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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
| Yasmine: And I'm Yasmine. |
| Eric: Using the Verb "to Sound." |
| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use a sentence pattern for communicating one's approval or disapproval. |
| PATTERN |
| Eric: For example, "This music sounds good." |
| Yasmine: Cette musique sonne bien. |
| Yasmine: [slow] Cette musique sonne bien. |
| Eric: The pattern for communicating one's approval or disapproval has 4 elements. First, the adjective "this," in this case in the singular feminine form. |
| Yasmine: Cette. |
| Eric: Second, the noun, in this case "music." |
| Yasmine: musique. |
| Eric: Third, the verb "to sound," conjugated in the third person singular. |
| Yasmine: sonne. |
| Eric: And last, the complement, in this case "good." |
| Yasmine: bien. |
| Eric: Altogether, we have "This music sounds good." |
| Yasmine: Cette musique sonne bien. [slow] Cette musique sonne bien. [normal] Cette musique sonne bien. |
| Eric: First you have the adjective "this," either in the masculine, feminine or plural form, depending on the following noun's gender. After that comes the verb "to sound" modified in gender and number according to the noun, and lastly the adjective, also modified in gender and number according to the noun. |
| Yasmine: Cette musique sonne bien. |
| Eric: So remember, to give your opinion about something, first start with the adjective "this," followed by a noun. Then we have the verb "to sound" modified in gender and number according to the subject, and finish with an adjective that describes your feelings. |
| Eric: Here's another example meaning, "These compliments sound sincere." First, the adjective "this" in this case in the plural masculine form. |
| Yasmine: Ces. |
| Eric: Second, the noun, in this case "compliments." |
| Yasmine: compliments. |
| Eric: Third, the verb "to sound" conjugated in third person plural. |
| Yasmine: sonnent. |
| Eric: And last, the complement, in this case "sincere." |
| Yasmine: sincères. |
| Eric: Altogether we have... |
| Yasmine: Ces compliments sonnent sincères. [slow] Ces compliments sonnent sincères. [normal] Ces compliments sonnent sincères. |
| Eric: "These compliments sound sincere." |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Ces compliments sonnent sincères. |
| Eric: How do you say - "This idea sounds wonderful!" To give you a hint, "wonderful" is... |
| Yasmine: merveilleux. [slow] merveilleux. [normal] merveilleux. |
| Eric: "This idea sounds wonderful!" |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Cette idée sonne merveilleuse! [slow] Cette idée sonne merveilleuse! [normal] Cette idée sonne merveilleuse! |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Cette idée sonne merveilleuse! |
| 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: "This music sounds good." |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Cette musique sonne bien. |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Cette musique sonne bien. |
| Eric: "These compliments sound sincere." |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Ces compliments sonnent sincères. |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Ces compliments sonnent sincères. |
| Eric: "This idea sounds wonderful!" |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Cette idée sonne merveilleuse! |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Cette idée sonne merveilleuse! |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You learned a pattern for communicating one's approval or disapproval, as in... |
| Yasmine: Cette musique sonne bien. |
| Eric: meaning "This music sounds good." |
| Eric: Thanks, everyone, see you next time! |
| Yasmine: A la prochaine! |
Comments
HideHow does heavy metal music sound to you?
Bonjour Shelley,
Ne t'inquiète pas pour la faute de frappe, ce n'est rien ! Et oui, tu utilises bien "sonner". 😉
Belle journée,
Marion
Team FrenchPod101.com
Chers amis,
Je veux ecrire "sonner;"
Je ne veux pas ecrire sooner." !!!
J'ai ecrit un erreur, dans le text # 2😭
Chers amis,
Dans l'autre comment d'aujourdhui (2023-10-28) j'ai utilise' deux des sens du mot "sooner;"
sonnent les matines
et les cloches sonnent bien!
Est-ce-que c'est fait bien?🤗
Chers amis,
🎶Frere Jacques, Frere Jacques 🎶
Dormez-vous? Dormaz-vous?
Sonnent les matines !!!
Sonnent les matines !!!
🎶 Din-din-don! 🎶 Din-din-don! 🎶
( Les cloches sonnent bien, Jacques!
Les cloches sonnent bien, Jacques!
Elles sonnent pour vous,
Elles sonnent pour vous :)😇😇😇
Hi Steve,
Thank you for posting.
Which three sentences are you referring to? Can you please be more specific? 😇
If they are in the Lesson Notes section, then they might not be in the main audio, because in the Lesson Notes we provide extra information about the lesson, thus there could be more examples, depending on how the episode was designed.
The Lesson Transcript should reflect what can be heard in the main audio.
Cheers,
Lena
Team FrenchPod101.com
How come the lecture does not cover the last three sentences?😉
Ce chauchemar sonne terrifiant.
Audio Player
Cette proposition ne sonne pas trop mal.
Cet argument sonne-t-il convaincant?
Bonjour Carey,
Il faut dire "cette idée sonne bien" ou "c'est une bonne idée".
Bonne journée !
Marie Alice
Team FrenchPod101.com
What is the difference between "Cette idée sonne merveilleuse" and "C'est une bonne idéa"? Which phrase is used more often? Can I say "Cette idée sonne bonne"?
Bonjour Mulushewa !
Merci pour votre commentaire.
Il faut dire: "Très bien, merveilleux !"
Bonne journée
Marie Alice
Team FrenchPod101.com
Trè bon! merveillenuse!