Learn how to talk about top 10 life events in French
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| Hi, everyone. I’m Lindsay from FrenchPod101.com. In this video, we’ll be talking about Top 10 Life Events You Should Be Able to Talk about in French. Let’s begin! |
| EVENT 1 |
| [Normal] naissance [Slow] naissance |
| "birth" |
| Quel is an interrogative adjective used in questions to mean "which" or "that." It has to agree with the noun that it precedes. With a feminine singular noun, it becomes quelle. For example, date de naissance is feminine; that's why you have to use quelle. |
| For example, you can say Quelle est votre date de naissance s'il vous plaît? |
| This means "Could you give me your date of birth please?" |
| EVENT 2 |
| [Normal] être diplômé [Slow] être diplômé |
| This means "to graduate." |
| Graduation is an important goal in many people's lives. |
| For example, you can say Après avoir été diplômé, je voyagerai un an partout dans le monde, which means, "After I graduate, I will travel the world for one year." |
| EVENT 3 |
| [Normal] avoir un travail [Slow] avoir un travail |
| This means "to get a job." |
| For example, you can say J'ai eu mon premier travail à 18 ans |
| which means, "I got my first job when I was 18." |
| This sentence uses the past tense, passé composé. The passé composé is a compound past tense that consists of two elements -- the present tense of an auxiliary or helping verb and a past participle. Most verbs use the helping verb avoir. However, some use être. |
| EVENT 4 |
| [Normal] se fiancer [Slow] se fiancer |
| This means "to get engaged" |
| For example, you can say Tu es fiancé? Félicitations! |
| which means, "Are you engaged? Congratulations!" |
| Fiancé is an adjective which means "engaged." If the subject is feminine it's fiancée. |
| EVENT 5 |
| The next event is... |
| [Normal] mariage [Slow] mariage |
| This means "wedding." |
| For example, Il y a beaucoup de mariages en juin, parce que certaines personnes pensent que c'est un mois porte-bonheur pour l'amour. |
| This means, "There are a large number of weddings in June, as some think it's a lucky month for love." |
| Parce que introduces a cause. It simply translates to English as "because." Parce que can also start a sentence. |
| EVENT 6 |
| The next event is... |
| [Normal] Acheter une maison [Slow] Acheter une maison |
| This means "to buy a house." |
| For example, J'achèterais une maison si j'avais plus d'argent means "I would buy a house if I had more money." |
| This sentence uses the conditional tense with acheter. The conditional is used to express what would happen given certain events or actions. |
| EVENT 7 |
| [Normal] anniversaire de mariage [Slow] anniversaire de mariage |
| This means "anniversary." |
| For example, Pour un vingt-cinquième anniversaire de mariage, on offre généralement de l'argent means "Silver is the traditional gift for the 25th Wedding Anniversary." |
| In France, as well as in some other countries, the names of some anniversaries provide guidance for appropriate or traditional gifts for the spouses to give each other. For example, an 8-year anniversary is noces de coquelicot (poppy wedding). |
| EVENT 8 |
| [Normal] prendre sa retraite [Slow] prendre sa retraite |
| "to retire" |
| You can say Mon grand-père à pris sa retraite à l'âge de 60 ans, |
| which means, "My grandfather retired when he was 60." |
| The retirement age is around 65 in France. It also depends on how many years you've been working. |
| EVENT 9 |
| [Normal] voyager [Slow] voyager |
| "to travel" |
| For example, you can say Je rêve de voyager aux quatre coin du monde, |
| which means "I'm dreaming of traveling all around the world." |
| Aux quatre coins du monde is an expression. Literally, it means "to the four corners of the earth" and can be translated as "all around the world." |
| EVENT 10 |
| Next event is ... |
| [Normal] funérailles [Slow] funérailles |
| "funeral" |
| You can say Les funérailles sont un moment de deuil et de souvenir, |
| which means "A funeral is a time to grieve and remember." |
| Actually, funérailles is a formal word and usually French people use the noun enterrement, which literally means "burial." |
| EVENT 11 |
| [Normal] promotion [Slow] promotion |
| "promotion" |
| For example, Si j'ai une promotion je pourrais être augmentée. |
| This means "If I get a promotion, I could get a pay rise." |
| The French word si can be an adverb or a conjunction. When you start your sentence with si, you express an idea of a condition or a hypothesis that is attainable or feasible. |
| EVENT 12 |
| [Normal] déménager [Slow] déménager |
| This means "to move." |
| Déménager in French means "to move out." If you want to say "move in" use the word emménager. It's pretty similar, but the meaning is different. |
| Here is an example, J'ai déménagé en banlieue l'année dernière. |
| This means, "I moved to the suburbs last year." |
Outro |
| Okay, that's all for this lesson. Which event do you like most? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time! |
| À bientôt! |
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