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10

minutes a

day

language

learning kit

sticky

labels,

flash cards,

guide

&

take-along Pocket Paf

fast

and

easy...

it

works

Bilingual



Contents

Alphabet,

Pronunciation

Guide

3

Key

Question Words

5

Odds

'n

Ends

8

Look

Around You

in

Your Home

9

Numbers

12

Colors

15

Sticky

Labels

17

Money

and

More Numbers 19

Days

of

the

Week,

Greetings

22

Important

Little Words

26

Months,

Seasons,

Temperatures

28

Family, Home,

Religion

31

More Sticky Labels 35

A Few

Verbs 39

What Time Is It?

46

Directions, Finding Places

52

Upstairs,

Downstairs 56

Post

Office, Mail

63

Traffic Signs, Conversion

Tables

67

Paying Bills

69

Traveling,

Getting

Around

76

Dining,

Menu

86

Telephone

93

Transportation

96

Shopping

99

Packing, Getting

Ready to

Go

102

Glossary

108

Beverage and Menu Guides

116

Flash Cards

119

Order Form

131

Pocket

Par

133



n_n

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10

minutes

a

day

Kristine

Kershul,

M.A.,

University

of

California,

Santa

Barbara

Jan Fisher

Brousseau

Susan

Worthington

Hagar Shirman

Bilingual Books, Inc.

1719 West Nickerson

Street,

Seattle, WA 98119

Tel:

(206)

284-421

1

Fax:

(206)

284-3660

http://www.bilingualbooks.org

Second printing, November 1999

1998, 1992,

1988,

1981 Bilingual

Books,

Inc., Seattle,

WA.

Fourth edition. All

rights

reserved.

ISBN

0-944502-16-4



Can you

say

this?

(kess)

(kuh)

(say)

Quêst'Ce

que

cêst?

what

is

that

(say)

(tewn)

(fluhr)

Cêst

une

fleur.

it

is

a

flower

(zhuh)

(voo-dray)

(ewn)

(fluhr)

Je

voudrais

une

fleur.

would like

a

flower

If

you

can

say

this,

you

can

learn to speak French. You will

be

able

to

easily order

wine,

lunch, theater tickets,

pastry, or anything else

you

wish.

With your

best

French

accent,

you

simply

ask

Qu'est-ce

que c'est?

(kess)

(kuh) (say)

and,

upon

learning

what it is,

you

can

order it with

Je

voudrais

ça,

(zhuh)

(voo-dray)

(sah).

Sounds

easy, doesn't it?

The

purpose

of this

book

is

to

give

you

an

immediate

speaking

ability in

French. French

is

the leading language not only in France,

but

in parts of Switzerland,

Belgium,

Canada

and

numerous

countries

in

Africa

too.

French is

a

language of beautiful sounds. To help

you

master

these

sounds,

this book

offers

a unique and easy system

of

pronunciation

above each word

which

walks

you

through learning French.

If

you are

planning

a

trip or moving

to

where

French

is spoken, you

will

be

leaps ahead of

everyone if

you

take

just

a

few

minutes

a day

to

learn the

easy

key words

that this book

offers.

Start

with

Step

1

and don't

skip

around.

Each

day

work as

far

as

you

can com-

fortably

go

in

those

10

minutes.

Don't

overdo

it.

Some

days

you might

want

to

just

re-

view.

If

you

forget

a word,

you

can always

look

it

up

in the

glossary Spend

your first

10 minutes

studying the map on the previous

page.

And yes,

have

fun learning your

new language.

As

you

work through the

Steps,

always

use the special

features

which

only

this series

offers.

This book

contains

sticky

labels

and

flash

cards,

free

words,

puzzles and quizzes.

When

you

have completed this book,

cut out the

menu guide

and

take

it along

on

your

trip.

Do

not forget

your Pocket Pal

which

is designed

to

be

carried with you every-

where

on your

travels

and to

provide

essential backup

in

case

you

forget

an

important

word now and then.



(lahl-fah-bay)

UAlphabet

the alphabet

Throughout this

book

you

will

find

an

an

easy

pronunciation

guide

above

all

new

words. Refer

to

this

Step

whenever you

need

help, but

remember, spend

no

longer

than 10

minutes

a day.

Most letters

in

FVench

are

identical to

those

in

English

and are

pronounced

in just

the

same

way.

(b)

(d)

0)

(k) (I)

(m)

(n)

(P)

(t)

(V)

(z)

b d

f

k

1 in n

P

t

V

Z

Here

is

a

guide

to

help

you

learn

the

sounds

of

the

French

letters

which

are pronounced

somewhat

differently.

Practice these sounds

with the

examples given which are

mostly towns or areas in

France

you

might wish

to

visit.

You

can always

refer back

to these

pages if

you

need

to

review.

French

letter

English

sound

a,

à,

â

ah

ai ay

au,

eau

oh

(before

a,o,u)

C

k

(elsewhere)

C

s

ç

s

ch

sh

e,

e,

ei

e

(before

a,o,u)

g

(before

e,iy)

ë

gn

h

1

(before

e,i,

y)

J

O

oi

ou,

OÛ

(as

in

let)

eh

uh

(as

in let)

eh

ay

g

zh

(as

in

onion)

n-y

ee

zh

oh

wah

00

Paris

(pah-ree)

Calais

(kah-lay)

Bordeaux

(hor-doh)

Colmar (kohl-mar)

Nice

(nees)

Alençon

(ah-lah^^'^-soh^''^)

Champagne

(shah^'^^-pahn-yuh)

Montpellier

(moW''^-pel-yay)

Le

Havre

(luh)(ah-vruh)

la

Seine

(lah)(sen)

Orléans

(or-lay-ah^^'O

Garonne

(gar-ohn)

Gironde

(zhee-rohnd)

Avignon

(ah-veen-yoh^'^O

always

silent

Honfleur

(oW'^^-fluhr)

Colmar, Colmar,

Colmsir

m

LUle

(leel)

Le

Jura

(luh)(zhew-rah)

Limoges

(lee-mohzh)

Poitiers

(pwah-tee-ay)

Tours

(toor)



Letter Sound

Example

Sj^^V

qu

k

Quimper

(ka^^'^-pair)

r

(slightly rolled)

r

Rennes (ren)

s s

Strasbourg

(strahs-boor)

(between vowels)

S

z

Toulouse

(too-looz)

U

(tvith

your

lips

rounded)

ew/00

Tournus

(toor-new)

w

V Riquewihr

(ree-kuh-veer)

X ks

Luxembourg (lewk-saW^'^-hoor)

gz

Axiat

(ah-gzee-ah)

s

Bruxelles

(brew-sel)

y

ee

Lyon

(lee-oW''^)

Write

it here

In addition

to

the

sounds

above,

FVench

has

many

nasal

vowel

sounds.

Whenever you see the

small elevated

^ ^

think

nasal

(taunt nasalized)

(than

nasalized)

(n)

a

(don't

nasalized)

(fun

nasalized)

-

^\^(n)

(as

in station)

syoh^ *^

Am

boise (ahf'^^-bwahz)

Caen

(kah-ah^^'O

St.-Savin (sa^'^^-sah-va^''^)

Saintes

(sa^^'H)

Reim

s

(ra^^'^s)

Toulon

(too-loh^^'O

Melun

(mel-uh^''0

Atten

tion (ah-taN'^^-syoN''^)

i?

Just

as in English,

q

is always

joined

with

the

letter u.

The letter

u

is then

silent.

Note that when

many French words begin

with

a

vowel

they are

joined together

in their

pronunciation with the previous

word. This

Maison

is

a

key

part of French

pronunciation.

(voo)

(ah-vay)

(voo) (zah-vay)

VOUS + avez becomes

vous avez

(say) (ewn)

(fluhr)

(say)

(tewn)

(fluhr)

c'est une

fleur becomes c'est

une fleur

Sometimes

the

phonetics may seem

to

contradict

your pronunciation

guide.

Don't

panic

The

easiest

and

best

possible

phonetics

have been

chosen

for

each

individual

word.

Pronounce

the

phonetics

just

as

you

see

them.

Don't

over-analyze

them. Speak

with

a

French accent

and,

above

all,

enjoy

yourself



Key Question

Words

(frah s)

(kay-bek)

hen you

arrive in

France,

Québec

or another French-speaking

country, the very

first

thing

(oo) (oo)

you

will need

to

do

is

ask questions

—

Where

(où)

is

the

bus

stop?

Où

can

I exchange

where where

money?

Où

is the

lavatory?

Où

is a

restaurant?

Où

do

I

catch

a

taxi?

Où

is a

good

hotel?

Où

is my luggage?

—

and

the

list

will

go

on and on for

the entire

length

of your

visit.

In

French,

there are

SEVEN

KEY

QUESTION

WORDS

to

learn. For example, the seven

key

question

words will help you find out

exactly

what

you are

ordering

in

a

restaurant before you

order it

—

and not after

the

surprise (or

shock )

arrives. Notice that

only one

letter

is different

n the French

words for

what

and who. Don't confuse them

Take

a

few minutes

to

study

and

practice

saying

the seven key

question

words

listed

below.

Then cover the

French with

your

(moh)

(frah'^'-say)

and

and

fill in each

of

the

blanks with the

matching mot français.

word

French

(00^

OU

=

WHERE

(kuh)

QUE/QU'

(key)

QUI

(poor-kwah)

POURQUOI

(kah<^>)

QUAND

(koh-mah' ')

COMMENT

=

WHAT

=

WHO

=

WHY.

=

WHEN

=

HOW

(kohm-bya' ')

COMBIEN

=

OU. OU. OU.

OU.

OU

HOW MUCH



(mok)

Now

test yourself

to

see

if

you

really

can

keep

these mots

straight in

your mind.

Draw lines

(ay)

words

between

the French

et

Enghsh

equivalents

below.

and

where

when

(key)

qui

(kuh)

que

(00)

où

(kohm-bifa' ')

combien

(kah'->)

quand

(poor-kwah)

pourquoi

(koh-mah' ')

comment

(moh)

how

much

Examine

the

following

questions

containing

these

mots. Practice

the sentences

out loud

et

then

practice

by

copying

the

French in

the

blanks underneath

each question.

(ay)

and

(kess) (key) (suh)

(pahss)

Qu'est-ce

qui

se

passe?

What is happening

Ckoh-mah'''') (tay)

(lah)

(sah-lahd)

Comment

est la

salade?

How

is

the salad

(key) (ess)

Qui

est-ce?

Who

is it

Qui

est-ce?

(kah^ )

(luh) (tra' ')

(ah-reev-teel)

Quand

le train

arrive-t-il?

When the train does it

arrive

(kohm-bya'''')

(ess)

Combien

est-ce?

How

much

is

it

(oo)

(ay) (luh)

(tay-lay-fohn)

OÙ

est

le téléphone?

Where

is

the telephone

(oo)

(moh)

OÙ

will

be your most used question mot.

Say

each

of

the

following

French

sentences

aloud.

Then

write

out

each sentence

without looking at

the

example. If you

don't succeed

on the

first

try, don't

give

up. Just

practice

each

sentence until

you

are

able

to

do

it easily.

Remember qu'

is pronounced Hke k

and

est-ce is

pronounced

ess.



(soh< >)

OÙ

sont

{

(lay)

(kah-bee-nay)

les

cabinets?

(twah-let)

les toilettes?

i

DAMES

I

MESSIEURS

(oo)

(ay)

(luh) (tahx-ee)

OÙ

est

le taxi?

where

is the

taxi

(oo)

(ay)

(loh-toh-boos)

OÙ

est l'autobus?

where is bus

OÙ

est

lg

taxi?

(ay)

(luh)

(reh-stoh-rah' ')

OÙ

est

le restaurant?

(lah) (bah'^^'k)

OÙ est

la

banque?

the

bank

(ay) (loh-tel)

Où

est

l'hôtel?

hotel

(wee) (ah''''-glay)

(frah'^'-say)

Oui, you can

see

similarities between

anglais and

français

if

you

look closely. You will

be

yes English FVench

(moh)

amazed

at

the

number

of

mots

which

are

identical (or almost

identical) in

both languages.

Of

words

course, they

do

not always

sound the

same

when spoken

by

a

PVench

speaker, but the

(see-mee-lar-ee-tay)

(ay)

similarités

will certainly surprise

you

et make

your work here

easier.

Listed below

are five

similarities

and

(ah) (ay)

free mots beginning

with

a

to help you

get started.

Be

sure

to

say

each mot aloud et then

(frah' '-say)

write

out

the mot français

in

the

blank

to

the right.

15^

l'accident

(lahk-see-dah^''0

accident

l'accident,

Taccident,

Taccident

l'addition

(lah-dee-syoh'^'O

the

bill

in

a restaurant

O

l'admission (lahd-mee-syoh'''')

admission

«

O l'adresse

(lah-dress) address

aidez-moi

(ay-day^mwaJi)

aid

me

help

me

Free mots

like these

will appear

at the

bottom of the following

pages in a

yellow color

band.

They

are

easy

—

enjoy

them

Remember,

in

French, the

letter

h

is silent.



Odds

'n

Ends

(frah >-say)

Le français has

multiple mots for the,

a, and some,

but they

are very

easy.

FVench (language)

words

'

(iuh)

-'-m' - w

(lay)

'

(uh'^>)

(eïvn)

(dew)

(duh)

(lah)

(duh)

(I)

(day)

le la

r les

un

une

du de

la

de V

des

I

the

the the

the

a

a

some

some

some some

(gar-soh )

le garçon

the

boy

(gar-soh''^')

les garçons

the

boys

(fee-yuh)

la

fille

the

girl

(fee-yuh)

les

filles

the girls

(lohm)

l'homme

the

man

(lay) (zohm)

les

hommes

the men

(dew) (soo-kruh)

du sucre

some sugar

(duh) (lah) (moo-tard)

de

la moutarde

some

mustard

(evm)

(fahm)

une femme

(day)

(fahm)

des

femmes

some women

(uh)

(nohm)

un homme

a

man

(day)

(zohm)

des

hommes

some men

(ah'^^'-gla^)

This

might

appear

difficult,

but only

because

it is different from anglais.

Just

remember

you

will

fee-yuh)

be

understood

whether

you

say

(fe^

„

la

fille

or

le

fille.

Soon you

will

automatically

select

the

right one

without

even

thinking

about it.

In

Step

2 you were

introduced

to

the Seven

Key

QuestionWords. These seven words are the

basics,

the

most

essential building blocks for learning French.

Throughout

this book

you

will come across keys

asking you to

fill in the missing

question word.

Use

this

opportunity not only

to

fill in

the

blank

on that

key, but

to review

all your

question words.

Play with

the new sounds, speak

slowly

and

have fun.

l'alcool

(lahl-kohl)

alcohol

B

les

Alpes

(lay)(zahlp)

the Alps

n

américain

(ah-may-ree-ka^^'O

American

l'animal

(lah-nee-mahl)

animal

O l'appartement (lah-par-teh-maW''^)

apartment

a



Look

Around

You

(ah-vek)

Before

you

proceed

avec

this Step, situate

yourself

comfortably in your

living

room.

Now look

with

(pyess)

around you.

Can you name

the things that

you

see in

this

pièce

in French? You can probably

room

(lahmp)

(shehz)

guess

la

lampe

and

maybe

even

la

chaise.

Let's

learn

the

rest of

them.

After

practicing

lamp

chair

these mots out

loud,

write them in the

blanks

below.

(lahmp)

la

lampe

lamp

(kah-nah-pay)

le

canape

sofa

(shehz)

la

chaise

chair

(tah-pee)

le

tapis

carpet

(tah-bluh)

la

table

table

(port)

la

porte

door

(pah'^^'-dewl)

la pendule

clock

(ree-doh)

le

rideau

curtain

(tay-lay-fohn)

le

téléphone.

telephone

la table,

la table

(fuh-net-ruh)

la

fenêtre

window

(tah-bloh)

le

tableau

picture

(ah-vek)

You will

notice that

the

correct

form

of le,

la

or les

is given

avec

each

noun. This tells

you

whether

with

the

noun

is masculine

(le)

or

feminine

(la).

Now

open

your book

to the sticky

labels

on

page

17

and

(ay)

(pyess)

later

on

page

35.

Peel

off

the first

11

labels

et proceed

around the

pièce,

labeling

these

items in

your

home.

This

will

help

to

increase

your

French

mot

power

easily.

Don't

forget to

say

each

word

mot as

you attach

the label.

(lahmp)

(vwah-lah)

Now

ask yourself,

Où

est

la

lampe?

et point

at

it

while

you

answer,

Voilà

la

lampe.

there

is

Continue on

down the list

above until

you

feel

comfortable with

these new mots.

l'appétit

(lah-pay-tee) appetite

D

l'arrêt

(lah-ray)

stop,

arrest

l'arrivée (lah-ree-vay)

arrival

D

l'attention

(lah-tah^^^-syoh' ') attention

D

l'auteur (loh-tur) author

a



(lah)

(may-zoh' ')

la

maison

=

the

house

(vwah-lah)

(may-zoh' ')

Voilà la

maison.

there is

house

(bew-roh)

le

bureau

office

(sahl)

(duh)(ba '>)

la

salle

de bain

bathroom

(kwee-zeen)

la

cuisine

kitchen

^

(shah'^^'-bruh)

(ah)(koo-shay)

la

chambre

à

coucher

bedroom

(sahl)

(ah) (mah'^'-zhay)

la salle

à

manger

dining room

(lee-veeng-room)

(sah-loh^ ')

le

living-room/le salon

living room

(gah-rahzh)

le garage

garage

(moh)

While learning

these new mots,

let's

not

forget:

words

(soo-sohl)

le sous-sol

basement

(loh-toh)

(vwah-teivr)

1'

auto/la

voiture

automobile,

car

(moh-toh-see-klet)

la motocyclette

motorcycle

(bee-see-klet)

la bicyclette

bicycle

a

a

a

a

a

le

balcon

(hahl-koW'^O

balcony

le ballon

(bah-loh^''0 balloon,

big ball

la

banane

(bah-nahn)

banana

i

le

banc

(bah^^'O

bench

O

la banque (bah^^'k)

bank



(shah)

le

chat

cat

(zhar-da' ')

le

jardin

garden

(fluhr)

les

fleurs

flowers

IIS

Pli

le jardin,

lg

p-*^''^

(shya )

le chien

dog

(bwaht) (oh) (let-ruh)

la

boîte

aux lettres

mailbox

(koo-ree-ay)

le courrier

mail

(ay)

(may-zoh' ')

Peel

off

the next

set

of

labels

et

wander through your maison

learning

these new mots.

It will

(shah)

(fluhr)

(oo)

(shya' ')

be somewhat difficult

to label

le chat,

les fleurs

ou

le chien,

but

be

creative.

Practice

by

cat

flowers

or

dog

(loh-toh)

(vwah-lah) (loh-toh)

asking yourself,

Oil

est l'auto? and reply,

Voilà Tauto.

car

there is

(may-zoh' ')

Où est la maison?

le

bifteck

(beef-tek) beefsteak

O le biscuit

(bee-skwee) cookie

_

la

bouteille

(boo-tay)

bottle

D

n

bref

(brehfi

brief, short;

D

brillant

(bree^ahf'^)

brilliant, sparkling

11



(uh )

(duh) (twah)

Un,

Deux,

Trois

two three

Consider for

a

minute

how

important

numbers are.

How

could

you tell

someone your

phone

(00)

number,

your

address

ou

your

hotel

room if

you

had no numbers?

And

think

of how difficult

it

or

(00)

would

be

if you

could not

understand

the time,

the

price

of

a

croissant

ou

the correct

bus

to

take.

(nohm-bruh)

When practicing

the

nombres

below, notice the similarities

which

have

been

underlined for

you

numbers

(wheat)

(deez-wheat)

(set)

(deez-set)

between huit and dix-huit

,

sept

and

dix-sept

,

et so on.

eight

eighteen

seven

seventeen

(zay-roh)

(deess)

zéro

10

dix

(uh'''>) (oN^>z)

1

un

11 onze

(duh)

(dooz)

2

deux 12

douze

(twah) (trehz)

3

trois

13

treize

(kah-truh) (kah-torz)

4

quatr

e

14 quatorze

(sank)

(ka' >z)

5

cinq

15

quinze

(seess) (sehz)

6

six

16

seize

(set)

J. J. a.

(deez-set)

7

sept

sept,

sept,

sept

17

dix-sept

(wheat)

(deez-wheat)

8

huit 18

dix-huit

(nuf)

(deez-nuf)

9

neuf

19

dix-neuf

(deess)

(va' ')

10

dix

20

vingt

\a

capitale (kah-pee-tahl) capital

1^

g^pit^le.

1^

gapit^lg.

la

çapiUW

n la

cathédrale (kah-tay-drahl)

cathedral

G

le cendrier

(saW'^^-dree-ay) ashtray

Q

n

le centre

(saW^'^-truh)

center

n

le

champagne

(shxûé'^'^fxjknyyvh)

champagne



(ew-tee-lee-zay)

(nohm-bruh)

(ah' ')

Utilisez these

nombres

on

a daily

basis.

Count

to

yourself

en

français when

you

brush

your

use numbers

in

French

(oo)

(nohm-bruh)

teeth, exercise

ou

commute to

work.

Fill in

the

blanks

below

according

to

the nombres given

in

numbers

parentheses.

Now

is

also

a

good time

to learn these

two very important phrases.

(zhuh) (voo-dray)

je

voudrais

would

like

(noo)

(voo-dree-oh' ')

nous

voudrions

would

like

(zhuh)

(voo-dray)

voudrais

I

would like

(1)

voudrais

(7)

voudrais

huit

(8)

voudrais

(5)

(noo)

(voo-dree-oh' >)

voudrions

(9)

voudrions

(10)

(zhuh)

voudrais

(1)

voudrions

(4)

voudrions

(11)

(voo-dray)

voudrais

(3)

voudrions

(4)

(kart)

(poh-stahl)

carte

postale.

postcard i

—

(ta' '-bruh-pohst)

timbres-poste.

stamps

timbres-poste.

stamps

1

w

(kohm-bya' ')

Combien?

howmany

Combien?

Combien?

s

'''ft*/

(kart)

(poh-stahl)

cartes

postales.

postcards

cartes

postales.

Combien?

Combien?

(tee-kay) (doh-toh-boos)

ticket

d'autobus.

Combien?

ticket

^^„^

™,«:«*w«^

(tee-kay)

WH

tickets.

fli^U,^ X.J

Combien?

tickets

tickets.

(tahs)

(duh) (tay)

tasses de

thé.

cups

of tea

(vair)

(doh)

verres

d'eau.

glasses

of water

Combien?

(1)

(7)

(8)

timbres-poste.

?^^*c

xmi

Combien?

CUlfl^

(9)

(10)

(1)

(4)

le

changement

(shaW'^^-zhuh-mah^''^) change

le

chèque

(shek)

bank

check

O

le

chocolat

(shoh-koh-lah)

chocolate

Q

O

le

coiffeur

(kwah-Jur)

hairdresser

G la

communication

(koh-mew-nee-kah-syoW''^)

communication

13



(lay) (ray-poh' 's)

Now

see

if

you

can translate

the

following

thoughts

into

français. Les

réponses

are

provided

FVench

answers

(pahzh)

upside down

at the bottom of the

page.

page

1.

I would

like seven postcards.

2. I would Uke nine

stamps.

3.

We

would like four cups of

tea.

4.

We

would like

three

bus tickets.

(ah) (ay)

Review

les nombres 1

à 20.

Write

out

your

telephone number,

fax

number

et

cellular number.

to

Then

write

out

a

friend's

telephone

number

and

a

relative's

telephone

number.

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6)

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Les

Couleurs

colors

(koo-luhr)

(soh'^O

(ah<' )(frah ''s)

(oh) (kay-bek)

couleurs

sont

the same

en Prance

et au Québec

as

they are in the United

States

—

theyjust

colors

are in

in

(noh'''')

(vee-oh-lay)

(bluh)

different

noms.

