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INTRODUCTION
Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric.
Yasmine: And I'm Yasmine.
Eric: Giving Advice, Part 1.
Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use a sentence pattern for giving advice.
PATTERN
Eric: For example, "You should go to the dentist."
Yasmine: Tu devrais aller chez le dentiste.
Yasmine: [slow] Tu devrais aller chez le dentiste.
Eric: The pattern for giving advice has 3 elements. First, the expression "you should" (informal you).
Yasmine: Tu devrais.
Eric: Second, a verb in the infinitive form, in this case "to go."
Yasmine: aller.
Eric: Third, the complement, in this case "to the dentist."
Yasmine: chez le dentiste.
Eric: Altogether, we have "You should go to the dentist."
Yasmine: Tu devrais aller chez le dentiste. [slow] Tu devrais aller chez le dentiste. [normal] Tu devrais aller chez le dentiste.
Eric: First you have the expression "you should," then a verb in the infinitive form followed by a complement.
Yasmine: Tu devrais aller chez le dentiste.
Eric: So remember, to give advice, start with the expression "you should," followed by a verb in the infinitive form, and then the thing you advise to do.
Eric: Here's another example meaning, "You should go to sleep earlier." First, the expression "you should" (informal you).
Yasmine: Tu devrais.
Eric: Second, a verb in the infinitive form, in this case the reflexive verb, meaning "to sleep."
Yasmine: te coucher.
Eric: Third, complement, in this case "earlier."
Yasmine: plus tôt.
Eric: Altogether we have...
Yasmine: Tu devrais te coucher plus tôt. [slow] Tu devrais te coucher plus tôt. [normal] Tu devrais te coucher plus tôt.
Eric: "You should go to sleep earlier."
[pause]
Yasmine: Tu devrais te coucher plus tôt.
Eric: How do you say - "You should clean your bedroom." To give you a hint, "to clean your bedroom" is...
Yasmine: ranger ta chambre. [slow] ranger ta chambre. [normal] ranger ta chambre.
Eric: "You should clean your bedroom."
[pause]
Yasmine: Tu devrais ranger ta chambre. [slow] Tu devrais ranger ta chambre. [normal] Tu devrais ranger ta chambre.
[pause]
Yasmine: Tu devrais ranger ta chambre.
REVIEW
Eric: Let's review the sentences from this lesson. I’ll give you the English equivalent of the phrase, and you’re responsible for shouting it out loud in French. Here we go.
Eric: "You should go to the dentist."
[pause]
Yasmine: Tu devrais aller chez le dentiste.
[pause]
Yasmine: Tu devrais aller chez le dentiste.
Eric: "You should go to sleep earlier."
[pause]
Yasmine: Tu devrais te coucher plus tôt.
[pause]
Yasmine: Tu devrais te coucher plus tôt.
Eric: "You should clean your bedroom."
[pause]
Yasmine: Tu devrais ranger ta chambre.
[pause]
Yasmine: Tu devrais ranger ta chambre.

Outro

Eric: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You learned a pattern for giving advice, as in...
Yasmine: Tu devrais aller chez le dentiste.
Eric: meaning "You should go to the dentist."
Eric: Thanks, everyone, see you next time!
Yasmine: A la prochaine!

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