Learn to describe something in French
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| Do you know how to describe something 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 describe something 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. |
| Excusez-moi, quel ordinateur est-ce que vous conseillez ? |
| Et bien, cet ordinateur est très rapide. |
| Mais il n'est pas très léger. |
| Et cet ordinateur ? Il n'est pas très rapide mais il est léger, et il y a une promotion maintenant. |
| Let's break it down. |
| The first sentence is |
| Excusez-moi, quel ordinateur est-ce que vous conseillez ? |
| "Excuse me, which computer do you recommend?" |
| After that is the focus statement. Let's take a look at its elements. |
| Et bien, cet ordinateur est très rapide. |
| "Well, this computer is very fast." |
| First is the phrase, Et bien, meaning "Well." It is an informal interjection often used to introduce a statement or show mild surprise—similar to "Well" in English. Et bien(enunciated). Et bien. |
| Next is the word cet, which means "this." Cet (enunciated). Cet. |
| Ordinateur means "computer." Ordinateur (enunciated). Ordinateur. |
| After this is est, which means "is" in English. Est (enunciated). Est. |
| Très means "very." Très (enunciated). Très. |
| And finally, rapide means "fast." Rapide (enunciated). Rapide. |
| All together, it's Et bien, cet ordinateur est très rapide. |
| This translates as, "Well, this computer is very fast." |
| Mais il n'est pas très léger. |
| "But it is not very light." |
| Et cet ordinateur ? Il n'est pas très rapide mais il est léger, et il y a une promotion maintenant. |
| "And this computer? It is not very fast, but it is light, and there is a promotion on it now." |
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