*Franco-German*

Sunday, May 28, 2006

Leçon 2

Pour se faire connaissance Getting to know one another

Salut/Bonjour-----(to greet someone in the day) Hello. Bonjour is literally translated to mean 'good day'.

Comment est-ce que tu t'appelles?-----What is your name? (Literally translated to mean 'What are you called?' because appeller is the verb for call)

Je m'appelle/Je suis...(your name)-----My name is/I am...

(Comment) Ça va?/Comment vas-tu?-----How are you? Comment in the first sentence is optional. Ça va alone may sound informal.

Très bien, merci/Ça va. (Et toi/vous?)-----I'm fine, thank you. (And you?)/Bof!

Bonsoir-----(to greet someone in the evening/night) Hello. Literally translated to mean 'Good evening'. It can also be used to say goodbye in the evening/night.

Au revoir/Adieu/Salut/Tchao-----Goodbye. revoir means 'to see again'. Adieu is less commonly used now although it is usually used in poems or proses found in the Elizabethan era.

Bonne nuit-----Good night (usually just before going to sleep)

Où est-ce que tu habites?-----Where do you live?

J'habite...(address)-----I live...

*vous has the same meaning as tu but it is used only when the person one is addresing is from a respectable background or if he/she is older, very much like the nin2 in chinese. Vous is also used when one is addressing more than 1 person. The grammar that applies to vous will naturally be different from tu

Pour communiquer en classe Communicating in class

Pour parler à ton/ta professeur To speak to your teacher

Je suis désolé(e) d’être en retard, Madame/Monsieur. Excusez-moi.-----I am sorry for being late, Sir/Madam.

Madame/Monsieur, est-ce que je peux aller aux toilettes, s’il vous plaît?-----Sir/Madam, can I go to the toilet, please?

Qu’est-ce que ça veut dire, (the word)?-----(to ask the meaning of a word) Literally translated to mean 'What does this want to say'

Comment est-ce que ça s'écrit?/Comment est-ce qu’on écrit/, (the word)?-----(To ask how a word is spelt) Literally translated to mean 'How does one write (the word)?'

Comment est-ce que ça (this, referring to the word) se prononce?/Comment est-ce qu’on prononce (the word)?------(to ask how a particular word is pronounced)

Pour comprendre à ton/ta professeur To understand your teacher’s instructions

Entrez-----Come in
Sortez-----Leave the room
Asseyez-vous/Levez-vous-----Sit down/Get up
Installez-vous rapidement-----Settle down quickly
Silence [see-yawns]-----Silence/Keep quiet
Écoutez/Regardez-----Listen/Look (Observe)
Répétez/Répondez-----Repeat/Answer
Parlez plus fort-----Speak louder
Écrivez … au tableau-----Write… on the board
Ouvrez le livre à la page...-----Open your book to page...
Sortez/Ouvrez votre cahier-----Take out/Open your exercise book
Faites l’exercice-----Do the exercise
Faites une interligne-----Leave a line

J'AIME LA FRANCE

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