Mot du Jour: Dinde (Turkey)

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turkey noun

1. (bird) dinde f;

2. US (colloquial) (flop) bide m. (familiar) ;
   (bad film) navet m (familiar) .

Saying Thank you in French: Merci

Here are some words that show your expression of gratitude in French.

Simple thank you
	Merci		Thank you
	Merci beaucoup		Thank you very much
	Merci bien		Thanks a lot (sincere or sarcastic)
	Merci mille fois		Thanks a million
	Mille fois merci		Thanks a million
Expressing thanks in general
	Je te/vous remercie.		I thank you.
	Je tiens à vous exprimer notre gratitude.		I wish to express our gratitude to you.
	C'est (vraiment) gentil de ta part.		It's (very) kind of you.
	Je vous remercie de tout coeur.		I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
	Je ne sais pas comment vous remercier.		I don't know how to thank you.
	Je vous adresse mes plus vifs remerciements.		I send you my most sincere thanks.
	Nous vous sommes extrêmement reconnaissants.		We are very grateful to you.
	Avec tous mes remerciements.		With thanks.
	Remerciez-le de ma part.		Thank him for me.
	Transmettez mes remerciements à Jean.		Pass on my thanks to Jean.
	À votre bon coeur !		Thank you kindly!

French money related terms

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Here are some terms that are related to money that could be very useful:

ATM machine, cash dispenser		un guichet automatique de banque (GAB)
deposit		un dépôt
checking account		un compte-chèques
savings account		un compte d'épargne
balance		le bilan
bank statement		un relevé de compte
exchange rate		le taux de change
fees		les frais (m)
interest rate		le taux d'intérêt
loan		un emprunt
receipt		un reçu
sum, amount, total		le montant
transfer		un virement
withdrawal		un retrait
yield		le rendement
to buy		acheter
to cash a check		toucher un chèque
to change money (into Euros)		changer de l'argent (en Euros)
to count		compter
to deposit (into an account)		déposer (sur un compte)
to earn		gagner
to need		avoir besoin de
to pay	cash	payer	en espèces
	with a credit card		avec une carte de crédit
	with traveler's checks		avec des chèques de voyage
to save money		faire des économies
to sell		vendre
to sign		signer
to spend		dépenser
to transfer		virer
to write a check		faire un chèque
to withdraw		retirer

French Word for The day :Learn- Mot du Jour-: Apprendre

Besides the usual lessons on this blog, I've decided to add a new feature on it: Word for the Day. I believe that if someone would study at least one word a day surely one would learn more. So hre it is our first word of the day is apprendre (ap-prondr) or to learn.

Here is the conjugation for the simple present tense for the verb

Je	apprends
Tu	apprends
Il/Elle	apprend
Nous	apprenons
Vous	apprenez
Ils/Elles	apprennent

Here are some uses of it

to learn (how) to do: apprendre à faire;
to learn that: apprendre que.

More to come soon

Les Magasins et Achats: Shops and Stores

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Learn the different names of stores in French

l'épicerie	grocery store
le marché	outdoor market
le supermarché	supermarket
la boulangerie	bakery
la pâtisserie	pastry shop
la confiserie	candy store
la laiterie	dairy
la boucherie	butcher shop
la charcuterie	pork butcher
la poissonnerie	fish store
le kiosque	newsstand
le tabac	tobacco shop
la droguerie	drugstore
la pharmacie	pharmacy
la blanchisserie	laundromat
le pressing	dry cleaner
le magasin de confection	clothing store
le grand magasin	department store

At the hotel" À l'hôtel

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Here are some helpful words you must know when staying in a hotel.

l'hôtel	hotel
le logement	accommodations
complet	no vacancy
le rez-de-chaussée	1st floor (US), ground floor (BR)
le premier étage	2nd floor (US), 1st floor (BR)
le couloir	hallway
la chambre	room
la porte	door
la fenêtre	window
le lit	bed
l'oreiller	pillow
le canapé	sofa
la commode	dresser
la lampe	lamp
la salle de bain les toilettes les W.-C.	bathroom
le lavabo	sink
la douche	shower
la baignoire, le bain	tub
la toilette	toilet
la serviette	towel
l'employé	employee
la femme de chambre	maid

Louer une voiture: Renting a Car

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Learn the essentials when renting a car in France

Je voudrais louer une voiture.		I'd like to rent a car.
Je voudrais...		I'd like a(n)...
...une voiture avec transmission automatique.		...automatic.
...une voiture économie.		...economy car.
...une voiture compacte.		...compact car.
...une voiture intermédiaire.		...mid-size car.
...une voiture luxe.		...luxury car.
...une voiture décapotable.		...convertible.
...un quatre quatre.		...4 x 4.
...un camion.		...truck.
C'est combien ?		How much will it cost?
Dois-je payer par kilomètre ?		Do I have to pay by the kilometer?
L'assurance est-elle comprise ?		Is insurance included?
Je voudrais payer	en espèces. avec des chèques de voyage. avec une carte de crédit.	I'd like to pay with	cash. traveler's checks. a credit card.
Où puis-je prendre la voiture ?		Where can I pick up the car?
Quand dois-je la rendre ?		When do I have to return it?
Puis-je la rendre à Lyon/Nice ?		Can I return it to Lyon/Nice?

