Learn to talk about future actions in French
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| Do you know how to talk about future actions 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 how to talk about future actions 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. |
| Merci pour le repas ! C'est délicieux. |
| De rien. Coralie, qu'est-ce que tu vas faire cet été ? |
| Je visiterai Nice avec quelques amis. |
| Oh, tu iras à la plage ? Tu ne vas pas chercher du travail ? |
| Non, je prendrai quelques cours d'été là-bas. |
| N'oublie pas ton maillot de bain ! Je crois que l'été sera chaud. |
| Let's hear it with the English translation. |
| Merci pour le repas ! C'est délicieux. |
| "Thank you for the meal! It's delicious." |
| De rien. Coralie, qu'est-ce que tu vas faire cet été ? |
| "You're welcome. Coralie, what are you going to do this summer?" |
| After that is the focus statement. Let's take a look at its elements. |
| Je visiterai Nice avec quelques amis. |
| "I will visit Nice with some friends." |
| First is the subject, Je, meaning "I." |
| Je (enunciated). Je. |
| Next is the verb, visiterai, meaning "will visit." |
| Visiterai (enunciated). Visiterai. |
| Notice that the question qu'est-ce que tu vas faire uses the futur proche,, the near future tense, which is made with the verb aller + infinitive. But Coralie replies using the futur simple, simple future tense — a different future tense we'll focus on in this lesson. |
| After this is Nice, a proper noun and the name of a city in France. |
| Nice (enunciated). Nice. |
| Next is the phrase, avec quelques amis, meaning "with some friends." |
| Avec means "with." Avec (enunciated). Avec. |
| Quelques means "some." Quelques (enunciated). Quelques. |
| Amis means "friends." Amis (enunciated). Amis. |
| All together, it's Je visiterai Nice avec quelques amis. |
| This means "I will visit Nice with some friends." |
| Je visiterai Nice avec quelques amis. |
| Oh, tu iras à la plage ? Tu ne vas pas chercher du travail ? |
| "Oh, you're going to the beach? Aren't you going to look for a job?" |
| Non, je prendrai quelques cours d'été là-bas. |
| "No, I'll take some summer classes there." |
| N'oublie pas ton maillot de bain ! Je crois que l'été sera chaud. |
| "Don't forget your swimsuit! I think the summer will be hot." |
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