine?"
(="Where is the American embassy?")
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panzade
 
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Reply Tue 18 May, 2004 11:22 am
Why am I so addicted to Poutine? Is there a twelve step program? Poutine Anonymus? Why can't they make it in the States? These are my thoughts on 'Quois gastronomie.
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cavfancier
 
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Reply Tue 18 May, 2004 12:32 pm
Oh man...panzade, when I was in Montreal, I was addicted to poutine. Coming back to Toronto and trying the lame reproductions here cured me of my habit, sadly. Now Quebec has another highly addictive concoction, sugar pie....and I'm not talking about the hookers on St. Catherine's.

So, Radical Edward, I assume then that "voulez-vous" is best used with a hot stranger, and "va-tu" best used with your wife.
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Radical Edward
 
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Reply Tue 18 May, 2004 02:22 pm
In fact, "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi" sounds a bit weird (because usually you don't ask this kind of things to someone you don't know... Very Happy ).
"Veux-tu coucher avec moi" would be more appropriate.

And "Va-tu" is... well... it's not really a proposition... you can say "Va-tu finir ce gateau?" (="Will you finish this cake?"), but "Va-tu coucher avec moi?" means "Is it your intention to sleep with me?"
See the difference?
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cavfancier
 
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Reply Tue 18 May, 2004 02:25 pm
Oh..yes, I do see the difference.

Husband: "Va-tu finir ce gateau?"
Wife: "Va-tu coucher avec moi?"
Husband: "Non, ma femme, mais, oui."
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Zedd
 
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Reply Tue 18 May, 2004 07:38 pm
L'accord, me permettre d'essaie taper le français.. Mon nom est Zedd. J'aime poster, lire, écrire, et écouter la musique.

Comment ai-t-je fait?

Et, remercie pour aider me!

(Okay, i admit, I had some translation help here...hehe)
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danload
 
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Reply Wed 19 May, 2004 03:13 pm
Quote:
L'accord, me permettre d'essaie taper le français..


What do you want to say exactly?

Quote:
Mon nom est Zedd. J'aime poster, lire, écrire, et écouter la musique.


Almost perfect, only "de" missing between "écouter" and "la".
You must say: "écouter de la musique"

Quote:
Comment ai-t-je fait?


Comment ai-je fait ? (no "t" between "ai" and "je")

Quote:
Et, remercie pour aider me!


It's wrong, you must say: "Je te remercie pour ton aide" (litterally: I thank you for your help)
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cavfancier
 
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Reply Wed 19 May, 2004 03:21 pm
Okay, where I got confused with French was with the grammar. It seemed that the rules were arbitralily applied to phrases that "just didn't roll off the tongue" nicely.
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caramel
 
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Reply Wed 19 May, 2004 03:22 pm
cavfancier wrote:
If you ever visit Quebec, especially Montreal, there are some phrases you should know:

Asti tabernac
Maudites Anglais
Poutine, s'il vous plais
Ou est le strip?

I'm a bit rusty, It's been a while.


Québécois!

Hostie tabarnac Embarrassed
Maudits anglais
Poutine, s'il-vous-plait
Où est la main
Des roteux et une graisseuse
Une mol
Une bière tablette

Do you want more! :wink:


Cool
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cavfancier
 
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Reply Wed 19 May, 2004 03:26 pm
caramel wrote:
cavfancier wrote:
If you ever visit Quebec, especially Montreal, there are some phrases you should know:

Asti tabernac
Maudites Anglais
Poutine, s'il vous plais
Ou est le strip?

I'm a bit rusty, It's been a while.


Québécois!

Hostie tabarnac Embarrassed
Maudits anglais
Poutine, s'il-vous-plait
Où est la main
Des roteux et une graisseuse
Une mol
Une bière tablette

Do you want more! :wink:


Cool


Nah, I got my fill living there. :wink:
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caramel
 
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Reply Wed 19 May, 2004 03:39 pm
So you are addicted to poutine and sugar pie! You have good taste.

I just love poutine.


Cool
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