Transportation: Le Transport

Learn the vocabulary for different modes of transportation

l'avion	plane
l'aéroport	airport (airport vocab)
le métro	subway
la gare / station de métro	subway station
l'autobus	bus
l'arrêt d'autobus, du bus	bus stop
la gare d'autobus	bus station
le train	train
le quai	platform
la gare	train station
un billet aller-retour	round trip ticket
un billet simple	one-way ticket
le prix	price
la voiture	car (driving vocab)
le passeport	passport

Important Places when travelling

Some important places to know when traveling in France

Où se trouve... / Où est... ?	Where is...?
la salle de bain	bathroom
l'hôtel (m)	hotel
le restaurant	restaurant
le musée	museum
la banque	bank
le bureau de change	money exchange
l'église (f)	church
le cinéma	movie theater
le théâtre	theater
l'école (f)	school
la poste	post office
le parc	park
l'hôpital (m)	hospital
le commissariat	police station

Les Directions: Directions

Learn the common words in giving directions in French

C'est... / Il est...	It's...
à gauche	left
à droite	right
tout droit	straight (ahead)
à côté de	next to
en avant de	in front of
en arrière de	in back of
en haut	up
en bas	down
près (de)	near (to)
loin (de)	far (from)
le nord	north
le sud	south
l'est (m)	east
l'ouest (m)	west

Airport: L'aéroport

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Learn the French Vocabulary when in an airport

English	French
airline	une compagnie aérienne
airplane	un avion
airport	un aéroport
Arrivals	les arrivées
baggage	les bagages
baggage claim	la livraison des bagages
boarding pass	la carte d'embarquement
carry-on luggage	les bagages à main
cart	un chariot
checked luggage	les bagages enregistrés
check-in	l'enregistrement
customs	la douane
Departures	les départs
duty-free	une boutique hors taxes
early	en avance
economy (coach) class in economy class	la classe touriste en classe touriste
first class in first class	la première classe en première classe
flight	un vol
gate	une porte
immigration	l'immigration
late	en retard
one-way ticket	un billet simple
passport	un passeport
plane ticket	le billet d'avion
round trip ticket	un billet aller-retour
security check	le contrôle de sécurité
shuttle	une navette
stopover	une escale
terminal	une aérogare
visa	un visa
to board	embarquer
to buy a ticket	acheter un billet
to check bags	enregistrer (les bagages)
to declare	déclarer
to land	atterrir
to make a reservation	faire une réservation
to take off	décoller
passenger	un passager
pilot	le pilote
steward	un steward
stewardess	une hôtesse de l'air

Land Forms in French

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L’archipe :Archipelago
la baie : Bay
le golfe : Gulf

L’isthme : Isthmus
l'île : Island

La montagne : Mountain

La colline : Hill

La vallée : Valley

Le Plateau : Plateau

Le Voyage: Travel

Here are some basic Vocabularies that could be used when traveling in France.

Où se trouve... / Où est... ?	Where is...?
Je voudrais...	I would like...
Combien coûte... ?	How much does ... cost?
Je ne peux pas trouver...	I can't find....
Je suis perdu.	I'm lost.
Pouvez-vous m'aider ?	Can you help me?
Au secours ! Aidez-moi !	Help!
information touristique	tourist information
la douane	customs
le passeport	passport
la carte	map
Attention !	Watch out!
ouvert / fermé	open / closed
interdit	forbidden
défense d'entrer	do not enter
hors service / en panne	out of service

Bon Voyage!

Les Partitifs: Partitive Articles

Les Partitifs are used when constructing sentences with the verbs Manger and Boire. It is used to indicate an unknown quantity, its nearest English equivalent is some or many.

Here are les Partitifs

Du: for Masculine Nouns
De la: For Feminine Nouns
De l': For nouns beginning in vowels or H muet.
Des: Plural Nouns

Why use partitive articles? Well this is used because when we eat or drink we consume only a certain amount of food.

Examples

Je mange du gateau: I eat cake.

Tu bois de la bière: You drink beer.

Il boit de l'eau: He drinks water.

Elle mange des bonbons: She eats candies.


However when used with quantifiers, the partitif is changed into de only

Examples

Je mange beaucopu de gateau : I eat a lot of cake.

Tu bois un verre de bière: You drink a glass of beer.

More lessons soon.

Le Verbe Boire: To Drink

Le Verbe Boire has an irregular conjugation. Here is the conjugation in present tense:

Je bois

Tu bois

Il/Elle boit

Nous buvons

Vous buvez

Ils/ Elles boivent

So when you want to say you are drinking something, you form the sentence by using the personal pronoun + conjugated form of the verb + partitif + the drink you are drinking

Example:

Je bois du thé ( I drink tea)

I'll be posting a more detailed lesson soon.

