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| Greg:Hi everyone, I’m Greg. A French Invitation. |
| Mailys:Bonjour à tous. This is Mailys. In this lesson, we will learn how to count to 10, and about invitations. |
| Greg:Jacques and Mireille meet again at the café and since they know each other, they will use informal French from now on. |
| Mailys:Let’s listen to the conversation. |
| Jacques Mireille, tu es libre ce soir? |
| Mireille Oui, je suis libre. Pourquoi? |
| Jacques Tu aimes la cuisine italienne ou la cuisine chinoise? |
| Mireille J’aime les deux, mais j’adore la cuisine italienne! C’est une invitation? |
| Jacques Oui, bien sûr! Quel est ton numéro de téléphone? |
| Mireille C’est le 4-6 3-5 7-1 8-2. |
| Jacques 4-6 3-5 7-1 8-2… Moi, c’est le 9-1 2-4 3-8 7-5. |
| Greg: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Jacques Mireille, tu es libre ce soir? |
| Mireille Oui, je suis libre. Pourquoi? |
| Jacques Tu aimes la cuisine italienne ou la cuisine chinoise? |
| Mireille J’aime les deux, mais j’adore la cuisine italienne! C’est une invitation? |
| Jacques Oui, bien sûr! Quel est ton numéro de téléphone? |
| Mireille C’est le 4-6 3-5 7-1 8-2. |
| Jacques 4-6 3-5 7-1 8-2… Moi, c’est le 9-1 2-4 3-8 7-5. |
| Greg: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Jacques Mireille, tu es libre ce soir? |
| Greg:Mireille, are you free tonight? |
| Mireille Oui, je suis libre. Pourquoi? |
| Greg:Yes, I’m free. Why? |
| Jacques Tu aimes la cuisine italienne ou la cuisine chinoise? |
| Greg:Do you like Italian or Chinese cuisine? |
| Mireille J’aime les deux, mais j’adore la cuisine italienne! C’est une invitation? |
| Greg:I like both, but I love Italian cuisine! Is this an invitation? |
| Jacques Oui, bien sûr! Quel est ton numéro de téléphone? |
| Greg:Yes, of course! What is your phone number? |
| Mireille C’est le 4-6 3-5 7-1 8-2. |
| Greg:It’s 4-6 3-5 7-1 8-2. |
| Jacques 4-6 3-5 7-1 8-2… Moi, c’est le 9-1 2-4 3-8 7-5. |
| Greg:4-6 3-5 7-1 8-2… Mine is 9-1 2-4 3-8 7-5. |
| Post Conversation Banter |
| Greg:So Mailys, French cuisine is famous and many French dishes are known all over the world, right? |
| Mailys:That’s right. For instance, foie gras is liver from fattened ducks, and Quiche is an omelette-based open-face pie. |
| Greg:Many desserts are also famous. |
| Mailys:Yes, for example, crême brûlée is a custard-based dessert with caramel, and Mille-feuilles is a type of layered puff pastry. |
| Greg:And sauces, herbs and spices often play an important role in French cuisine and wine and cheese are commonly served with meals. |
| Mailys:Also, French pastries and breads are also famous and you'll find bakeries serving French bread and baguettes in every part in the world. |
| Greg:Let’s move on to the vocab before I get too hungry! |
| Vocabulary and Phrases |
| Greg:Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| The first word we shall see is: |
| Mailys:libre [natural native speed] |
| Greg:free |
| Mailys:libre [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mailys:libre [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Mailys:ce soir [natural native speed] |
| Greg:tonight |
| Mailys:ce soir [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mailys:ce soir [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Mailys:pourquoi [natural native speed] |
| Greg:why |
| Mailys:pourquoi [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mailys:pourquoi [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Mailys:cuisine [natural native speed] |
| Greg:cuisine, cooking, kitchen |
| Mailys:cuisine [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mailys:cuisine [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Mailys:italienne [natural native speed] |
| Greg:Italian |
| Mailys:italienne [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mailys:italienne [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Mailys:chinois [natural native speed] |
| Greg:Chinese |
| Mailys:chinois [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mailys:chinois [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Mailys:les deux [natural native speed] |
| Greg:both |
| Mailys:les deux [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mailys:les deux [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Mailys:mais [natural native speed] |
| Greg:but |
| Mailys:mais [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mailys:mais [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Mailys:adorer [natural native speed] |
| Greg:to love, to adore |
| Mailys:adorer [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mailys:adorer [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Mailys:invitation [natural native speed] |
| Greg:invitation |
| Mailys:invitation [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mailys:invitation [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Mailys:bien sûr [natural native speed] |
| Greg:of course |
| Mailys:bien sûr [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mailys:bien sûr [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Mailys:quel est… [natural native speed] |
| Greg:what is… |
| Mailys:quel est… [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mailys:quel est… [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Mailys:ton/ta [natural native speed] |
| Greg:your |
