Learn how to post comments about being exhausted
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Feeling Exhausted. |
| 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 being exhausted. Léa feels exhausted after a long day at work, and writes this post: |
| Yasmine: La journée était longue, je suis morte... |
| Eric: Meaning - "It was a long day, I'm dead..." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Léa: La journée était longue, je suis morte... |
| (clicking sound) |
| Pierre: Reposez-vous bien, nous avons une réunion importante demain. |
| Céline: ça va? |
| Inès: Vivement ce week-end ^^ |
| Rémi: Moi aussiiiiii! |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Léa: La journée était longue, je suis morte... |
| Eric: "It was a long day, I'm dead..." |
| (clicking sound) |
| Pierre: Reposez-vous bien, nous avons une réunion importante demain. |
| Eric: "Rest well, we have an important meeting tomorrow." |
| Céline: ça va? |
| Eric: "Are you ok?" |
| Inès: Vivement ce week-end ^^ |
| Eric: "Can't wait for this weekend ^^" |
| Rémi: Moi aussiiiiii! |
| Eric: "Me tooooooo!" |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen again to Léa's post. |
| Yasmine: La journée était longue, je suis morte... |
| Eric: "It was a long day, I'm dead..." |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) La journée était longue, je suis morte... (Regular) La journée était longue, je suis morte... |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "It was a long day." |
| Yasmine: La journée était longue |
| Eric: In France, you can legally work 35 hours per week, generally from Mondays to Fridays, and people are entitled to 5 weeks of paid leave per year, which they can take whenever they want. Families with children generally go on vacation for a couple of weeks during the summer, when children are on holiday and don't have to go to school. Listen again- "It was a long day" is... |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) La journée était longue (REGULAR) La journée était longue |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase - "I'm dead." |
| Yasmine: je suis morte |
| Eric: Sometimes, to talk about feelings, people may use strong, exaggerated words. Listen again- "I'm dead" is... |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) je suis morte (REGULAR) je suis morte |
| Eric: All together, "It was a long day, I'm dead..." |
| Yasmine: La journée était longue, je suis morte... |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, Léa's friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: Her supervisor, Pierre, uses an expression meaning - "Rest well, we have an important meeting tomorrow." |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Reposez-vous bien, nous avons une réunion importante demain. (REGULAR) Reposez-vous bien, nous avons une réunion importante demain. |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: Reposez-vous bien, nous avons une réunion importante demain. |
| Eric: Use this expression to be old fashioned. |
| Eric: Her neighbor, Céline, uses an expression meaning - "Are you ok?" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) ça va? (REGULAR) ça va? |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: ça va? |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling concerned. |
| Eric: Her high school friend, Inès, uses an expression meaning - "Can't wait for this weekend ^^" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Vivement ce week-end ^^ (REGULAR) Vivement ce week-end ^^ |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: Vivement ce week-end ^^ |
| Eric: Use this expression to be funny. |
| Eric: Her college friend, Rémi, uses an expression meaning - "Me tooooooo!" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Moi aussiiiiii! (REGULAR) Moi aussiiiiii! |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: Moi aussiiiiii! |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling frivolous. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about being exhausted, 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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