You can easily recognize

violet

as

violet and

bleu

as

blue. Let's learn the

names

(koo-luhr) (may-zoh' ')

couleurs so

v^hen

you

are

invited to someone's

maison

et

you

want

to bring

flowers, you

house

(koo-luhr)

be

able to

order the color you

want.

Once

you've

learned

les

couleurs, quiz

yourself.

What

are

your shoes?

Your

eyes?

Your hair?

Your

house?

(rohz)

rose

pink

(roozh)

rouge

red

(oh-rah zh)

orange

orange

(bluh)

bleu

blue

bigu, bigu

(zhohn)

jaune

yellow

(vair)

vert

green

(nwahr)

noir

black

(mewl-tee-koh-lor)

multicolore

multi-colored

D la

compagnie

(koh^^^-pakn-yee)

company

G le/la

concierge

(koh' ^-see-airzh)

doorkeeper

O la

conversation

(kok'''^-vair-sah-syoh^''0

conversation

O

le

cousin

(koo-zd ^)

cousin

(male)

n

la

cousine (koo-zeen)

cousin (female)

15



(koo-luhr)

(may-zoh' ')

Peel

off

the

next group

of labels

et proceed to

label these couleurs in

your maison.

Identify

the

(00)

house

two ou

three

dominant colors in

the

flags

below.

Algeria

Belgium

Cameroon

Canada

Chad

France

French Guiana

Haiti

Ivory

Coast

Luxembourg

Madagascar

Mah

Monaco

Switzerland

(frah'^'-say)

You

should

be

able

to

use

your français language

skills

in

any

of the above

countries

as

well

as

in

France.

(tahx-ee)

est le

taxi?

(

wherej,^^^^

(where)

n la dame

(dahm)

lady

G

la

danse

(daM^'^s)

dance

n décembre

(day-sah^'^^m-hruh)

December

O

la

declaration

(day-klah-rah-syoh'''0

declaration

le

départ (day-par)

departure

?

(what is that)



(lahmp)

lampe

(kah-nah-pay)

canapé

(shehz)

chaise

(tah-pee)

le

tapis

(tah-bluh)

la

table

(port)

porte

(pah'^^'-dewl)

pendule

(ree-doh)

rideau

(tay-lay-fohn)

(fuh-net-ruh)

fenêtre

(tah-hloh)

tableau

(may-zoh'''')

maison

bureau

de

bain

(kwee-zeen)

cuisine

(koo-shay)

à coucher

(mah'^'-zhay)

à

manger

(lee-veeng-room)

(gah-rahzh)

garage

(soo-sohl)

sous-sol

(loh-toh)

Tauto

(moh-toh-see-klet)

la

motocyclette

(bee-see-klet)

la

bicyclette

(shah)

le

chat

le jardin

les

(fluhr)

fleurs

le

(shya' ')

chien

(7)wa/ii.

)

(oh)

(let-ruh)

la

boîte

aux lettres

^koo-ree-ay)

le

courrier

(zay-roh)

zero

(uh^-O

1

un

2

(duh)

deux

3

(twah)

trois

(kah-truh)

4

quatre

(sank)

5 cinq

6

(seess)

six

(set)

7

sept

(wheat)

8

huit

(nuf)

9

neuf

10

(deess)

dix

(mah-roh^ )

marron

(bee-air)

la

bière

(roozh)

rouge

(lay)

le lait

(rohz)

rose

(buhr)

le

beurre

(oh-rah'^^'zh)

orange

(sel)

le

sel

(hlah^'^O

blanc

(pwah-vruh)

le poivre

(zhohn)

(vair)

(va^ 0

jaune le

verre

a

vm

(grée)

(vair)

gris

le verre

(nwahr)

noir

(zhoor-nahl)

le

journal

(hluh)

bleu

(tahs)

la tasse

(vair)

vert

(kwee-air)

la cuillère

(mewl-tee-koh-lor)

multicolore

(koo-toh)

le

couteau

(boh'^'^-zhoor)

bonjour la

serviette

(boh^^^-swahr)

bonsoir

(lah-syet)

l'assiette

(bun) (nwee)

bonne

nuit

(foor-shet)

la fourchette

(sah-lew)

salut

(plah-kar)

le placard

(oh)

(ruh-vwahr)

au

revoir

(tay)

le thé

(koh-mah' ') (tah-lay-voo)

Coiiiiuent

allez-vous?

(kah-fay)

le

café

(ray-free-zhay-rah-tuhr)

le réfrigérateur

le

pain

(kwee-zeen-yair)

le

cuisinière

fsee/J

(voo)

(play)

s'il vous

plaîl

(va' 0

(mair-see)

le

vin

merci



STICKY LABELS

This

book

has

over 150

special

sticky

labels for

you to

use as

you

learn

new

words.

When

you

are

introduced

to

one

of

these

words,

remove

the

corresponding

label

from

these

pages. Be

sure

to use each

of

these

unique

self-adhesive

labels

by

adhering

them

to

a

picture, window,

lamp, or

whatever

object

they refer

to.

And

yes,

they

are

removable

The

sticky

labels

make

learning

to speak

French

much

more

fun

and

a lot

easier

than

you ever

expected.

For

example,

when

you

look

in the

mirror

and see

the

label,

say

(mir-wahr)

•

99

le

miroir.'

mirror

Don't just

say

it

once,

say

it

again

and

again.

And once

you

label the refrigerator,

you

should never

again

open

that

door without saying

a


le

réfrigérateur.

refrigerator

By using

the

sticky labels,

you

not

only

learn

new

words,

but

friends

and

family

learn along

with you

The

sooner you

start,

18

the

sooner

you can use these

labels

at

home or work.



dar-zhah^ ')

EArgent

money

Before

starting

this

Step,

go

back

and review

Step

5.

It

is important that

you

can

count to

(va' ')

(lee-vruh) (nohm-bruh)

vingt

without looking

at

le

livre. Let's

learn the

larger

nombres now. After

practicing aloud

twenty

book

(lay)

(frah'^'-sayj

les

nombres

français

10

through

1,000

below,

write

these nombres in the

blanks

provided.

(kah-truh)

(kah-torz)

Again,

notice

the

similarities (underlined) between

nombres

such as

qua

tre

(4),

quat

orze

(14),

(kah-rah' >t)

et

quarante

(40).

(deess)

10

dix

(va' >)

20

vingt

(trah'^'t)

30

trente

(kah-rah'^'t)

40

quarante

cûarant^

cûamnte,

(Quarante,

cûarîntp.

au^r^^ntp.

(sang-kah'^'t)

50

cinquante

(swah-sah''''t)

60

soixante

(swah-sah'^'t-deess)

70

soixante-dix

(60+10)

(kah-truh-va' ')

80

quatre-vingts

(4

x

20)

(kah-truh-va' '

-deess)

90

quatre-vingt-dix

(4

x

20

+

10)

(sah' >)

100 cent

(sank) (sah' ')

500 cinq cents

(meel)

1,000

mille

(duh)

Here

are deux

important

phrases to

go

with

all

these nombres.

Say

them out loud

over and over

and

then write

them

out

twice

as

many times.

(zhay)

j'ai

I

have

(noo)

(zah-voh' ')

nous avons

_

we

have

O déjà (day-zhah)

already

-

déjà

vu

(day-zhah)(vew)

already

seen

n

la

désir

(day-zeer) desire

O la distance

(dee-stah^''^8)

distance

le

docteur

(dohk-tur)

doctx)r

19



(ay)

(frah' ') (frah' >-say)

The

unit

of currency en

France

est

le

franc

français,

abbreviated

F .

Let's

learn

the

various

in is

(moh-nay)

(bee-ay)

(moh)

kinds

of

monnaie

et

billets. Always

be

sure

to

practice

each

mot out loud.

You

might

want

to

coins

bills

(ma'^'-tuh-nah' ')

(ah-vek)

exchange

some money maintenant

so

that

you

can

familiarize

yourself

avec

the

various

types of

now

with

(ar-zhah'^O

argent.

money

(bee-ay)

Billets

(moh-nay)

Monnaie

bills

(sang-kah''''t)

cinquante

francs

60

(sah' ')

cent

francs

100

(sah' ')

deux cent

francs

200

(sank)

(sah' )

cinq

cents

500

francs

(dee) (sah' '-teem)

dix

centimes

ten

(va )

vingt

centimes

(sang-kah'^'t)

cinquante

centimes

50

(uh '>)(frah'''>)

un

franc

(duh)

(frah'^O

deux francs

(sank)

cinq

francs

(deess)

dix

francs

D

l'économie (lay-koh-noh-mee)

economy

-

O

l'entrée (laW^'^-tray)

entry, entrance

-

a est (est)

east

g

-

n

l'état

(lay-tah)

state

-

-

Les

États-Unis

(lay)(zay-tah-zoo-nee)

The

United

States

of

America



(deess)

(meel) (ma' '-tuh-nah' ')

(oo)

Review

les

nombres dix

through

mille

again.

Maintenant,

how

do you say twenty-two

ou

now

(ah ')

fifty-three

en français?

Put

the numbers together

in

a logical

sequence

just

as you do in

(pahzh)

(soh'^'O

English.

See

if you can say et

write

out

les nombres on this

page.

The answers

sont

at

the

page are

of

la

page.

.

2.

(25

=

20 +

5)

(83

=

80

+

3)

4.

(47

=

40 +

7)

how would

you say

the

following en

français?

(frah' '-say)

fr

(96

=

90

+

6)

(I

have

80

francs.)

(We

have

72

francs.)

ask how much something

costs

en français, one asks

—

(kohin-bya' 0

(ess)

(kuh)

(sah) (koot)

Combien

est-ce que

ça coûte?

you

try

it.

(How much does that cost?)

the

following

questions based on

the

numbers

in parentheses.

(kohm-bya' ')

(ess) (kuh) (sah) (koot)

Combien

est-ce

que ça

coûte?

Ça

coûte

costs this

it

costs

(koot)

(tee-kay)

Combien

coûte

le

ticket? Le

ticket coûte

costs

(lee-vruh)

Combien

coûte

le

livre?

Le livre

coûte

book

(feelm)

10.

Combien

coûte le film? Le

lilm

coûte

(10)

(20)

(17)

francs.

francs.

^

francs.

francs.

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8

(oh-zhoor-dwee)

(duh-ma'''0

(ee-air)

Aujourd'hui,

Demain

et

Hier

today

tomorrow

and

yesterday

(kah-lah''''-dree-ay)

Le calendrier

calendar

(kah-lah' '-dree-ay)

Learn

the days

of

the

week

by

writing

them

in le

calendrier

above

et

then move on

to

the

(kah-truh) (zhoor)

quatre parts to

each

jour.

four day

(mah-ta'''>)

le

matin

morning

(lah-preh-mee-dee)

l'après-midi

afternoon

(swahr)

le soir

evening

(nwee)

la

nuit

night

G

la

fatigue

(fah-teeg)

fatigue,

tiredness

-je suis

fatigué

(zhuh)(swee)(fah-tee-gay) .

.

I

am tired

a

la

fête

(fet)

feast,

festival

^

a

le festival

(feh-stee-vahl)

festival

G le film

(feelm)

film



(eel)

(ay)

(trek)

(za ''-por-tah '0

II

est

très

important

to know

the

days

of

the

week

et

the various parts

of

the

day as

well

as

very

important

these

trois

mots.

(ee-air)

hier

(dee-niah''^'sh)

dimanche

Sunday

(mar-dee)

mardi

Tuesday

(oh-zhoor-dwee)

aujourd'hui

(mair-kruh-dee)

I

mercredi

h

i

(duh-ma' ')

demain

(zhuh-dee)

jeudi

Thursday

(vah'' -druh-dee)

vendredi

Riday

(sahm-dee)

samedi

Saturday

(kel)

(zhoor)

(ess)

Quel

jour

est-ce

aujourd'hui?

what

day is it

(say-tay)

Quel

jour c'était hier?

was

it

(say)

c'est

mercredi

et

(kel)

(ess) (duh-ma' ')

Quel

jour est-ce

demain?

(ay)

Aujourd'hui

est

mardi, oui?

So,

yes

(tomorrow)

(say-tay)

c'était lundi.

Notice that

the

PVench

days

of

the week are

was

yesterday)

not

capitalized as

en

anglais.

Starting from

aujourd'hui,

Monday c'est lundi.

a.

Sunday morning

b. PViday morning

c.

Saturday evening

d.

Thursday

afternoon

jeudi après-midi

e.

Thursday

night

yesterday evening

g.

tomorrow

afternoon

h.

tomorrow

evening

(ay)

(koh'^'-sair)

est

le

concert?

concert

(ess)

est-ce?

IS It

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(sah-lew-tah-syoh' ')

(frah'''>-sez)

Knowing

the

parts of le

jour

will

help

you

to

learn

the

various salutations

françaises

below.

day

greetings

Practice these every

day

until your

trip.

(boh'^-zhoor)

bonjour

good

morning/good

day

(boh''''-swahr)

bonsoir

good

evening

night

(bun)

(nwee)

bonne

nuit

good

(sah-lew)

salut

-

hello/hi

(oh)

(ruh-vwahr)

au

revoir

goodbye

(shohz) (may-zoh'''')

Take

the

next

quatre

labels

et

stick

them

on

the

appropriate

choses

in

your maison.

Make

sure

four

things house

(ah'->)

you

attach them

to

the

correct

items, as

they

are

only en français. How about the bathroom

(poor) (oo) (bun) (nwee)

mirror pour bonjour ?

Ou

your

alarm clock

for bonne nuit ? Let's

not

forget,

for or

(koh-ntah' ') (tah-lay-voo)

Comment

allez-vous?

how are you

(wee)

(noh'''')

Now

for some

oui or non questions

-

yes no

(bluh)

Are

your

eyes bleus?

(roozh)

Is

your favorite color rouge?

.

(shya )

Do you

own

a

chien?

(mah-roh' ')

Are

your

shoes

marrons?.

Is

today

samedi?

(shah)

Do you

own

a

chat?

(et)

(lee-vruh) (say)

You

êtes

about

one-fourth

of your

way

through this

livre

et c'est

a

good

time

to quickly review

are

book it is

(ah-mew-zay-voo)

les

mots you have learned

before

doing

the crossword

puzzle on

the

next

page.

Amusez-vous

enjoy

yourself

(bun)

(shah' >s)

et

bonne

chance

good

luck

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2. 3.

4.

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8. 9.

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29 30.

1

Ï

ACROSS

DOWN

1.

I would

like

11.

tea

22.

four

1. days

11. woman

22.

Friday

2.

with

12.

20

23.

and

2.

postcard

12.

a

(masculine)

23.

house

3. (we)

have 13. Wednesday 24.

there is

3. black

13. Tuesday

25.

gray

4.

America

14. chair

25. how?

4.

the

afternoon

14.

we have

26.

how

much?

5.

coins

15. man

26. yellow

5. car

15. white

27.

when?

6. bus

ticket

16. 50

27.

multi-colored

6.

response, answer

•

16. why?

28.

two

7.

Saturday

17. clock

28.

three

7. hi

17. room

8.

bank

18. today

29.

picture

8.

who?

18. lamp

9.

19

20.

water 30.

curtain

9.

what

is

it?

20. red

10. night

21.

five

10.

money

21.

green

G le filtre

(feel-truh)

filter

-

un

café filtre

(kah-fay)

(feel-truh)

filtered

coffee -f

a

\ann(fa' 0

end

D le

fonctionnaire

(foh'' -syoh-nair) functionary, civil

servant

le

football

(foot-bahl)

soccer

25



(dah' ') (sewr)

(soo)

Dans,

sur,

sous

.

on

under

(prau-poh-zee-syoh' ')

(frah' >-sez)

Les

prepositions

françaises (words

like

in,

on,

through

and next

to )

sont

easy

to

are

(seess)

learn,

et

they

allow

you to

be

precise

avec

a

minimum of effort.

Instead of

having

to point six

times

at

a

piece of

yummy

pastry

you

would

like,

you

can

explain

precisely

which

one

you

want

(eel)

by

saying

il

est behind, in front of,

next

to

ou

under

the

piece of

pastry

that the

salesperson

is

it is

(puh-tee)

starting

to pick

up.

Let's learn some of

these petits

mots.

litUe

(soo)

SOUS

under

(dah<^>)

dans

into/in

(oh-duh-syoo) (duh)

au-dessus de*_

over

(ah'^^'-truh)

entre

between

entre,

entre, ent

(duh-vah )

devant _

in

front

of

(dair-ee-air)

derrière

behind

(ah)

(koh-tay) (duh)

à côté

de*_

next

to

(duh)

de*_

out

06'from

(sewr)

sur_

on

(pah-tee-suh-ree)

la

pâtisserie

_

pastry

(de+le)

*Note

that de sometimes combines

with

la,

le or les

to form

de la,

du,

de

V

and

(de

+

les)

des.

Fill

in

the

blanks

on

the

next

page

with

the

correct

prepositions.

allez-vous?

(how)^^^^^ (how)

are

you

>y^

(whjO

D

la forme

(form)

form,

shape

D laforêt

(foh-ray)

forest

D le foyer

(fwah-yay)

home,

hearth

O

franc/franche

(jrah'''^)/(frah^''^sh)

frank,

honest

le

fruit

(fwee)

fruit

(ay-teel)

(zhohn)

le

taxi

est-il jaune?

yellow



(pah-tee-suh-ree)

La

pâtisserie est

pastry

(dohk-tur)

Le

docteur est

doctor

(lohm)

L

homme est.

(tay-lay-fohn)

Le

téléphone

est

telephone

(on)

(in)

(in

front of)

(tah-bluh)

la

table.

table

(boh(''>)(oh-tel)

le

bon

hôtel.

good

(next

to the)

(tah-bloh)

tableau.

picture

(shya )

Le chien

est

dog

(oo)

(ay)

OÙ est

le docteur?

(tah-bluh)

la table.

(under)

table

l'hôtel.

Où

est

l'homme?

Où

est

le téléphone?

(ma^'^'-tuh-nah^''')

(puh-tee)

Maintenant,

fill

in

each blank on the picture below with the

best

possible one of

these petits

now

little

(kah-tay-drahl) (noh-truh-dahm)

mots.

Do

you

recognize

la

Cathédrale Notre-Dame below?

(over)

(under)

(in

front of)

la

galerie (gah-leh-ree)

gallery,

long

room

O la géographie

(zhay-oh-grah-fee)

geography

D

la

glace

(glahs)

ice, ice

cream

g

la

gomme

(gohm)

eraser

le

gourmand

(goor-mah^ ')

gourmand,

glutton

27



10

(zhah'^'-vee-ay)

(fay-vree-ay)

(marss)

Janvier,

Février,

Mars

January

February March

(suh-men)

(say) (moh-mah' ') (mwah)

(duh)(lah-nay)

You have

learned

the days

of la

semaine,

so

now

c'est

le moment to

learn les

mois

de l'année

week

it

is

months

of

the

year

(tah )

et

all the

different kinds of temps.

weather

(zhah' ^-vee-ay)

janvier

(sep-tah'^^'m-bruh)

septembre

(ohk-toh-bruh)

octobre

(noh-vah'''>m-bruh)

novembre

(day-sah'''>m-bruh)

décembre

(kel) (tah' ')

(fay4eel) (oh-zhoor-dwee)

When

someone

asks,

Quel

temps fait-il aujourd'hui?

you

have a

variety of answers.

Let's

what

(the)

weather

does

it

make

today

learn

them but

first,

does this

sound

familiar?

(oh )

(sep-tah ''m-bruh) (ah-vreel)

(zhwa '^)

(noh-vah'^^m-bruh)

Trente jours

ont

septembre, avril,

juin et

novembre .

.

have

le

gourmet

(goor-may)

gourmet,

epicurean

O

le gouvernement

(goo-vair-nuh-mah^'^0 government

O grand

(grahf'^')

big

g

G

la

grandeur

(graW''^-dur)

greatness

le

guide

(geed)

guide



'kel)

(tah' ')

(fay-teel)

(oh-zhoor-dwee)

temps

fait-il

aujourd'hui?.

today

(nehzh) (ah )

neige

en

janvier.

snows in

(oh-see)

neige aussi

en février.

also

(pluh)

pleut

en

mars.

(oh-see)

pleut

aussi

en

avril.

(fay)

(dew) (vah'^O

fait

du

vent

en

mai.

makes

windy

(soh-lay)

fait

du

soleil

en

juin.

sunny

(boh)

fait

beau

en

juillet.

beautiful

(shoh)

fait

chaud

en

août.

hot

(broo-ee-yar)

fait

du

brouillard

en septembre.

(fay)

(fray)

fait

fi

rais

en

octobre.

cool

(moh-vay)

fait mauvais

en

novembre.

bad

(fwah)

fait froid

en

décembre.

cold

(ah<->)

temps

fait-il

en février?.

in

temps fait-il

en

avril?

Il

pigut

gn

avril.

Il

pigut

gn

avril.

uel

temps fait-il

en mai?

.

uel

temps fait-il

en

août?.

ridentifîcation (lee-dah'''^-tee-fee-kah-syoh''^)

.

.

identification

a

l'île

(kel)

island

l'importance

(la'''^-por-tah^''^s)

importance

1

-

une chose importante

(shohz)(af'^-por-tah^'^t)

.

.

an

important thing

inacceptable

(een-ahk-sep-tah-bluh)

unacceptable

29



(say-zoh' ')

Maintenant, les

saisons

de

Tannée

.

.

(lee-vair)

l'hiver

winter

of

the

year

(lay-tay)

l'été

(loh-tohn)

l'automne

autumn

(prah' >-tah'''')

le

printemps

spnng

(sel-see-ews)

Celsius

Centigrade

Fahrenheit

Fahrenheit

(say)

(tewn) (bun)

(ee-day)

At this

point,

c'est

une

bonne

idée to

familiarize

good

(tah'^^'-pay-rah-tewr) (uh-roh-pay-yen)

yourself

avec

les températures

européennes.

temperatures

European

(tair-moh-meh-truh)

Carefully

study le thermomètre

because

les

(tah'^'-pay-rah-teivr) (uh-rohp)

températures

en

Europe

are

calculated on the

basis of

Centigrade (not Fahrenheit).

Tb convert

°F

to

°C,

subtract 32

and multiply

by

0.55.

98.6 °F

-

32

=

66.6

x

0.55

=

37

°C

To

convert

°C

to

°F, multiply

by

1.8

and

add

32.

37

°C X

1.8

=

66.6 +

32

=

98.6 °F

What

is

normal

body

temperature

in

Celsius?

What

is the freezing

point in

Celsius?

30

n

impossible (a^''^-poh-see-bluh)

impossible

-

C'est

impossible

(say)(ta''^^-poh-see-bluh)

.

.

It's

impossible

D

l'industrie

(W^'-dew-stree)

industry

G

l'information

(la'^'^-for-mah-syoW''^)

information

G l'ingénieur

(la^'^'-zhay-nyur)

engineer



11

(fwah-yay)

(fa^ ') (fwah)

Foyer, Faim

et Foi

home

hunger

faith

as

we

have

the

three

R's

en

anglais, en français

there are the three

F's

which help

us

(vee) (frah''''-sez)

(fah-mee-yuh)

understand

some of

the

basics of

la vie française

et

la famille

française. Study

the

family

life

French

family

below.

(Madame

Roquefort)

Claudine

Roquefort

1

la

grand-mère

Marie-France

Mitou

t

la

tante

aunt

Philippe

Mitou

r

oncle

Danielle

Roquefort

la mère

mother

a

Nicolas

Roquefort

rinscription

(la'^^'-skreep-syoh'^'O

inscription

l'institut

(ké^'^-stee-tew)

institute

intéressant

(a^'''-tay-ray-sah^''0

interesting

l'Italie

(lee-tak-lee)

Italy

-

italien

(ee-tah-lya^^'O

Italian

(Mademoiselle

Roquefort)

Caroline

Roquefort

la

fille

daughter

31



(fah-mee-yuh) (noh' ')

(eg-zah''''-pluh)

Let's

learn how

to

identify la

famille

by

nom.