| Mailys:ton/ta [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mailys:ton/ta [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Mailys:numéro de téléphone [natural native speed] |
| Greg:phone number |
| Mailys:numéro de téléphone [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mailys:numéro de téléphone [natural native speed] |
| Vocabulary and Phrase Usage |
| Greg:Let’s take a closer look at the usage of some of the words from this lesson. Let’s start with cuisine. |
| Mailys:‘Cuisine’ is easy to remember because it’s just like the English word. |
| Greg:It has more meanings than in English though. |
| Mailys:Yes, it also means cooking in general or the art of cooking. |
| Greg:You could say you like the way a person cooks by saying... |
| Mailys:‘J’aime ta cuisine’, meaning “I like your cooking.” |
| Greg:‘La cuisine’ is also “the kitchen”. So you can visit a house and say... |
| Mailys:‘j’aime la cuisine’, “I like the kitchen.” |
| Greg:If you’re coming back from France, you can say... |
| Mailys:‘J’aime la cuisine française!’ which means “I like French cuisine!” |
| Greg:Hmm… I’m getting hungrier now! So in the dialogue, we also mentioned Italian cuisine. |
| Mailys:Which is ‘la cuisine italienne’ |
| Greg:and Chinese cuisine... |
| Mailys:which is ‘la cuisine chinoise’ |
| Greg:These two adjectives sound a bit different in the masculine and the feminine, so let’s look at how they change. If you take the masculine form of “Chinese” |
| Mailys:chinois |
| Greg:and you add the feminine silent ‘e’, to get |
| Mailys:chinoise |
| Greg:In writing, we add ‘e’ but spoken, the difference is a z sound |
| Mailys:chinois, chinoise. |
| Greg:The word “Italian” works similarly but the nasal vowel “in” becomes “èn” |
| Mailys:italien, italienne |
| Greg:A second ‘n’ is added in the spelling, so the ‘-en’ ending becomes ‘-enne’. |
| Mailys:But remember that French adjectives don’t start with a capital letter. Check out the lesson notes for more details! |
| Greg:Finally, let’s have a quick look at the verb ‘adorer.’ |
| Mailys:J’adore le verbe adorer! |
| Greg:Yes, I love it too…I guess. We saw in lesson 2 that ‘aimer’ can mean “to love” and “to like”, but ‘adorer’ is not so vague. |
| Mailys:‘J’adore le café’ means “I love coffee!” Or ‘Il adore la cuisine chinoise,’ means “he loves Chinese cuisine.” |
| Greg:What about “I love cookies?” |
| Mailys:Ah, j’adore les biscuits! |
| Greg:‘Moi aussi!’ I love cookies too, so… |
| Mailys:‘Nous adorons les biscuits!’, “We love cookies.” Now let’s move on to the grammar. |
| Grammar Point |
| Greg:The focus of this lesson is numbers 0 to 10. |
| Mailys:In this lesson, Jacques and Mireille were exchanging phone numbers, so this is a perfect opportunity for us to look at numbers in detail. |
| Greg:The pronunciation of numbers presents a few difficulties, so it’s important to look at them together. B, can you start with zero and take us to 10? |
| Mailys:zéro |
| Greg:zero |
| Mailys:un |
| Greg:one |
| Mailys:deux |
| Greg:two |
| Mailys:trois |
| Greg:three |
| Mailys:quatre |
| Greg:four |
| Mailys:cinq |
| Greg:five |
| Mailys:six |
| Greg:six |
| Mailys:sept |
| Greg:seven |
| Mailys:huit |
| Greg:eight |
| Mailys:neuf |
| Greg:nine |
| Mailys:dix |
| Greg:ten |
| Greg:It’s important to copy B’s pronunciation, as the spelling can be misleading and the words for numbers contain a lot of different vowel sounds. If you need to, go back, listen again and repeat them carefully. |
| Mailys:When you add a noun to these numbers, you also have to pay attention to liaison. |
| Greg:Liaison affects numbers 1, 2, 3, 6 and 10. Let’s add the word ami, friend, to numbers 1, 2, 3, 6 and 10, and see what happens. |
| Mailys:Un plus ami becomes un ami |
| Greg:add an n sound |
| Mailys:un ami |
| Mailys:Deux plus amis becomes deux amis |
| Greg:add a z sound |
| Mailys:deux amis |
| Mailys:Trois plus amis becomes trois amis |
| Greg:add a z sound |
| Mailys:trois amis |
| Mailys:Six plus amis becomes six amis |
| Greg:the s sound becomes a z sound |
| Mailys:six amis |
| Mailys:Dix plus amis becomes dix amis |
| Greg:the s sound becomes a z sound |
| Mailys:dix amis |
| Greg:Now, for numbers 6, 8 and 10, the last consonant is usually silent before another consonant. |
| Mailys:Six plus cafés becomes six cafés |
| Mailys:Huit plus cafés becomes huit cafés |
| Mailys:Dix plus cafés becomes dix cafés |
| Greg:Listen to the recording again, and try to remember these groups of words so you can then refer to them in case of doubt. |
| Greg:In this lesson, we will also talk about the possessives ton and ta which mean your. |
| Mailys:French nouns are either masculine or feminine, so the possessive ton or ta will have to match the gender. |
| Greg:ton is masculine, and ta is feminine. |
| Mailys:So le café becomes ton café, your coffee. |
| Greg:and le numéro becomes ton numéro, your number. |
| Mailys:La cuisine becomes ta cuisine, your cooking or your kitchen. |
| Greg:So again, remember, the possessive needs to agree with the noun in gender. |
| Mailys:ton café, ta cuisine. |
| Greg:More possessives will be introduced little by little in future lessons, and we will devote lesson 19 to that topic. |
| Mailys:Come back to listen to our next lesson to find out about Jacques and Mireille’s date! |
| Greg:See you soon! |
| Mailys:À bientôt! |
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