Learn how to post comments about returning home after a trip
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Arriving Home. |
| 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 returning home after a trip. Léa returns home after a vacation, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Yasmine: Qu'on est bien chez soi! |
| Eric: Meaning - "How nice it is at home!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Léa: Qu'on est bien chez soi! |
| (clicking sound) |
| Céline: Contente de te revoir! :) |
| Inès: Tu nous as manqué <3 |
| Rémi: Prochaine étape: défaire la valise... amuse-toi bien :p |
| Elodie: C'était comment? ^^ |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Léa: Qu'on est bien chez soi! |
| Eric: "How nice it is at home!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| Céline: Contente de te revoir! :) |
| Eric: "Welcome back! :)" |
| Inès: Tu nous as manqué <3 |
| Eric: "We missed you <3" |
| Rémi: Prochaine étape: défaire la valise... amuse-toi bien :p |
| Eric: "Next step: unpack the suitcase... have fun :p" |
| Elodie: C'était comment? ^^ |
| Eric: "How was it? ^^" |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen again to Léa's post. |
| Yasmine: Qu'on est bien chez soi! |
| Eric: "How nice it is at home!" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Qu'on est bien chez soi! (Regular) Qu'on est bien chez soi! |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "How nice it is." |
| Yasmine: Qu'on est bien |
| Eric: This phrase is equivalent to "home sweet home," but cannot be translated literally into English. It's typically used when speaking to oneself. Listen again- "How nice it is" is... |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Qu'on est bien (REGULAR) Qu'on est bien |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase - "at home." |
| Yasmine: chez soi |
| Eric: When French people travel, they like to either bring souvenirs from where they went, or to write postcards to family and friends. Listen again- "at home" is... |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) chez soi (REGULAR) chez soi |
| Eric: All together, "How nice it is at home!" |
| Yasmine: Qu'on est bien chez soi! |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, Léa's friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: Her neighbor, Céline, uses an expression meaning - "Welcome back! :)" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Contente de te revoir! :) (REGULAR) Contente de te revoir! :) |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: Contente de te revoir! :) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling warmhearted. |
| Eric: Her high school friend, Inès, uses an expression meaning - "We missed you <3" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Tu nous as manqué <3 (REGULAR) Tu nous as manqué <3 |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: Tu nous as manqué <3 |
| Eric: Use this expression to be funny. |
| Eric: Her college friend, Rémi, uses an expression meaning - "Next step: unpack the suitcase... have fun :p" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Prochaine étape: défaire la valise... amuse-toi bien :p (REGULAR) Prochaine étape: défaire la valise... amuse-toi bien :p |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: Prochaine étape: défaire la valise... amuse-toi bien :p |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling frivolous. |
| Eric: Her husband's high school friend, Elodie, uses an expression meaning - "How was it? ^^" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) C'était comment? ^^ (REGULAR) C'était comment? ^^ |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: C'était comment? ^^ |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are interested. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about returning home after a trip, 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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