{"id":23219,"date":"2016-04-20T13:20:32","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T11:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=23219"},"modified":"2017-10-25T11:40:43","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T09:40:43","slug":"finding-my-proof-of-memorization-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/finding-my-proof-of-memorization-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding My Proof Of Memorization In French"},"content":{"rendered":"

L\u2019autre jour<\/strong><\/a> (the other day) I needed an important insurance document. One of my professeurs<\/a> sent an email telling me what I needed, and as with many important documents it had a long and complicated name.<\/p>\n

Une attestation personnelle d\u2019assurance de responsabilit\u00e9 civile<\/strong>
\nA personal proof of civil liability insurance<\/p>\n

Before I left mon appartement <\/strong>(my apartment), I made sure to memorize it. I didn’t want to be lost not knowing how to say un tournevis<\/strong><\/a> again! I repeated the whole thing over and over until I could say it sans y r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir<\/strong> (without thinking).<\/p>\n

I went to find the office, but once there I saw a sign reading:<\/p>\n

Ferm\u00e9<\/strong>
\nNous avons d\u00e9m\u00e9nag\u00e9<\/strong>
\nNotre nouvelle adresse est\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Closed
\nWe moved
\nOur new address is\u2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I knew the street of the new address so I didn\u2019t have a problem finding it, but as I was walking in the door I realized I had forgotten the name of the document! La secr\u00e9taire<\/strong> (the secretary) greeted me as she took care of another person, and I was glad to have time to try to remember how to say the word!<\/p>\n

Bonjour ! Vous pouvez attendre l\u00e0-bas.
\n<\/strong>Hello! You can wait over there.
\n<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I sat down and looked for une brochure<\/strong> (a brochure, pamphlet) that might have the word I needed to say. As I was looking through the various types d\u2019assurance<\/strong> (kinds of insurance) it came back to me!<\/p>\n

Une attestation personnelle d\u2019assurance de responsabilit\u00e9 civile<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I repeated it over and over to myself until la secr\u00e9taire<\/strong> spoke to me.<\/p>\n

Bonjour monsieur. Comment puis-je vous aider ?<\/strong>
\nJ\u2019ai besoin d\u2019une attestation personnelle d\u2014<\/strong>
\nVous avez besoin d\u2019une attestation de droits ?<\/strong>
\nC\u2019est pour un stage.<\/strong>
\nOui, d\u2019accord, je peux le faire pour vous.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hello sir. How can I help you?<\/em>
\n I need a personal proo\u2014<\/strong><\/em>
\n You need proof of insurance?<\/em>
\n It’s for an internship.<\/em>
\n Yes, alright, I can do that for you.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After all that I didn\u2019t need to say the whole thing, even if I will never forget it now. I left the office knowing sometimes French is easier<\/a> than it appears!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

L\u2019autre jour (the other day) I needed an important insurance document. One of my professeurs sent an email telling me what I needed, and as with many important documents it had a long and complicated name. Une attestation personnelle d\u2019assurance de responsabilit\u00e9 civile A personal proof of civil liability insurance Before I left mon appartement…<\/p>\n

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