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Say the names of countries in French / Les noms de pays

French Song: Je ne sais pas le jour ou je verrai mon Roi

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Make sentences with Chez, Voici, and Voila

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Chez; Voici; Voilà

Chez (au domicile de – at somebody’s place – home, at home, at someone’s house, at the home of) is a preposition. It is used to indicate a place or professions. It means (au magasin, cabinet de) Chez is used to mean (dans la famille de, dans le pays, la region de, le groupe, parmi - among, dans la personalité, dans l’œuvre de – in)

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Bienvenue chez moi – Welcome to my home

Bienvenue chez nous – Welcome to our home

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Voici – Here is, this is. C’est une préposition. Example: Voici mes parents – Here are my parents. Use voici to make a presentation or to present somebody or something.

Example: Voici la clé de la voiture. Tu conduis maintenant – Here is the key to the car. You drive now.

Voici ma fille – Here is my daughter / She is my daughter.

Voilà – That’s why, that is why, there’s why (adv.)

Voilà – There is, there are

Example: Voilà deux mois que je travaille ici – I have been here for two months.

Voilà ma mère – Here comes my mother

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Dialogue-Building Vocabulary :

Salut ! – Hi (informal greeting)

Madame – Mrs, Ma’am

Monsieur – Mr. Sir

Ça va? – How are you ? (informal greeting)

Comment ça va? - How are you? (informal greeting)

Comment vas- tu? -  How are you? (informal greeting)

Comment allez-vous? – How are you? (formal greeting)

Ça va – O.K.

Ça va bien.  Ça va mal – Good / bad

Comme ci, comme ça – So, so

Merci – Thank you

Et vous ? Et toi ? – And you ?

Au revoir – Goodbye !

A demain ! – See you tomorrow !

Bonjour! – Hello

Bonsoir! - Good afternoon, Salut!

Se presenter – to introduce onself

Présentez-vous – Introduce yourself

Se serer la main – to shake hands

Comment t’appelles-tu? – What’s your name? (informal)

Comment vous appelez-vous? – What’s your name ? (formal)

Enchanté (e) – Pleased to meet you

Notes Culturelles: La Bise, le Bisou – The Famous Kiss !

While men shake hands, women tend to kiss each other in French-speaking countries.  Yes, people gently kiss each other on the cheek or shake hands when they meet.  As they leave, people also kiss or give a handshake.  Le bisou usually starts on the right cheek.  The number of kisses may vary depending on your relationship and the warmth of your encounter.  In French-speaking countries, the space between the speakers is also shorter.  That is very different in English-speaking countries. 

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French Spelling:  You too can spell in French

(é) e accent aigu

(è) e accent grave

(ê) e accent circonflexe

(ç) cedille

(ë) Tréma

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Pratiquons le son : ch

Chat (m.), Chatte (fem.) – Cat (Kreyòl : chat)

Charmant (adj.) – Charming (Kreyol: bwòdè)

Chameau (m.) – Camel (Kreyòl: Chamo)

Cher (adj.)  - Expensive (Kreyòl: Chè)

Achète (verb) – Buy (Kreyòl: Achte)

Chemise (feminine noun) – Shirt (Kreyòl: Chemiz)

Chose (fem. Noun) – Thing (Kreyòl: Bagay)

Chocolat (masculine noun) – Chocolate (Kreyòl: Chokola)

Chou (m. noun) – Cabbage  (Kreyòl: Chou)

Marché (m. noun) – Market (Kreyòl: Mache)

Poche (fem. Noun) – Pocket (Kreyòl: Pòch)

Chemin (m. noun) – Way (Kreyòl: Chemen)

Changer (verb) – to Change (Kreyòl: Chanje)

Here are a few exceptions: Ch is pronounced like ‘K.”

Choeur  - Chorus; Choléra – Cholera; Orchestre – Orchestra; Psychanalyse – Psychanalysis; Psychologie – Psychology; Psychiatrie – Psychiatry; écho – echo ; archaïc – archaic, old, ancient ; archange – archangel etc.

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Let’s practice the ‘gn’ sound : /ɲ/ 

Digne – worthy; Espagne – Spain; Pologne – Poland; Allemagne – Germany; Compagnie – Company; Campagne – Countryside; Cognac – Cognac;

Let’s practice the ‘th’ sound /t/

Sympathique – Sympathetic; Gothique – Gothic; mathématiques – mathematics ; Théologie – Theology ; Pathétique – Pathetic ; Théatre – Theater ; Bibliothèque – Library ;

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Here is a sample of a dialogue among friends:

Jacques: Salut! – Hello (Kreyòl : Alo)

François: Salut! – Hello (Kreyòl : Alo)

Jacques: Je m’appelle Jacques. Comment t’appelles-tu? – My name is Jacques. What’s your name ? (Kreyòl : M rele Jak. Kòman ou rele ? )

François: Je m’appelle François. – My name is Francois – (Kreyòl : M rele Franswa)

Jacques: Comment ça va ? - How are you doing ? (Kreyòl : Sa-k Pase ?)

François : ça va bien, merci. Et toi ? I am doing well and you ? (Kreyòl :Sa va byen. E ou menm?)

Jacques : Comme ci, comme ça . – So, so. (Kreyòl : Pa pi byen ni pi mal or Nèg ap gade san pran)

French Lesson Notes:

Greet others with “Bonjour,” “Salut,” in the morning or when parting or “Bonsoir” in the evening. If you are talking to your friend, use the informal personal pronoun “tu” instead of the more formal “vous.”

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