French Lessons

So, here we go, do u have questions or should we start with the begining??

Hehe, you did it !
So... we have to wait for our students now

I'm here I'm here!!! :study:

I think it would be better if you make a beginning, girls!

OK.

Lesson 1 :
Good morning. My name is...
--> Bonjour. Je m'appelle... (put your name here).


As for the rest of the beginning, maybe Liz will be better than me, she's used to learn foreign languages .

Marina, bonsoir!
Je m'appelle Annette

I hope I passed first lesson! :study:

Passion wrote:

Marina, bonsoir!
Je m'appelle Annette

I hope I passed first lesson! :study:

It's a very good begining

Passion wrote:

Marina, bonsoir!
Je m'appelle Annette

I hope I passed first lesson! :study:

Yes, congratulations !
Btw... Annette ? Have you put your name in a French way ?

Lesson 2 :
I'm Russian and I live in Moscow.
--> Je suis Russe et j'habite à Moscou.
(or : je suis Française/Bulgare/Roumaine/Hongroise/Espagnole/Portugaise... You just have to choose your nationality ! ).

aline, merci!

Marina, yes , that how my teacher called me at french lessons! I'm not sure if I like it really much... But it's nice! I hope you really have such name in France or I was deceived

Je suis Russe et j'habite à Moscou. Moscou... ce nom eveille chez des millions de gens bien des pensees heureuses et de grands espoirs - Moscou, berceau de l'etat russe. Moscou existe depuis plus de huit siecles.

(lol That a part that I remember from my French lessons about Moscow... I hope you understand my "turkish french" )

I'm here as well!! Ahm...2 lessons are not so difficult to catch-up with...phew..

Bonjour (It is spelled in one word...ha ..I didn't know this. I always thought it is made of 2 distinct words) ma petite Marina et bonjour Liz,

Je m'appele Alexandra et je suis Romaine. J'habite a Timisoara.

Is it corect?! You know, you can always edit our quotes and underline the errors with red

so, you add 'e' after each nationality?

Merci
Ahh..it is great

Passion wrote:

Je suis Russe et j'habite à Moscou. Moscou... ce nom eveille chez des millions de gens bien des pensees heureuses et de grands espoirs - Moscou, berceau de l'etat russe. Moscou existe depuis plus de huit siecles.

(lol That a part that I remember from my French lessons about Moscow... I hope you understand my "turkish french" )

Erm... Are you sure you need French lessons ? That's absolutely perfect, no mistakes at all .

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Marina, yes , that how my teacher called me at french lessons! I'm not sure if I like it really much... But it's nice! I hope you really have such name in France or I was deceived

Yes, this name exists. It's not really common, but it exists

alexandra wrote:

Bonjour (It is spelled in one word...ha ..I didn't know this. I always thought it is made of 2 distinct words)

In one word, right. It's not like Buna ziua

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Je m'appele Alexandra et je suis Romaine. J'habite a Timisoara.

Is it corect?! You know, you can always edit our quotes and underline the errors with red

Almost ! You forgot the U for Roumaine. If you forgot it, we can think that you live in Rome .

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so, you add 'e' after each nationality?

If you're a girl, yes. E is the French mark for feminine (you put it at the end of adjectives too).
So, a man is Roumain, Français, Espagnol, Allemand (German), Anglais (English), Américain, Canadien (I forgot Canada oups ) but a woman is Roumaine, Française, Espagnole, Allemande, Anglaise, Américaine, Canadienne.
Some exceptions : we say Russe for both.
And for Italian people, we say : Italien and Italienne, with 2 -nne for women (EDIT : it's the same for Canadien/Canadienne ).

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Merci

De rien

Marina you are a really good teacher of French (marina, tu es vraiment un bon professeur de Français) LOL

aline wrote:

Marina you are a really good teacher of French (marina, tu es vraiment un bon professeur de Français) LOL

I hope (j'espère).
It's not really easy to explain French in English , so I hope that everybody who doesn't speak French will understand . But these 2 lessons are pretty easy , so I think it's okay

ensuite...
then...

I'm ... years old
J'ai ... ans

1: un
2: deux
3: trois
4: quatre
5: cinq
6: six
7: sept
8: huit
9: neuf
10: dix
11: onze
12: douze
13: treize
14: quatorze
15: quinze
16: seize
17: dix-sept
18: dix-huit
19: dix-neuf
20: vingt
21: vingt-et-un
22: vingt-deux
...
...
30: trente
31: trente-et-un
32: trente-deux
...
...
40: quarante
50: cinquante

Marina wrote:

And for Italian people, we say : Italien and Italienne, with 2 -nne for women (EDIT : it's the same for Canadien/Canadienne ).

