Learn how to ask about location or position
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
| Yasmine: And I'm Yasmine. |
| Eric: Asking About Location or Position. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use a sentence pattern for asking about location or position. |
| PATTERN |
| Eric: For example, "Where are my keys?" |
| Yasmine: Où sont mes clés? |
| Yasmine: [slow] Où sont mes clés? |
| Eric: The pattern for asking about location or position has 3 elements. First, the adverb "where." |
| Yasmine: Où. |
| Eric: Second, the verb "to be," conjugated in the third person plural. |
| Yasmine: sont. |
| Eric: Third, the subject, in this case "my keys." |
| Yasmine: mes clés. |
| Eric: Altogether, we have "Where are my keys?" |
| Yasmine: Où sont mes clés? [slow] Où sont mes clés? [normal] Où sont mes clés? |
| Eric: First you have the adverb meaning "where," then the conjugated verb according to the pronoun, and then the subject. |
| Yasmine: Où sont mes clés? |
| Eric: So remember, to ask where something is, start with the adverb "where," followed by a conjugated verb, and the thing(s) you’re looking for. |
| Eric: Here's another example meaning, "Where is the bathroom?" First, adverb "where." |
| Yasmine: Où. |
| Eric: Second, the verb "to be," conjugated in the third person singular. |
| Yasmine: est. |
| Eric: Third, the subject, in this case "the bathroom." |
| Yasmine: la salle de bains. |
| Eric: Altogether we have... |
| Yasmine: Où est la salle de bains? [slow] Où est la salle de bains? [normal] Où est la salle de bains? |
| Eric: "Where is the bathroom?" |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Où est la salle de bains? |
| Eric: How do you say - "Where is the cat?" To give you a hint, "the cat" is... |
| Yasmine: le chat. [slow] le chat. [normal] le chat. |
| Eric: "Where is the cat?" |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Où est le chat? [slow] Où est le chat? [normal] Où est le chat? |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Où est le chat? |
| 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: "Where are my keys?" |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Où sont mes clés? |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Où sont mes clés? |
| Eric: "Where is the bathroom?" |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Où est la salle de bains? |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Où est la salle de bains? |
| Eric: "Where is the cat?" |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Où est le chat? |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Où est le chat? |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You learned a pattern for asking about location or position, as in... |
| Yasmine: Où sont mes clés? |
| Eric: meaning "Where are my keys?" |
| Eric: Thanks, everyone, see you next time! |
| Yasmine: A la prochaine! |
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