Study

the

following

exemples carefully.

family

examples

(voo)

(zah-puh-lay-voo)

Comment

vous

appelez-vous?

what is your

name/how

are

you

called

(pair)

le

père

father

(mah-pel)

Je

m'appelle

my

name

is/I am

called

(pah-rah' ')

les parents

parents

(your name)

(koh-moh' ')

(sah-pel)

Comment

s'appelle

le

père?

how

is

called father

(mair)

la

mère

mother

Comment

s'appelle

la

mère?

how

mother

(feess)

le fils

son

(lay)

(zah '>-fah< >)

les

enfants

(feess)

(fee-yuh)

(frair)

(suhr)

Le fils

et

la

fille

sont

aussi

frère et

soeur.

children

brother

sister

(feess)

Comment

s'appelle

le

fils?

son

(fee-yuh)

la

fille

_

daughter

(grah'^'-pair)

le

grand-père

grandfather

(grah''''-mair)

la

grand-mère

grandmother

(fee-yuh)

Comment

s'appelle

la

fille?

_

daughter

(pah-rah' ')

les

parents

relatives

(koh-mah' ')

(sah-pel)

Comment

s'appelle

le

grand-père?

grandfather

Comment

s'appelle

la

grand-mère?

grandmother

Now

you

ask

And

answer

—

(How

are you

called?/What

is

your name?)

(My

name is

. .

.)

2

O la

jaquette

(zhah-ket)

woman's jacket

G

le Japon

(zhah-poW ^)

Japan

•

-japonais

(zhah-poh-nay)

Japanese

J

G

le

journal

(zhoor-nahl)

newspaper

n

La

Joconde

(zhoh-kohnd)

Mena

Lisa (in

the

Louvre)



(kwee-zeen)

La Cuisine

kitchen


réfrigérateur

refrigerator

(buhr)

beurre

(kwee-zeen-

y

air)

le

cuisinière

stove

butter

(lay)

le

lait

milk

(bee-air)

la

bière

beer

these

questions aloud.

(bee-air)

est

la

bière?

beer

(luh)

OÙ

est

le

lait?

milk

(va' ')

OÙ

est

le

vin?


La

bière

est

dans

le

réfrigérateur.

(buhr)

OÙ

est le beurre?

butter

(oo-vray)

ouvrez your livre

to

the

page

avec

the labels

et

remove

the

next

group

of labels

et

open

book

(shohz) (kwee-zeen)

to

label

all

these choses in

your

cuisine.

things kitchen

G

juste

(zhoost)

fair,

just

,

D

la

justice (zhoo-stees) justice

j

le

kilo

(kee-loh)

kilogram

n le

kilomètre (kee-loh-meh-truh)

kilometer

Vr

O le kiosque

(kee-ohsk)

kiosk

33



(fluhr)

la

fleur

flower

(zhoor-nahl)

le journal

newspaper

(sel)

le sel

sait

i^^-

^

^'Sï^

(pwah-vruh)

le

poivre

.le verre

à

wine glass

(va )

vin

(vair)

le

verre

glasB

M

L

\rm

f

(tahs)

la

tasse

|||pHmBM^^|^B[i

m

HBÏHriil

~

m

J

r===^=^

.^J

^^•.•< ,

(sair-vyet)

la serviette

napkin

(foor-shet)

la

fourchette

fork

(lah-syet)

V

assiette

plate

(koo-toh)

le

couteau

knife

la

cuillère

spoon

Et more

.

.

(plah-kar)

le

placard

cupboard

(tay)

le thé

tea

(kah-fay)

le

café

—

coffee

(pa' ')

le pain

bread

(ay)

OÙ

est le thé?

Le thé

est dans le

placard.

Où est

le

café?

Ouest

le pain?

Don't forget

to

label

all these

things and

do

not

forget

to

use every

(say) (za' '-por-tah' ')

opportunity

to

say

these

mots out

loud.

C'est

très

important.

very

a

a

n

a

a

le lac

(lack)

lake

la

langue

(lah'^'^-gwuh)

language

la leçon

(luh-soW'^^)

lesson

la

lecture

(lek-tewr)

reading

la liberté (lee-bair-tay)

liberty

1



(par-doh' ')

pardon

(lar-mwahr)

(lee)

le

lit

(loh-ray-yay)

(koo-vair-tewr)

(ray-vay)

le

réveil

(mir-wahr)

le

miroir

(lah-vah-boh)

le

lavabo

(sair-vyet)

serviette

(doo-bul-vay-say)

le

W.C.

(doosh)

douche

(kray-yoh^''0

e

crayon

(tay-lay-vee-zur)

téléviseur

(stee-loh)

le

stylo

(lee-vruh)

le livre

(lor-dee-nah-tur)

(lew-net)

lunettes

(pah-pee-ay)

le

papier

(pah-pee-ay)

à papier

(ruh-vew)

la

revue

(let-ruh)

la lettre

(ta' '-bruh-pohst)

le timbre-poste

f/car^J

(poh-stahl)

la carte postale

(pahs-por)

le

passeport

(bee-yay)

le billet

la

valise

(sahk)

(ma^^'O

le sac

à

main

(port-fuh-yuh)

le

portefeuille

(lar-zhah^^'O

l'argent

(kart) (kray-dee)

les

cartes

de

crédit

f's/ieA;^

(vwah-yahzh)

les

chèques

de

voyage

(lah-pah-ray-foh-toh)

l'appareil-photo

(peh-lee-kewl)

la pellicule

(koh-stewm)

(ba' ')

le

costume de

bain

(sah^'^'-dahl)

les sandales

(lew-net) (soh-lay)

les

lunettes de soleil

la

brosse

à dents

(dah' '-teejrees)

le

dentifrice

(sah-voh^ ')

le

savon

(rah-zwahr)

le

rasoir

(day-oh-doh-rah' ')

le

déodorant

(pen-yuh)

le

peigne

('mah^ '-toh)

le

manteau

(pah-rah-plew-ee)

le

parapluie

(la^ ^-pair-may-ah-bluh)

l'imperméable

les

gants

(shah-poh)

le

chapeau

(boht)

les

bottes

(shoh-suhr)

les

chaussures

(shoh-suhr) (teh-nees)

les

chaussures

de

tennis

(koh^'^'-play)

le

complet

(krah-vaht)

la

cravate

(shuh-meez)

la

chemise

(moo-shwahr)

le

mouchoir

(veh-stoh^^'O

le veston

(pah'^^-tah-loh^ ')

le

pantalon

les

jeans

(zhuh)

(vya' ')

(duh)

Je

viens

de

(short)

le

short

(tee-shirt)

le teeshirt

le slip

(tree-koh)

(poh)

le

tricot

de

peau

la robe

(blooz)

la blouse

la

jupe

(shah' '-dye)

le

chandail

(koh^ -bee-nay-zoh' ')

la

combinaison

(soo-tya' ^-gorzh)

le soutien-gorge

le

slip

(shoh-set)

les

chaussettes

les

bas

(pee-zhah-mah)

le pyjama

(shuh-meez) (nwee)

la chemise

de

nuit

Tro/îW

(shah -bruh)

la robe de

chambre

(pah^ >-too-fluh)

les

pantoufles

(zhuh)

(voo-dray)

(zah-prah' '-drvh) (luh) (frn}i -sni/)

Je

voudrais

apprendre

le français.

(zhuh)

(mah-pel)

Je

m'appelle



PLUS

. .

This

book includes

a number

of

other innovative

features

unique

to

the

''10

minutes

a day®^'

series.

At

the back

of

this

book,

you

will

find

twelve

pages

of

flash

cards.

Cut

them

out

and

flip

through

them

at

least

once a

day.

On

pages

116,

117

and

118

you

will find

a beverage guide

and

a

menu

guide.

Don't wait

until

your trip

to use them.

Clip

out the

menu

guide and

use

it tonight

at

the dinner

table.

Take

them

both

with

you the next

time

you

dine

at

your

favorite French

restaurant.

When

you

are

ready

to

leave, cut out

your Pocket

Pal

TM

and keep

it

with

you

at

all times By using the special

features

in this book,

you

will

be

speaking French before

you

know

it.

(ah-mew-zay-voo)

(bun)

(shah'^'s)

Amusez-vous et

bonne

chance

enjoy yourself good luck

72

flash

cards

dozens

of

labels

36



(ruh-lee-zhoh' )

La Religion

religion

(ruh-lee-zhoh' ')

(noo) (zah-voh' ')(ee-see)

(ah-may-reek)

En

France,

there is

not

the

wide variety of

religions

that

nous

avons

ici

en

Amérique.

religions

here

A

person is usually

one

of

the

following.

(kah-toh-Uek)

1.

catholique

CathoUc

(t)

or

()

(proh-teh-stah' ')

(proh-teh-stahnt

)

2.

protestant/ protestante

ProtesUnt

(»)

Protestent

()

(zhweeû

(zhweev)

3.

juif/

juive

_

Jewish

(t)

Jewish

(t)

(mew-zewl-mnh'''')

(mew-zewl-mahn)

4.

musulman/

musulmane

Moslem

(0 Moslem (t)

(kah-tay-drahl)

Voilà une

cathédrale

en

France.

cathedral

(ess)

(kah-tay-drahl)

Est-ce

une

cathédrale catholique?

is it

(noo-vel)

Est-ce

une nouvelle cathédrale?

(vee-ay)

Est-ce une vieille cathédrale?

old

Maintenant,

let's

learn

how to

say

I am

en

français:

(zhuh) (swee)

je

suis

Test

yourself

-

write

each sentence

on the

next

page

for more practice.

Add

your

own personal

variations

as

well.

Note

that

to

make an

adjective

feminine

en

français,

all

you generally need to do

is

add

an

e.

This will sometimes

vary

the

pronunciation slightly.

(ess) (kuh) (sah)(koof)

est-ce que

ça

coûte?

(how much)

_^ji/

(how

much) does

this cost

O

le lieu

(lyuh)

place

la lig^e (leen-yuh)

line

i

la

limonade

(lee-moh-nahd)

lemonade

*

le logement (lohzh-mah^''0

lodging,

accommodation

G Londres (loh'^'^-druh)

London

3



(kah-toh-leek)

Je suis catholique.

I am

Catholic

(«/)

(swee)

(zhweef)

Je

suis

juif.

Jewish

(t)

(uh-rohp)

Je

suis en Europe.

(dah' ')

(lay-gleez)

Je suis dans

l'église.

I

am

in church

(proh-teh-stah' ')

Je

suis protestant.

<»)

(zhuh)

(ah-may-ree-ka' ')

Je

suis américain.

_

American

(()

(kah-nah-dyen)

Je

suis canadienne.

_

Canadian

(i)

(fmh '>s)

Je

suis

en

France.

(mew-ze^vl-mah' ')

Je

suis

musulman.

_

Moslem

(*)

(reh-stoh-rah'''')

Je

suis dans le

restaurant.

(ah-may-ree-ken)

Je suis

américaine.

()

(loh-tel)

Je

suis dans

l'hôtel.

Je

suis

dans

la maison.

I am

(fah-tee-gay)

Je

suis

fatigué.

.

I

am fatigued/tired

(nuh) (pah)

To

negate

any

of

these

statements,

simply

add

ne

before the

verb

and pas

after

the verb.

not/no

(nuh)

(swee)

(pah)

(mew-zewl-mah' ')

Je

ne

suis

pas

musulman.

.

I am

not

(pah)

Je

ne

suis

pas

français.

I

am not

Go

through

and

drill

these

sentences

again

but

with ne

plus

pas.

(fah-mee-yuh)

Maintenant,

take

a

piece of

paper.

Our

lamille

from

earlier

had

a

reunion.

Identify

everyone

(mair)

(loh''''-kluh)

below

by writing le

mot

correct en

français

for

each

person

—

la

mère,

l'oncle

and

so

on.

(shya' ')

Don't forget

le

chien

38

O

le magasin (mah-gah-za^'^O

store

G le

magazine

(mah-gah-zeen)

magazine

D

magnifique

(mah-nee-feek)

magnificent

G

le

marchand

(mar-shaW''^)

merchant

G

le

mécanicien

(may-kah-nee-sya^''0

mechanic

m



12

(ah-prah' '-druh)

Apprendre

to

learn

(duh)

(voo-dray) (zhai^)

have

ah-eady used

deux

very

important verbs:

je

voudrais

and j'ai.

Although

you

might

I

would

like I

have

able

to

get

by

with

only

these verbs,

let's

assume you want

to do

better.

First

a

quick

review.

do you

say

do

you

say

UJ9t

we

(frah''''-sayj

en

français?

en français?

(duh)

(set)

(moh)

these deux

charts

very

carefully

et

learn

these sept mots now.

two

I

(zhuh)

=

je

(voo)

you

=

vous

he

(eel)

=

il

she

=

Se

we

=

(noo)

nous

they

=

(eel)

ils

«

or

mixed)

they

=

(el)

elles

(t)

(ah'^'-glay)

(frah'^^-say)

too

hard, is it?

Draw

lines between

the

matching

mots

anglais

et

mots

français

below to

if you can

keep

these mots

straight

in your mind.

(noo)

nous

(eel)

ils

(eel)

il

(zhuh)

je

(voo)

vous

(el)

elle

(el)

elles

we

she

they

(*)

O le

marché (mar-shay)

-

bon

marché

(hoh^''0('^CLf-shay)

G le

mariage

(mah-ree-ahzh)

le

médicament

(may-dee-kah-mah'''^)

G la mer

(mair)

market

inexpensive

marriage,

wedding

medicine

|V|

sea

39



(pah-pee-ay)

Maintenant close le

livre

et

write

out

both

columns

of

this

practice

on a

piece of

papier.

How

paper

(bya' ')

(niahl)

did vous

do?

Bien

ou

mal? Maintenant

that vous know

these mots, vous can

say almost

well

or

poorly

you

anything

en

français with one

basic formula:

the

plug-in formula.

(seess)

To

demonstrate,

let's take

six

basic

et practical

verbs

et

see

how

the plug-in formula works.

six

Write

the verbs in

the blanks after vous

have

practiced saying them

out loud

many

times.

(par-lay)

parler

to speak

(reh-stay)

rester

to remain,

to stay

(ah-bee-tay)

habiter

to live,

to reside

habitgr, habiter

(koh-mah'^^'-day)

commander

to order

(ah-shuh-tay)

acheter

to buy

(sah-puh-lay)

s'appeler

to be called

Besides the

familiar

words already circled, can vous find the above verbs in the puzzle below?

When

vous

find

them,

write

them in the

blanks

to

the right.

p

[c]

M

M

A

N

D

K

K

H

A

C

N

P

Ci

M

U

î

iK

A

K M

1)

Y H

V J J S

B

T.

M K

S

K K B T

I

E E

M

K

V

T T.

U

Y

K

T

K

N

1)

I

K

K

T

M

N

K

h]

V

S

lîj

N

I

T.

R

H

D

h:

I K

?

A

P P K T. h]

K H

T

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

40

D le métro

(may-troh) subway,

metro

G la minute (mee-newt)

minute

-

la minuterie

(mee-new-tuh-ree)

automatic

light switch

O

la

mode

(mohd)

fashion

|-||

-

à la mode

(ah)(lah)(mohd)

fashionable



the

following

patterns carefully.

(pari)

parle

=

I speak

he/she

speaks

(ah-beet)

(zhuh)

%

habite

=

I

live

1

(ah-shet)

he/she

lives

(eel) 1

achète

=

I

buy

he/she

buys

(el)

1

(rest)

elle

J

reste

=

I

remain

he/she remains

(koh-mah'''>d)

commande

=

I order

he/she orders

(mah-pel)

je

m'appelle

=

lam

called

il/elle

(sah-pel)

s'appelle

=

he/she

is

called

(par-loh' )

parlons

=

we speak

1

(zah-bee-toh' )

habitons

=

we

live

(noo)

1

nous

>

(zah-shuh-toh' ')

achetons

=

we

buy

J

(reh-stoh'^O

restons

=

we remain

(koh-Tnahf^'-dohf ')

commandons

=

we

order

(noo)

nous

(noo) (zah-puh-loh' ')

nous appelons

=

we

are

called/

our

name

is

Note:

•

With

all

these

verbs,

the

first

thing

you

do

is drop

the

final er, ir,

or

re

from the basic

verb

form or

stem.

•

With

je,

il, or elle,

add

e

to

the

basic

verb form.

•

With nous,

add

ons.

•

S'appeler varies

but not too

much.

It is

a

very

important

verb

so

take

a few

extra

minutes

to

learn

it.

verbs just will

not

conform to the pattern

But don't worry.

Speak

slowly

et

clearly,

et

you

be perfectly

understood

whether you say

parle

or

parlons.

French

speakers

will

be

ighted that

you

have taken

the

time to

learn

their language.

Note:

•

French has

two

separate

and

very different ways of

saying

you whereas in

Enghsh

we only use

one

word.

(voo)

•

Vous

will

be

used throughout

this

book

and

will

be

appropriate

for

most

situations. Vous

refers

to

one

person

in

a

formal sense

as

well

as

being the plural in

you

both

a

formal and

informal sense.

(too)

•

Tu is a

form

of

address reserved

for family members

and very close

friends.

you (singular)

le monde

(mohnd)

world

-

tout le monde

(too)

(luh)

(mohnd)

everyone

G

la

montagne

(moh''^>-tahn-yuh)

mountain yX\

le

musée

(mew-zay)

museum

la musique

(mew-zeek)

music

41



Here's

your

next group of patterns

(par-lay)

parlez

=

you speak

1

(zah-bee-tay)

habitez

=

you

live

(voo)

1

vous

>

(zah-shuh-tay)

achetez

= you buy

J

(reh-stay)

restez

=

you

remain

(koh-mah' '-day)

commandez

=

you

order

(voo)

vous

(voo)

(zah-puh-lay)

VOUS appelez

=

you are called

your name

is

(pari)

parlent

=

they

speak

(zah-beet)

•\

habitent

=

they

live

(eel)

1

ils

1

(zah-shet)

..

>

achètent

=

they

buy

(el)

f

elles

1

(rest)

}

restent

=

iheyremain

(koh-mah'''>d)

commandent

=

they order

(sah-pel)

ils/elles s'appellent

=

they

are

called

their

name is

42

Note:

•

Notice

that despite

differences in spelling, many

of

the

verbs

are

pronounced the same.

•

With

'Vous,

add ez

to

the basic verb

form.

•

With

ils,

and

elles

simply

add

ent to

the

basic

verb form.

The ent is

silent.

(vwah-lah)(seess)

Voilà six

more verbs.

here

are six

(vuh-neer)

(ah-lay)

venir

aller

to come

to go

(ah-prah'^'-druh) (ah-vwahr)

,

,

apprendre avoir

BVOIV. BVOW

to

learn

to

have

(voo-dray)

(ah-vwahr)

(buh-zwa'^O

(duh)

voudrais avoir besoin

de

(I)

would

like

^

to need, to have

need

of

^'

A

/>^\

IC^dr^^^^^^S^

At the

back

of le

livre, vous will find

twelve

\

o

/''

<>

/

JBMMPWT^

I

pages

of flash

cards to

help

you

learn

these

//

v^^

y'^^^^^ÛJ^^^^^^^^^^HiSlB

(noo-voh)

^^ ll

^

.7

.^BW^^^^^MU

nouveaux

mots.

Cut

them

out;

carry

them in

new

'-

IH

your

briefcase, purse,

pocket

ou

knapsack;

et

or

review

them whenever

vous have

a

free

moment.

G la

nation

(nah-syoh^^'O

nation

G la nature

(nah-tewr) nature

G

naturel

(nah-tew-rel)

natural

II

-

au

naturel

(oh)

(nah-tew-rel)

plain, simple

G la

nécessité

(nay-seh-see-tay)

necessity



(voo)

it is

your

turn

to

practice

what

vous have

learned. Fill

in the following

blanks

with

correct

form

of

the verb. Each time vous

write

out the

sentence,

be

sure

to say

it

aloud.

Bonjour

speak

live,

to

reside

habitg/

buy

achète/

(reh-stay)

rester

(ïrah' '-say)

—

français.

(ah'^'-qlay)

—

anglais.

(eh-spahn-yohl)

espagnol.

Spanish

(zhah-poh-nay)

japonais.

Japanese

(ahl-mah '>)

allemand.

German

(frah s)

en

France.

(ee-tah-lee)

-en Italie.

(uh-rohp)

en Europe.

(sheen)

_en

Chine.

(zhah-poh' ')

en Japon.

(lee-vruh)

un livre.

(sah-lahd)

une salade.

(or-lohzh)

une

horloge.

clock

(tee-kay)

(doh-toh-boos)

trois tickets

d'autobus.

(ta'' -bruh-pohst)

sept

timbres-post.

to

remain,

to

stay

Je

(huh

Frj

rih s)

rance.

Vous

restez/

Il

Elle

Nous

Ils

—

Elles

(koh-mah^''^-day)

commander

to

order

Je

_en Amérique.

(bel-zheek)

—

en Belgique.

Belgium

(ahl-mahn-yuh)

en

Allemagne.

Germany

(eh-spahn-yuh)

_en

Espagne.

Spain

Vous

(vair)

(va' ')

. un verre

de

vin.

(tahs)

une tasse

de

thé.

Il

une

tasse de

café.

Elle

Nous

Ils

—

Elles

(sah-puh-lay)

s^appeler

to be

called

Je

(duh)

(vair)

(doh)

-

deux

verres

d' eau.

water

(twah)

(lay)

trois

verres

de

lait.

milk

Vous

Il

Elle

Nous

Ils

—

Elles

Jeanne.

Mitou.

-

Smith.

Roquefort.

Vartan.

O neuf

(nuf)

new

-

Le

Pont

Neuf

à Paris

(poh'^Oinuf)

new bridge in Paris

(1604)

G

Noël

(noh-el)

Christmas

G le

nord

(nor)

north

n

D

Notre-Dame

de Paris (noh-truh)(dahm)

Our Lady

of

Paris (cathedral)

43



(seess)

Now take

a break, walk around

the

room,

take a

deep breath

et do

the

next

six

verbs.

(vuh-neer)

venir

to

come

Je

viena

/

Vous

-V^êllÊZ/.

Il

vient/

d'Amérique,

de Belgique.

_

du

Canada.

Elle

Nnii«

venons/

Tis

viennent/

Elles

de

New

York.

(swees)

de Suisse.

Switzerland

apprendre

to

learn

r

apprends/

Vous

ap

prenez/

Il

apprend/

l'anglais,

le

français.

l'italien.

Elle'

Nn.ifi

apprenons/

Ils

apprennent/

Elles

(voo-dray)

voudrais

(I)

would

like

jp voudrais/

l'allemand.

-

l'espagnol.

Spanish

(vair)

(va' ')

un verre

de

vin.

1 • t

(roozh)

Vous

voudriez/

un

verre

de

vin rouge.

Il

voudrait/

deux verres de

vin

blanc.

Elle

Nous

voudrions/

Ti«

voudraient/

Elles

(vair)

-trois verres

de

vin.

(lay)

deux

verres

de lait.

(ah-lay)

aller

to

go

Je

vais/

Vous^alkzZ.

Ti

va/

-en France.

(ee-tah-lee)

-

en

Italie.

Elle

Nous

allons/

en

Angleterre.

(bel-zheek)

—

en Belgique.

Tis vont/

Elles

(ah-vwahr)

avoir

to

have

r

ai/

(uh-rohp)

en

Europe.

«1»

.

««M^ï

(deess)(fmh'''0

dix

francs.

Yous^V^zL

cent

francs.

ii-aL

Elle

Nniis

avons/

(va )

vingt francs.

Ils

ont/.

Elles

(ah-vwahr)

(buh-zwa^^'O (duh)

avoir besoin

de

to

have need of,

to

need

.rai besoin/

(sang-kah'^'t)

cinquante francs.

(sank)

(sah )

cinq cents francs.

