Franzözisch lernen
10:51:29 AM
So I finally found a french language partner!!! Yea!. The task /topic of our first call is: Self Introduction, so I have to prepare all the verbs and nouns I need.
Note: Translations were collected from the Context Online Dictionary and the list is incomplete at the moment…
Greetings
Good Morning
Good Afternoon
Good Evening
Good Day
Hello
Basic Phrases for Introduction
It is nice to meet you
I am pleased to meet you
Questions
How was your day ?
What is your name ?
Where do you come from ?
Where do you live ? (Maybe this is TMI and creepy… but an option)
How long have you been studying _ ? (*insert language)
Why do you study _ ? (*insert language)
What did you study ?
How old are you ? (another TMI but an option)
Which other language are you learning ?
How do you learn _ ? (*insert language)
Responses
It was good ..
My name is _
I come from _
I live in _
I have been studying _ for _ years/hours/days/months
I like studying _ because _
I studied _
I do not want to answer that, sorry.
I am currently learning _ and _ ….
I study it at home by watching youtube videos and reading books (for example)
Let’s break it down
Good Morning = bonjour
Le journal de 8h, bonjour. = The 8 o’clock news, good morning.
Le journal: The newspaper
Good Morning = bonne journée
Une très bonne journée à vous, Sergent Korsak. = Well, a very good morning to you, sergeant korsak.
très bonne : very good; journée : day;
Good Afternoon = bon après-midi
Je vous remercie beaucoup Dr Paradis, et bon après-midi à tous. = Thank you very much Dr. Paradis, and good afternoon everyone.
Je vous remercie: thank you for~; beaucoup: a lot; tous: everyone/all
Good Evening = bonsoir
Ça va. On peut se dire bonjour, bonsoir. = We can say hello, good evening.
to can (to be able) = pouvoir
Hello = Allô
Allô, c’est Allison Dubois. Je ne suis pas disponible. = Hello, this is Allison Dubois.
Hello = Bonjour.
Bonjour. Je suis Tommy Tuberville, Université d’Auburn. = Hello, I’m Tommy Tuberville.
Phrases
How was your day ? = Comment était ta journée ?
Je dois demander – Comment était ta journée ? = I need to ask – How was your day?
How was your day ? = comment a été ta journée ?
Lisa comment a été ta journée ? = Lisa, how was your day?
How was your day ? = Et ta journée?
Parce que “Et ta journée?” représente une conversation de 45 min. =’Cause “How was your day
to must (have to, need to): devoir
How: comment
Because: Parce que
What is your name ? = votre nom ?
S’il vous plaît, votre nom ? = Please, what is your name?
What is your name ? = comment tu t’appelles ?
Désolé, comment tu t’appelles ? = I’m sorry, what is your name?
What is your name ? = Comment vous appelez-vous ?
Au fait, comment vous appelez-vous? = Good. By the way, what is your name?
What is your name ? = Quel est votre nom ?
Puis-je ? Quel est votre nom ? Gwen. = Can I? Would you? What is your name? Gwen.
What is your name ? = C’est quoi ton nom ?
C’est quoi ton nom ? – Chayenne = What is your name? – Cheyanne
Where do you come from ? = D’où venez-vous ?
Et si « D’où venez-vous ? = And if “Where do you come from?”
Where do you come from ? = D’où es-tu?
Et David dit au jeune homme qui lui avait rapporté ces choses: D’où es-tu? Et il dit: Je suis fils d’un homme étranger, d’un Amalékite. = And David said to the young man who had given him the news, Where do you come from? And he said, I am the son of a man from a strange land; I am an Amalekite.
Where do you come from ? = vous arrivez d’où ?
Monsieur, vous arrivez d’où ? = Where do you come from?
Where do you come from ? = tu viens d’où?
alors, tu viens d’où?= So, where do you come from?
say; tell; mean: dire
Where do you live ? = Où habitez-vous ?
“Où habitez-vous ?” “J’habite à Tokyo.” = “Where do you live?” “I live in Tokyo.”
Where do you live ? = où habites-tu ?
On nous demande, “où habites-tu ?” = People ask us, “Where do you live?”
Where do you live ? = où vis-tu ?
Ginger, ma chère, où vis-tu ? = Ginger, dear, where do you live?
How long have you been studying _ ? = Combien de temps avez-vous étudié _ ?
Combien de temps avez-vous étudié l’anglais ? = How long have you been studying English?
How long:combien de temps
Why do you study _ ? = Pourquoi tu étudies _ ?
Kim Pourquoi tu étudies l’agriculture? = Kim why do you study agriculture?
Why do you study _ ? =Pourquoi étudiez-vous_ ?
Pourquoi étudiez-vous le français ? = Why do you study French?
What did you study ? = Vous avez étudié quoi ?
Vous avez étudié quoi à l’Université? = What did you study at university?
How old are you ? = Quel âge as-tu ?
Quel âge avez-vous ? – 21 ans. = How old are you? Twenty-one.
How old are you ? =Quel âge avez-vous ?
Quel âge avez-vous ? – 30. = How old are you? – Thirty.
If you have any suggestions, leave them in the comment section below!