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Can you imagine yourself touring the French countryside in a sleek convertible? The top is down, the wind blowing through your hair? Well, the French-made Citroën 2CV is not exactly what I would call sleek…but you can tour the French countryside in it with its ragtop down the whole time! So call up a few of those French friends you have met and tell them, “let’s go for a drive” in French! What’s that? You don’t know how to say “let’s go” in French? I suppose you could make the drive alone…how sad. Or you could listen to Beginner Lesson 23 and you could invite everyone…or we could all go…or someone could go!

Learning French with FrenchPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn French! In this French Beginner lesson you will learn the many uses of the French pronoun on (let’s, we, you, they, someone, everyone). Whew! You will also learn the fantastic history of the French-made Citroën 2CV.



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7 Responses to “Beginner Lesson S1 #23 - Who Will You Be Lucky Enough to Tour The French Countryside With?”

FrenchPod101.com says:

What would be the equivalent of a 2CV?

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careyxxx says:

Could the expression «Tu veux que fasse un tour?» expression an invitation to go for a ride and to go for a walk? How common is it to hear that?

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maxiewawa says:

The french “savoir” is the origin of the English slang “savvy” (to understand). I think.

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celine says:

Careyxxx,

“Tu veux qu’on fasse un tour ? ” (faire un tour)
is an invitation for a ride and or for a walk. You may have to ask for more precision : en voiture ? (by car) à pied ? (on foot).
And yes this expression is really common. this is the one that we use everyday:

- On va faire un tour ?
- Allons faire un tour !
- Je vais faire un tour.
- Elles sont parties faire un tour.

About the 2CV, I have no idea it there is an equivalent.

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Angèle says:

In my little head, I always linked the beetle (ou WV coccinelle) the German equivalent of the French Citroën 2CV.
Another family super economy car is the trabant born as well after the 2nd world war in 1957 in East Berlin.

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Angèle says:

Hey Maxiewawa

I actually like that word savvy! I’ve never put the dots together savoir / savvy.
I learned about it about a 1 year and 1/2 ago eventhough I’ve been speaking English fluently on daily basis for 10 years!
I had to check the info and source. So that is what I found:
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SAVVY
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology

savvy know. XVIII. Negro and Pidgin Eng., repr. the first word of Sp. sabe usted you know (saber :- Rom. *sap?re, for L. sapere know; see SAPIENT).
Hence sb. practical sense, nouns XVIII.
Find more facts and information at The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996.

Source: http://www.encyclopedia.com
made possible by Highbeam Research.
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SAVVY
http://www.etymonline.com

1785, as a noun, “practical sense, intelligence;” also a verb, “to know, to understand;” W. Indies pidgin borrowing of Fr. savez(-vous)? “do you know?” or Sp. sabe (usted) “you know,” both from V.L. *sapere, from L. sapere “be wise, be knowing” (see sapient). The adj. is first recorded 1905, from the noun.

Source: http://www.etymonline.com Author: Douglas Harper

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Angèle says:

Hey Maxiwawa.

I like that word savvy and learned it about 1 year and a 1/2 ago even though I’ve been speaking English for 10 years on a daily basis.

I’ve never put the dots together savoir / savvy.
So, I had to check the info and source. Here is what I found:

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology

savvy know. XVIII. Negro and Pidgin Eng., repr. the first word of Sp. sabe usted you know (saber :- Rom. *sap?re, for L. sapere know; see SAPIENT).
Hence sb. practical sense, nouns XVIII.
Find more facts and information related to the .
© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996.

Source: http://www.encyclopedia.com
Made possible by HighBeam Research, Inc.

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II - SAVVY
Online Etymology Dictionary

1785, as a noun, “practical sense, intelligence;” also a verb, “to know, to understand;” W. Indies pidgin borrowing of Fr. savez(-vous)? “do you know?” or Sp. sabe (usted) “you know,” both from V.L. *sapere, from L. sapere “be wise, be knowing” (see sapient). The adj. is first recorded 1905, from the noun.

Source: http://www.etymonline.com
Author: Douglas Harper

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