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Jessi: Where do you live? 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.
Jessi: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question Where do you live? In French, this is
Ingrid: Où habitez-vous?
The first word in the question is
Ingrid: Où
Jessi: meaning Where in English.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) Où
Jessi: Listen again and repeat.
Ingrid: Où
Jessi: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is
Ingrid: habitez
Jessi: meaning live.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) habitez
Jessi: Now repeat.
Ingrid: habitez
Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat.
Ingrid: Où habitez
And after that
Ingrid: vous
Jessi: meaning you.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) vous
Jessi: Now repeat.
Ingrid: vous
Listen to the entire question and repeat.
Ingrid: Où habitez vous
Jessi: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Where do you live??
Ingrid: J'habite à New-York
Jessi: "I live in New York.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase.
Ingrid: (Slow) J'habite à New-York
adverb
n/a
Jessi: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word:
Ingrid: J'
Jessi: which is the contracted version of the word for I.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) J'
Jessi: Now repeat
Ingrid: J'
Jessi: And next
Ingrid: habite
meaning live.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) habite
Jessi:Now repeat.
Ingrid: habite
Jessi: And after that
Ingrid: à
meaning something like in.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) à
Jessi:Now repeat.
Ingrid: à
Jessi: Next is
Ingrid: New-York
which is New York.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) New-York
Jessi:Now repeat.
Ingrid: New-York
Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, I live in New York., and then repeat.
Ingrid: J'habite à New-York
Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace New York with Paris.
Ingrid: Paris
Jessi: Paris
Ingrid: (slow) Paris (regular) Paris
Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Paris
Ingrid: J'habite à Paris
Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace New York. Say I live in Paris.
Ingrid: J'habite à Paris
Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace Paris with Londres.
Ingrid: Tokyo
Jessi: Londres
Ingrid: (slow) Tokyo (regular) Tokyo
Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Londres
Ingrid: J'habite à Tokyo
Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for Paris. Say I live in Londres.
Ingrid: J'habite à Tokyo
Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace Londres with Moscow.
Ingrid: Moscou
Jessi: Moscow
Ingrid: (slow) Moscou (regular) Moscou
Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Moscow
Ingrid: J'habite à Moscou
Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for Londres. Say I live in Moscow.
Ingrid: J'habite à Moscou
Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting France and someone asks where you live. You live in New York. Respond to the question.
Ingrid: Où habitez-vous? (five seconds) J'habite à New-York
Jessi: Imagine you live in Paris Respond to the question.
Ingrid: Où habitez-vous? (five seconds) J'habite à Paris
Jessi: Imagine you live in Londres. . Answer the speaker's question.
Ingrid: Où habitez-vous? (five seconds) J'habite à Tokyo
Jessi: Imagine you live in Moscow. Respond to the question.
Ingrid: Où habitez-vous? (five seconds) J'habite à Moscou
Jessi: Now you want to ask that person where they live. Ask the question
Ingrid: Où habitez-vous?
Jessi: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself.
Ingrid: Où habitez-vous?
Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 3.

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