Learn how to post comments about a smiling baby picture
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Talking About Your Baby. |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
| Yasmine: And I'm Yasmine. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in French about a smiling baby picture. Léa plays with her baby, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Yasmine: Ma petite princesse <3 |
| Eric: Meaning - "My little princess <3" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Léa: Ma petite princesse <3 |
| (clicking sound) |
| Céline: Elle est trop chou! |
| Inès: Je viens faire du baby-sitting n'importe quand ^^ |
| Pierre: Quel beau sourire! |
| Elodie: Elle est le portrait craché de son papa :) |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Léa: Ma petite princesse <3 |
| Eric: "My little princess <3" |
| (clicking sound) |
| Céline: Elle est trop chou! |
| Eric: "She's so cute!" |
| Inès: Je viens faire du baby-sitting n'importe quand ^^ |
| Eric: "I'll come to babysit anytime ^^" |
| Pierre: Quel beau sourire! |
| Eric: "What a beautiful smile!" |
| Elodie: Elle est le portrait craché de son papa :) |
| Eric: "She's the spitting image of her daddy :)" |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen again to Léa's post. |
| Yasmine: Ma petite princesse <3 |
| Eric: "My little princess <3" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Ma petite princesse <3 (Regular) Ma petite princesse <3 |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "my little." |
| Yasmine: Ma petite |
| Eric: Nowadays many women work and care about their career, and may delay having children until they're about 30 years old. Listen again- "my little" is... |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Ma petite (REGULAR) Ma petite |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase - "princess." |
| Yasmine: princesse |
| Eric: French people often use a variety of cute nicknames like "sweetie" or "honey". Some that might sound weird for English speaking people are "my cabbage" or "my flea" for example. Listen again- "princess" is... |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) princesse (REGULAR) princesse |
| Eric: All together, "My little princess <3" |
| Yasmine: Ma petite princesse <3 |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, Léa's friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: Her neighbor, Céline, uses an expression meaning - "She's so cute!" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Elle est trop chou! (REGULAR) Elle est trop chou! |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: Elle est trop chou! |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling warmhearted. |
| Eric: Her high school friend, Inès, uses an expression meaning - "I'll come to babysit anytime ^^" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Je viens faire du baby-sitting n'importe quand ^^ (REGULAR) Je viens faire du baby-sitting n'importe quand ^^ |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: Je viens faire du baby-sitting n'importe quand ^^ |
| Eric: Use this expression to be funny. |
| Eric: Her supervisor, Pierre, uses an expression meaning - "What a beautiful smile!" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Quel beau sourire! (REGULAR) Quel beau sourire! |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: Quel beau sourire! |
| Eric: Use this expression to be old fashioned. |
| Eric: Her husband's high school friend, Elodie, uses an expression meaning - "She's the spitting image of her daddy :)" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Elle est le portrait craché de son papa :) (REGULAR) Elle est le portrait craché de son papa :) |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: Elle est le portrait craché de son papa :) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling optimistic. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about a smiling baby picture, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time! |
| Yasmine: Au revoir |
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