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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
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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