(duh^'O

(doh)

d'un verre

d'eau.

Vous

II

(deitm)

d'une

tasse

de

thé.

de deux tasses de

thé.

Elle

Nous

Ils

—

de

trois

tasses de café.

Elles

de

cinq verres

de

bière.

G

l'objet

(lohb-zhay)

object

O

obligatoire (oh-blee-gah-twahr)

compulsory, obligatory

G

l'observation (lohh-sair-vah-syoh'''0 observation

O

G l'occupation

(loh-kew-pah-syoh^''0

profession, occupation

B l'odeur (loh-dur) smell,

odor



(noo-voh)

(moh)

(voo)

it

is

hard

to

get

used to

all

those nouveaux

mots.

Just keep practicing

et

before vous

it,

vous will be

using them

naturally.

Maintenant is

a perfect time to turn to

the

back

of

livre,

clip out

your

verb

flash

cards

et start

flashing.

Don't skip over your

free

mots

either.

(ah-preh-nay)

them

off in the

box provided

as

vous

apprenez

each

one.

See

if vous can

fill in

the

learn

below.

Les

réponses

correctes

sont

at

the

bottom

of la

page.

(I speak French.)

(We learn French.)

(She needs ten

francs.)

(He comes

from

Canada.)

(They

live

in

France.)

(You

buy a

book.)

the

following Steps,

vous

will

be

intro-

to more

verbs

et

vous

should

drill

them

exactly the

same way

as

vous did

in this

Look

up

les

nouveaux mots

in your

et

make up your

own sentences.

out your

nouveaux

mots

for

that's

how

make

them

yours

to

use

on

your

holiday.

the

more

vous practice

the

more enjoyable

your trip

(bun)

(shah'''>s)

be.

Bonne

chance

good

luck

REPONSES

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un

za^ai^DB

sno^

'9

•BpBUB3

np

;U31A

II

'f

•souBjj xip

ap

uiosaq

b

a^g

'g

•sibSubjj a| suouajddB

sno^

'z

•sib5ubjj

afjEd

af

'x

1

T-:

^j-fr-

45



13

(kel)

(uhr)

(ay-teel)

Quelle

heure

est-il?

what

time

is

it

(zhoor)

(suh-men)

(mwah)

(lah-nay)

Vous

know

how to

tell les jours

de

la

semaine

et

les mois

de

Tannée,

so

now let's

learn

to

tell

days

week

months

year

(vwah-yah-zhur)

time.

As

a

voyageur,

vous need

to

be

able

to tell

time

in

order

to make

réservations,

traveler

(rah'^'-day-voo)

rendez-vous

et to

catch

trains

et

autobus.

Voilà les basics.

appointments

here are

What

time

is

it?

hour

noon

midnight

half past

minus/less

a

quarter

a

quarter

to

a

quarter

after

(kel) (uhr)

(ay-teel)

Quelle

heure

est-il?

(uhr)

heure

(mee-dee)

midi_

(mee-nwee)

minuit

-

(duh-mee)

et

demie.

(mwa'^O

moins

(kar)

un quart

(mwa' ')

(kar)

moins

le

quart

(kar)

et

quart

Mi

^ék

*^

%%

li

^

#

Wm

~.Ji^P

m

«K

Maintenant quiz yourself. Fill in the

missing

letters below.

midnight

=

jltl

n

u

less

=

m o

s

a

quarter

to

=

moi

sXleXq

rt

half past

Xd

m

hour

=

h

re

and finally

when

=

n

d

46

occupé

(oh-kew-pay)

busy, occupied

-

une

lig^e occupée

engaged telephone

line

n

officiel (oh-fee-syel)

official

O

l'orchestre (lar-kess-truh) orchestra

a l'Orient

(loh-ree-ah^^'O

Orient



(koh-mah' '')

(eg-zah'''>-pluh)

comment

are these

mots

used? Study

les

exemples

below.

When

vous think

it

how

examples

it really

is not too

difficult. Just

notice

that the

pattern changes

after the

halfway mark.

that

the

phrase o'clock

is not used

in

French.

(sank) (uhr)

est

cinq

heures.

is

five

o'clock

(deess)

est

cinq heures

dix.

(kar)

est

cinq

heures

et

quart.

and a quarter

(va' ')

est

cinq

heures

vingt.

(duh-mee)

est

cinq

heures

et demie.

half past

five

(seess)

(mwa' ')

est

six heures moins vingt.

est

six

heures

moins le

quart.

est

six

heures

moins

dix.

«;-nn

i

(}

5:15

ÎÀ

5:50

est six

heures.

H

est

cinq^

heuree.

(nohm-bruh)

(kes-tyoh'''0

(swee-vah' 't)

how important

it is

to learn

les nombres?

Answer the questions suivantes

based on les

questions following

(kel) (ay-teel)

below. Quelle

heure

est-il?

8:00

d'-^O

i^^d

*:)âuiA Sdjnaq jnau

;s3

[j

-f

REPONSES

47



(kahcÔ

(ah)

When

vous

answer

a Quand?

question,

say

à

before vous give

the time.

when

at

(kah' >)

(ah-reev-teel)

s

,

1. Quand le

train

arrive-t-il?

a

SIX

heures

does it arrive

(at 6:00)

(ah-reev-teel)

2.

Quand

Tautobus

arrive-t-il?

(koh'^^'-sair)

(koh-mah''''s-teel)

3. Quand

le concert

commence-t-il?

does it commence/begin

(koh-mah'^'s-teel)

4. Quand

le

film

commence-t-il?

(ay-teel) (oo-vair)

5.

Quand

le restaurant

est-il ouvert?-

is it

open

(bah'^^'k)

(ay-tel) (oo-vairt)

6. Quand

la banque est-elle

ouverte?

(at

7:30)

(at 8:00)

(at

9:00)

(at

11:30)

bank

(at

8:30)

(fair-may)

7. Quand

le

restaurant

est-il fermé?

closed

(at

5:30)

(ay-tel)

8.

Quand

la banque

est-elle fermée?

(at

1:30)

(ah-vek)

Voilà

a

quick

quiz. Fill

in

the blanks avec

les

nombres

corrects.

(mee-newt)

(ah)

9. Une

minute

a _

minute

has

(?)

with

(seh-goh< >d)

(ah' ')

(ah)

secondes.

12.

Un

an

a

_

seconds year

(?)

mois.

months

10. Une heure

a

hour

(?)

minutes.

13.

Un

an

a

(?)

semâmes.

weeks

11.

Une semaine

a

week

(?)

jours.

days

14.

Un

an

a

(?)

jours.

RÉPONSES

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'fi

aiuiap :â

saanaq

bup

^

'i

xnap-a:ûBnbup

'gx

aiuiap

;3

sajnaq

;inq

B

'9

aznop

7X

aiuiap

)3

sajnaq azuo

ç

'g

un

%9

9%u9iJi% no aûaj^

'xx

sajnaqjnauç

'f

3:ûcxios

'OX

sajn3i{;ini|B

'g

3:ûBxios

'6

aiuiap

;d

sajnaq

;d3s

B

-g

aiuiap %B 3jndi{

aun

tb

-g

sajnaqxisB

'x



vous remember

your greetings from

earlier?

It

is

a good time to review

them as they

will

(za'' -por-tah''''-tuh)

be

très

importantes.

very

important

^

(wheat)

(uhr)

(dew)

(oM ') (dee)

(mah-dahm)

(dew-poh' »)

A huit

heures

du

matin

on

dit,

Bonjour, Madame

Dupont.

^

, .

at morning

says

good

morning Mrs.

( 1

(kess)

(koh^'^O

(dee)

Qu'est-ce qu'on

dit?

Bonjour.

Madame

Dupont.

what does

one

say

^

(ewn)

(muh-syur)

A

une

heure

de l'après-midi on

dit, Bonjour, Monsieur

Monet.

f

one

afternoon

Mr.

^^

'^

^

(kess)

(koh ')

(dee)

Qu'est-ce qu'on dit?

^

(mahd-mwah-zel)

A

huit

heures

du soir on dit, Bonsoir,

Mademoiselle

Vartan.

Miss

Qu'est-ce qu'on dit?

^

(deess)

(swahr)

(bun)

(nwee)

(muh-syur)

A dix heures

du soir on

dit, Bonne

nuit. Monsieur Mitou.

ten

good

night

Qu'est-ce

qu'on

dit?

have probably already noticed

that plurals are generally formed

by

adding

s .

(vwah-tewr) (lay) (vwah-tewr)

la

voiture les

voitures

the car the

cars

(lee-vruh)

le livre

les

livres

book books

(kart)

la

carte les cartes

map

maps

(lay)

(frah'''>-say)

to place

the

accent

in

French need never be a problem. Les mots français are always

on

the

last syllable.

It's

easy.

Don't

be

afraid

of

all

the extra

hyphens,

apostrophes,

and

uncommon

squiggles in

French.

Concentrate

on

your

easy

pronunciation

guide

and

-

practice, practice, practice.

(ess) (kess) (kuh)

(say) (sah-pel)

(kess) (koh )

est-ce qu'est-ce

que

c'est

il

s'appelle

qu'est-ce qu'on

is it what is that

he is

called

what does

one

n

l'omelette (hhm-let) omelette

on

(oh^'^O

one, people, they,

we

-

On

fait

ça.

(oh^''0(fay)(sah)

One

does that,

q

-

On

dit

que

.

. . (oh'''^)

(dee) (kuh)

One

says that

. ,

.

l'optimiste

(lohp-tee-meest)

optimist

49



(poor)

Voilà

deux

new

verbs pour

Step 13.

for

(mah'''>-zhay)

manger

to

eat

(bwahr)

boire

to drink

manger

to

eat

jp

mangel

(bwahr)

boire

to drink

(sah-lahd)

L.

•

/

une

salade.

Je

bOIS/

Vous

II

(soup)

de

la

soupe.

Vous

ne

PUVez/

soup

(hoh-koo)

Elle

Nmis

mangeons/

beaucoup.

Il

VOy^l

Ils ne

mangent/

Elles

very much

(ess-kar-goh)

des

escargots.

snails

(rya' ')

rien.

Elle

Nous

-buvons/.

Ti«

boivent/

Elles

(nuh)

(pah)

(lay)

du lait.

(rya )

rien.

nothing

du

vin

blanc.

des

bières.

du thé.

Remember,

to negate a statement,

add

ne before

the verb

and

pas

after the

verb.

Notice in

(rya' ')

the examples above, that

when

you

used

the word

rien,

you also added

ne before the

verb.

nothing

(nuh)(inah''''zh)

Je

ne

mange rien.

eat

nothing

Nous

ne

commandons rien.

we

order nothing

n ordinaire

(or-dee-nair)

ordinary

O organisé

(or-gah-nee-zay)

organized

G

l'origine (loh-ree-zheen) origin

(nuh)

(pah)

Je

ne

parle

pas

français.

do

not

speak

Nous

ne

venons

pas du

Canada.

do

not

come

O

-

Je

suis

d'origine

américaine

I

corne

from

the

USA

originally,

l'ouest

(luh-west) west



have learned

a

lot

of material

in

the

last few

steps

et that

means

it is

time

to

quiz

yourself.

panic, this is just

for you

et

no

one else

needs

to

know how vous

did.

Remember,

this is

a

to review,

find out

what vous

remember

et

what

vous need to

spend

more time

on.

After

have

finished,

check your réponses in

the glossary

at

the back

of

this

book.

Circle

the

answers.

le café tea coffee

oui yes

no

la tante

aunt

uncle

ou

and

or

apprendre

to

drink

to learn

la nuit morning night

vendredi

Friday Tuesday

parler

to

live

to speak

rhiver summer

winter

l'argent money

page

dix

nine ten

beaucoup

a

lot bread

la famille seven

family

les enfants

children

grandfather

le lait

butter C

milk

^^

le sel pepper

salt

sous

under

over

l'homme

man doctor

juin

June

July

la cuisine

kitchen

rehgions

•9

•

jai I

would

like

I

have

acheter

to

order

to buy

hier

yesterday

tomorrow

bon

good yellow

(tah-lay-voo)

allez-vous?

What time is it? How

are

you? Well,

how

are

you

after

this

quiz?

D la

paire (pair)

pair

G le

pantalon

(paW'^^-tah-loN''^) pair

of

trousers

n le

Pape

(pahp)

Pope

«^

D

parfait (par-fay)

perfect

-

C'est

parfait,

(say)

(par-fay)

That's

fine.

51



14

(nor) (sood) (est)

(west)

Nord

-

Sud,

Est

-

Oues

north

south

east

west

(kart)

(swee-vah' ')

If VOUS are looking

at

une

carte

et

vous see

les mots

suivants,

it

should not

be too

difficult

to

map

figure

out

what they

mean. Take an

educated guess.

(lah-may-reek)

(dew)

(nor)

(pohl)

TAmerique

du

nord le Pôle nord

(dew) (sood)

l'Amérique

du

sud

(koht) (duh) (lest)

la

côte de

Test

(luh-west)

la

côte de

Touest

(pohl)

le

rôle sud

(lah-freek)

l'Afrique

du

sud

(leer-lahnd) (nor)

rirelande du

nord

Les

mots

français pour north,

south, east, et west

are easy to

recognize

due

to their

(treh) (za'^'-por-tah' ')

similarity

to

anglais. These mots

sont

très

importants. Learn them

aujourd'hui

(west)

ouest

west

(sood)

sud-

south

(nor)

nord

north

(est)

est

east

(gohsh)

gauche

(dwaht)

droite

(left)

(straight

ahead)

(right)

52

RÉPONSES



mots

can

go a

long way. Say them

aloud

each

time you write them in the

blanks below.

(voo) (play)

vous plaît

you

(ek-skew-zay-mwah)

_

me

rien

welcome

(koh''''-vair-sah-syoh'''0

(tee-peek)

deux conversations

très

typiques

pour

someone

who is

trying

to

find

something.

Write

two

conversations

very typical

for

out

in

the

blanks below.

(may)

(loh-tel)

Paul:

Excusez-moi,

mais

où

est

l'Hôtel

Cézanne?

but

Excueez-mol

mais où

est THôtel

Cézanne?

(koh' '-tee-new-ay) (toor-nay)

(duh-zee-em)

(rew)

Continuez

tout

droit. Tournez

à gauche à

la

deuxième rue.

continue

turn

to

the

left second

street

UHôtel

Cézanne

est à droite.

on the right

(moo-zay)

(dor-say)

Pardon,

Monsieur.

Où

est

le

Musée

d'Orsay?

museum

(toor-nay)

(ee-see)

(ah''''-vee-roh'''') (sah' 0

(meh-truh)

Tournez

à

droite

ici.

Continuez

environ

cent

mètres.

turn

here

about

meters

Le

Musée

d'Orsay est

à

gauche.

on

the left

le

parc

(park)

park

O

le

parfum

(par-fuM ^)

perfume

-

la

parfumerie

(par-few-muh-ree)

perfume

shop

O le parking (par-keeng)

parking

lot

G le passeport

(pahs-por)

passport

53



(voo)

(zah-vay)

(dee-rek-syoh' ')

Are

vous lost? There is no

need

to be

lost

if

vous

avez

learned the

basic

mots

de

direction.

Do

not

try

to

memorize these

conversations

because

vous will

never

be

looking

for

precisely

(loo-vruh)

these

places. One

day,

vous

might need

to ask for

directions to

le

Louvre

or

rHôtel

Maurice.

Learn the

key direction mots et

be

sure vous can find

your destination.

Vous

may

want

to

buy

a

guidebook

to

start

planning

which

places

vous

would

like

to

visit.

Practice

asking

directions

to

these

special places.

What if

the person responding

to

your question answers

too

quickly

for

vous to understand the entire reply?

Practice

saying,

•

yi

cyr

^?

(zhuh) (nuhJCkoh'^'-prah' ') (pah) (ray-pay-tay)

Excusez-moi.

Je

ne

comprends pas. Répétez, s'il

vous

plaît. Merci.

do

not understand

repeat

^

Maintenant,

say

it

again

et

then

write it

out

below.

(Excuse

me.

I do not

understand.

Please

repeat.

Thank you.)

(wee) (dee-fee-seel)

Oui,

c'est

difficile

at

first but

don't

give up Quand

the directions are repeated, vous

will

be able

yes

difficult when

(voo) (zah-vay)

to

understand

if

vous avez

learned the key

mots. Let's review by

writing

them

in

the blanks below.

right

(west)

left

(north)

(east)

54

(south)

O

la

pâtisserie

(pah-tee-suh-ree)

pastry,

pastry shop

G le

peuple

français (puh-pluh)(frah^''^-say) . .

.

French

people

n la

pharmacie

(far-mah-see) pharmacy

p

n

la

photo

(foh-toh)

photo

a la pilule

(pee-lewl)

pill



(kah-truh) (noo-voh)

quatre

nouveaux

verbes.

deer)

say

vah'^'-druh)

sell

(koh'''>-prahf'''-druh)

comprendre

to

understand

(ray-pay-tay)

répéter

to

repeat

always, say

each

sentence

out

loud.

Say

each

et

every

mot

carefully, pronouncing

each

sound as

well

as vous

can.

A^ÈSÂ

{koU''^-'praW''^-druh)

^^^Wi^.

^Xl^

comprendre

say

^^ *

to

understand

•

•

#

I /

(lah^^'-glay)

Bonjour.

Tp comprends/

l'anglais.

J,.

/

(noh' ')

(lee-tah-lya' ')

dites/

Non.

Vous l'italien.

no

,, ,

(sah-lew)

(lahl-mah' ')

dit/

Salut.

Il l'allemand.

Elle

disons/

Oui.

Nous

Comprenons/

le russe.

Russian

..^

ipenu/

rien.

Ils

le français.

°'*'' «

Elles

^ ^^

^K^^^

i%

^ ^

ÎPî^^ar

(ray-pay-tay)

-%C/* -vC/*

%fu*

j

répéter

Qj)^

Qjy

Qj)V

sell

n\

to repeat

vends/

des

fleurs.

Je

répète/

le

mot.

some

(rya ')

'

+

/

ne

rien.

Vous

repeuez/

la réponse.

ygnd/

des cartes postales. Il

répète/

les noms.

postcards

Ellp

names

du fruit.

Nous

répétons/

les questions.

questions

(ta'^^-bruh-pohst)

/

\

.

. §

des

timbres-poste.

Ils ne

repeZenv/

rien.

Elles

D

le pique-nique

(peek-neek)

picnic

la

place

(plahs)

place, seat, square

(in

a

town)

le

plaisir (play-zeer)

pleasure

-

Avec

plaisir

(ah-vek) (play-zeer)

with pleasure

P

D

la police

(poh-lees)

police

55



15

(ah )

(oh)

(bah)

En haut

-

En

bas

above/upstairs

below/downstairs

(noo)

(zah-loh'''')(ah''''-kor)

(maze-oh' ')

Maintenant nous

allons

encore

apprendre

des

mots.

Voilà une

maison en France.

Go

to

more

learn

house

(shah''''-bruh) (koo-shay) (pyess) (noh'''')

your chambre

à

coucher et

look

around

la pièce.

Let's learn les noms of the

things

dans

bedroom

room

names

(noo)

la

chambre,

just like

nous

learned

the

various

parts of la

maison.

(shah'' -bruh) (koo-shay)

(ah' ')

(oh)

La

chambre

à

coucher

est

en

haut

bedroom

upstairs

(lar-mwahr)

r

armoire

wardrobe

(lee)

le lit

bed

living

room

(loh-ray-yay)

l'oreiller

pillow

(koo-vair-tetvr)

la

couverture

blanket

(ray-vay)

le

réveil

alarm

clock

(sah-loh )

(bah)

Le

salon est

en

bas

downstairs

est

la

chambre

à coucher?

56

la

politesse

(poh-lee-tess) politeness

G la

politique

(poh-lee-teek)

politics

*>

le

port

(por)

port

^

G

la

Préfecture

de

Police

(pray-fek-tewr)

Police

Headquarters

G

premier

(pruh-mee-air)

first



(sank)

remove the

next

cinq

stickers

et

label

these

things

dans

your chambre

à

coucher.

(sahl) (ba'y

fba )

move into

la

salle de bain

et do the

same

thing.

Remember,

la

salle

de

bain

means

a

bathroom

(voo)

(zet)

room

to

bathe

in.

If

vous

êtes

dans

un

restaurant

et

vous

need

to use

the lavatory, vous

(kah-bee-nay)

(twah-let)

want

to ask

for

les

cabinets

ou les toilettes

not

for la

salle de

bain. Restrooms

or

may

be

marked

with

pictures

ou

simply

with

the

letters

D

ou

M.

Don't confuse

them

(dahm)

D

=

Dames

ladies'

(restroom)

(mes-syur)

M

=

Messieurs

^^

men's

(restroom)

(sahl) (ba'^O (oh-see)

(oh)

La

salle

de

bain

est

aussi

en

haut.

bathroom

also

(mir-wahr)

le

miroir

_

(lah-vah-boh)

le

lavabo

washstand

(sair-vyet)

les

serviettes

towels

(doo-bul-vay-say)

le

W.C

toilet

(doosh)

la douche

shower

(bew-roh)

(oh-see)

(bah)

Le bureau

est

aussi

en

bas.

study

le

président

(pray-zee-dah^''0

president

O

la

presse (press)

press,

media

G

le

prix

(pree)

price,

prize

le problème

(proh-blem)

problem

a

la programme

(proh-grahm) program

also

downstairs

57



Do

not

forget to

remove

the

next

group

of

stickers

et

label

these

things

in

your

maison.

Okay,

it

is

time

to

review.

Here's a

quick

quiz

to

see

what you

remember.

men's

(restroom)

I

understand

downstairs

please

towels

upstairs

bathroom

straight

ahead

lavatory/restroom

women's

(restroom)

(bah)

en

bas

(mes-syur)

messieurs

(seel)

(voo)

(play)^

s'il

vous

plaît

(koh'^'-prah )

je

comprends

(sahl)

(ba )

la

salle

de

bain

(too)

(dwah)

tout

droit

(dahm)

dames

(sair-vyet)

les

serviettes

(oh)

en

haut

(twah-let)

les

toilettes

58

le

quai

(kay)

Quay,

platform

O

\e

quaHier

(kar-tee-ay)

quarter,

district

q

O

quatorze

(kah-torz)

fourteen

- Louis

Quatorze

(loo-wee)(kah-torz)

Louis

the

Fourteenth

-

le

quatorze

juillet

(zhwee-ay)

July

14th-Independence

Day



(bew-roh)

(tah-bluh)

(bew-roh)

(kess)

(keel-yah)

stop

—

le bureau,

specifically

la table

ou le

bureau dans

le bureau.

Qu'est-ce qu'il

y

a

office

table

desk

what

is

there

le bureau? Let's

identify les choses which

one

normally

finds sur

le

bureau

or strewn

things

la maison.

(tay

le

tel

(tay-lay-vee-zur)

éviseur

television

(kray-yoh' ')

le

crayon

pencil

(stee-loh)

le

stylo

pen

computer

(pah-pee-ay)

le papier

paper

(lew-net)

lunettes

eyeglasses

(ruh-vew) (mah-gah-zeen)

la revue/le

magazine

magazine

(zhoor-nahl)

le

journal

newspaper

le

journal

(kor-bay)

(pah-pee-ay)

la

corbeille

à

papier

wastebasket

(lee-vruh)

le

livre

book

D

le raisin

(ray-za^ ^)

grape

-

le raisin sec

(ray-za'^'Oisek)

raisin (dried

grape)

n

la

recette

(ruh-set)

recipe,

receipt

G la récréation

(ray-kray-ah-syoh^ 0 recreation

Y

D

la région

(ray-zhoh^''Ô

region, area

59



Don't

forget these essentials

(let-ruh)

la lettre

letter

(ta'''^-bruh-pohst)

le

timbre-poste

stamp

(kart)

(poh-stahl)

la

carte postale

postcard

t'rance

k|*itiu.ii:

Mme

Elisabeth

Rosset

254,

Rue

de

la

Gare

69003

Lyon

France

60

(letter)

(stamp)

(postcard)

Remember that oi

sounds like

wah. Practice this

sound

avec les

mots

suivants:

(bwah) (bwah) (ah''''-vwah)

(oA'^^-vwah)

bois,

boit,

trois,

soixante,

mademoiselle, poivre,

bonsoir, envoie and envoient.

diink drinks three

pepper

send send

(pari) (pari) (maM 'zh)

(mah'^'zh)

Notice that

ent at

the end

of

a

verb

is silent: parle and parlent, mange and mangent.

speak speaks

eat eat

(ness) (pah)

(ek-streh-muh-mah' 0

The

expression n'est-ce

pas is

extrêmement

useful

en

français.

