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| INTRODUCTION |
| Greg: Hi everyone, I’m Greg: and welcome to FrenchPod101.com. This is Lower Beginner Season 1, Lesson 3, 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. |
Lesson conversation |
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| 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! |
| VOCAB LIST |
| 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] |
| KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES |
| 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. |
Lesson focus |
| 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: Listeners, ever have any French language or lesson-related questions? |
| Greg: Ask a question on the lessons page! |
| Mailys: It's super simple. Go to FrenchPod101.com... |
| Greg: ...click on comments, |
| Mailys: ...enter your comment and name, |
| Greg: ...and that's it! |
| Mailys: Commenting is a great way to practice writing and reading in French. |
| Greg: Go to FrenchPod101.com, and comment now. |
| 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! |
33 Comments
HideHi everyone!
Now that you now the numbers, you can ask someone for their phone number :)
Bonjour Lovely Lady,
Tu as de la chance !
Bonne journée,
Marion
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je suis tres belle!!
Bonjour Tiia,
Merci à toi pour ton gentil commentaire ! :-)
Bonne journée,
Marion
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Bonjour! Je trouve que cette leçon est très bonne et utile, merci beaucoup! "Quel est votre numéro de téléphone?"
Bonjour Maddie,
Just a few things to correct: Je suis américaine, j'ai treize ans. ;-)
Bonne journée,
Marion
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Bonjour Ariadna,
Courage ! :-)
Bonne journée,
Marion
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Le chose est plus dificile puis le número 10!
Bonjour Audrey,
This is a Level 1 lesson though?
Bonne journée,
Marion
Team FrenchPod101
Bonjour Charles,
Bravo, ta phrase est correcte !
Bonne journée,
Marion
Team FrenchPod101
Quel est ton numéro de téléphone?