Learn to talk about transportation in French
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| Do you know how to talk about transportation in French? |
| You'll learn how in just a moment. |
| Hi, my name is Fanny, and this is Three Step French by FrenchPod101.com. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn to talk about transportation in French through a quick conversation. |
| Let's look at the dialogue. |
| As you listen, pay attention to how they ask about the topic and how the other person responds. |
| Bon travail ! Il est 17h. Nous avons encore du temps. |
| À quelle heure est-ce que tu vas voir tes amis ? |
| À 19h. Je vais à la Comtesse à pied. Est-ce que tu veux venir avec moi ? |
| Je suis fatigué. Je vais y aller en taxi. |
| Let's hear it with the English translation. |
| Bon travail ! Il est 17h. Nous avons encore du temps. |
| "Good job! It's 5:00 PM. We still have time." |
| À quelle heure est-ce que tu vas voir tes amis ? |
| "What time are you going to see your friends?" |
| The next sentence is the one we'll focus on. Let's take a closer look and break it down into its parts. |
| À 19h. Je vais à la Comtesse à pied. Est-ce que tu veux venir avec moi ? |
| "At 7:00 PM. I'm going to La Comtesse on foot. Do you want to come with me?" |
| First is the phrase, À 19h, meaning "At 7:00 PM." À 19h. À 19h. |
| Next is the sentence, Je vais à la Comtesse à pied, meaning "I'm going to La Comtesse on foot." Je vais à la Comtesse à pied. |
| This starts with the subject pronoun, je, meaning "I." Je. Je. |
| Next is the verb, vais, meaning "am going." Vais. Vais. |
| Together, je vais means "I am going." Je vais. Je vais. |
| Next is the preposition, à, indicating direction or destination "to." À. À. |
| After this is the proper noun, la Comtesse, the name of a place. La Comtesse. La Comtesse. |
| Together, à la Comtesse means "to La Comtesse." À la Comtesse. À la Comtesse. |
| Next is the phrase, à pied, meaning "on foot." À pied. À pied. |
| Next is the question, Est-ce que tu veux venir avec moi ?, meaning "Do you want to come with me?" Est-ce que tu veux venir avec moi ? |
| This starts with the phrase Est-ce que, used to form yes or no questions in French. Est-ce que. Est-ce que. |
| Next is the subject pronoun, tu, meaning "you" (informal). Tu. Tu. |
| After this is the verb, veux, meaning "want." Veux. Veux. |
| Next is the infinitive verb, venir, meaning "to come." venir. Venir. |
| Next is the prepositional phrase, avec moi, meaning "with me." Avec moi. Avec moi. |
| All together, it's À 19h. Je vais à la Comtesse à pied. Est-ce que tu veux venir avec moi ? "At 7:00 PM. I'm going to La Comtesse on foot. Do you want to come with me?" |
| Je suis fatigué. Je vais y aller en taxi. |
| "I'm tired. I'm going to go there by taxi." |
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