Added

onto

a

sentence, it

extremely

turns the

sentence

into

a question

for which

la

réponse is

usually oui.

It

has only one

form

and is much

simpler

than

en

anglais.

(ness)

(pah)

C'est

un

livre,

n'est-ce pas?

=

It's

a

book,

isn't

it?

(bel)

Jacqueline

est

belle, n'est-ce pas?

=

Jacqueline

is

beautiful, isn't

she?

(voo) (zet)

Vous êtes

français,

n'est-ce

pas?

=

You're

PVench,

aren't you?

G la

Renaissance (ruh-nay-saW^'^s) rebirth,

the

Renaissance

G le

rendez-vous

(raW'^^-day-voo)

rendezvous,

appointment

G la

république

(ray-pew-bleek)

republic

|»

-

La

Cinquième

République

(1958-

)

. .

.

the

Fifth

Republic

O la réservation

(ray-zair-vah-syoW''^)

reservation



isn't

it?

Maintenant, after

you

fill

in

the blanks below,

go back

a

second time and

negate

these

sentences by

adding ne

before

each verb and pas

after

each

verb.

Don't

get

Just

look

at

how much

vous

have

already learned

et

think

ahead to

wonderful

(toor)

(ee-fel)

la

Tour

Eiffel et

new

adventures.

(vwahr)

voir

to see

(dor-meer)

dormir

to

sleep

(ah'^^'-vwhy-ay)

envoyer

to

send

(troo-vay)

trouver

to

find

^^^^^^

(ah^'^^-vwhy-ay)

iNlPlllli

envoyer

see to

send

, ,

(mar-shay)

,

.

VOIfi/ le marché.

J^

enVOJe/

market

,

(loo-vruh)

I

VOyerJ

le Louvre.

Vous

gtlVOyez/

voit/

la

Toïir Eiffel.

Il

gnvoie/

lle Elle

,

(poh'''>)

(nuf)

voyons/

le

Pont

Neuf.

Nous

bridge

voient/

Notre-Dame.

Ils

envoient/

Elles

Ji^'^P^^

rf)

(troo-vay)

^t\,^7^^

trouver

sleep

^/--' '' ^

^°

^'^^

,

.

(shah' '-hruh)

dors/

dans

la chambre.

Je

dormez/

dans

l'hôtel.

Vous

tVOWVez/

dort/

dans la

maison.

Il

lle Elle

(soo)

sous

la

couverture.

Nous

blanket

(sah<^>)

sans

les

oreillers.

Ils

^^^° ^

p '°'*''

Elles

n

la

résidence

(ray-zee-dah^'^'s) residence

D

la

résistance

(ray-zee-staW''>s) resistance

la

révolution

(ray-voh-lew-syoW''')

revolution

r

-

1789

-

la

Révolution française

French

Revolution

la

route

(root)

route,

highway

la lettre.

letter

la

carte

postale.

le livre.

(kah-truh)

quatre

cartes postales.

trois

lettres.

le

Louvre.

(lew- net)

les lunettes.

le Musée

d'Orsay.

l'Opéra.

(reel)

V Hôtel

de Ville.

town

hall

61



(seel)

(voo)

(play)

.

Before

vous

proceed

with

the

next

step,

s'il

vous

plaît,

identify

all

the

items

en

bas.

(zhoor-nahl)

le

journal

(kor-bay)

la

corbeille

à

papier

la

carte

postale

le

livre

(ta'^'-bruh-pohst)

le

timbre-poste

(pah-pee-ay)

le

papier

le

stylo

(kray-yok' ')

le

crayon

la

lettre

(lew-net)

les

lunettes

(ruh-vew)

la

revue

le

téléviseur

(lor-dee-nah-tur)

l'ordinateur

62

le

sac

(sack)

sack

O

sacré

(sah-kray)

sacred

»

^.

.

-^—

-

Sacré-Coeur

à

Paris

(sah-kray-kur)

Sacred

Heart

(church

in

Pans)

O

sage

(sahzh)

wise,

well-behaved

a

Xassiison

(say-zoh(^0

season



16

(koo-ree-ay)

Le

Courrier

mail

vous know how

to

count, how

to

ask

questions, how

to

use

verbes avec

the plug-in

(dewn)

et

how

to

describe

something,

be

it

the location

of un hôtel

ou

la couleur d'une

maison.

house

take the

basics

that

vous

have

learned

et

expand

them

in

special

areas

that

will

be

most

(ness)

(pah)

in

your travels.

What

does

everyone

do

on

a

holiday? Send postcards, n'est-ce

pas?

(bew-roh) (pohst)

(pay-tay-tay)

learn exactly how

le

bureau de poste français (RT.T.)

works.

post

office

(koo-ree-ay)

courrier

mail

(ee-tah-lee)

Italie

(ah'^'-gluh-tair)

Angleterre

Espagne

Amérique

(pay-tay-tay)

RT.T.

(Postes,

Télécommunications

et

Télédiffusion)

is

where

vous

buy

les timbres-

(pah-kay)

(tav-lay-grahm)

send

les

paquets et

les cartes

postales. In

large cities,

vous

can

send

les télégrammes

packages

telegrams

(ah-pel)

(tav-lay-foh-neek)

(a'' -tair-eior-ba'''')

(ah' ') (too)

make

un

appel

téléphonique interurbain au

bureau

de

poste.

Les PT.T

ont

tout.

long-distance

call at

the

have

everything

O

la

salutation

(sah-lew-tah-syo¥''0

greeting

D le sandwich

(sah^^^-dweech) sandwich

O

la

sauce

(sohs)

sauce

g

D le saumon

(soh-moh^''^)

salmon

O

la

science

(see-ah'^'^s)

science

63



Voilà

the

necessary

mots

pour

le

bureau

de

poste.

Practice

them aloud

et

write them in

the

blanks.

(let-ruh)

la

lettre

letter

(kart)

(poh-stahl)

la carte

postale

postcard

(pah-kay)

le

paquet

package

(tay-lay-grahm)

le télégramme

telegram

le télégramme

(par)

(ah-vyoh'^')

par avion

by airmail

(fahx)

le

fax

le FAX

(ta''''-bruh-pohst)

le timbre-poste

stamp

c.-.-

i^^'k

mai

-I:

IL

(kah-been)

(tay-lay-foh-neek)

la cabine

téléphonique

telephone booth

(bwaht) (oh) (let-ruh)

la

boîte

aux

lettres

mailbox

(tay-lay-fohn)

le

téléphone

64

G second (suh-goh^''0

second

G le/la

secrétaire

(suh-kray-tair)

secretary

O la

sécurité (say-kew-ree-tay) security

O

le

sentiment

(sah'^'^-tee-maN''^)

feeling

O la situation

(see-tew-ah-syoh'''0

situation



(voo-dree-ay)

step

—

vous ask

questions

like

those en

bas,

depending

on what

vous

voudriez.

Repeat

would

like

sentences

aloud

many

times.

(ess)

(koh ) (nah-shet)

est-ce

qu'on

achète

des

timbres-poste?.

does

one

buy

est-ce

qu'on achète

une

carte

postale?

(koh' ')

(tay-lay-fohn)

est-ce

qu'on

téléphone?

(ay)

(bwaht) (oh)

est

la

boîte

aux

lettres?

(ay)

(kah-been)

(tay-lay-foh-neek)

est

la

cabine

téléphonique?

(ess)

(koh' ')

(nah' '-vwah)

est-ce

qu'on envoie un

paquet?.

does

one send

(fay)

(ah-pel)

fa

ù

est-ce

qu'on

fait

un appel

téléphonique?.

make call

(ess) (kuh) (sah)(koot)

est-ce que ça

mnfp?

Combien

est-ce

(\ue ça

coûtée

quiz

yourself.

See

ifvous can translate the following thoughts en français.

Where

is the telephone booth?

Where

does

one make

a

telephone

call?

Where

does

one

make

a

local

telephone

call?

Where is the

post

office?

Where

does

one buy

stamps?

How

much

is

it?

Where

does

one send

a

package?

Where

does one send

a

fax?

RÉPONSES

I'lTd

S9l

ûos

no

^xBj un

aioAua

uo^nb

aa-^sa

no

•8

â^sod ap

neaanq

a|

;sa

no

f

i^janbBd

un aiOAua

uo,nb 3D-;s3

no

'L

^{Booi

anbiuoqdî^:^

{addB

un ;icj

uo.nb aa-:^sa

no

•8

i9'\i^0D

b5

anb aa-:^sa uaiquio^

•9

âuoqdîa;

uo,nb

ao-;sa

no

â^sod-sajquii;

ânbiuoqd^l^:^

jaddB

un

;icj

uo.nb

a9-)sa

no

'Z

sap a;aqaE

uo.nb

aa-:^sa

no

S

ânbiuoqdaia;

auiqBD

ts\

;sa

no

l

65



Voilà

quatre nouveaux verbes.

(fair)

faire

to

make,

to

do

(moh''''-tray)

montrer

to

show

(ay-kreer)

écrire

to

write

(pay-yay)

payer

to

pay

Practice these verbs

by

not only

filling

in the

blanks,

but by

saying them

aloud many, many

times

until

you

are

comfortable with

the sounds

et

the

words.

(fair)

faire

to make, to

do

vmis

faites/

aee)

le lit.

bed

(ay-kreer)

écrire

to

write

r

écrie/

un

appel téléphonique.

Vous

SCrwez/

Elle

Nous

ne

faisons/

Ils

font/

Elles

(boh-koo)

beaucoup.

a lot

(n/a )

rien.

nothing

(too)

tout.

everything

Ti

n>

écrit/

Elle

Nous

-écrivons/.

Ti«

écrivent/

(lah-dress)

r adresse.

address

(voh-truh)

(noh' ')

votre

nom.

your

rien.

nothing

beaucoup.

a lot

(fahx)

un

fax.

Elles

66

•

\

.

-1

(moh^'^^-tray)

\^^gJ

Bl

^^J

(po^y-yo^y)

\

i^-^''

montrer

v>«^n^«.*-=i^===»'^

payer

^^

to show

to

pay

Je

vous

montre/

le

livre.

Je

paie/

to

you

(muh)

I

Vous

me la lettre.

Vous

payez/

to me

(shah-toh)

,

§

Il VOUS le château. Il

^aie/

Elle

«^«« ^

Elle

Nous vous rhôtel.

Nous

ne

payons/

to you

(muh)

(pay-tay-tay)

^^l^n^*.

t

Ils me

les RT.T. Ils

paient/

Elles

Elles

D

le

ski

(ski)

skiing

-

le

ski-nautique

(ski-noh-teek)

water

skiing

®

la Sorbonne

(sor-bun)

part of University of

Paris

G

la

soupe

(soup)

soup

O

le spectacle

(spek-tah-kluh) spectacle,

performance

(noht)

_ la

note.

bill in hotel

(tahx)

la taxe.

tax

(lah-dee-syoh )

l'addition.

bill in a restaurant

rien.

(pree)

le prix.

price



17

Basic Traffic

Signs

and

Conversions

of

these

signs you

probably

recognize,

but

take

a

couple

of

minutes

to

review

them

anyway.

(seer-kew-lah-syoh' ')

(a'^'-tair-deet)

circulation

interdite

road closed to

vehicles

(doo-ahn)

douane

customs

(ahk-seh) (a' '-tair-dee)

accès

interdit

no entrance

(pree-or-ee-tay)

(pah-sahzh)

priorité

de passage

main road,

you have

the

right

of

way

(say-day)

cédez

le

passage

yield

(lee-mee-tah-syoh' ')

(vee-tess)

limitation

de

vitesse

speed

limit

STOP

(stah-see-oh' '-nuh-mah' ')

(a'^'-tair-dee)

(a' '-tair-dee) (stohp)

stationnement

interdit

passage

interdit stop

no parking

no

passing

stop

(day-vee-ah-syo¥''0

DÉVIATION

detour

67



What

follows

are approximate conversions,

so

when

you order something

by

liters,

kilograms

or

grams

you will

have

an idea

of

what

to expect

and

not

find

yourself

being

handed

one piece

of

candy

when

you

thought

you ordered

an entire

bag.

To

Convert

Do

the Math

liters

(1)

to gallons,

gallons

to

liters,

multiply

by

0.26

multiply

by 3.79

4

liters

x

0.26

10

gal. x3.79

1.04 gallons

37.9

liters

kilograms (kg)

to

pounds,

pounds

to kilos.

multiply

by 2.2

multiply

by

0.46

2

kilograms

x

2.2

=

10 pounds

x 0.46

=

4.4 pounds

4.6

kg

grams

(g)

to

ounces,

ounces

to

grams.

multiply

by

0.035

multiply

by

28.35

100

grams X

0.035

=

10 oz.

X

28.35

3.5

oz.

283.5

g.

meters (m)

to feet,

feet

to

meters.

multiply

by

3.28

multiply

by

0.3

2 meters

x

3.28

6

feet

X

0.3

6.56 feet

1.8 meters

For

fun, take

your

weight

in

pounds and convert

it

into kilograms.

It sounds

better

that

way,

doesn't

it?

How many

kilometers is it from your

home

to

school,

to

work,

to

the

post office?

The Simple Versions

one liter

—

approximately

one

US

quart

four liters

=

approximately one

US

gallon

one kilo

—

approximately

2.2

pounds

100

grams

=1

approximately

3.5

ounces

500

grams

^

slightly

more

than

one

pound

one

meter

^

slightly more than three feet

The

distance

between

New

York

et

Paris is approximately

3,622

miles.

How

many

kilometers would that

be?

It is 215

miles between

Londres

et

Paris. How many

kilometers

is

that?

kilometers (km.)

to miles, multiply by

0.62

miles

to kilometers,

multiply

by

1.6

1000 km.

X

0.62

1000

miles X 1.6

620 miles

=

1,600

km.

68

Inches 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

To

convert centimeters

into inches,

multiply

by 0.39

Example:

9

cm.

x

0.39

=

3.51

in.

To convert inches

into centimeters, multiply

by 2.54

Example:

4

in.

x 2.54

=

10.16

cm.

cm

1

2 3

4 5 6

7

8 9

10

11

12 13 14

15 16

17

18



18

(koh-mah' ')

(pay-yay)

Comment

Payer

to

pay

ow

(eel-yah) (oh-see)

(ruh-pah)

(day-lee-syuh)

il

y

a

aussi

bills

to

pay

en France.

Vous

have

just

finished

your

repas

délicieux

et

there are

also

meal

delicious

(voo-dree-ay)

(lah-dee-syoh' ')

(fet-voo)

(sair-vur)

(gar-9oh'*>)

voudriez

1'

addition. Que faites-vous?

Vous

call

for le

serveur

Ge

garçon)

ou

la

would

hke

bill do

you

do

waiter

(zah-vay)

Le

serveur

will

normally reel

offwhat vous

avez

eaten

while writing

rapidly.

II

will

have

(fay)

place a

piece

de

papier

sur

la

table,

et

say,

Ça

fait

soixante

francs. Vous

will

pay

le

(kess)

makes

ou

perhaps vous will

pay à

la caisse.

cashier

II

n'y

a pas de

quoi.*

Au

revoit

(sair-vees) (koh'^'-pree)

your

bill

or

the menu is marked

service

compris, then your tip has already been

included

in

included

bill. If

the

service is

not included in

l'addition, round the

bill

up ou

simply leave what you

an

appropriate amount

for

your

serveur

sur la table. When vous dine

out

on

your

it is

always

a good

idea

to

make a

reservation. It can

be

difficult to get

into

a

popular

' )

Nevertheless, the experience

is well

worth

the

trouble

vous

might

encounter

to

(sah-vay)

a

reservation.

Et remember,

vous savez

enough

français

to

make a

reservation.

Just

know

slowly

and clearly. This is

a

good

phrase to

know:

(eel) (nyah)

(pah) (ktvah)

*I1

n

y

a

pas de

quoi.

it is

nothing/you're welcome

le

sport

(spor)

sport

G stopper

(stoh-pay)

to

stop

D

stupide

(stew-peed)

stupid

S

D la Suède

(swed)

Sweden

G

la

Suisse (swees) Switzerland

69



(frah'''>-sez)

Remember

these key

mots

when

dining

out

à

la

française.

in the

French

manner

(sair-vur)

(gar-sohf'*)

le

serveur

/

le

garçon .

waiter

r

addition

I

^/j/jit.inn,

\

aAAif.inn

bill

(muh^new)

(katt)

le

menu/

la

carte

mena

(ek-skew-zay-mwah)

excusez-moi

_

excnaeme

(seel) (voo)

(play)

s*il

vous

plaît

please

(koh'' -vair-sah-syoh'''')

(sair-vuz)

la

serveuse

waitress

(poor-bwahr)

le

pourboire

tip

(eel)(nyah) (pah) (duh)(kwah)

il

n

y

a

pas de quoi

it's nothing/you're

welcome

(mair-see)

merci .

thank you

(doh'^'-nay

-mwah)

donnez-moi

.

.

give

me

(noht)

Voilà

une

sample

conversation involving paying

la note

when leaving un

hôtel.

bill

Jeannette:

(loh-tel-yay)

L'Hôtelier:

hotelkeeper

(voo-dray)

(pay-yay)

Excusez-moi.

Je voudrais payer

la note.

to

pay

(kel)

Excusez-moi. Je voudrais

payer

la

note.

Quelle chambre, s41 vous

plaît?

which

Jeannette:

(noo-may-roh)

Numéro trois cent

dix.

number

L'Hôtelier:

Merci.

Une

minute,

s'il vous plaît.

L'Hôtelier:

Voilà la

note.

70

(sohm)

If VOUS

have

any problems avec les nombres,

just

ask someone

to write

out

la somme, so

that

sum

VOUS can

be

sure

you

understand

everything

correctly,

(ay-kree-vay-mwah)

S'il

VOUS

plaît,

écrivez- moi

la

somme. Merci.

please write

for me

Practice:

(Please

write the sum for

me. Thank

you.)

D supérieur

(syoo-pay-ree-ur)

superior,

upper

G

la surprise

(sewr-preez)

surprise

G

sympathique

(sa'^'^-pah-teek)

likeable,

nice

S

-

Qu'il

est

sympa (keel)(ay)

(so-^ ^

-pah)

Oh, he's

so nice.

G

la système

(see-stem) system



dar-zhah )

let's

take a

break

from

les

additions

et

l'argent

et

learn

some

fun

nouveaux

money

Vous

can

always

practice

these

mots

by

using

your flash

cards

at

the

back of

this Ihre.

these

flash cards in your purse,

pocket,

briefcase

ou

knapsack

et

lise them

1)

i

J)

I

(7.

mah-lahd)

malade

sick

D le

tabac (tah-bah)

tobacco

-

le bureau

de

tabac

(bew^roh)(duh)(tah-bah) .

.

tobacco

shop

D

la tapisserie

(tah-pee-suh-ree)

tapestry, wallpaper

^

D

le tarif

(tah-reej)

tariff, fare

le tennis

(teh-nees)

tennis

71



(koor)

court

short

(lohng)

long

Iwig

(lah('0

lent

slow

(grah )

(oh)

grand/haut

taU

high

(vee-yuh)

vieux _

old

(shair)

cher.

expensive

(reesh)

riche

rich

(boh-koo)

beaucoup

a lot

(veet)

(rah-peed)

vite/rapide

,

fast

(puh-tee) (bah)

petit/

has

short

(zhun)

jeune

young

low

(boh' ')

(mar-shay)

bon marché

inexpensive

(poh-vruh)

pauvre

,

poor

(puh)

peu

a

little

72

la

terrasse (tay-rahs)

terrace,

sidewalk

cafe

a

thermal

(tair-mahl)

thermal

-

les

eaux thermales (lay) (zoh)

(tair-mahl)

.

.

hot

springs

f

n

le

théâtre

(tay-ah-truh)

theater

D

le

ticket

(tee-kay)

ticket



Voilà

des

nouveaux

verbes.

(sah-vwahr)

savoir

to

know (fact, address)

(leer)

lire

to

read

(poo-vwahr)

pouvoir

to

be

able

to, can

(duh-vwahr)

devoir

to

have

to, must, to owe

the patterns below closely,

as

vous will

use

these

verbs

a

lot.

rûede

Varenne

know

ea\el

âvezl

sait/

savons/

ne

savent/

tout.

everything

Tadresse.

address

parler

français.

to speak

le nom

de

l'hôtel.

name

pas

l'adresse.

(poo-vwahr)

pouvoir

to

be

able

to, can

Je

peux/

vniis

pouvez/

TT peut/

Elle

-

commander un

café.

(ah-shuh-tay)

-

acheter

un journal.

(ah'^'-vwah-yay)

envoyer une

lettre.

read

(mah''''-zhay)

Nous

pouvons/

manger

au

restaurant.

Ti«

peuvent/

Elles

(pay-yay)

(noht)

payer

la note.

bill (hotel)

read

lis/

-lisez/.

lit/

lisons/

lisent/

le

livre.

(ruh-vew)

la

revue.

magazine

le

menu.

-

beaucoup.

a lot

(zhoor-nahl)

le journal.

newspaper

(duh-vwahr)

devoir

to

have

to,

must,

to owe

.Tp dois/

Vous

-devez/.

iiîoJtV

Elle

Nous

devons/

Tis

doivent/

(ah-prah'' -druh)

apprendre

le

français.

(leer)

lire le

livre.

(reh-stay)

rester à l'hôtel.

(vee-zee-tay)

visiter

Paris.

visit

Elles

(pay-yay)

payer l'addition.

n

la

tour

(tour)

tower

le

tour (tour)

circumference,

tour

-

Le

Tour

de

France

bicycle

race

in

France

t

tricolore

(tree-koh-lor)

tricolored

-

le

drapeau

tricolore

(drah-poh)

.

.

French

flag (bleu,

blanc, rouge)

73



Notice

that '^pouvoir,

devoir,

et

savoir

alongwith

voudrais

and

voudrions

can

be

combined

with anotherverb.

(sa^)

Je

sais trouver

Tadresse.

knew

how to find

(poo-voh' ') (reh-stay)

Nous pouvons

rester

à Paris.

iSiiiiMimmnssmî

(dwah)

Elle doit

donnir.

must/has

to

sleep

(sa^)

(koh -mah '>-day)

(ah' >-vwah-yay)

(let-ruh)

Je

sais

commander

une

bière.

Nous pouvons

envoyer

une

lettre.

Elle

doit

payer raddition.

to order

(sai^)

(par-lay)

Je

sais parler

français.

I

know

how

(puh)

Je

peux

commander

un livre.

can

(dwah)

Je

dois

parler français.

must

(voo-dray)

Je

voudrais parler français.

would like

(poo-vay-voo)

Pouvez-vous

translate

the sentences en français? Les

réponses sont en

bas.

1.

I know how

to

speak French.

2. They

can

pay the

bill.

3.

He has to

pay

the bill.

4.

We

know

the answers.

Nous savons

\ee

révoneee.

5.

She

knows

a

lot.

6. We

know

how

to

read

French.

7.

I

cannot

find the hotel.

8. We

are

not

able

to

(cannot)

understand

French.

9.

I would like

to

visit Lyon.

10.

She reads the

newspaper.

REPONSES

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(leen-yuh)

draw

des

lignes

entre

the

opposites

en

bas.

