Learn the question "Where did you learn French?" and how to answer it
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| Jessi: Where did you learn 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 "Where did you learn French?" In French, this is |
| Ingrid: Où avez-vous appris le français? |
| The first word in the question “Where did you learn French?” is |
| Ingrid: Où |
| Jessi: "meaning Where" in English. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) Où |
| Jessi: Listen again at natural speed. Please repeat. |
| Ingrid: Où |
| 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, Where did you learn French? is |
| Ingrid: avez |
| Jessi: meaning have in English. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) avez |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: avez |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Où avez |
| And after that |
| Ingrid: vous |
| Jessi: meaning you in English. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) vous |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: vous |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Où avez vous |
| Next is |
| Ingrid: appris |
| Jessi: meaning learned in English. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) appris |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: appris |
| Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Où avez vous appris |
| And next |
| Ingrid: le |
| Jessi: meaning something like the in English. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) le |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: le |
| Listen to the the first 5 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Où avez vous appris le |
| And next |
| Ingrid: français |
| Jessi: meaning french in English. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) français |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: français |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Où avez vous appris le français |
| Jessi: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question Where did you learn French?? |
| Ingrid: J'ai appris le français à l'école. |
| Jessi: "I learned it in school.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ingrid: (Slow) J'ai appris le français à l'école. |
| Où |
| adverb |
| n/a |
| Jessi: But 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: ai |
| meaning something like have. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) ai |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: ai |
| Jessi: And next |
| Ingrid: appris |
| meaning learned. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) appris |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: appris |
| Jessi: And next |
| Ingrid: le |
| meaning something like the. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) le |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: le |
| Jessi: And next |
| Ingrid: français |
| meaning French. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) français |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: français |
| Jessi: And after that |
| Ingrid: à |
| meaning something like at. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) à |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: à |
| Jessi: And after that |
| Ingrid: la |
| meaning the. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) la |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: la |
| Jessi: And after that |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, I learned it in school., and then repeat. |
| Ingrid: J'ai appris le français à l'école. |
| Jessi: To make another phrase, replace in school with at work. |
| Ingrid: au travail |
| Jessi: at work |
| Ingrid: (slow) au travail (regular) au travail |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with at work |
| Ingrid: J'ai appris le français au travail. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace in school. Say I learned it at work. |
| Ingrid: J'ai appris le français au travail. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace at work with with books. |
| Ingrid: dans les livres |
| Jessi: with books |
| Ingrid: (slow) dans les livres (regular) dans les livres |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with with books |
| Ingrid: J'ai appris le français dans les livres. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for at work. Say I learned it with books. |
| Ingrid: J'ai appris le français dans les livres. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace with books with with my friends. |
| Ingrid: avec mes amis |
| Jessi: with my friends |
| Ingrid: (slow) avec mes amis (regular) avec mes amis |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with with my friends |
| Ingrid: J'ai appris le français avec mes amis. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for with books. Say I learned it with my friends. |
| Ingrid: J'ai appris le français avec mes amis. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting France and a stranger asks you where you learned French. You learned French in school. Respond to the question. |
| Ingrid: Où avez-vous appris le français? (five seconds) J'ai appris le français à l'école. |
| Jessi: Now, imagine you learned it at work Respond to the question. |
| Ingrid: Où avez-vous appris le français? (five seconds) J'ai appris le français au travail. |
| Jessi: Imagine you learned it with books. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Ingrid: Où avez-vous appris le français? (five seconds) J'ai appris le français dans les livres. |
| Jessi: Imagine you learned it with my friends. Respond to the question. |
| Ingrid: Où avez-vous appris le français? (five seconds) J'ai appris le français avec mes amis. |
| Jessi: You want to ask where the stranger learned French. Ask the question |
| Ingrid: Où avez-vous appris le français? |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 7 |
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