Learn the question "Do you speak French?" and how to answer it
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| Jessi: Do you speak 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 Do you speak French? In French, this is |
| Ingrid: Parlez-vous français? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Ingrid: Parlez |
| Jessi: meaning speak in English. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) Parlez |
| Jessi: Listen again and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Parlez |
| 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: vous |
| Jessi: meaning you. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) vous |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: vous |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Parlez vous |
| Next is |
| Ingrid: français |
| Jessi: meaning french. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) français |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: français |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Parlez vous français |
| Jessi: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Do you speak French?? |
| Ingrid: Un petit peu. |
| Jessi: "A little. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ingrid: (Slow) Un petit peu. |
| No, I don't speak French. |
| Parlez |
| verb |
| n/a |
| Jessi: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Ingrid: Un |
| Jessi: meaning a. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) Un |
| Jessi: Now repeat |
| Ingrid: Un |
| Jessi: And next |
| Ingrid: petit |
| meaning little. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) petit |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: petit |
| Jessi: And next |
| Ingrid: peu |
| meaning bit. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) peu |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: peu |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, A little, and then repeat. |
| Ingrid: Un petit peu. |
| Jessi: To make another phrase, replace A little. with a little. |
| Ingrid: un peu |
| Jessi: a little |
| Ingrid: (slow) un peu (regular) un peu |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with a little |
| Ingrid: un peu. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace A little.. Say A little |
| Ingrid: un peu. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace a little with Perfectly. |
| Ingrid: Parfaitement |
| Jessi: Perfectly |
| Ingrid: (slow) Parfaitement (regular) Parfaitement |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Perfectly |
| Ingrid: Parfaitement. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for a little. Say A little |
| Ingrid: Parfaitement. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace Perfectly with I can deal. |
| Ingrid: Je me débrouille |
| Jessi: I can deal |
| Ingrid: (slow) Je me débrouille (regular) Je me débrouille |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with I can deal |
| Ingrid: Je me débrouille. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for Perfectly. Say A little |
| Ingrid: Je me débrouille. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting France and someone asks you if you speak French . You want to answer that you speak A little.. Respond to the question. |
| Ingrid: Parlez-vous français? (five seconds) Un petit peu. |
| Jessi: Now you want to answer that you speak a little Respond to the question. |
| Ingrid: Parlez-vous français? (five seconds) un peu. |
| Jessi: You want to answer that you speak Perfectly. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Ingrid: Parlez-vous français? (five seconds) Parfaitement. |
| Jessi: Now you want to answer that you speak I can deal. Respond to the question. |
| Ingrid: Parlez-vous français? (five seconds) Je me débrouille. |
| Jessi: Now you want to know ask someone if they speak French. Ask the question |
| Ingrid: Parlez-vous français? |
| Jessi: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Ingrid: Parlez-vous français? |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 5. |
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