Do not

forget

to say them

out loud.

lines

between

(say)

(vok-truh)

(ay-kohl)

ces mots

every day to

describe les

choses

dans

votre

maison, dans

votre

école

ou

dans

your home

school

hese

bureau.

(oh)

en haut

(oo-vair)

ouvert

(koor)

court

(bah)

bas

(mar-shay)

bon

marché

(puh)

peu

(bun)

onne

santé

(vee-yuh)

vieux

(puh-tee)

petit

(dwaht)

droite

(fwah)

roid

riche

(moh-vay)

mauvais

unique

(ew-neek)

sole, only,

single

-

l'enfant

unique

(laM''>-faW''^)(tew-neek)

only

child

universel

(ew-nee-vair-sel)

universal

ii

l'université

(lew-nee-vair-see-tay)

university

l'urgence

(lewr-zhah^'^'s)

urgency,

emergency

75



19

(vwah-yah-zhur)

(vwah-yahzh)

Le

Voyageur

Voyage

traveler

travels

(ee-air)

Hier

à Bordeaux

yesterday

(oh-zhoor-dwee)

Aujourd'hui

à

Tours

today

(duh-ma'''')

Demain

à

Nice

tomorrow

If

you know a

few

key mots, traveling can

be easy

in

most French-speaking

countries. La

(nay) (pah)

(doh'^'k)

France

n'est

pas

très

grande,

in

fact,

it

is slightly

smaller than

the

state

of Texas.

Done, c'est

is

not

therefore

(fah-seel) (ess)

très facile voyager in

France. Comment

est-ce

que vous voyagez

en

France?

easy

(vwah-yahzh)

Etienne voyage en

auto.

travels car

(bah-toh)

Marie-Anne voyage

en bateau.

boat

Xavier voyage en motocyclette.

Colette

voyage en

train.

Françoise

voyage en avion.

airplane

Lucette

voyage en

autobus.

76



vous

are

traveling, vous

will

want

to

tell

others your

nationality

et

vous

will

meet

from

all corners of

the world.

Can

you

guess where

people are from if

they say

one

of

following?

Les

réponses

are

in your

glossary

beginning

on

page

108.

(yva' ')

(dah'^'-gluh-tair)

viens

d'Angleterre.

from

(dee-tah-lee)

viens

d'Italie.

(noo) (vuh-noh ) (roo-see)

Nous venons

de

Russie.

(dahl-mahn-yuh)

Nous

venons

d'Allemagne.

(day)

(zay-tah-zoo-nee)

viens

des

États-Unis.

(dees-rah-el)

Nous

venons

d'Israël.

(deh-spahn-yuh)

viens d'Espagne.

(tew-nee-zee)

Nous

venons

de

Tunisie.

(bel-zheek)

viens

de

Belgique.

(swees)

viens

de

Suisse.

(dahl-zhay-ree)

Il

vient d'Algérie.

_

he comes

(deer-lahnd)

Il vient

d'Irelande.

(mah-rohk)

viens

du

Maroc.

.

(day-kohs)

viens d'Ecosse.

(por-too-gatiLj

Elle vient

du

rortugal.

she

comes

(dah-freek)

Elle vient d'Afrique

du Sud.

(doh-treesh)

viens

d'Autriche.

Je

viens

du

Canada.

77



(vwah-yah-zhay)

(vwah-yahzh)

Le mot for

trip

is taken from le mot

voyager,

which

makes

it

easy:

voyage.

Beaucoup

de

to

travel

tnp

mots

revolve around

the

concept of

travel

which

is exactly

what

vous

voudriez

faire. Practice

the

following

mots

many times. Vous

will

see

them often.

(vwah-yah-zhay)

voyager

to travel

(vwah-yah-zhur)

le voyageur

traveler

(ah-zhah'^'s)

(vwah-yahzh)

une

agence

de

voyag

e

travel

agency

(boh' ')

Bon

voyage

have

a good trip

(ah-lay)

Ifvous

choose aller

en

automobile,

voilà

a

few key mots.

(loh-toh-root)

r autoroute

freeway

(root)

la route

to

go

(vwah-tewr)

(loo-ay)

une

voiture

à louer

road

(koh -trah-vah -syoh' >)

une

contravention

parking ticket

rental car

(ah-zhah'' s) (loh-kah-syoh' ')

(vwah-tewr)

une agence

de

location

de

voitures

car-rental

agency

(stah-syoh' ') (day-sah'^'s)

la station

d^essence

service

station

(eel-yah) (oh-see)

En

bas

il

y

a

some basic

signs which vous

should

aussi

learn

to

recognize

quickly.

there are

(ah'^'-tray)

entrer

_

to

enter

(lah'^'-tray)

l'entrée

entrance

ENTREE

(sor-teer)

sortir

.

to

exit

(sor-tee)

la sortie

exit

SORTIE

(pra'^'-see-pahl)

rentrée principale

(suh-koor)

la sortie de secours

emergency

exit

POUSSEZ

78

(poo-say)

(tee-ray)

poussez tirez

push (doors)

pull

(doors)

les vacances

(vah-kaW'^'s)

vacation,

holidays

-

les

grandes

vacances

summer

vacation

O

la valse (vahls)

waltz

-^

D

la

vanille

(vah-nee-yuh)

vanilla

-

la

glace

à la

vanille

(glahs)

vanilla

ice cream



learn

the

basic travel verbs.

Take

out

a

piece ofpaper

et

make

up

your

own sentences

these

nouveaux

mots. Follow

the

same

pattern vous have

in previous

Steps.

(ah-vyoh^ ')

en

avion

fly

arrive

leave

y

a

is, there

are

(ah-lay)

aller

to

go

(par-teer)

partir

to

depart

(vehicles)

(fair)

(vah-leez)

faire

la

valise

to pack

suitcase

(shah -zhay) (tra' ')

changer

de

train

to transfer

(trains)

des nouveaux

mots

pour

votre voyage.

aéroport

airport

(kay)

le quai

platform

horaire

DE PARIS

À

TOURS

Départ

N de train Arrivée

00:41

50 09:41

07:40

19

16:40

12:15

22

21:15

14:32

10

23:32

21:40

04

06:40

(gar)

la gare

train station

la

variété

(vah-ree-ay-tay)

variety

la

veine

(ven)

vein

(in

the body)

-

avoir

de

la

veine

(ah-vwahr)(duh)(lah)(ven)

.

.

to

be

lucky

\

la

version

(vair-syoh'''0

version

-

la

version

originale

(

VO)

(ohrree-zhee^naM)

.

.

original

version (of a

film)

79



(voo) (zet)

Avec

ces mots, vous

êtes

ready for

any

voyage,

anywhere.

Vous

should

have

no

problèmes

avec

these

these

verbs,

just

remember

the

basic plug-in

formula

vous

have already

learned.

Use

that

knowledge to

translate the

following

thoughts

en

français. Les

réponses

sont

en bas.

into

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

I fly to

Paris.

I

transfer

trains in Toulon.

He

goes to Marseille

We

arrive

tomorrow.

H va

à Marseille.

Il

va à

Marseille,

We

buy

three

tickets

to Tours.

They

travel to Strasbourg.

—

Where

is

the

train to

Bordeaux?

How can

we

fly

to Switzerland?

With

Swiss

Air or with

Air France?

Voilà

some

mots importants pour le

voyageur.

traveler

DE PARIS A

TOURS

^

Départ

N de train

Arrivée

00:41

50

09:41

07:40 19 16:40

12:15

22

21:15

14:32

10

23:32

21:40

04 06:40

(oh-kew-pay)

occupé

occupied

(lee-bruh)

libre

free

(koh'^'-par-tuh-mah''^')

le

compartiment

compartment,

wagon

(plahs)

la

place

seat

(day-par)

le

départ

departure

(lah-ree-vay)

l'arrivée

.

arrival

(lay-trah'^'-zhay)

à

l'étranger.

abroad

(la'''ây-ree-ur)

à

r intérieur

.

domestic, internal (of the

country)

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your

travel mots

by

writing

out

les mots

en

bas

et

practicing

the sample

phrases

loud. Practice asking questions

avec

où.

It

will help

you later.

sentences

OÙ

est

le train

pour

Paris?

(port)

porte

gate

Où

est la

porte

numéro

5?

(day)

(zohb-zhay)(troo-vay)

bureau

des

objets

trouvés

lost-and-found

office Y

a-t-il

un bureau

des

objets

trouvés?

(por-tur)

porteur

porter

OÙ

est

le

porteur?

Où est

le

porteur?

Où

est

le

porteur?

'

(vohl)

vol

-

flight

OÙ

est le

vol pour Marseille?

(koh^^'-seen-yuh)

consigne

—

left-luggage

office Y

a-t-il

une

consigne?

(bew-roh)

(shah'^^zk)

bureau

de

change

money-«xeh«i)ge

ofSee OÙ

est le bureau

de

change?

(ghee-shay)

guichet.

counter OÙ

est le

guichet numéro

sept?

(saM)

(dah-tah t)

salle

d'attente

waiting room

Y

a-t-il une salle

d'attente?

(vah-goh<'''-reh-stoh-rah'''')

wagon-restaurant

dining

car Y

a-t-il

un wagon-restaurant

dans le

train?

(vah-goh''^'-lee)

wagon-lit

sleeping

car

Y

a-t-il

un

wagon-lit

dans

le train?

(koo-shet)

couchette

berth, bunk

Y a-t-il

des

couchettes

dans le train?

(par)

part le

train?

_(when)_^_^..--'^^^^'''

(when)

la vierge

(vee-airzh) virgin

-

la

Sainte

Vierge

(sa^^'^t) (vee-airzh)

Virgin Mary

la

vigne

(veen-yuh)

grape

vine

le

vigneron

(veen-yur-oW''') wine-grower

le

vignoble

(veen-yoh-bluh)

vineyard

(key)

(snh)(pahs)

est-ce qui se passe?

(what)

jg

happening

81



(frahz)

Pouvez-vous lire

les

phrases

suivantes?

can

read

following

(voo)

(zet)

(ah-see)

Vous

êtes

maintenant

assis

dans

Tavion

seated

(voo)

(zah-vay)

et

vous

voyagez

en

France.

Vous

avez

de

l'argent,

votre

billet,

votre

passeport

(voh)

(vah-leez)

et

vos

valises.

Vous

êtes

maintenant

your

suitcases

touriste.

Vous

arrivez

demain à

14:15 en

France.

Bon

voyage

Amusez-vous

(bya('>)

bien.

well

82

(eel-yah)

aohm-nee-boos)

(loh-toh-rye)

(lah' ')

(rah-peed)

En

France

il

y

a

many

different

types

of

trains

-

l'omnibus

et

l'autorail

sont

lents;

le

rapide

there are

et

l'express

are

much

faster.

If

vous plan to

travel a

long

distance,

vous

may

wish to

catch

an

Inter-City

train

or

TGV

(train

à

grande

vitesse)

which

travels

faster

et

makes

fewer

intermediate

stops.

le

village

(vee-lahzh)

village

.

^

le

vin

(va' ')

wine

G

la

visite

(vee-zeet)

visit

V

—

~

la

vitamine

(vee-tah-meen)

vitamin

le

vocabulaire

(voh-kah-bew-lair)

vocabulaiy

—

-^



these

travel mots

will

make

your

holiday

twice

as

enjoyable

et

at least

three

times

as

Review

these mots

by

doing

the

crossword

puzzle

en bas.

Drill

yourself on this Step

by

other

destinations et

ask

your

own

questions

about

les

trains,

les

autobus et

les

that

go

there. Select

more

nouveaux

mots

de

votre dictionnaire et

ask

your own

beginning

with

quand,

où

et

combien.

Les

réponses

to

the

crossword

puzzle are

at

bottom

of

the

next page.

1.

money

2.

train station

3.

timetable

4.

to

pay

5.

occupied

6.

counter, window

7.

we

8.

with

9.

lost-and-found

office

no

airport

free (unoccupied)

to go

passport

entrance

1.

to

arrive

2.

thank

you

3. to change trains

4. waiting

room

5.

traveler

6.

dining car

7.

have

a good trip

8.

platform

9.

to know

(a

fact)

she

to leave

weather,

time

seat

exit

nothing

1

2 2

4

3 4

8

3

7

ce

5

5

6

8

6 7

9

9

10

14

14 15

16

11 11 12 13

13

12

«/

15

Eiffel Tower

-

La

Tour Eiffel

is

Paris' most famous

landmark.

It

was

first opened

in

1889

and

soars

to a

height

of

over

1,000

feet.

Most

w words

are foreign

additions

to

le français.

le wagon

(vah-goh'''')

railroad

car

O

le

week-end

(week-end)

weekend

W

G le western

(wes-taim)

western

(film)

O le whisky (wee-skee)

whislQ'^

83



(pree)

(bee-ay)

(tah-reef)

What

about inquiring

about

le prix

des

billets

ou le

tarif?

Vous

pouvez

ask

these questions.

price tickets

fare

can

(kohm-bya )

(leel)

Combien

est

le tarif pour Lille?

(by-ohn)

Combien

est le

billet pour

Rayonne?

(bor-doh)

Combien

est

le

billet

pour

Bourdeaux?

(ah-lay)

aller

_

one-way

(ah-lay) (ruh-tour)

aller

et retour

round-trip

(day-par)

(ah-ree-vay)

What

about

times

of

départs

et arrivées?

Vous

pouvez

ask

ces

questions

aussi.

departure arrival

^

(kel) (uhr)

(lee-oh'''>)

A

quelle

heure

part

l'avion

pour

Lyon?

at

what

time

leaves

for

(loh'^^-druh)

A

quelle

heure part le train pour Londres?.

^

(ah-reev)

A quelle heure arrive

Tavion

de New York?

from

(gruh-noh-bluh)

(grun-non-bluti)

A quelle heure

arrive le train

de

Grenoble?

(nees)

A

quelle

heure part

l'avion pour Nice?.

(voo-dree-ay-voo)

^

Vous

have just

arrived en France.

Vous êtes

à

la gare.

Où

voudriez-vous

aller? A

Limoges?

at

would you like

V

(ghee-shay)

A Strasbourg?

Tell

that to the person

at

the

guichet selling

les

billets

window

(bruh-tahn-yuh)

Je

voudrais aller

en

Bretagne.

.

go

,

(kel)

A quelle

heure

part

le train

pour

la Bretagne?

(koot)

Combien

coûte

le

billet

pour la

Bretagne?

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that

vous

know

the words

essential

for traveling

en

France

ou

en

Suisse, what

some

speciality

items

vous

might

go

in

search of?

(froh-mahzh)

le

iromage

cheese

(soo-vuh-neer)

les

souvenirs

(shoh-koh-laht)

des

chocolates

chocolates

(vet-mah'^O

les

vêtements

clothes

(par-fuh' 0

le parfum

perfume

(tah-bloh)

les tableaux

pictures

Pocket

Pal™

can

be found at

the

back of this book. Each section

focuses

on essentials for

voyage.

Cut

out

your

Pocket Pal™

,

fold

it

et

carry

it

with

you

at

all

times. It does

not

whether

vous carry

it

in

your

pocket, briefcase, knapsack

ou

wallet.

Do

not pack

it

in

luggage,

as it will not

be

much

help

to you

in

your suitcase.

Your Pocket

Pal™

is not meant

replace learning

français,

but

will help

you

in the event

vous forget

something and need

a

bit

of

help.

le

zèbre

(zeh-bruh)

zebra

-

zébré (zay-bray)

striped

le

zèle

(zel)

zeal,

ardor

Z

-

zélé (zay-lay)

zealous

le

zénith

(zay-neet)

zenith,

peak

85



20

(kart)

(muh-new)

La

Carte

ou

Le

Menu

(fa )

(yah-teel)

Vous êtes

maintenant

en

France

et

vous

avez une

chambre.

Vous

avez faim.

Où

y

a-t-il

have

hunger

is there

(eel-yah)

un

bon restaurant?

First

of

all,

il

y

a

different

types

of places

to

eat.

Let's learn them.

there

are

(reh-stoh-rah' ')

le restaurant

exactly

what

it

says

with

a

variety

of

meals and prices

(brah-suh-ree)

la brasserie

originally

a beer

salon,

but

now also

a

restaurant

(loh-bairzh)

Tauberge

originally

a

country

inn, but it can

be

an inviting city restaurant as

well

(bee-stroh)

le bistro

(bar)

le

bar

slang for

le

bar

or

a

small, intimate

restaurant

with lots

of

atmosphere

serves morning pastries,

but

concentrates

on

liquid

refreshments

(koo-tevm)

If

VOUS look

around

you

dans

un

restaurant français, vous will see that

some coutumes

customs

françaises

might

be

different from yours. Sharing tables

avec others

est

a

common

et

très

(ruh-pah)

pleasant

custom.

Before beginning

votre repas, be sure to

wish

those

sharing

your table

-

meal

(boh' ') (nah-pay-tee)

Bon

appétit

Your

turn to

practice

now.

eiyoy your

meal

(enjoy

your meal)

And

at

least

one

more

time

for

practice

(enjoy

your

meal)

86

O

le

zéphyr

(zay-feer)

O zéro

(zay-roh)

G le

zodiaque

(zoh-dee-ahk)

-

Je

suis

Poissons.

(zhuh)(swee)(pivah-so¥'^0-

D la

zoologie

(zoh-oh-loh-zhee)

balmy breeze

zero

zodiac

X

I am a pisces.

zoology



imagining

now

all the new

taste

treats

you will

experience

abroad.

Try

all

of

the

different

'fxx^y^w^^

i^^:3

'

of

eating

establishments

mentioned on the previous

page.

Experiment. If

vous

trouvez

(ray-zair-vah-syoh' ')

restaurant that

vous voudriez

to

try,

consider calling

ahead to make a

réservation.

Je

voudrais faire une

réservation.

Ifvous

avez

besoin d'un

menu,

catch

the

attention of le

I would

like

saying,

Monsieur

Le

menu,

s'il vous

plaît.

(Sir

The

menu,

please.)

your serveur

asks if

vous enjoyed

your

a

smile

et

a Oui, merci, will tell

him

you did.

restaurants

français

post

le

menu

outside

ou

inside.

Do

not hesitate

to

ask

to see la

carte

(pree)

being

seated

so vous savez

what

type

of repas

et

prix

vous

will

encounter Most

meals

pnces

offer

un plat

du

jour

ou

un menu

à

prix

fixe.

These are

complete repas

at a

fair

daily

special

fixed meals

Don't

forget

to

take

your Pocket

Pal™

with you.

D la

zone

(zohn)

zone

-

une

zone

de

silence

(see-lah^'''s)

quiet zone

O

le

zoo

(zoh)

zoo

2J

-

un

jardin

zoologique (zhar-da^ ')

zoological

garden

Zut (ze^vt)

Darn Rats

87



88

(eel-yah)

(rnh-pah)

(pah-tee-suh-ree)

En

France,

il

y

a

trois

main repas

to

enjoy

every

day,

plus

perhaps un café

et

une

pâtisserie

there are

pour

le

voyageur

fatigué

late

in Taprès-midi.

(puh-tee-day-zhuh-nay)

le petit-déjeuner

breakfast

This

meal usually consists of café ou

thé,

croissants,

butter

and marmalade.

Check

serving times before

vous

retire

for

the night or

you might

miss

out

(day-zhuh-nay)

le déjeuner

generally served from

12:00 to

14:00;

you

will be

able to find any

type

of meal,

grand

ou

petit,

served

at this

time.

(dee-nay)

le

dîner

evening

meal

generally served from 19:30 to 22:00.

This meal is meant

to

be

rehshed,

surrounded

by

good

friends and

a

pleasant atmosphere.

Maintenant for

a

previev^ of delights to come

...

At

the

back

of this

livre,

vous

will

find

a

sample

(lee-zay)

(ah-pruh-nay)

(noo-voh)

menu français. Lisez le menu aujourd'hui

et

apprenez

les

nouveaux

mots. When

vous are

read

today

learn

ready

to leave

on your voyage,

cut

out le menu, fold it,

et

carry

it in your

pocket, wallet

ou

purse.

Before

you go,

how

do

vous

say

these

trois

phrases

which

are

so

very important

for

the hungry

traveler?

Excuse

me.

I would like

to

make

a

reservation

Waiter The menu, please.

Enjoy

your meal

-

(mah''''zh)

(bwah)

mange

des

escargots?

boit

du

thé?

(who)

eats

(who)

drinks

(kay-bek)

(who)

g^

voyage

à

Québec?

(who)

Learning

the following

should help

you

to

identify

what kind of meat vous

have

ordered

et

comment

it

will

be prepared.

boeuf

(buf)

beef

veau

(voh)

veal

n

pore

(por)

pork

D mouton

(moo-toW''0

mutton



carte below

has

the

main

categories

vous

will find

in

most

restaurants. Learn them

so

that vous will easily

recognize

them

when

you

dine à Paris

ou

à Nice. Be

sure

write the

words in the blanks

below.

(or-duh-vruh)

hors-d'oeuvre

appetizers

(poh-tahzh)

potages

soups

(uh)

oeufs

eggs

(pwah-soh' ')

poissons

fish

and seafood

dishes

(vee-ah d)

viandes

meat dishes

(muh-new)

Menu

(voh-lie)

volailles

poultry

(lay-gewm)

légumes

vegetables

(sah-lahd)

salades

salads

(day-sair)

desserts

(kahs-kroot)

casse-croûte

snacks

(fwee)

(froh-mahzh)

fruits

ou

fromages

fruit

cheese

(pah-tee-suh-ree)

pâtisseries

pastries

(bwah-soh )

boissons

beverages

G volaille

(voh-lie)

poultry

agneau

(ahn-yoh) lamb

D

gibier

(zhee-bee-ay)

game

D frit

(free)

fried

D

rôti

(roh-tee)

roasted

89



(lay-getvn)

(ruh-pah)

(vairt)

Vous

may

also

order

légumes

avec

votre repas

ou

perhaps

une salade

verte.

One

day at an

vegetables

meal

green

(mar-shay)

(fwee)

open-air

marché will

teach

you

les

noms

for

all

the

different

kinds

of

légumes

et

fruits,

plus

it

market

fuit

will

be

a

delightful

experience for you.

Vous pouvez

always consult your

menu

guide at

the back

can

(suh)

^

(voo) (zoo-blee-ay)

(ah-reev)

of

ce

livre if vous

oubliez

le nom

correct. Maintenant

vous are seated et le

serveur

arrive.

this

forget

waiter

La carte,

s'il vous

plaît.

f^

Un verre

de

vin

\v

blanc, s'il

vous^

2

plaît.


(puh)

(dee-fay-rah' 0

Le petit-déjeuner

est

un peu différent

because

il

est fairly standardized

et

vous will

breakfast

little

(zhay-nay-rahl-mah' >)

frequently

take

it

at

votre

hôtel,

as il

est

généralement

included in le prix

de

votre chambre.

price

En

bas

il

y

a des exemples of what

vous pouvez

expect

to

greet you le matin.

't'* **

Boissons

café

café

au lait

thé

chocolat

jus

d'orange

juice

jus de

tomate

jus de

pomme

apple

lait

%^\/

• • •

pain

croissants

jambon

ham

confiture

jam

beurre

oeuf

à la

coque

soft-boiled

oeufs

brouillés

scrambled

omelette

nature

G cuit (kwee) cooked

O

cuit

au

four

(kwee)(toh)(foor)

baked

G

grillé

(gree-ay)

grilled

G

farci

(far-see)

stuffed

O

fumé

(few-may)

smoked



an

example

of

what

vous

might select for

your

evening

meal.

Using

your

menu

guide

on

117

and

118,

as

well as

what vous

have learned

in this

Step,

fill in the

blanks in

English

what

vous

believe

your serveur

will

bring

you.

Les

réponses

sont

below.

