French Lessons

alexandra

Je suis Alexandra. J'ai vingt-deux ans.

How do you say 'and you?' or 'what about you?'

Marina, tu es ma petite et un bon professeur (thanks Aline for the sentence you wrote in French Kisssssssssss

). Merci. J'espere to learn French. Very Happy

Je suis une fille.
Nous sommes friends - plural scratch

Hehe..I'm making random sentences :mdr:

in order to memorize the lessons faster.

Albena and Maxim sont belle (plural!?) guess I have to wait
for a lesson with plurals.

Girls, I have a question...I don't know how to pronounce 'â' ? Is it possible to explain through internet?! Writing?! saaad

PS: Vania, I have the notebook now. It's all in there :wink:

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Many of us promised....and we intend to keep this promise. We will be by your side no matter what...crying, hoping, suffering..but always yours.

I pray for the girl. My sincere regrets for Petar and his family and friends. I'm terrbily sorry.

Marina

Alexandra wrote:

Girls, I have a question...I don't know how to pronounce 'â' ? Is it possible to explain through internet?! Writing?! saaad

Actually, we don't have this 'â', but 'à'. It's the same pronounciation as a 'a' with any accent (hehe, 1st easy explanation Wink

).

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alexandra

Marina wrote:

Et toi ? Or Et vous ? (of you talk to more than one person, or to somebody you don't know well, like a professor. Vous is more respectful).

Yes, I understand now Wink

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J'espère... apprendre le français Wink

Oui, j'espere apprendre le francais Very Happy

I can't write 'è' or 'ç' unless I copy-paste the letters. Sometimes I'll be too lazy to find a word with those letters. So excuse me for that Embarassed

In a sentence do you always have to put un/une/des before the noun?! Can you use a noun without the article?
Sorry for asking so many questions and not waiting for the proper lessones Embarassed

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Well... you're allowed to say that French is too complicated and difficult lol!

I even think that they are more exceptions, but I can't think about them now, I don't see anything for now scratch

It would be without these rules. If the exceptions would be totally random Razz

But it's ok like this. They make sense. I'll try to learn... Suspect

Thanks for the other things Kisssssssssss

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Hehe, Alex, I'd like to see your notebook Wink

You'll show me ? Maybe I'll add some things in it Wink

Please, please study

I'd love that. Make sure to ask for the notebook, I might forget :teasing:

PS: It's fun to try to learn French like this Yahoooo!!!

and so agrreable

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Many of us promised....and we intend to keep this promise. We will be by your side no matter what...crying, hoping, suffering..but always yours.

I pray for the girl. My sincere regrets for Petar and his family and friends. I'm terrbily sorry.

Marina

Marina wrote:

Alexandra wrote:

Girls, I have a question...I don't know how to pronounce 'â' ? Is it possible to explain through internet?! Writing?! saaad

Actually, we don't have this 'â', but 'à'. It's the same pronounciation as a 'a' with any accent (hehe, 1st easy explanation Wink

).

I was wrong... Embarassed

We have 'â', but I forgot it because it's random. :blush2:

You have to pronounce it like a deep 'a'. There is not a big difference (not like 'a' and 'â' in Romanian :kataus:

), only a little one.

Next lesson, the most interesting one, is coming :wink:

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Marina

We started these French lessons in order to enable you to read Marina Anissina's book in French, do you remember ? Wink

So here is some useful vocabulary to help you to understand this book !

Lesson 7 : skating vocabulary

le patinage artistique : figure skating
la danse sur glace : ice dancing
un patineur (masc.) / une patineuse (fem.) : a skater
un danseur (masc.) / une danseuse (fem.) sur glace : an ice dancer
un entraîneur : a coach
un entraînement : a training, a practice
un juge : a judge
les notes : marks
une compétition : a competition
les championnats d’Europe / du monde : European / World championships

les hommes : men
les dames : ladies
les couples : pairs
le programme court : the short program
le programme long / libre : the long / free program
la danse imposée : compulsory dance
la danse originale : original dance
la danse libre : free dance

la glace : the ice
la patinoire : the rink
un patin : a skate
une lame : a blade
une tunique : an outfit (but only the dress, for ladies)
un costume : an outfit, a costume

une pirouette : a spin
une pirouette allongée : a camel spin
une pirouette Biellman : a Biellman spin
un porté : a lift
un pas : a step
une séquence de pas : a step sequence
des twizzles : twizzles :mdr:

un saut : a jump
un boucle : a loop
un boucle piqué : a toe-loop
un saut lancé : a throw jump

