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 Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:54 am
Bon jour! The simple word for Hello! J'ai m'applle Alexandria et je suis votre professeur. My name is Alexandria and I am your professor.
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Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:42 am
Bon jour!do you think that you could help me learn french???
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:04 pm
Hello again! Sorry it has taken me so long to reply, I have been very busy. Anyway, I want you all to know now that I am still in the process of learning French, so I'm not fluent. I am 15 years old and I promise to do my best in teaching you all the language. Now, this is not a chat room, it is a classroom. If you are fluent in French and which to just chat, please go over to the "French Chat" in the main forum. Now, we shall start very simple. I am going to place a few words on here and how they are pronounced. I want you to practice saying them. I cannot hear you, but I would like you to try. It would help if you could not only read it, but speak it. The following are very simple words and they are used in greeting:
English: Hello, Good morning/afternoon (formal.) French: Bon jour. Pronounciation: boh-zhoor. ((Used when speaking formally or to an elder.))
English: Hello, Good evening/night (formal.) French: Bon soir. Pronounciation: boh-swar. ((Used when speaking formally or to an elder.))
English: Hi (informal.) French: Salut. Pronounciation: sal-ew ((Used when you are speaking to someone younger or a general friend.))
English: Miss, Ms. French: Mademoiselle. Pronounciation: mad-mwa-zehl. ((Used when the woman does not look married.))
English: Mr. French: Monsieur. Pronounciation: me-sy-uh ((Used when talking to a male.))
English: Mrs. French: Madame. Pronounciation: ma-dahm. ((Used when the female is older than you. Ex.: Your friend's mom.))
Please practice these words and I am sure that you will get it. Every Monday, I will be putting up a new list. And each time I do, I will be adding a random French fact. Next Monday however, I will be making a longer list because the Monday after that I will not be in reach of a computer. Thank you so much for asking about French lessons and I'll talk to you all next week. Oh, and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to PM me. Au revoir!!!
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:02 pm
Bon jour! C'est moi, Madmoiselle Alexandria. Here is this week's lesson along with next weeks.
In the French language, everything has a gender. A chair, for instance, is masculine while a desk is feminine. Which is why the words, "le", "la" and "l'" are very important. "Le" (pronounced, lur) is masculine. So, if you want to say "the hotdog" or just "hotdog", you would say "le hotdog" (lur ot-dog). La, pronounced like it is spelled, is feminine. To say "pizza", you would say "la pizza" (all pronounced like is spelled.) Finally, L' is the word you would use if the following noun begins with a vowel. For example, if you want to say computer, you would say, "l'ordinateur" (lor-dee-na-tur.)
The second thing you need to understand about speaking french, is that there are several different ways to say things. There is a formal way, and an informal way. If you are saying "How are you?" to a friend, you would say "Comment ca va?" (kum-AH sa-va) or just, "Ca va?" (sa-va). But if you were speaking to your elder, you would say it as "Comment allz-vous?" (kum-AH tal-ay voo). There are also different ways to say "Hello" which you saw in the last lesson.
Now, that's all for now, I might add more before next Monday, but most likely not. As I stated before, if you ever need any help, don't hesitate to ask. I think this time, I shall say, farewell...Adieu!
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Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 10:35 pm
where do i go for more advanced french cuz i know all this stuff
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