5

Hors-d'oeuvre

Oeufs

durs

mayonnaise

Salade

Salade

niçoise

avec

du

pain

frais

Entrée

Côtes

d'agneau

grillées à la

menthe

et

au

vinaigre

Dessert

Mousse au

chocolat

\^^^^

lAMi>

kiA^

LES

REPONSES

assnoui

a^^îoooq^

aanBS

:ûiui

\m/A

sdoi{3

quiBi

panHO

sao^^Bôd

puB

suBdq

3uu;s

*Bun;

qîM

pB|BS paxij^

asiBuuoXciu

q;iM

sSâa

pa[ioq-pjBH

::âssaQ

rpBlBg

:j3zipddy

91



Maintenant est

a

good

time

for

a

quick review.

Draw lines between

les

mots

français

et

their

English

equivalents.

we eat

waitress

give me

beverages

thank

you

I

would like

I

drink

bill

tip

lunch

mail

breakfast

dinner

Taddition

le

déjeuner

merci

le dîner

la

serveuse

fj

le

petit-déjeuner

(bwah-soh )

les

boissons

donnez-moi

le

courrier

(poor-bwahr)

le

pourboire

je

bois

nous

mangeons

je

voudrais

92

Voilà

a

few

holidays

which

you

might

experience

during

your visit.

Nouvel An

(noo-vel)(ah(^0

New

Year's Day

n

Noël (noh-el)

Christmas

a

Vendredi-Saint

(vah'''>-druh-dee-sdn)

Good

Friday

O

Pâques

(pah-kuh)

Easter



21

(tay-lay-fohn)

Le Téléphone

telephone

(key)

qui est

différent

about

le

téléphone

en France? Well,

vous never

notice such

things

(day) (zah-mee)

vous

want

to use

them. Les

téléphones

allow

you to

call

des amis,

reserve

les

billets

de

friends

tickets

(bah-leh)

(mew-zay)

de

concert ou de

ballet, make

emergency

calls,

check

on the hours of

a

musée, rent

voiture et

all

those

other choses

which

nous faisons on a

daily

basis.

It

also gives

you a

do

(ah-pel)

amount

of

liberté

quand

vous

pouvez make your

own appels

de

téléphone.

calls

téléphones

can usually

be

found

in the

bureaux

de

poste, on the

post offices

in the cafés, at

la gare and

in the

ofvotre

hôtel.

let's

learn

how

to

operate le téléphone.

instructions can

look complicated,

remember, vous should

be

able

to

f'

some of

these mots

already.

Most

(tay-lay-kart)

use

une

télécarte.

Vous

pouvez

telephone card

(say)

ces télécartes

at

news-stands

and

in

these

ores as well as

aux

bureaux

de

poste

et

la gare.

Ready? Well, before you

turn

train

station

page

it

would

be

a

good

idea

to

go

back

review

all

your

numbers

one more

time.

dial

from the

United

States

to

most other

countries

vous

need

that country's

international

(ah-new-air)

code. Your annuaire

at

home

should

have a

hsting

of international

area

codes.

telephone

book

Voilà

some very

useful

words

built around

the word

téléphone.

D le

téléphoniste

(tay-lay-foh-neest)

operator

le

cabine téléphonique

(kah-been)(tay-lay-foh-neek)

telephone

booth

Tannuaire

(lah-new-air) telephone book

D la

conversation

téléphonique

(koh'''^-vair-sah-syoh^''0

telephone

conversation

93



When vous leave your contact

numbers with

friends,

family

et

business colleagues,

vous

should

include

your

destination's

country

code

et city code

whenever

possible . For example,

I'^^^it

Country

Codes

France

33

Belgium

32

Switzerland

41

City

Codes

m

Paris

.V

1

Marseille

91

Brussels

2

Antwerp

3

Geneva

22

To call from one city to

another

en

France,

vous may

need

to

go

to

le

bureau de

poste

ou

call

le

téléphoniste

dans votre hôtel. Tell le

téléphoniste,

Je

voudrais

téléphoner

à

Chicago,

operator

_-^___^.^____________^_^^____^___

OU

Je

voudrais téléphoner

à San Francisco.

Now

you try it:

(I

would

like

to

call

.

.

.)

When

answering le

téléphone,

vous

pick

up the receiver et say,

(ah-loh)

Allô

c'est

(votre

nom)

(lah-pah-ray)

à

l'appareil.

on the

phone

(ruh-vwahr)

^

(duh-ma'''0

When saying

goodbye,

vous

dites,

Au

revoir, ou

À

demain. Your turn

until tomorrow

(Hello.

This is...)

94

(goodbye)

(noo-blee-ay)

N'oubliez

pas

that

vous pouvez

ask

.

.

don't

forget can

(kohm-bya' ')

(koot) (ah-pel) (oh)

(zay-tah-zoo-nee)

Combien

coûte un appel

téléphonique

aux États-Unis?

_

U.S.A.

Combien coûte un

appel

téléphonique

au

Canada?

Voilà

some emergency

telephone

numbers.

O

en

France: police (poh-lees) police

feu

(fuh)

fire

O

en

Suisse: police

(poh-lees) police

feu

(fuh)

fire

(until tomorrow)

17

18

117

118



some

sample

sentences

for le

téléphone. Write

them in

the

blanks en bas.

(voo-dray)

(tay-lay-foh-nay)

(boh-stoh' ')

voudrais

téléphoner à

Boston

(lah-ay-roh-por)

voudrais

téléphoner

à

Air France

à l'aéroport.

(oh)

(may-duh-sa' ')

voudrais

téléphoner

au

médecin.

_

numéro est

53-68-70-10.

(ay)

est

votre

numéro

de

téléphone?

est

le

numéro

de

téléphone

de

l'hôtel?

(lah-pah-ray)

Christine:

Allô,

c'est

Madame

Villon

à

l'appareil. Je

voudrais

parler

à

Madame

Beauchamp.

(a'^'^-stah'' )

(may)

(leen-yuh)

Un

instant, s'il

vous plaît. Excusez-moi,

mais la

ligne

est

occupée.

one

but

line

busy

(ray-pay-tay)

(plew)

(lah''''-tuh-mah''^')

Christine: Répétez

ça,

s'il vous

plaît. Parlez

plus

lentement.

speak more slowly

Excusez-moi,

mais

la

ligne

est occupée.

(oh)

(ruh-vwahr)

Christine:

Oh.

Merci.

Au

revoir.

_^^_____^_^____

(lah<''>-tuh-mah '>)

êtes

reaay

to use

any téléphone

en

France. Just

take

it lentement

et

speak

clearly.

slowly

Voilà countries

vous may

wish to

call.

Algérie

(ahl-zhay-ree) Algeria

Autriche

(oh-treesh)

Austria

Belgique

(bel-zheek)

Belgium

Canada

(kah-nah-dah)

Canada

oc



22

(may-troh)

Le

Métro

subway

(may-troh)

An

excellent

means

of transportation

est le

metro.

Le métro

à

Paris

est the quickest

et

(trah -spor)

(see-stem)

cheapest

form

of

transport. Le métro

est an

extensive

système which

has been

expanded

by

transportation

(air-uh-air)

(too-zhoor)

an express line

to

the

suburbs,

le RER.

II

y

a

toujours

Tautobus which

is

a slower

but more

there

is always

(trah' '-spor)

scenic

form of

transport.

(may-troh)

le

métro

subway

(loh-toh-boos)

l'autobus

bus

(stah-syoh )

la station

de

métro

station

(stah-syoh' ')

(tahx-ee)

la

station

de

taxis

(lah-ray)

r

arrêt

d'autobus

stop

dUiUUJ

96

(leen-yuh)

(ah-ray)

(ah' '

-tray)

Maps

displaying

the various

ligfnes

et

arrêts

sont

généralement

outside

every

entrée

de

lines

stops

(plah )

station de métro.

Most plans de Paris also

have

a

métro map. Les lignes

sont color-

map

lines

(duh-vay)

coded

to

facilitate reading,

just

like your

example

on

the

next page.

If vous devez

changer

de

must

(koh-ray-spoh' '-dah'' s)

train,

look

for

les correspondances

clearly

marked

at

each

station.

connections, transfers

n Allemagne

(ahl-mahn-yuh)

Germany

G Angleterre (ah'^'^-gluh-tair) England

D Espagne

(eh-spahn-yuh)

Spain

D

Irelande

(eer-lahnd)

Ireland

O Italie (ee-tah-lee)

Italy



than

having

foreign words, le

métro

français

functions

just

like

à

Londres

ou à

New

Locate

your

destination,

select

the

correct Une

on your

practice métro

et

hop on board.

Aéroport-Roissy

P*

d'Orléans

Gare de

l'Est

Sorbonne

Place

de

la

Concorde

Palais

du

Luxembourg

Ecole

Militaire

Pt«

de

la

Villette

these questions

aloud

many

times

and

don't forget

you

need

un

billet

pour le métro

(stah-syoh' ') (may-troh)

^

OÙ

est

la

station

de metro?

9^

^

'^^

Où est

la

station de taxis?

J?

^%n..h'?^^

^

i»^

Où

est l'arrêt

d'autobus?

I

Luxembourg

(lewk-sah^'''-boor) Luxembourg

les

Pays-Bas

(lay)(pay-ee-hah)

Netherlands

Afrique

du

Sud

(ah-freek)(dew)(sood)

South

Africa

Suisse

(swees)

Switzerland

les

États-Unis

(lay)(zay-tah-zoo-nee)

the

United

States

97



98

Practice

the

following

basic questions

out loud

et then

write them

in the

blanks

below.

(kel)

(fraj/-kah'' s)

(day)

1. Quelle

est la

irequence

des

trains pour

le

Louvre?

what

is

frequency/how

often

Quelle

est la

fréquence

des

autobus

pour

Montparnasse?

(lah-ay-roh-por)

Quelle

est la

fréquence

des

trains

pour

l'aéroport?

(kah' ')

(par-teel)

2. Quand

le train part-il?

when does

it

leave

Quand

rautobus

part-ii?

Quatid

Tautobus part-\\?

(koot)

(tee-kay)

3.

Combien

coûte

un

ticket

de

métro?

Combien

coûte

un

ticket

d'autobus?

(tah-reef)

(say)

Le

tarif,

c'est

combien?

fare

it is

how

much

Le ticket,

c'est

combien?

(oo) (stah-syoh' >)

4.

Où est la

station de métro?

Où est

la

station

de

taxis?

(lah-ray)

OÙ

est

l'arrêt

d'autobus?

Let's

change

directions et learn trois

new verbs. Vous

know the

basic

plug-in formula, so

write

out

your own sentences

using

these

new verbs.

(lah-vay)

laver

to

wash

(clothes)

(pair-druh)

perdre

tolose

(eel)(ïoh)

il

raut

it is necessary

(it

takes)

Voilà

a

few

more

holidays to keep

in

mind.

O

Fête

du

Travail (fet)(dew)(trah-vy)

Labor Day

D Fête

Nationale

(fet)(nah-syoh-nahl)

National/Bastille

Day

G

Armistice

(ar-mees-tees)

Victory

Day

1945

O

Toussaint

(too-sa^'^H)

All Saints'

Day

(Nov.

1)



23

(vahf^t)

(lah-shah)

La

Vente

et

TAchat

selling

buying

(lee-truh) (lay)

abroad

is

exciting. The

simple

everyday

task

of buying un

litre de

lait

ou

une

liter

milk

becomes a

challenge that vous should

maintenant

be

able to

meet

quickly et

easily.

Of

(soo-vuh-neer)

vous

will purchase des

souvenirs,

des timbres-poste

et

des

cartes postales but

do

not

souvenirs

(ah-spee-reen)

those

many

other items ranging

from

shoelaces

to

aspirine

that

vous

might need

aspirin

Locate

your store, draw

a line to

it

et, as

always,

write

your new

words

in the

provided.

(grah' ') (mah-gah-za' ')

grand magasin

_

department

store

1

—I

r—

1

—

™1

t

«.

It

LUtt

C

c

1.

c

c

1.

u

(see-nay-mah)

le cinéma

_

r

Ly

i

f

1

1

L

L

L L

L

L

L

U

^-J L

}

i

-

1

r

7

L^—

—

ir

li

n

(bew-roh)

le

bureau

de poste

post office

(bah k)

la

banque

bank

hôtel

hotel

(stah-syoh' ') (day-sah' 's)

la

station

d'essence

service

station

99



(mah-gah-za' ') (oo-vair)

Les magasins

sont

généralement

ouverts

de 9:00

à

18:30. Keep in

mind that

many

shops

close

over

the lunch

hour.

(boo-shuh-ree)

la boucherie

butcher

shop

(lee-brair-ree)

la librairie

bookstore

(neh-twah-yahzh)

(sek)

le

nettoyage

à sec

dry

cleaner's

(shar-kew-tuh-ree)

la charcuterie

delicatessen

(far-mah-see)

la

pharmacie

pharmacy

(par-keeng)

le parking

parking lot

no

r

mmnt>

V

«s«»** *

(kee-ohsk)

le kiosque

newsstand

(lay-pee-suh-ree)

r

épicerie

grocery

store

(bew-roh)

(tah-bah)

le bureau de

tabac

tobacco

store

-^.-.srîcrfS

Le

dimanche, it

is often

a

family

ritual

to

on Sundays

make

a

trip à la boulangerie ou

à

la

pâtisserie

to

pick up le

pain

et

a

special

(gah-toh)

weekend

gâteau.

1

00

'^^^^

(lah-zhah'^'s)

(vwah-yahzh)

l'agence de

voyage

travel agency

(pohst)

(poh-lees)

le poste de

police

police

station



(lay-tuh-ree)

laiterie

dairy

(fluhr-eest)

le

fleuriste

florist

(pwah-soh'^'-nuh-ree)

la

poissonnerie

_

fish

shop

(fwee-tee-ay)

le fruitier

fruit vendor

(mar-shay)

le

marché

market

(soo-pair-mar-shay)

le supermarché

supermarket

(lor-loh-zhuh-ree)

V horlogerie

watchmaker's shop

(boo-lah''''-zhuh-ree)ooo-Laii -znun-reej

III

•

la

boulangerie

13

boulangene

bakery

(pah-tee-suh-ree)

la pâtisserie

_

pastry shop

(blah'^'-shee-suh-ree)

blanchisserie

laundry

(pah-peh-tuh-ree)

papeterie

stationery store

(kwah-fur)

le

coiffeur

hairdresser

En

France,

the

ground

floor

s'appelle

le

(ray-duh-shoh-say)

(pruh-mee-air)

(ay-tahzh)

rez-de-chaussée. The premier étage

est

the

next

floor up

et

so

on.

101



24

(grah' ')

(mah-gah-za' )

Le

Grand

Magasin

department

store

At this

point, vous should

just about

be

ready

for voire

voyage. Vous have gone shopping

for

those

last-minute

odds

'n ends.

Most likely, the

store

directory

at your local

grand

magasin

did

department

store

(ah'' -fah '>) (voo) (zah-vay)

not look

like

the

one en bas Vous

savez that

enfant is French for

child so

if

vous

avez

know

(duh-zee-em)

(twah-zee-em)

besoin

de

something for

a

child,

vous

would

probably look on the

deuxième

ou troisième

second

(ay-tahzh) (ness) (pah)

étage,

n'est-ce

pas?

ETAGE

vaisselle

cristal

lampes

tapis

service

de

table

ameublement de

cuisine

lits

clés

faïence

porcelaine

miroirs

disques

télévisions

meubles d'enfant

ÉTAGE

J« «ts

radios

instruments

de

musique

papeterie

tabac

restaurant

journaux

revues

ETAGE

tout

pour l'enfant vêtements

d'homme

toilettes

vêtements

de femme chaussures d'enfant

antiquités

chapeaux de

femme

photo

ameublement

livres

tableaux

ER

accessoires d'auto

lingerie

mouchoirs

I ÉTAGE

ni^illots de

bain

chaussures de

équipement

de

femme

sport

chaussures d'homme

outils

mobilier

de

camping

parapluies gants

cartes

maroquinerie

chapeaux d'homme chaussettes

bijouterie ceintures

pendules/montres

parfumerie

confiserie

cafétéria

102

(vet-mah' ')

(kwah)

Let's

start

a

checklist

pour

votre

voyage. Besides

vêtements, de

quoi avez-vous

besoin?

As

your

clothing

what

(kwa< >)

you

learn

these

mots,

assemble

these

items

dans un

coin of your

maison. Check

et

make

sure

corner

(proh-pruh)

(rehst)

that

they

sont propres

et

ready

pour

votre voyage.

Be sure

to do

the

same avec le

reste des

clean

with

rest of

the

choses that

vous

pack. On

the

next

pages,

match

each item

to

its

picture,

draw

a

line

to it

and

things

write

out the word

many times.

As

vous

organize

these

things, check

them

off on

this

list. Do

not

forget

to

take

the

next

group

of sticky

labels

and

label

these

choses

aujourd'hui.

today



(pahs-por)

e

passeport

passport

(bee-yay)

e

billet

ticket

(vah-leez)

a

valise

suitcase

(sahk)(ah)(ma '>)

sac

à

main

handbag

^^^^

(port-fuh-yuh)

portefeuille

wallet

'argent

money

(kart)

(kray-dee)

s

cartes de

credit

credit

cards

(shek) (vwah-yahzh)

chèques de voyage

traveler's

cheeks

(peh-lee-kewl)

pellicule

film

(my-oh) (ba' ')

maillot

de

bain

n

swimsuit,

swimming

trunks

(koh-stewm)

(ba' ')

costume

de

bain

swimsuit

(sah'^'-dahl)

s

sandales

sandals

(lew-net)

(soh-lay)/^

lunettes de soleil

sunglasses

(brohs)

(dah' >)

a

brosse

à

dents

toothbrush

(dah' '

-tee-frees)

e

dentifrice

toothpaste

(sah-voh'''')

e

savon

soap

(rah-zwahr)

e

rasoir

razor

(day-oh-doh-rah' ')

e

déodorant

deodorant

D

D

la

valise,

la

valise,

la valise

^

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

n

D

D

D

n

103



(pen-yuh)

e

peigne*-»

comb

(mah' '-toh)

e manteau

raincoat

(pah-rah-plew-ee)

e parapluie

umbrella

le

pgjgne,

lg peigne

1^

la' '-pair-may

-ah-bluh)

'imperméable

overcoat

(gah'->)

es gants

gloves

(shah-poh)

e

chapeau

hat

(shah-poh)

e

chapeau

hat

(boht)

es

bottes

boots

(shoh-suhr)

es chaussures

shoes

(shoh-suhr)

(teh-nees)

es chaussures

de

tennis

tennis

shoes

(koh'^'-play)

e complet^

—

uit

(krah-vaht)

a

cravate

tie

(shuh-meez)

a

chemise

shirt

(moo-shwahr)

e

mouchoir

handkerchief

(veh-stoh' >)

e

veston

jacket,

blazer

(pah '^-tah-loh<''0

e

pantalon

trousers

es jeans

jeans

e

short

shorts

(tee-shirt)

e

teeshirt

T-shirt

104

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

n



(sleep)

e

slip

underpants

(tree-koh)

(poh)

e

tricot

de

peau

undershirt

(rohb)

a

robe

dress

(blooz)

a blouse

blouse

(zhewp)

a

jupe

skirt

(shah'' -dye)

e

chandail

sweater

(koh''''-bee-nay-zoh'''')

a

combinaison

slip

(soo-tya -gorzh)

e

soutien-gorge

brassiere

(sleep)

e

slip

underpants

(shoh-set)

es

chaussettes

socks

(bah)

es

bas

pantyhose

(pee-zhah-mah)

e

pyjama

pajamas

(shuh-meez)

(nwee)

a chemise

de

nuit

nightshirt

(rohb) (shah ''-bruh)

a

robe

de chambre

bathrobe

(pah'^^-too-fluh)

es pantoufles

slippers

n

la jupe, la jupe, la

jupe

K

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

(sah-voh )

(shohz)

now

on, vous avez

savon

et

non

pas

soap. Having assembled these

choses,

vous

you have things

ready

voyager. Let's

add

these

important shopping phrases

to

your basic repetoire.

to

travel

(tie)

taille?

size

(muh)

(vah)

me va.

fits

me

(nuh)(muh)(vah)

(pah)

ne me

va

pas.

does

not

fit

me

105



(sah-vay)

Treat

yourself to

a

final review.

Vous savez

les

noms

pour

les

magasins français,

so

let's

know

practice shopping.

Just

remember

your

key

question

mots

that

you learned

in

Step

2.

Whether

(shah-pok)

VOUS

need

to

buy un chapeau

ou

un livre

the necessary

mots

are the same.

1.

First

step

—

où?

(lay-tuh-ree)

(bah'^^'k)

(kee-ohsk)

OÙ

est

la

laiterie?

Où est

la

banque?

Où

est le

kiosque?

(Where is the department

store?)

(Where

is

the

grocery

store?)

(Where

is

the

market?)

(voo-dree-ay)

2.

Second

step

—

tell them what

vous are

looking for, need

ou

voudriez

J'

ai besoin

de.

. Je

voudrais...

Avez-vous

.

. .

?

I

need

^-^-—

—^

^^^^^mmj^^^^^^^^^^

^kh^km^b^^mhh^hm

(Do

you have postcards?)

m

(I want four stamps.)

f>

t

=/*

''

Si'

aff-

(I need

toothpaste.)

(I

want

to buy

film.)

106

(Do

you

have coffee?)



through

the

glossary

at

the end of

this

livre

et

select

vingt mots.

Drill the

above patterns

(say)

(ah' '-kor)

ces

vingt

mots. Don't

cheat.

Drill

them aujourd'hui.

Maintenant,

take

encore

ving^

these

more

de

votre glossary

et do

the

same.

(kohm-bya' ')

(sah)

(koot)

Third step

—

find

out

combien

ça coûte.

(ess)

Combien

est-ce?

(ess) (kuh)

(sah) (koot)

Combien

est-ce que

ça coûte?

(koot)

(kray-yoh' ')

Combien

coûte le

crayon?

(How

much

does

the

toothpaste cost?)

(How much

does

the

soap cost?)

(How much

does a cup of tea cost?)

Fourth

step

—

success I

found

it

-If

/.

(deet)

vous

trouvez

what

vous would

like, vous dites.

voudrais

ça,

s'il vous

plaît

say

(prah' ')

(sah) (seel)

prends

ça,

s'il vous plaît.

take

Jg

prendô

ca.

s'il

vous plaît.

ifvous

would

not

like it,

vous dites,

ne

voudrais pas

ça,

merci.

i

ne

prends

pas

ça,

merci.

do

not take

You

have finished.

By

now

you

should have stuck

your

labels, flashed your

cut

out your

menu guide

and Pocket

Pal™ and

packed

your suitcases. You

should

be very

with

your

accomplishment.

You

have learned what it sometimes

takes

others

years

to

(boh )

and

you

hopefully

had

fun

doing it.

Bon

voyage

107



mim

fiMffpW:;

Glossary

This

glossary

contains

words used in

this

book only.

It

is not

meant to be

a

dictionary.

Consider purchasing

a

dictionary which

best suits

your

needs

-

small for traveling,

large for reference,

or

specialized for specific

vocabulary

needs.

Remember that

French adjectives

can

have

different

endings

depending

upon

whether they are

used in

their

feminine or masculine form. The masculine form is

given

here.

The (e) following

the masculine

form

indicates

that this word's feminine

form simply

adds

an

e. If the feminine form is

significantly

different,

it will

be

given in its entirety. Learn to

look for

the core of

the

word.