That's all for now. I try to collect my thoughs, but I don't know what to add for now. :blush2:

Maybe later... Or if you have questions, suggestions about words I forgot (I'm sure I forgot a lot...), you're welcome of course ! :wink:

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*MAGic diable*

Marina wrote:

des twizzles : twizzles :mdr:

my absolutely favourite :mdr:

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alexandra

Marina wrote:

I was wrong... Embarassed

We have 'â', but I forgot it because it's random. :blush2:

You have to pronounce it like a deep 'a'. There is not a big difference (not like 'a' and 'â' in Romanian :kataus:

), only a little one.

Next lesson, the most interesting one, is coming :wink:

What does it mean random? :kataus:

It means that you can choose between writing it or not? However you like?
Ok, I have problems with your 3 'e'(s) and now you tell me you have more than 3 types of 'a'(s)?? lol!

Thank you for the rectification :wink:

and for continuing the lessons luv xoxo

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Many of us promised....and we intend to keep this promise. We will be by your side no matter what...crying, hoping, suffering..but always yours.

I pray for the girl. My sincere regrets for Petar and his family and friends. I'm terrbily sorry.

alexandra

Marina wrote:

We started these French lessons in order to enable you to read Marina Anissina's book in French, do you remember ? Wink

So here is some useful vocabulary to help you to understand this book !

Skating vocabulary!! Yahoooo!!!

I adore this lesson.
Awww..mon ami!! Merci beaucoup!!

This is funny - > un boucle piqué :mdr:

We're making a progress here with all these words Smile

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Many of us promised....and we intend to keep this promise. We will be by your side no matter what...crying, hoping, suffering..but always yours.

I pray for the girl. My sincere regrets for Petar and his family and friends. I'm terrbily sorry.

Marina

alexandra wrote:

What does it mean random? :kataus:

It means that you can choose between writing it or not? However you like?

Ooops

, it's not random, I did a mistake, I don't know what I used THAT word. Sometimes, I write some English words instead of the right ones. Random/seldom... almost the same :kataus:

I wanted to say that this 'â' is pretty rare. I'm sorry :disap:

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Ok, I have problems with your 3 'e'(s) and now you tell me you have more than 3 types of 'a'(s)?? lol!

Noooo, only 3 types of 'a'. Like you :wink:

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But this one 'a' and this one 'à' have the same pronounciation. The difference is mostly grammatical.
And this one 'â' is deeper than 'a'.
So, it's not more difficult than the Romanian 'a'(s) :wink:

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Awww..ma petite amie!! Merci beaucoup!!

That's pretty strange for me to read that from you, because 'une petite amie' is an expression used by boys, and it means "a girlfriend". And girls use 'un petit ami'.
In that case, it's better you use only 'ma petite' or 'mon amie' :wink:

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This is funny - > un boucle piqué :mdr:

Really ? Why ? :mdr:

In the pronounciation ? Or because it remembers you something in Romanian ?

Of course, you're welcome ! I hope it will help you to read Patinage Magazine and D'or et de feu :wink:

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Marina wrote:

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Awww..ma petite amie!! Merci beaucoup!!

That's pretty strange for me to read that from you, because 'une petite amie' is an expression used by boys, and it means "a girlfriend". And girls use 'un petit ami'.
In that case, it's better you use only 'ma petite' or 'mon amie' :wink:

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Awww... that's so cute and so usefull !!!!! :respect:

I've never used the "ma petite amie" thing, I don't know why, but I just didn't even want Razz

so I didn't know it meant a girlfriend/boyfriend !! Thank you, Alex & Marina !! :zy:

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Marina

*MAGic diable* wrote:

Awww... that's so cute and so usefull !!!!! :respect:

I've never used the "ma petite amie" thing, I don't know why, but I just didn't even want Razz

so I didn't know it meant a girlfriend/boyfriend !! Thank you, Alex & Marina !! :zy:

I'm glad the French lessons I made are useful, even for you who speak a very fluent French ! Very Happy

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Lana

Lerka wrote:

Marina wrote:

That's pretty strange for me to read that from you, because 'une petite amie' is an expression used by boys, and it means "a girlfriend". And girls use 'un petit ami'.
In that case, it's better you use only 'ma petite' or 'mon amie' :wink:

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Awww... that's so cute and so usefull !!!!! :respect:

I've never used the "ma petite amie" thing, I don't know why, but I just didn't even want Razz

so I didn't know it meant a girlfriend/boyfriend !! Thank you, Alex & Marina !! :zy:

Really?

