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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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