Lesson Transcript

Hi, everyone.
In this lesson, you'll practice how to discuss language abilities.
You'll be challenged to discuss language abilities.
First, let's look at some examples.
Tu parles français, non ?
Oui, un peu.
To ask if someone speaks a language, say...
Tu parles... ?
Followed by the language, like...
Tu parles français ?
To answer that you speak a little, say...
Oui, un peu.
Listen to a few more examples.
Tu parles espagnol ?
Oui, je parle espagnol.
Tu parles chinois ?
Non, je ne comprends pas le chinois.
Let's practice.
You meet Jack Simon.
Ask him if he speaks Chinese.
Non, je ne comprends pas le chinois.
Now, meet Tom Acosta.
Ask him if he speaks Spanish.
Oui, je parle espagnol.
How did you do?
You can consider this practice exercise successful if you were able
to answer in the given time and used the sentence pattern featured
in the examples.
Try this practice exercise again if you want to improve your fluency.
To learn more vocabulary and phrases,
access our Can-Do video series by clicking the link in the description!
And that's it for this lesson.
Great job.
Now you know how to discuss language abilities.
Go ahead and move on to the next lesson, and I'll see you there.

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