We had a request from LaDawn for some basic phrases, so that’s what I’ll write about today. \u00a0I’m always willing to try to please the readers!<\/p>\n
Let’s start with the very basics and given that it’s basic…this is all language you will use with friends or people you know – in other words, people you address as ‘tu’:<\/p>\n
| \n My name is ________<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Je m\u2019appelle _____<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n What\u2019s your name?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Tu t\u2019appelles comment?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n I\u2019m ____ years old.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n J\u2019ai ____ ans.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n How old are you?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Quel \u00e2ge as-tu?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n I\u2019m American.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Je suis am\u00e9ricaine.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n Where are you from?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n D\u2019ou viens-tu?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n I\u2019m married.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Je suis mari\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n I\u2019m single.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Je suis c\u00e9libataire.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n I’m a student.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Je suis \u00e9tudiant(e).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n I\u2019m a secretary<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Je suis secr\u00e9taire.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n I like _____<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n J\u2019aime bien _____<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n I don\u2019t like ____<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Je n\u2019aime pas ____.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n I don\u2019t know how to speak French very well.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Je ne sais pas trop bien parler \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 fran\u00e7ais.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n Can you repeat that?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Peux-tu r\u00e9p\u00e9ter \u00e7a\u00a0?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n I didn’t understand that.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Je n\u2019ai pas compris \u00e7a.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n please<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n s\u2019il te pla\u00eet<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n thank you<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n merci<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n Hello<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Salut\u00a0!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n Good morning<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Bonjour\u00a0!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n Good-bye<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Au revoir\u00a0!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We had a request from LaDawn for some basic phrases, so that’s what I’ll write about today. \u00a0I’m always willing to try to please the readers! Let’s start with the very basics and given that it’s basic…this is all language you will use with friends or people you know – in other words, people you…<\/p>\n |