Learn how to post comments about relaxing
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Just Relaxing. |
| 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 relaxing. François relaxes at a beautiful place, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Yasmine: Moment de détente :) |
| Eric: Meaning - "A moment of relaxation :)" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| François: Moment de détente :) |
| (clicking sound) |
| Léa: Tu le mérites ;) |
| Elodie: C'est le même endroit où tu vas chaque année? |
| Inès: Je t'envie :p |
| Rémi: J'arriiiiiiiiiiiiiiive :D |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| François: Moment de détente :) |
| Eric: "A moment of relaxation :)" |
| (clicking sound) |
| Léa: Tu le mérites ;) |
| Eric: "You deserve it ;)" |
| Elodie: C'est le même endroit où tu vas chaque année? |
| Eric: "Is it the same place you've been going to every year?" |
| Inès: Je t'envie :p |
| Eric: "I envy you :p" |
| Rémi: J'arriiiiiiiiiiiiiiive :D |
| Eric: "Comiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing :D" |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen again to François's post. |
| Yasmine: Moment de détente :) |
| Eric: "A moment of relaxation :)" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Moment de détente :) (Regular) Moment de détente :) |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "Moment." |
| Yasmine: Moment |
| Eric: On French social media, it's common practice to shorten sentences by starting with a noun expressing a duration to explain what you're doing. Listen again- "Moment" is... |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Moment (REGULAR) Moment |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase - "of relaxation." |
| Yasmine: de détente |
| Eric: To relax, people in France enjoy taking a walk in a park, sunbathing in summer sun, going to a spa, and other such activities. Listen again- "of relaxation" is... |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) de détente (REGULAR) de détente |
| Eric: All together, "A moment of relaxation :)" |
| Yasmine: Moment de détente :) |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, François's friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: His wife, Léa, uses an expression meaning - "You deserve it ;)" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Tu le mérites ;) (REGULAR) Tu le mérites ;) |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: Tu le mérites ;) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling sensitive. |
| Eric: His high school friend, Elodie, uses an expression meaning - "Is it the same place you've been going to every year?" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) C'est le même endroit où tu vas chaque année? (REGULAR) C'est le même endroit où tu vas chaque année? |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: C'est le même endroit où tu vas chaque année? |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling inquisitive. |
| Eric: His wife's high school friend, Inès, uses an expression meaning - "I envy you :p" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Je t'envie :p :D (REGULAR) Je t'envie :p |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: Je t'envie :p |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling jealous. |
| Eric: His college friend, Rémi, uses an expression meaning - "Comiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing :D" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) J'arriiiiiiiiiiiiiiive :D (REGULAR) J'arriiiiiiiiiiiiiiive :D |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: J'arriiiiiiiiiiiiiiive :D |
| Eric: Use this expression to be funny. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about relaxing, 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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