If a nationality ends in -ien, don't you always use -ienne for the feminin version? Also, if for example I were to write the number 32, should I write "trente-deux" or is the "-" not necessary? Thanks! Sometimes I forget the basics, because I learned them too long ago! hehe.

P.S. I think that French lessons are a great idea. I am interested in learning some slang, if anyone could teach me some.

Lana wrote:

If a nationality ends in -ien, don't you always use -ienne for the feminin version?

Yes... Any exemples came in my mind, but now you talk about it, yes, it's always -ien/-ienne (Arménien/Arménienne, Géorgien/Géorgienne, Indien/Indienne) .

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Also, if for example I were to write the number 32, should I write "trente-deux" or is the "-" not necessary? Thanks! Sometimes I forget the basics, because I learned them too long ago! hehe.

Yes, it's necessary. Maybe Elise can't write the "-" with her keyboard (Elise, tu peux éditer ton post stp, avec les tirets ? Lana veille au grain On n'a pas intérêt à faire de fautes ).

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P.S. I think that French lessons are a great idea. I am interested in learning some slang, if anyone could teach me some.

Ok, there will be a slang lesson for you Like that, you'll understand Lera with her "special" French
I have already some ideas about next lessons

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Erm... Are you sure you need French lessons ? That's absolutely perfect, no mistakes at all

Yes, Marina, I'm sure!!! Thank you, but I really bad french speaker! I remember smth ( cause I was learning french for 6 years at school... ) but I know nothing... And thanks god you can't hear me here

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P.S. I think that French lessons are a great idea. I am interested in learning some slang, if anyone could teach me some.

Yes, great idea! I want go to France and talk to people french, their native language, not english
And I'm interested in slang as well.
Btw I already know some "baaaad words"

And...I can't memorize all numbers... Sure I know from 1 to 10...but others...Oh! I'm trying now :study:

aline wrote:

Lerka is and she'll be back tonight :-)

Merci, Aline! Je savais qu'elle devait rentrer le 25, mais maintenant quand tu le dis, c'est sûr, n'est-ce pas! Je veux dire, c'est elle qui t'a dit qu'elle rentre ce soir?

I learned french at school for three years and now I remember only some words and don't remember the meaning of some of them I think I remember numbers the best,I memorized them a lot

Passion wrote:

( cause I was learning french for 6 years at school... ) but I know nothing... And thanks god you can't hear me here

You can't know nothing after studying French for 6 years ! (well, it's possible actually, I learned German for years, and I know nothing ).
But I'm sure you have some skills . And a really cute Russian accent .

aline wrote:

There is a lot of motivate students here...

Yes !!! They are really motivated !

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Ps : if you want my help for lessons marina, you know i'm french too

Of course ! I'm not alone with Elise here. If you want to do a lesson, you can

Anya, have you memorized all numbers ?
So... how old are you ?
--> quel âge as-tu ?


Lesson 4 : to be

This is the most important verb, just like in English and other languages I guess.

To be = être

I am ................ Je suis
You are ............Tu es
He/she is ......... Il/elle est
We are .............Nous sommes
You are ........... Vous êtes
They are ......... Ils/Elles sont

Two words about pronounciation now... Final letters are not pronounced here in suis, es, est, sommes, êtes, sont, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Honestly, I have to take a notebook and come back later

yaaaay..I'll have a French notebook..like the Polish one. It helps you know

May I give the next lesson

Lesson 5: to have

I have...........j'ai
you have.......tu as
he/she has....il/elle a
we have........nous avons
you have.......vous avez
they have......ils ont

Alex, did you take your notebook?

Vania wrote:

May I give the next lesson

Yay Vania !

So, dear students, you have to see something now you know these 2 verbs.
In English, we say "I am 21 years old" (to be), but in French, we say "J'ai 21 ans" (with avoir = to have) and not Je suis...
It's a common mistake that French people do when they learn English.


Ooooh, I have a really good idea for next lesson. Hehe... tomorrow

Marina wrote:

Yes, it's necessary.

Thanks that's what I though.

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Ok, there will be a slang lesson for you Like that, you'll understand Lera with her "special" French
I have already some ideas about next lessons

The problem isn't understanding slang for me. I'm pretty good at that. I just don't know how to talk or write slang myself. So, it would be soooooo fab and useful, if you could teach me a few little things, sweetie!