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Jessi: Do you like French food?
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 "Do you like French food?" In French, this is
Ingrid: Aimez-vous la cuisine française?
The first word in the question “Do you like French food?” is
Ingrid: Aimez
Jessi: "meaning like" in English.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) Aimez
Jessi: Listen again at natural speed. Please repeat.
Ingrid: Aimez
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, Do you like French food? is
Ingrid: vous
Jessi: meaning you in English.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) vous
Jessi: Now repeat.
Ingrid: vous
Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat.
Ingrid: Aimez vous
And next
Ingrid: la
Jessi: meaning the in English.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) la
Jessi: Now repeat.
Ingrid: la
Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat.
Ingrid: Aimez vous la
And after that
Ingrid: cuisine
Jessi: meaning food in English.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) cuisine
Jessi: Now repeat.
Ingrid: cuisine
Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat.
Ingrid: Aimez vous la cuisine
Next is
Ingrid: française
Jessi: meaning french in English.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) française
Jessi: Now repeat.
Ingrid: française
Listen to the entire question and repeat.
Ingrid: Aimez vous la cuisine française
Jessi: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question Do you like French food??
Ingrid: Oui j'adore les croissants.
Jessi: "Yes, I love croissants.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase.
Ingrid: (Slow) Oui j'adore les croissants.
No, I don't really get use to French food.
Aimez
verb
n/a
Jessi: But let's break it down from the beginning. The first word:
Ingrid: Oui
Jessi: meaning yes.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) Oui
Jessi: Now repeat
Ingrid: Oui
Jessi: Next is
Ingrid: j'
which is the contracted version of the word for I.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) j'
Jessi:Now repeat.
Ingrid: j'
Jessi: And next
Ingrid: adore
meaning love.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) adore
Jessi:Now repeat.
Ingrid: adore
Jessi: And next
Ingrid: les
meaning the.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) les
Jessi:Now repeat.
Ingrid: les
Jessi: And after that
Ingrid: croissants
meaning croissants.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) croissants
Jessi:Now repeat.
Ingrid: croissants
Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, I love croissants., and then repeat.
Ingrid: Oui j'adore les croissants.
Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace croissants with bread.
Ingrid: pains
Jessi: bread
Ingrid: (slow) pains (regular) pains
Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with bread
Ingrid: Oui j'adore les pains.
Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace croissants. Say Yes, I love bread.
Ingrid: Oui j'adore les pains.
Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace bread with apple pie.
Ingrid: tartes au pomme
Jessi: apple pie
Ingrid: (slow) tartes au pomme (regular) tartes au pomme
Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with apple pie
Ingrid: Oui j'adore les tartes au pomme.
Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for bread. Say Yes, I love apple pie.
Ingrid: Oui j'adore les tartes au pomme.
Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace apple pie with cheese.
Ingrid: fromages
Jessi: cheese
Ingrid: (slow) fromages (regular) fromages
Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with cheese
Ingrid: Oui j'adore les fromages.
Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for apple pie. Say Yes, I love cheese.
Ingrid: Oui j'adore les fromages.
Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting France and a stranger asks you if you like French food. You want to answer that you like croissants. Respond to the question.
Ingrid: Aimez-vous la cuisine française? (five seconds) Oui j'adore les croissants.
Jessi: Now you want to say that you like bread Respond to the question.
Ingrid: Aimez-vous la cuisine française? (five seconds) Oui j'adore les pains.
Jessi: You want to say that you like apple pie. . Answer the speaker's question.
Ingrid: Aimez-vous la cuisine française? (five seconds) Oui j'adore les tartes au pomme.
Jessi: Imagine you're cheese. Respond to the question.
Ingrid: Aimez-vous la cuisine française? (five seconds) Oui j'adore les fromages.
Jessi: You want to know if the stranger likes French food. Ask the question
Ingrid: Aimez-vous la cuisine française?
Jessi: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself.
Ingrid: Aimez-vous la cuisine française?
Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 9

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