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| INTRODUCTION |
| There is no impression like the first. In today's lesson, we'll work on leaving a first impression that will last. |
Lesson focus |
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| In French, "How do you do?" is Enchantée. |
| Enchantée. |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: Enchantée. |
| Now let's hear it once again: Enchantée. |
| Literally, this means “enchanted.” |
| For the next phrase, we'll need a name, so I will use mine. |
| In French, "I am Juilian" is Je m'appelle Juilian. |
| Je m'appelle Juilian. |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: Je m'appelle Juilian. |
| Now let's hear it once again: Je m'appelle Juilian. |
| The first word, je, means "I" as we have learned. |
| This is followed by m'appelle, which in French is something like "call myself." It’s actually made up by two words, me, which is “myself,” and appelle, which is “to call.” |
| M'appelle |
| M'appelle |
| And, m'appelle |
| So to recap here, we have je m'appelle. Literally, this means "I call myself." |
| Let’s take a look at the next word, Julian, which is me. |
| Julian |
| Julian |
| So all together, we have Je m'appelle Julian. Literally, this means "I call myself Julian." |
| And finally, "Nice to meet you." In French, this is Heureux de vous rencontrer.. |
| Heureux de vous rencontrer. |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: Heureux de vous rencontrer. |
| Now let's hear it once again: Heureux de vous rencontrer. |
| The first word, heureux, means “happy.” |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: heureux |
| Heureux |
| This is followed by de, which in French is “of,” as we know; but here, it functions more as “to.” |
| To recap here, we have heureux de, literally, this means “happy to.” |
| Let’s take a look at the next word, vous, which means “you” as we well know. |
| Lastly, we have rencontrer, which in French is “to meet.” |
| Rencontrer |
| Rencontrer |
| And, rencontrer. |
| So all together, we have: Heureux de vous rencontrer. |
| Literally, this means “Happy to meet you.” |
| The expression Enchantée is a very warm and confident way to make first contact with someone. This is usually said in private social situations such as parties in which people are introduced or meet for the first time. This is not said with more formal acquaintances such as co-workers or the local baker, with whom a certain distance is kept. Unless of course, the other person says Enchantée to you first, this is your signal that things can be a little more relaxed. |
| To respond, say De même, which means “likewise.” |
| De même. |
| De même. |
| In either case, bonjour or bonsoir are said first thing, then the other phrases such as Enchantée or Je m'appelle can be said. |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so bonne chance, that means “good luck” in French. Ok, here we go! |
| “How do you do?” - Enchantée. |
| Enchantée. |
| Enchantée. |
| “I’m Julian.” - Je m'appelle Julian. |
| Je m'appelle Julian. |
| Je m'appelle Julian. |
| “Nice to meet you.” - Heureux de vous rencontrer. |
| Heureux de vous rencontrer. |
| Heureux de vous rencontrer. |
| “Likewise.” - De même. |
| De même. |
| De même. |
| This is the end of today’s lesson. See you soon! À bientôt! |
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