Learn how to use French adjectives
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| Introduction | |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute French Season 1, Lesson 9 - Using adjectives. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use adjectives in simple sentences in French. | |
| Body | |
| Becky: Here's the way a male speaker would say 'I am Korean.' in French. | |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Je suis Coréen. | |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' | |
| Yasmine: [Normal] je [Slow] je | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'am' | |
| Yasmine: [Normal] suis [Slow] suis | |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'Korean' | |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Coréen [Slow] Coréen | |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I am Korean.' | |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Je suis Coréen. [Normal] Je suis Coréen. | |
| Becky: Ok, now let's see the way a female speaker would say 'I am Korean.' | |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Je suis Coréenne. | |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' | |
| Yasmine: [Normal] je [Slow] je | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'am' | |
| Yasmine: [Normal] suis [Slow] suis | |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'Korean' | |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Coréenne [Slow] Coréenne | |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I am Korean.' | |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Je suis Coréenne. [Normal] Je suis Coréenne. | |
| Becky: Following is the way to say 'We are American.' | |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Nous sommes Américains. | |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'we' | |
| Yasmine: [Normal] nous [Slow] nous | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'are' | |
| Yasmine: [Normal] sommes [Slow] sommes | |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'American' | |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Américains [Slow] Américains | |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'We are American.' | |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Nous sommes Américains. [Normal] Nous sommes Américains. | |
| Becky: Finally is a way to say 'You are Chinese.' | |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Vous êtes Chinois. | |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'you' | |
| Yasmine: [Normal] vous [Slow] vous | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'are' | |
| Yasmine: [Normal] êtes [Slow] êtes | |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'Chinese' | |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Chinois [Slow] Chinois | |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'You are Chinese.' | |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Vous êtes Chinois. [Normal] Vous êtes Chinois. | |
| Cultural Insight | |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. | |
| Yasmine: We use a lot of adjectives in French. Be careful not to mix up the feminine and masculine written forms! They sometimes sound the same, so it's tricky. | |
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! |
4 Comments
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Bonjour, tout le monde!
Je suis coréen. Mais J'habite aux Etats Unis.
Dear Instructor Ingrid:
Bonne nuit! Vous êtes américain ou français? Je ne sais pas, mais je suis taïwanais! Nous ne sommes pas chinois mais nous vivons en Chine et sur la petite île de lune incurvée au-dessous du Japon! J'espère visiter Taiwan quand il y a des vacances! N'oubliez pas de prendre l'avion pour vous rendre en Chine continentale, sinon vous devrez nager jusqu'à Hong Kong pour vous rendre sur l'île de Taiwan! En outre, j'espère que j'aime les fruits et les collations taïwanais pour que vos vacances en Asie soient inoubliables!
With love and peace,
From Andy S. C. Yu 2019.05.30