Learn how to seek confirmation about a statement
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
| Yasmine: And I'm Yasmine. |
| Eric: Tag Questions. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use a sentence pattern for seeking confirmation about a statement. |
| PATTERN |
| Eric: For example, "This is cute, isn't it?" |
| Yasmine: C'est mignon, n'est-ce pas? |
| Yasmine: [slow] C'est mignon, n'est-ce pas? |
| Eric: The pattern for seeking confirmation about a statement has 2 elements. First a sentence, in this case "this is cute." |
| Yasmine: C'est mignon. |
| Eric: Second, the question tag "isn't it?" |
| Yasmine: n'est-ce pas. |
| Eric: Altogether, we have "This is cute, isn't it?" |
| Yasmine: C'est mignon, n'est-ce pas? [slow] C'est mignon, n'est-ce pas? [normal] C'est mignon, n'est-ce pas? |
| Eric: First you start with a sentence, and then you add "isn't it" at the end. |
| Yasmine: C'est mignon, n'est-ce pas? |
| Eric: So remember, to ask for confirmation about a statement, just ask "isn't it" after your sentence. |
| Eric: Here's another example meaning, "It's a small world, isn't it?" First a sentence, in this case "it's a small world" or, literally, "the world is small." |
| Yasmine: Le monde est petit. |
| Eric: Second, the question tag "isn't it." |
| Yasmine: n'est-ce pas. |
| Eric: Altogether we have... |
| Yasmine: Le monde est petit, n'est-ce pas? [slow] Le monde est petit, n'est-ce pas? [normal] Le monde est petit, n'est-ce pas? |
| Eric: "It's a small world, isn't it?" |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Le monde est petit, n'est-ce pas? |
| Eric: How do you say - "You like spinach, right?" To give you a hint, "to like spinach" is... |
| Yasmine: aimer les épinards. [slow] aimer les épinards. [normal] aimer les épinards. |
| Eric: "You like spinach, right?" |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Tu aimes les épinards, n'est-ce pas? [slow] Tu aimes les épinards, n'est-ce pas? [normal] Tu aimes les épinards, n'est-ce pas? |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Tu aimes les épinards, n'est-ce pas? |
| 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 is cute, isn't it?" |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: C'est mignon, n'est-ce pas? |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: C'est mignon, n'est-ce pas? |
| Eric: "It's a small world, isn't it? " |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Le monde est petit, n'est-ce pas? |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Le monde est petit, n'est-ce pas? |
| Eric: "You like spinach, right?" |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Tu aimes les épinards, n'est-ce pas? |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Tu aimes les épinards, n'est-ce pas? |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You learned a pattern for seeking confirmation about a statement, as in... |
| Yasmine: C'est mignon, n'est-ce pas? |
| Eric: meaning "This is cute, isn't it?" |
| Eric: Thanks, everyone, see you next time! |
| Yasmine: A la prochaine! |
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