They taught us "petit ami" and "petite amie" in school. :zy:

Don't ask why, I guess they thought it would be useful. :wink:

But I use "ta blonde" and "ton chum" for your girlfriend and your boyfriend. :respect:

Is that a Québec thing, or is it like that in France too? Erm..

I've never used "petit ami", because I hate the English translation, "little friend". Embarassed

Just because in my dad's family no one will say "boyfriend"/"girlfriend"... bla-bla-bla

they always use "friend". :angel2:

And I'm always like, "Noooo, I didn't go there with my 'friend'. I went with my date!!! :zy:

" Childish? Razz

Maybe, but oh well! baaa

Marina

Lana wrote:

But I use "ta blonde" and "ton chum" for your girlfriend and your boyfriend. :respect:

Is that a Québec thing, or is it like that in France too? Erm..

No, it's only a Québec thing, we don't use it in France :angel2:

. But I love these expressions :cool:

. Did you learn them at school or with friends from Quebec ?
I'm sure I would enjoy a lot your French, a mix between French from France and French from Québec :dube:

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Just because in my dad's family no one will say "boyfriend"/"girlfriend"... bla-bla-bla

they always use "friend". :angel2:

And I'm always like, "Noooo, I didn't go there with my 'friend'. I went with my date!!! :zy:

" Childish? Razz

Maybe, but oh well! baaa

In France, we can misunderstand sometimes, because we can use, for a boyfriend, the word "mon copain", or "ma copine" for a girlfriend, and that means "my friend".
So sometimes, we have thinks like this :
- I went there with mon copain.
- So, you have a boyfriend ?
- No, only un copain, just a friend ! bla-bla-bla

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alexandra

Marina wrote:

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Ok, I have problems with your 3 'e'(s) and now you tell me you have more than 3 types of 'a'(s)?? lol!

Noooo, only 3 types of 'a'. Like you :wink:

.
But this one 'a' and this one 'à' have the same pronounciation. The difference is mostly grammatical.
And this one 'â' is deeper than 'a'.
So, it's not more difficult than the Romanian 'a'(s) :wink:

Oueeh

You are right :zy:

Our 'a'(s) aren't very easy.
Some girls might now how to pronounce 'â' or 'i' cause it's almost the same (if not exactly the same) with 'ы' Smile

No problems for Russian or Bulgarian girls :teasing:

. I'm sorry Marinka, I know 'smântână' will haunt you for a long time :mdr:

As for French 'e'(s) and 'a'(s)....uff..I really need to practice them on daily bases. My tongue is not listening me. Rolling Eyes

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That's pretty strange for me to read that from you, because 'une petite amie' is an expression used by boys, and it means "a girlfriend". And girls use 'un petit ami'.
In that case, it's better you use only 'ma petite' or 'mon amie' :wink:

Done. I rectified my mistake Embarassed

. You're not my girlfriend anymore but my sweet friend lol!

Marina wrote:

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This is funny - > un boucle piqué :mdr:

Really ? Why ? :mdr:

In the pronounciation ? Or because it remembers you something in Romanian ?

It's just funny....the way it sounds..the way I imagine it should sound...the way I say it... Laughing

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Of course, you're welcome ! I hope it will help you to read Patinage Magazine and D'or et de feu :wink:

It will

I will make a list with the words and I'll keep it in the book D'or et de feu :stari:

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Many of us promised....and we intend to keep this promise. We will be by your side no matter what...crying, hoping, suffering..but always yours.

I pray for the girl. My sincere regrets for Petar and his family and friends. I'm terrbily sorry.

alexandra

Marina wrote:

So sometimes, we have thinks like this :
- I went there with mon copain.
- So, you have a boyfriend ?
- No, only un copain, just a friend ! bla-bla-bla

Ufff...I'm dizzy from the amount of expressions concerning a boyfriend or a girlfriend Razz

.... amie, ami, petite amie, blonde, chum, copine, copain.. lol!

Thus it's useful to make a clear distinction between them. Thanks for the explanations Marina and thanks Lana for the Canadian version luv xoxo

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Many of us promised....and we intend to keep this promise. We will be by your side no matter what...crying, hoping, suffering..but always yours.

I pray for the girl. My sincere regrets for Petar and his family and friends. I'm terrbily sorry.