Les Boissons: Drinks

Of course a meal wouldn't be complete without the drinks so here are the French words for common drinks.

un apéritif (ung aperitif)	cocktail
la bière (la biyer)	beer
le café (lu kafey)	coffee
le chocolat chaud (lu shokola sho)	hot chocolate
le citron pressé (lu sitrong pressey)	lemonade
le digestif (lu dijestif)	after-dinner drink
l'eau (f) (lo)	water
un express (ung express)	espresso
le jus (le joo)	juice
le lait (lu ley)	milk
le thé (lu te)	tea
le vin (lu vang)	wine

Dishes and Silverware - Les Plats et l'argenterie

We've been learning about the different words related to food. Now we learn the words for the different dishes and cutlery

une assiette (yun assyet)	plate
un bol (yun bol)	bowl
un couteau (ung ko-to)	knife
une cuillère (yun kwi-yer)	spoon
une fourchette (yun foor-shet)	fork
une serviette (yun ser-vyet)	napkin
une soucoupe (yun su-sop)	saucer
une tasse (yun tass)	cup
un verre (ung verr)	glass
un verre à vin (ung ver a vang)	wine glass
une boîte (yun bwat)	can, tin
une bouteille (yun boo-tey)	bottle
un carton (ung kar-tong)	box
un pot (ung po)	jar, cup

My first day at Français 201

I've started my Masters in French last Saturday and indeed I missed being a student. We were around 6-7 only in class (one was absent that day) and of course our professor was really fun and very patient since most of us can't remember a thing or two about French History, since it was a long time ago when we took that subject.

It jumpstarted my French again and at least I could say I haven't lost the touch yet. I could still express myself in French and could still understand what my professor says. Hopefully when I get to teach soon, my French would be better.


Anyway it was a fun experience, seeing former classmates as well as new ones and of course the ver fun professor with all his quotes and his fun way of teaching makes me excited to go to class next Saturday.

French Meats: La Viande

As you may have noticed the past few entries had been about food so here is another food related vocabulary.

l'agneau (m) lan-yo	lamb
les anchois lez anshwa	anchovies
le bifteck lu beef-tek	steak
la dinde la dind	turkey
les escargots (m) lez eskargo	snails
le jambon lu jambown	ham
le lapin lu lapang	rabbit
le poisson lu pwason	fish
le porc lu porc	pork
le poulet lu puley	chicken
le rosbif lu rosbeef	roast beef
le saucisson lu sosisson	sausage
le veau lu vo	veal

Bon Appetit

Les Repas Francais: French Meals

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Le Petit Dejeuner: Breakfast

Usually consists of coffee, tea, or chocolate with a slice of bread with jam or cereals.
Le Casse-croûte: Mid-morning Snack

Usually eaten by school children and workers. Consists of Biscuits or Bread with Cheese.

Le Dejeuner: Lunch

Consists of full meals usually with soup, a main course and bread.

Le goûter, le thé: Afternoon Snack

Consists of Cakes, Cookies and Tea.

Le Diner, Le souper (in some Regions in France and In Canada): Dinner

Consists of the usual meals, with bread,soup etc. Usually eaten with the family. Sometimes they drink wine during this time.

Bon Appetit!

French Numbers 70 -99

The French Numbers are quite different compared to English especially 70 and above.

Here are the numbers for 70-99


70 soixante-dix
71 soixante et onze
72 soixante-douze
73 soixante-treize
74 soixante-quatorze
75 soixante-quinze
76 soixante-seize
77 soixante-dix-sept
78 soixante-dix-huit
79 soixante-dix-neuf

80 quatre-vingts
81 quatre-vingt-un
82 quatre-vingt-deux
83 quatre-vingt-trois
84 quatre-vingt-quatre
85 quatre-vingt-cinq
86 quatre-vingt-six
87 quatre-vingt-sept
88 quatre-vingt-huit
89 quatre-vingt-neuf

90 quatre-vingt-dix
91 quatre-vingt-onze
92 quatre-vingt-douze
93 quatre-vingt-treize
94 quatre-vingt-quatorze
95 quatre-vingt-quinze
96 quatre-vingt-seize
97 quatre-vingt-dix-sept
98 quatre-vingt-dix-huit
99 quatre-vingt-dix-neuf

Les Couleurs: Colors in French

Learn the French words for colors.

	masc sing.	fem sing.	masc plural	fem plural
purple	violet	violette	violets	violettes
blue	bleu	bleue	bleus	bleues
green	vert	verte	verts	vertes
yellow	jaune	jaune	jaunes	jaunes
orange	orange	orange	orange	orange
red	rouge	rouge	rouges	rouges
black	noir	noire	noirs	noires
white	blanc	blanche	blancs	blanches
grey	gris	grise	gris	grises
brown	marron	marron	marron	marron
pink	rose	rose	roses	roses
light blue	bleu clair	bleu clair	bleu clair	bleu clair
dark blue	bleu foncé	bleu foncé	bleu foncé	bleu foncé