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Wow! You did great in French Newbie Lesson 14! Now you know how to get everyone fed while you travel around France-and you even know where to get the best French food! Now do you know how to do it nicely? If you don’t ask for things politely in French you are certain to not make many new friends! In fact, it is really just downright rude! If you expect to get any help from the French in deciding which French beer is the best one to drink with your dinner you should probably try being nice first!
Learning French with FrenchPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn French! This French Newbie lesson will teach you the many uses of the French word for “please.” We will also discuss the history of French beer!
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9 Responses to “Newbie Lesson #15 - If You Know What’s Good For You Then You Will Learn Some Manners!”
maxiewawa says:
August 5th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Je t’aime le Doctor Pepper. 
Et merci beaucoup à Silvain pour le intro. The English wasn’t perfect, but the sentiment was. *wipes away a tear*
maxiewawa says:
August 5th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Quest-ce “quel que chose”? I don’t think Sam, Sylvain et Celine went over it.
Angèle says:
August 6th, 2008 at 1:56 am
Hi Maxiwawa
Huh Dr Pepper not my favorite flavor! I think it’s one of those drinks you either love or hate. Well I don’t love it! 
“Quelque chose” means something/anything
For example:
A - Tu veux quelque chose à manger? = Do you want something to eat?
B - Non j’ai déjà mangé! No I already ate.
And you? Do you want something to eat?
Un croissant? ( ok I’m not translating this one….! Too easy! 
)
Un steak charolais de Bourgogne? (a steak charolais* from the region “Bourgogne*”?)
*Charolais is a type of cow breed for it’s high, super tender meat! It is also a village between Dijon and Lyon in the region of “Bourgogne” located south-East of Paris.
Jacqueline says:
August 6th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Moi, je bois du vin ou de l’eau pour le dejeuner, mais les vendredi j’aime un cidre >.
Desole Maxiwawa, mais je deteste Dr. Pepper aussi.
I totally had to look up the etymology of ‘french fries’ and according to Wikipedia (which is never wrong of course), it refers to the method of cooking, deep frying or sautee.
Now I want a Strongbow…early.
maxiewawa says:
August 6th, 2008 at 9:49 am
C’est la vie!
Merci pour the explanation!
Je’t aime le frites Belgique.
Angèle says:
August 7th, 2008 at 4:17 am
Ahahah les frites c’est bon! mais huileuses c’est horrible!
Et puis pour la santé c’est pas super!
My mother told me once she was donating her blood when the following scene happened:
The next person blood bag was filing with a layer of yellowish liquid. The nurse asked the patient “did you eat fries earlier?”. Surely enough the response was affirmative.
Gross no? 
- Oops, don’t feel that well….
I still eat fries though! 
(but not as often)
Jacqueline M. says:
August 8th, 2008 at 8:37 am
Angèle, I saw a t.v. show where they did the same thing with hamburgers…the yellowish liquid. Pretty scarey, non?
I like sweet potato fries cooked in the oven…mmmm.
Angèle says:
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:51 am
Hey Jacqueline M
Jacqueline M sounds like an enemy of James Bond 007! 
Yes quite scary!!!!
Now let’s reverse the question:
What do you hate as foods?
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Category: Newbie Lessons |
Grammar: conjugation of avoir part 2, Form of please | Function: get a person s attention, make a simple polite request, order in a restaurant. | Topic: At the restaurant | Politeness Level: formal, informal
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