Learn how to express what you want
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
| Yasmine: And I'm Yasmine. |
| Eric: Expressing What You Want. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use a sentence pattern for expressing what you want. |
| PATTERN |
| Eric: For example, "I want a book for Christmas." |
| Yasmine: Je veux un livre à Noël. |
| Yasmine: [slow] Je veux un livre à Noël. |
| Eric: The pattern for expressing what you want has 3 elements. First, a pronoun, in this case "I." |
| Yasmine: Je. |
| Eric: Second, the verb "to want," conjugated in the first person singular. |
| Yasmine: veux. |
| Eric: Third, a complement, in this case a noun phrase meaning "a book for Christmas." |
| Yasmine: un livre à Noël. |
| Eric: Altogether, we have "I want a book for Christmas." |
| Yasmine: Je veux un livre à Noël. [slow] Je veux un livre à Noël. [normal] Je veux un livre à Noël. |
| Eric: First you have the pronoun, then the verb "to want" conjugated according to the pronoun. Lastly, the complement expressing what it is you want. In the case of a noun, an article is needed before it and also after the verb. The article is modified according to the gender and number of the noun. In case of a verb, it should be in the infinitive form. |
| Yasmine: Je veux un livre à Noël. |
| Eric: So remember, to express you want something, say "I," plus the verb "to want," plus the complement. Be aware of the number and gender in case of a noun. |
| Eric: Here’s another example meaning, "I want to win this contest." First, a pronoun, in this case "I." |
| Yasmine: Je. |
| Eric: Second, the verb "to want," conjugated in the first person singular. |
| Yasmine: veux. |
| Eric: Third, a complement, in this case a verb phrase meaning "to win this contest." |
| Yasmine: gagner ce concours. |
| Eric: Altogether we have... |
| Yasmine: Je veux gagner ce concours. [slow] Je veux gagner ce concours. [normal] Je veux gagner ce concours. |
| Eric: "I want to win this contest." |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Je veux gagner ce concours. |
| Eric: How do you say - "I want to go on vacation." To give you a hint, "to go on holiday" is... |
| Yasmine: partir en vacances. [slow] partir en vacances. [normal] partir en vacances. |
| Eric: "I want to go on vacation." |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Je veux partir en vacances. [slow] Je veux partir en vacances. [normal] Je veux partir en vacances. |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Je veux partir en vacances. |
| 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: "I want a book for Christmas." |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Je veux un livre à Noël. |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Je veux un livre à Noël. |
| Eric: "I want to win this contest." |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Je veux gagner ce concours. |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Je veux gagner ce concours. |
| Eric: "I want to go on vacation." |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Je veux partir en vacances. |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Je veux partir en vacances. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You learned a pattern for expressing what you want, as in... |
| Yasmine: Je veux un livre à Noël. |
| Eric: meaning "I want a book for Christmas." |
| Eric: Thanks, everyone, see you next time! |
| Yasmine: A la prochaine! |
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