French Lessons

alexandra

Lana wrote:

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

Well, I admit it doesn't sound so good in English but I find it really cute in French :dube:

. That's in my case & I don't know French Smile

Maybe it doesn't sound good for persons that know French Smile

'petite' is cute...like 'mini' :zy:

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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.

Lana

Marina wrote:

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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Ha!

I knew it. Wink

hehe. "Blonde" and "chum" just sound soooo Québecois. :respect:

I actually learned these words from my friend who was going to a French school in Ottawa. sunny

I like them a lot, they're fun to say. Bravo!

hehe.

I would imagine that my French must be quite a strange mix. :kataus:

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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".

I'd forgotten about "copain"/"copine"!!! lol!

It's kind of funny that the word can mean both things! Laughing

I lurrrrrve French. :luvzy:

Lana

alexandra wrote:

Well, I admit it doesn't sound so good in English but I find it really cute in French :dube:

. That's in my case & I don't know French Smile

Maybe it doesn't sound good for persons that know French Smile

'petite' is cute...like 'mini' :zy:

No, it's just not good if you have my family. Razz

Marina

A tiny lesson for people who don't speak French yet, and then, I'm planning a slang lesson, especially for Lana :wink:

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Well, let's go... sunny

Lesson 8 : negative form

To put a verb at the negative form, you have to add 2 words. 'ne' before the verb, and 'pas' after.

Exemples :
Je ne parle pas français (do you remember this one Alex ? Wink

) --> I don't speak French
Je ne sais pas nager --> I can't swim (I'm sorry about the exemples, but I don't have a lot of ideas Embarassed

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And of course, you learn French, so there are exceptions Laughing

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When the first letter of the verb is a vowel, ne becomes n' (because French language doesn't like a vowel at the end of a word, when the word that follows begins by another vowel, there are a lot of exemples, different cases, like that).

Exemples :
Je n'aime pas les courgettes --> I don't like zucchinis (which is aboslutely wrong, of course drunken

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Je n'écris pas sur le forum --> I'm not writing on the board

Well, I think it's OK and I haven't forgotten anything. If I have, Lana will tell me Wink

And if somebody has any question, just ask Very Happy

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Marina

alexandra wrote:

'petite' is cute...like 'mini' :zy:

I'm sure 'petite' is your favorite French word ! Very Happy

I think now it's mine too, because when I read it from you (or from anywhere else), I try to read it with your so cute Romanian accent, I loooooooove the way you pronounce it... :dube:

I love your 'mini' too lovely heart

There are some words like that, I think about them with another pronounciation. Like the word 'patinage', it's one of my favorite too, because I always remember how Lera pronounces it, in a so cute way too lovely heart

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Marina wrote:

There are some words like that, I think about them with another pronounciation. Like the word 'patinage', it's one of my favorite too, because I always remember how Lera pronounces it, in a so cute way too lovely heart

On n'a pas parlé depuis longtemps déjà hein !!!!!!!!! :zy:

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Lana

Lerka wrote:

On n'a pas parlé depuis longtemps déjà hein !!!!!!!!! :zy:

Pfffft.

Ce n'est pas seulement Marina que tu n'as pas téléphoné depuis longtemps!! :zy:

Marina

*MAGic diable* wrote:

On n'a pas parlé depuis longtemps déjà hein !!!!!!!!! :zy:

Looool... je te passerai un coup de fil la semaine prochaine je pense Wink

Poor Lauren... saaad

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Lana

Marina wrote:

Poor Lauren... saaad

Indeed.

Lauren is extremely neglected. :respect:

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Lana wrote:

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:

Erm... but well, I had no french at school :blush2:

so it's okay Laughing

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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 use "copain/copine" and "mon amoureux" mostly Buh..

Mon amoureux is my favourite way to call a boyfriend !! Not just because *she* calls her boyfriend that way :kataus:

but just because I love the way it sounds.. :dube:

I like "mon cheri", too Wink

Btw, just after our convo about that here I "met" "mon petit ami" in "Ou es-tu ?" loool Razz

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

"Petit ami" for russians.. it's their pet Laughing

looooooooool

Laur wrote:

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

" Childish? Razz

Maybe, but oh well! baaa

Awww

very cuuuuute drunken

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Lana wrote:

Lerka wrote:

On n'a pas parlé depuis longtemps déjà hein !!!!!!!!! :zy:

Pfffft.

Ce n'est pas seulement Marina que tu n'as pas téléphoné depuis longtemps!! :zy:

No money

lalalalaaaaa drunken

too bad I know :angel2:

but soon hopefully :wink:

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Marina wrote:

*MAGic diable* wrote:

On n'a pas parlé depuis longtemps déjà hein !!!!!!!!! :zy:

Looool... je te passerai un coup de fil la semaine prochaine je pense Wink

Je serai pas seullllee en plus !!!!!!! baaa

That would be faaaab !!!!!!!! luv xoxo

I must improove my french next week, eh ? :zy:

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Lana

Lerka wrote:

Lana wrote:

Pfffft.

Ce n'est pas seulement Marina que tu n'as pas téléphoné depuis longtemps!! :zy:

No money

lalalalaaaaa drunken

too bad I know :angel2:

but soon hopefully :wink:

Pffft.

Whatevs. Maybe I'll try phoning *you*. :zy:

Marina

*MAGic diable* wrote:

I use "copain/copine" and "mon amoureux" mostly Buh..

Mon amoureux is my favourite way to call a boyfriend !! Not just because *she* calls her boyfriend that way :kataus:

but just because I love the way it sounds.. :dube:

I like "mon cheri", too Wink

I like "mon amoureux" too, it's maybe the cutest way to call a boyfriend. "mon chéri" is cute too :dube:

Hehe, I like this topic, because with you, I realize how beautiful words we have in French language :luvzy:

. I don't notice them every day, because I'm used to tell them, but with you who learn French, it's different, I realize sounds, etc... Thank you ! :lmd:

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Btw, just after our convo about that here I "met" "mon petit ami" in "Ou es-tu ?" loool Razz

Yay ! That means that my French lessons are useful, even for you ! :zy:

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"Petit ami" for russians.. it's their pet Laughing

looooooooool

Really ?!? :kataus:

So, don't call your "amoureux" that way, your family would think that you have a date with your dog ! :mdr:

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