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French for Beginners: Lesson 1 - Greetings

Jul 21, 2024

French for Beginners: Lesson 1 - Greetings

Instructor

  • Clara from Leo, East of France
  • Native French Teacher

Objective

  • Learn basic greetings and introductions in French

Key Vocabulary

Bonjour

  • Meaning: Hello (used for both Good morning and Good afternoon)
  • Pronunciation: /b蓴虄藞蕭u蕗/
  • Breakdown:
    • 'o' and 'n' together sounds like /蓴虄/
    • 'o' and 'u' sounds like /u/

Introducing Yourself

  • "Je m'appelle [Your Name]"
    • Meaning: I call myself [Your Name]
    • Pronunciation: /蕭蓹 map蓻l [Your Name]/

Asking Someone's Name

  • "Comment t'appelles-tu?"
    • Meaning: How do you call yourself? (What is your name?)
    • Phonetic:
      • 'e' and 'n' together sounds like /蓱虄/
      • Open mouth wider for 'e' and 'n'
    • Pronunciation: /k蓴m蓱虄 tap蓻l ty/

Nice to Meet You

  • "Enchant茅" or "Enchant茅e"
    • Meaning: Nice to meet you
    • Note: Add 'e' for feminine form
    • Pronunciation: /蓱虄蕛蓱虄te/

Expanding Greetings

Good Evening

  • "Bonsoir"
    • Pronunciation: /b蓴虄swa蕗/
    • Breakdown: 'o' and 'i' together sounds like /蕛wa/

Good Night

  • "Bonne nuit"
    • Pronunciation: /b蓴n n丧i/
    • Note: 'Bonne' changes to match the feminine noun 'nuit'

Asking How Someone Is

How are you?

  • "Comment vas-tu?"
    • Meaning: How are you? (Literally, how are you going?)
    • Pronunciation: /k蓴m蓱虄 va ty/

Responding

  • "Je vais bien, merci.
    • Meaning: I am doing well, thank you.
  • Pronunciation: /蕭蓹 v蓻 bj蓻虄 m蓻蕗si/
  • "Et toi?"
    • Meaning: And you? (Literally, and yourself?)
    • Pronunciation: /e twa/

Saying Goodbye

  • "Au revoir"
    • Meaning: Goodbye
    • Breakdown:
      • 'Au' stands for 'to'
      • 'Revoir' stands for 'see again'
    • Pronunciation: /o 蕗蓹vwa蕗/
  • "脌 bient么t"
    • Meaning: See you soon
    • Pronunciation: /a bj蓻虄to/

Practice Conversations

  1. Starting a Conversation

    • Speaker 1 (Black): Bonjour. Je m鈥檃ppelle Clara. Enchant茅e.
    • Speaker 2 (Red): Bonjour. Je m鈥檃ppelle [Your Name]. Enchant茅 (or Enchant茅e).
  2. Evening Conversation

    • Speaker 1 (Black): Bonsoir. Comment vas-tu?
    • Speaker 2 (Red): Je vais bien, merci. Et toi?
  3. Goodbye

    • Speaker 1 (Black): Au revoir.
    • Speaker 2 (Red): 脌 bient么t.

Review

  • Repeat the key phrases and practice pronunciation.
  • Try to engage in simple conversations using the newly learned phrases.