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Jessi: How tall are you? in French
Jessi: In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for French learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. You'll also improve pronunciation and fluency by repeating the words and phrases out loud after hearing them.
Jessi: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "How tall are you?" In French, this is
Ingrid: Combien mesurez-vous?
The first word in the question “How tall are you?” is
Ingrid: Combien
Jessi: "meaning something like How much" in English. Listen to it syllable by syllable.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) Combien
Jessi: Listen again at natural speed. Please repeat.
Ingrid: Combien
Jessi: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the English translation, breaking it down by syllable, and then giving it once more at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question, How tall are you? is
Ingrid: mesurez
Jessi: meaning measure in English. Listen to it syllable by syllable.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) mesurez
Jessi: Listen again at natural native speed, and repeat.
Ingrid: mesurez
Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat.
Ingrid: Combien mesurez
And next
Ingrid: vous
Jessi: meaning you in English. Listen to it syllable by syllable.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) vous
Jessi: Listen again at natural native speed, and repeat.
Ingrid: vous
Listen to the entire question and repeat.
Ingrid: Combien mesurez vous
Jessi: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question How tall are you??
Ingrid: Je mesure 1m80.
Jessi: "I'm 180 cm tall.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase.
Ingrid: (Slow) Je mesure 1m80.
Combien
adverb
n/a
Jessi: But let's break it down from the beginning. The first word:
Ingrid: Je
Jessi: meaning I. Listen to it syllable by syllable.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) Je
Jessi: Again at natural speed. Repeat.
Ingrid: Je
Jessi: And next
Ingrid: mesure
meaning measure. Listen to it syllable by syllable.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) mesure
Jessi: Again at natural speed. Repeat.
Ingrid: mesure
Jessi: And next
Ingrid: 1m80
meaning 180cm. Listen to it syllable by syllable.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) 1m80
Jessi: Again at natural speed. Repeat.
Ingrid: 1m80
Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, I'm 180 cm tall., and then repeat.
Ingrid: Je mesure 1m80.
Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace 180 with 150 cm.
Ingrid: 1m50
Jessi: 150 cm
Ingrid: (slow) 1m50 (regular) 1m50
Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 150 cm
Ingrid: Je mesure 1m50.
Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 180. Say I'm 150 cm cm tall.
Ingrid: Je mesure 1m50.
Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace 150 cm with 160.
Ingrid: 1m60
Jessi: 160
Ingrid: (slow) 1m60 (regular) 1m60
Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 160
Ingrid: Je mesure 1m60.
Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for 150 cm. Say I'm 160 cm tall.
Ingrid: Je mesure 1m60.
Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace 160 with 145.
Ingrid: 1m45
Jessi: 145
Ingrid: (slow) 1m45 (regular) 1m45
Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 145
Ingrid: Je mesure 1m45.
Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for 160. Say I'm 145 cm tall.
Ingrid: Je mesure 1m45.
Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting France and a stranger asks you how tall you are. You are 180. Respond to the question.
Ingrid: Combien mesurez-vous? (five seconds) Je mesure 1m80.
Jessi: Imagine you are 150 cm Respond to the question.
Ingrid: Combien mesurez-vous? (five seconds) Je mesure 1m50.
Jessi: Now imagine you are 160. . Answer the speaker's question.
Ingrid: Combien mesurez-vous? (five seconds) Je mesure 1m60.
Jessi: Imagine you're 145. Respond to the question.
Ingrid: Combien mesurez-vous? (five seconds) Je mesure 1m45.
Jessi: You want to learn how tall the stranger is. Ask the question
Ingrid: Combien mesurez-vous?
Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 14

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