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| Introduction |
| Becky: Who is it? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask who it is in French. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to ask 'Who is it?' in French. |
| Yasmine: [Normal] C'est qui? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'it' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] C' [Slow] C' |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] est [Slow] est |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'who' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] qui [Slow] qui |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Who is it?' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] C'est qui? [Normal] C'est qui? |
| Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'Who is that?' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Qui est-ce? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'who' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Qui [Slow] Qui |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] est [Slow] est |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'that' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] ce [Slow] ce |
| Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Who is that?' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Qui est-ce? [Normal] Qui est-ce? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'It's me.' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] C'est moi. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'It' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] C' [Slow] C' |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] est [Slow] est |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'me' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] moi [Slow] moi |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'It's me.' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] C'est moi. [Normal] C'est moi. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'That is my friend.' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] C'est mon ami. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'that' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] C' [Slow] C' |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] est [Slow] est |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'my' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] mon [Slow] mon |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'friend' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] ami [Slow] ami |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'That is my friend.' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] C'est mon ami. [Normal] C'est mon ami. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Yasmine: If someone that you didn't expect is knocking at your door in France, the common question you can ask is Qui est-ce? before opening the door. This literally means "Who is it?" in a really polite way. |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
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