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Newbie Lesson S1
Mastering the French Kiss...AGAIN?
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Formal French
Formal English
Informal French
Informal English
Vocabulary
Grammar Points
Cultural Insight
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Formal French
Julie Dupont
Robert Martin
Julie Dupont
Robert Martin
Oh Robert ! Encore vous !
Bonsoir. Comment allez-vous ?
Très bien, merci. Bonne soirée.
À bientôt !
Formal English
Julie Dupont
Robert Martin
Julie Dupont
Robert Martin
Oh, Robert! You again!
Good evening. How are you?
Very good, thank you. Enjoy the party.
See you soon.
Informal French
Julie Dupont
Robert Martin
Julie Dupont
Robert Martin
Oh Robert! Encore toi !
Salut. Comment tu vas ?
Très bien, merci. À plus.
À bientôt !
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Informal English
Julie Dupont
Robert Martin
Julie Dupont
Robert Martin
Oh, Robert! You again!
Hi. How is it going?
Very good, thank you. Later.
See you soon.
Vocabulary
French
encore
bonsoir
très
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English
still , again.
good evening
very
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Class
adverb
noun
adverb
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Gender
masculine
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aller
comment
toi
to go
how
you
bientôt.
soirée
merci
bien
tu
soon
evening, party
thank you
good
you
verb
adverb
stressed pronoun
(pronom tonique)
corresponding to the 2nd
person singular (Tu)
adverb of time
noun
interjection
adjective or adverb
personal pronoun
feminine
Vocabulary Sample Sentences
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Il boit, mais il a encore soif.
"He drinks, but he’s still thirsty."
Le client est encore revenu pour se plaindre.
“The customer came back again to complain.”
Il est encore ici. Demain il va encore à Marseille. "He is still here. Tomorrow he is going to
Marseille again."
Bonsoir, Mesdames et Messieurs.
"Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen."
Le restaurant est très bien.
"The restaurant is very good."
Il parle très vite.
"He speaks very fast."
Très bien.
"Very good."
Marie va en Egypte.
"Mary goes to Egypt."
Comment tu t'appelles ?
"What is your name?"
Comment ça va ?
"What's up? How are you?"
Tu fais quoi, toi ?
"What do you do?"
Toi, tu viens avec moi.
"You, you are coming with me."
Au revoir, et à bientôt.
"Bye, and see you soon."
Bientôt, je vais au travail.
"Soon, I 'm going to work."
Elles se préparent pour la soirée.
"They get ready for the evening."
Quelle bonne soirée. /Je vais à une soirée.
"What a nice evening! / I am going to a party."
Merci énormément.
"Thanks a lot."
Mille mercis.
"A thousand thanks."
Ce n'est pas bien de mentir.
"It's not nice to lie."
Très bien.
"Very good."
C'est bien.
"It is good."
Tu devineras la réponse.
"You will guess the answer."
Tu es étudiant.
"You are a student."
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Grammar Points
The French Verbs aller and the question word comment
Comment allez-vous ?
"How Are You?"
To ask "how (a person) is" in French, we use the verb aller. It literally means, "to go."
Formal:
1. Comment allez-vous? "How are you?"
2. Je vais très bien. "I am very well."
3. Très bien. "Very well."
Informal:
1. Comment ça va? "What's up?"
2. Comment tu vas? "How are you?"
3. Ça va? "What's up?"
4. Je vais bien. "I am fine."
5. Bien. "Fine."
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Note 1: Word order for comment can be placed at the beginning or end of a question.
For example:
1. Comment tu vas?
2. Tu vas comment?
Note 2: Word order for aller: The verb aller can also change positions in the question "How are you?"
For example:
1. Comment + subject + verb? Comment tu vas?
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- Comment + verb + subject? Comment vas-tu?
- INCORRECT- Vas-tu comment?
Cultural Insight
Greeting With Kisses-Don't Be Surprised!
For the French, kissing is a part of life and multiple kisses are normal. Paris adopted a four kiss
greeting years ago and it has stuck ever since. The sequence is a kiss on each cheek, with each kiss
alternating cheeks. In other regions they use a three kiss routine and in most other parts of France they
employ a two kiss greeting.
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