^

arrêt,

le

(ah-ray) stop, arrest

arrivée,

la

(ah-ree-vay)

arrival

arriver (ah-ree-vay)

to arrive

aspirine, la (ah-spee-reen) aspirin

assiette,

la

(ah-syet)

plate

assis

(e)

(ah-see) seated

attendre

(ah-tah'^'-druh) to

wait for

attention,

la

(ah-tah''''-syoh'''0 attention

au

(oh) in, in

the,

at

the

au-dessus

de

(oh-duh-syoo)(duh)

over

au

revoir (oh)(ruh-vwahr) goodbye

auberge,

la

(oh-bairzh)

country

inn

aujourd'hui (oh-zhoor-dwee)

today

aussi (oh-see)

also

auteur, le (oh-tur)

author

auto,

la

(oh-toh)

car

autobus, le

(oh-toh-boos)

bus

automne,

le

(oh-tohn)

autumn

autorail, le (oh-toh-rye)

slow

train

autoroute, la

(oh-toh-root)

freeway

Autriche,

la (oh-treesh)

Austria

avec

(ah-vek)

with

avez

(ah-vay)

(you)

have

avion,

le

(ah-vyoh'^'O

airplane

avoir

(ah-vwahr)

to

have

j'ai

(zhay)

I have

nous

avons

(noo)(zah-voh'''')

we

have

avoir

besoin de

(ah-vwahr)

(buh-zwa'''0(duh)

to

need

avril

(ah-vreel)

April

B

balcon, le (hahl-koh' ')

balcony

ballet,

le (hah-leh)

ballet

ballon, le

(bah-loh'''>)

balloon,

big

ball

banane,

la

(bah-nahn)

banana

banc, le (bah^ ')

bench

banque,

la (baW^'k)

bank

bar, le

(bar)

type

of

café/restaurant

bas

(bah)

low

en

bas (ah'''>)(bah)

below,

downstairs

bas,

les (bah)

pantyhose

bateau,

le (bah-toh)

boat

beau (boh)

beautiful

beaucoup

(boh-koo)

many, a lot

Belgique,

la (bel-zheek)

Belgium

belle

(bel)

beautiful

besoin, le

(buh-zwa^Ô

need

beurre, le

(buhr)

butter

bicyclette, la

(bee-see-klet)

bicycle

bien

(bya^^'O

well

pas

bien (pah)

(by

a' )

not too

well

bien sûr (by

a' ')

(sur)

of

course

bière, la

(bee-air)

beer

bifteck,

le

(beef-tek)

beefsteak

billet,

le

(bee-ay)

bank

note,

ticket

à

(ah)

at,

to,

in

à côté de

(ah)(koh-tay)(duh)

next

to

à la

française

(ah)(lah)((rah -sez) . .

in the

French manner

accepter

(ahk-sep-tay)

to

accept

accident,

le

(ahk-see-daW'^^)

accident

achat,

le (ah-shah)

purchase

acheter (ah-shuh-tay)

to buy

addition,

la (ah-dee-syoh' ^)

bill in

a restaurant

admission,

la

(ahd-mee-syoh'''')

admission

adresse,

la

(ah-dress)

address

aéroport,

le

(ah-ay-roh-por) airport

Afrique, la

(ah-freek)

Aftica

Afrique

du

Sud,

la

(ah-freek)

(dew)

(sood) South Africa

agence de location des

voitures, la (ah-zhaW''>s)(duh)(loh-

kah-syoh'''0(duh)(vwah-tetvr) car-rental

agency

agence

de

voyage,

la

(ah-zhah''''s)(duh)(vwah-yahzh)

travel agency

agneau,

le

(ahn-yoh)

lamb

aidez-moi

(ay-day-mwah)

help me

aid me

alcool,

le (ahl-kohl)

alcohol

Algérie,

la

(ahl-zhay-ree)

Algeria

Allemagne, la

(ahl-mahn-yuh)

Germany

allemand

(e)

(ahl-mah' '')

German

aller

(ah-lay)

to

go,

one way

(ticket)

aller et

retour

(ah-lay)(ay)(ruh-toor)

round

trip

allô (ah-loh)

hello

(on

telephone)

Alpes, les (ahlp)

the

Alps

alphabet,

le

(ahl-fah-bay)

alphabet

américain (e) (ah-may-ree-ka^'Ô

American

Amérique, la

(ah-may-reek)

America

amusez-vous

(ah-mew-zay-voo)

enjoy

yourself

an,

le

(ah'Ô

year

ancien

(ancienne)

(ah'^^'-syah'^'O

old

anglais

(e)

(ah' '-glay)

EngUsh

Angleterre, la

(aM ^-gluh-tair)

England

animal,

le (ah-nee-mahl)

animal

année,

la (ah-nay)

year

annuaire,

le

(ah-new-air)

telephone book

août,

le (oot)

August

appareil,

le

(ah-pah-ray) gadget,

appliance

appareil-photo,

le (ah-pah-ray

-f

oh-toh)

camera

appartement,

le

(ah-par-teh-mah' 0

apartment

appel, le (ah-pel)

call

appel

téléphonique, le (ah/pel)(iay-lay-foh-neek)

.

.

telephone call

s'appeler (sah-puh-lay)

to be

called

Comment vous

appelez-vous?

(koh-moW''')(voo)(zah-puh-

lay-voo)

What is

your

name?

je

m'appelle

(zhuh)(mah-pel)

my name

is

appétit, le

(ah-pay-tee)

appetite

apprendre

(ah-prah'^^'-druh)

to

learn

après-midi,

le

(ah-preh-mee-dee) afternoon

argent,

le

(ar-zhah' ')

money

1

08

armoire,

la

(ar-mwahr)

closet,

wardrobe



le (bee-skwee) cookie

le

(bee-stroh)

café,

restaurant

(blanche)

(blah<''0

white

la

(blaN'^'-shee-stihyree) . .

laundromat,

laundry

(e)

(bluh) blue

la

(blooz)

blouse

le

(buf)

beef

(bwahr) to drink

la (bwah-soh'''')

beverage

aux lettres,

la (bwaht)(oh)(let-ruh)

mailbox

(boh^''>)

good

bon appétit

(hoh'''')(nah-pay-tee)

enjoy your

meal

bon

marché (hoW ')

(mar-shay)

inexpensive

(hoW''')(zhoor)

good

morning,

good

day

(bun) good

bonne

chance (bun)(shah''''s)

good luck

bonne

nuit (bun)(nwee) good night

(hoh^'^'-swahr) good

evening

la

(hoht) boot

la

(boo-shuh-ree)

butcher

shop

la

(boo-laW'^'-zhuh-ree)

bakery

la

(boo-tay) bottle

la

(brah-suh-ree)

restaurant

(brève)

(brehf)

brief,

short

(e)

(bree-yah^''')

brilliant,

sparkling

à

dents,

la (brohs)(ah)(dah'''>)

toothbrush

le

(broo-ee-yar)

fog

le

(bew-roh)

desk, office

de

change,

le (bew-roh)

(duh)(shah ''zh)

money-exchange counter

de

poste,

le (bew-roh)

(duh)(pohst) post office

de

tabac, le

(bew-roh)

(duh)(tah-bah)

. . tobacco

store

des

objets

trouvés,

le (bew-roh)

(day)

(zohb-zhay)

(troo-vay)

lost-and-found office

(say)

it is

(say-tay)

it

was

(sah)

that,

it

ça

me va (sah)(muh)(vah)

it fits me

téléphonique, la

(kah-been)(tay-lay-foh-neek)

telephone booth

les

(kah-bee-nay) toilets

le

(kah-fay)

coffee, café

la

(kess) cashier, register

le

(kah-lah'^'-dree-ay)

calendar

le (kah-nah-dah)

Canada

(canadienne)

(kah-nah-dya' ')

Canadian

le

(kah-nah-pay) sofa

la

(kah-pee-tahl) capital

la

(kah-rahf) carafe

la (kart)

menu, map

de crédit,

la

(kart) (duh)(kray

-dee)

credit

card

postale,

la

(kart)(poh-stahl)

postcard

le

(kahs-kroot)

snack

la (kah-tay-drahl)

cathedral

(kah-toh-leek) Catholic

cette

(suh), (set)

that,

this

(sel-see-ews)

Centigrade

le

(sah' '-dree-ay)

ashtray

(sah'^'O

one hundred

le

(sah^^'-teem)

centime

(part

of a

franc)

le

(sah'^^'-truh)

center

(say)

these,

those

la

(shehz)

chair

la (shah -bruh)

room

à

coucher, la

(shah''^-bruh)(ah)(koo-shay)

. . bedroom

Champagne,

le

(shah^'^'-pahn-yuh) champagne

chandail, le

(shah'^^'-dye)

sweater

changement,

le

(shah'' -zhuh-mah ) change

changer

(de train,

d'autobus)

(shah' >-zhay)

to

transfer, change (train,

bus)

chapeau, le (shah-poh)

hat

charcuterie, la

(shar-kew-tuh-ree) dehcatessen

chat,

le (shah)

cat

château,

le

(shah-toh)

castle

chaud (e)

(shoh)

hot

chaussette,

la

(shoh-set) sock

chaussure, la (shoh-suhr)

shoe

chaussure

de tennis, la

(shoh-suhr)(duh)(teh-nees)

tennis shoe

chemise, la (shuh-meez) shirt

chemise de

nuit,

la

(shuh-meez)

(duh)(nwee) .... nightshirt

chèque,

le

(shek)

bank

check

chèque

de

voyage,

le

(shek)(duh)(vwah-yahzh)

traveler's

check

cher

(chère) (shair) expensive

chien,

le

(shya' ')

dog

Chine, la (sheen)

China

chocolat,

le

(shoh-koh-lah) chocolate

chose,

la

(shohz)

thing

cinéma,

le

(see-nay-mah)

cinema

cinq (sank) five

cinquante (sang-kah^ 't) fifty

coiffeur,

le

(kwah-fur)

hairdresser

coin, le (kwa^ ')

corner

combien

(kohm-bya' ') how much

Combien est-ce?

(kohm-bya'''')(&ss)

How much

is it?

combinaison,

la

(koh'

-bee-nay

-zoh'^O

slip (undergarment)

commander

(koh-mah^'^'-day)

to

order

comme (kohm)

as

commencer

(koh-mah'^'-say)

to

begin,

commence

comment (koh-mah' ')

how

Comment allez-vous? (koh-moh'' )(tah-lay-voo)

How

are

you?

compagnie, la

(koh'^^'-pahn-yee)

company

compartiment,

le

(koh'''^-par-tuh-mah' ')

compartment

complet,

le

(koW'-play)

suit (clothes)

comprendre

(koh ''-prah'' -druh)

to understand

compris (e)

(koh'^'-pree) included

concert, le

(koh'^'^-sair) concert

concierge,

le/la

(koh -see-airzh) . .

.

doorkeeper, concierge

confiture, la

(koh -fee-tevjr)

jam

consigne, la

(koh'^^-seen-yuh)

left-luggage

office

continuer

(koh' '-tee-new-ay)

to continue

contravention,

la (koh'' -trah-vah' '-syoh' ') . . parking ticket

conversation, la (koh' '-vair-sah-syoh' ') conversation

corbeille

à

papier,

la

(kor-bay)(ah)(pah^pee-ay)

. .

wastebasket

correspondances,

les (koh-ray-spoh' '-dah''''s) . . connections

costume

de

bain,

le

(koh-stewm)(duh)(ba' ') swimsuit

côté,

le (koht) side,

coast

couchette,

la (koo-shet)

berth,

bunk

couleur, la (koo-luhr)

color

courrier,

le

(koo-ree-ay)

mail

court

(e)

(koor) short

cousin, le (koo-za' ')

cousin (male)

cousine,

la (koo-zeen)

cousin

(female)

couteau,

le (koo-toh) knife

coûter (koo-tay)

to

cost

coutume, la

(koo-tevmi)

custom, habit

couverture, la

(koo-vair-teivr)

blanket

cravate,

la

(krah-vaht) necktie

crayon,

le (kray-yoh' ') pencil

croissant,

le

(kwah-sah' ')

crescent roll

1 09



cuillère, la

(kwee-air)

spoon

cuisine,

la (kwee-zeen)

kitchen

cuisinière,

la

(kwee-zeen-yair)

stove

cuit

(e)

(kwee)

cooked

cuit au

four

(kwee)(toh)(foor)

baked

D

dame,

la

(dahm)

lady

dans

(daW )

in, into

danse, la (dah^^'s)

dance

d',

de (duh)

of,

from,

out

of,

some

de

r,

de la

(duh)(lah)

of, from,

out

of, some

de

rien

(duh)(rya'''')

you're

welcome

décembre, le (day-sah' 'm-bruh)

December

déclaration,

la (day-klah-rah-syoh'' )

declaration

degré,

le (duh-gray)

degree

déjà

(day-zhah)

already

déjà

vu

(day-zhah)(vew)

already

seen

déjeuner, le

(day-zhuh-nay)

lunch

délicieux (délicieuse)

(day-lee-syuh)

delicious

demain

(duh-md''')

tomorrow

demander (duh-'mah'''>-day)

to ask,

ask for

demi

(e)

(duh-mee)

half

dentifrice, le

(dah^ '

-tee-frees) toothpaste

déodorant,

le

(day-oh-doh-rah^''>)

deodorant

départ, le

(day-par)

departure

derrière

(dair-ee-air)

behind

des

(day)

some,

from

the

désir,

le

(day-zeer)

desire

désoler

(day-zoh-lay)

to distress

je

suis

désolé

(zhuh)(swee)

(day-zoh-lay) I'm sorry

dessert, le (day-sair)

dessert

deux

(duh)

two

deuxième

(duh-zee-em)

second

devant

(duh-vah' ')

in

front

of

déviation,

la

(day-vee-ah-syoh' ')

detour

devoir

(duh-vwahr)

to

have

to,

must

dictionnaire,

le

(deek-syoh-nair)

dictionary

différent

(e)

(dee-fay

-rah ') different

difficile

(dee-fee-seel) difficult

dimanche, le (dee-mah'^'^sh) Sunday

diner, le

(dee-nay)

dinner

dire (deer)

to

say

direction, la

(dee-rek-syoh'^'O

direction

distance,

la

(dee-stah'''>s)

distance

dit

(dee)

says

on dit (oh' ')(dee) one

says

dix

(deess) ten

dix-huit

(deez-wheat)

eighteen

dix-neuf

(deez-nuf)

nineteen

dix-sept

(deez-set)

seventeen

docteur,

le

(dohk-tur)

doctor

done (doh'^^'k)

therefore

donnez-moi

(doh'^'-nay-mwah)

give

me

dormir

(dor-meer)

to

sleep

douane, la

(doo-ah' ')

customs

douche,

la (doosh)

shower

douze

(dooz) twelve

drapeau,

le (drah-poh)

flag

droite (dwaht)

right

du

(dew)

some,

in

the,

from the

E

eau, la (oh) water

école,

la (ay-kohl) school

économie,

la

(ay-koh-noh-mee)

economy

110

Ecosse, la (ay-kohs) Scotland

écrire

(ay-kreer)

to

write

écrivez-moi

(ay-kree-vay-mwah)

write for

me

église,

la

(ay-gleez)

church

elle

(el)

it, she

elles

(el)

they

en

(ah'^'O

in, to, into

en anglais

(aW''')(ah'''>-glay)

in

English

en

français

(ah'''0(frah''''-say)

in

French

encore

(ah'^'^-kor)

again,

still,

more

enfant,

le

(ah(''>-fah'''>) child

entre

(ah'^^'-truh)

between

entrée,

la

(ah^^'-tray)

entry

entrée

principale,

la

(ah ''-tray)(pmf'''-see^pahl)

. . main

entry

entrer

(ah'^^'-tray)

to go

in,

enter

environ

(aW'^'-vee-roh' '^)

about

envoyer

(ah'^^'-vwah-yay)

to send

épicerie,

la (ay-pee-suh-ree)

grocery

store

escargot, le (ess-kar-goh)

snail

Espagne,

la

(eh-spahn-yuh)

Spain

espagnol

(e) (eh-spahn-yohl)

Spanish

est (ay) (it)

is

est-ce (ess)

is it, it

is

est,

le

(est)

east

et (ay)

and

étage,

le

(ay-tahzh)

floor,

story

était (ay-tay)

(it) was

état,

le

(ay-tah)

state

États-Unis, les

(ay-tah-zoo-nee)

USA

été, le (ay-tay) summer

êtes (et)

(you)

are

étranger

(étrangère)

(ay-trah'^^'-zhay)

foreign,

abroad

être (et-ruh)

to be

Europe,

la (uh-rohp)

Europe

européen

(européenne) (uh-roh-pay-yen)

European

excellent

(e)

(ek-suh-lah' ')

excellent

excusez-moi

(ek-skew-zay-mwah) excuse

me

exemple, le

(eg-zah' '-pluh)

example

express,

le

(ek-spress)

fast

train

extrêmement

(ek-streh-muh-maW''') extremely

F

facile

(fah-seel)

easy

faim, la

(fa' ')

hunger

faire

(fair)

to do,

make

fait

(fay)

(it)

makes

faire la

valise

(fair)(lah)(vah-leez)

to

pack

famille,

la (fah-mee-yuh)

family

farci (e)

(far-see)

stuffed

fatigue,

la

(fah-teeg)

fatigue,

tiredness

fax, le

(fahx)

fax

femme, la

(fahm)

woman

fenêtre,

la

(fuh-net-ruh)

window

fermé

(e)

(fair-may)

closed

festival,

le

(feh-stee-vahl)

festival

fête, la

(fet)

feast, festival

feu, le

(fuh)

fire

février,

le

(fah-vree-ay)

February

fille,

la

(fee-yuh)

girl,

daughter

film, le

(feelm)

film

fils,

le

(feess)

son

filtre,

le

(feel-truh)

filter

fin,

la

(fa'^O

end

fleur, la

(fluhr)

flower

fleuriste, le

(fluhr-eest)

florist

foi,

la

(fwah)

faith

fonctionnaire, le

(foh^^'-syoM'^-nair)

. .

functionary,

civil

servant

football,

le

(foot-bahl)

soccer



la

(foh-ray)

forest

la

(form)

form, shape

la

(foor-shet)

fork

le

(fwah-yay)

home,

hearth,

lobby

(fraîche)

(fray)

fresh,

cool

(franche)

(frah^^'O

frank, honest

le

(frah'^O

franc

(e)

(frah'^^'-say)

French

les

(frah'^'^-say)

the

French

people

la

(frah'^^'s)

France

la

(fray-kaW '^s)

frequency

le

(frair)

brother

(e)

(free)

fried

(e)

(fwah)

cold

le

(froh-mahzh)

cheese

le

(fwee)

fruit

le

(fwee-tee-ay)

fruit

vendor

(few-may)

smoked

(few-m,ay)

to smoke

G

la

(gah-leh-ree)

gallery,

long room

le (gah' ')

glove

le

(gah-rahzh) garage

le

(gar-soh'^'O

boy,

waiter

la

(gar)

train station

le (gah-toh)

cake

(gohsh)

left

(zhah-nay-rahl-mah^''')

generally

la (zhay-oh-grah-fee)

geography

le (zhee-bee-ay)

wild

game

la (glahs)

ice,

ice

cream

la (gohm,) eraser

le

(goor-mxiW''^)

gourmand,

glutton

le (goor-Tnay) gourmet

le (goo-vair-nuh-m.ah'''') government

(e)

(grah' ')

big,

large,

tall

la (grah'^^'-mair)

grandmother

le

(grah'^^'-pair) grandfather

les (grah' '-pah-rah'''')

grandparents

la (graW^'-dur) greatness

(e)

(gree-ay) grilled

(e)

(grée) gray

le

(ghee-shay) counter, window

le (geed) guide

H

(ah-bee-tay)

to live,

reside

(e)

(oh) high

en

haut

(ah'' )(oh)

above, upstairs

la

(uhr)

hour

(ee-air)

yesterday

le

(ee-vair)

winter

le

(ohm) man

le (oh-rair)

timetable

la (or-lohzh)

large

clock

la (or-loh-zhuh-ree)

watchmaker's shop

le

(or-duh-vruh)

appetizers

le

(oh-tel)

hotel

le

(oh-tel-yay) hotelkeeper

(wheat)

eight

I

(ee-see)

here

la

(ee-day)

idea

la

(ee-dah''''-tee-fee-kah-syoh'''0

identification

(eel)

it,

he

il

faut

(eel)(foh)

it

is

necessary

il n'y

a

pas

de

quoi

(eel)(nyah)(pah)(duh)(kwah)

you're

welcome,

it's nothing

il

y

a (eel-yah)

there

is,

there are

île,

la

(eel)

island

ils (eel)

they

imperméable,

le

(a' '

-pair-may-ah-bluh) raincoat

importance, la

(a'^'^-por-tah ''')

importance

important

(e)

(a'' -por-tah'''0 important

impossible (a'^^'-poh-see-bluh)

impossible

inacceptable

(een-ahk-sep-tah-bluh)

unacceptable

industrie, la (a'^^'-dew-stree) industry

information, la

(a'^^'-for-mxih-syoh' ')

information

ingénieur, le (a' '-zhay-nyur)

engineer

inscription,

la

(a'^'^-skreep-syoh^' ) inscription

instant,

le (a'^^'-stah^' ') moment, instant

institut, le (a'^^'-stee-tew)

institute

interdit

(e) (a'^^'-tair-dee)

prohibited

intéressant

(e)

(a''''-tay-ruh-sah'''0

interesting

intérieur,

le (a'^^'-tay-ree-ur) domestic, inside,

interior

interurbain

(e) (a'' -tair-eivr-ba '0

long-distance

friande, la (eer-lahnd) Ireland

Israël,

le

(ees-rah-el) Israel

Italie,

la

(ee-tah-lee)

Italy

italien (italienne)

(ee-tah-lya^^'O

Italian

J-K

jambon, le

(zhah'^^'-boh' ')

ham

Janvier,

le

(zhah'^^-vee-ay) January

Japon,

le

(zhah-poh' ')

Japan

japonais

(e)

(zhah-poh-nay)

Japanese

jaquette, la

(zhah-ket)

woman's

jacket

jardin, le

(zhar-da' ')

garden

jaune

(zhohn) yellow

je

(zhuh) I

jeans, les

(jeans) jeans

jeudi, le (zhuh-dee)

Thursday

jeune

(zhun)

young

jour,

le (zhoor)

day

journal,

le (zhoor-nahl)

newspaper

juif (juive)

(zhweef)

.1

Jewish

juillet, le

(zhwee-ay) July

juin, le

(zhwa' ') June

jupe, la

(zhewp)

skirt

jus, le

(zhoo) juice

juste (zhoost) just, fair, right

justice,

la

(zhoo-stees) justice

kilo,

le

(kee-loh) kilo

kilomètre,

le

(kee-loh-meh-truh) kilometer

kiosque,

le

(kee-ohsk)

news-stand,

kiosk

r, la (lah)

the

(singular)

lac, le

(lack)

lake

lait,

le

(lay)

milk

laiterie, la

(lay-tuh-ree)

dairy

lampe,

la (lahmp)

lamp

langue, la

(lah' >-gwuh) language

lavabo,

le (lah-vah-boh)

washbasin

laver

(lah-vay)

to

wash

le

(luh)

the (singular)

leçon, la

(luh-soh )

lesson

lecture,

la

(lek-tewr)

reading

légume,

le

(lay-getvm)

vegetable

lent

(e)

(lah )

slow

lentement

(lah'^'-tuh-rnxM ')

slowly

les

(lay)

the (plural)

111



lettre, la (let-ruh)

letter

liberté,

la

(lee-bair-tay)

liberty

librairie,

la

(lee-brair-ree)

bookstore

libre (lee-bruh)

free

lieu, le

(lyuh)

place

ligne,

la

(leen-yuh)

Une

limonade, la (lee-moh-nahd)

lemonade

lire (leer)

to

read

liste,

la

(leest)

list

lit, le (lee)

bed

litre, le

(lee-truh)

liter

living-room, le

(lee-veeng-room) living

room

livre,

le

(lee-vruh)

book

logement,

le

(lohzh-mah'''')

lodging,

accommodation

long

(longue)

(lohng) long

louer (loo-ay)

to

rent

Louvre,

le (loo-vruh) Louvre

(museum)

lundi, le

(luh'^'^-dee) Monday

lunettes, les

(lew-net)

glasses

lunettes de

soleil, les

(lew-net)

(duh)(soh-lay)

. .

.

sunglasses

Luxembourg, le

(lewk-sah'^^'-boor)

Luxembourg

M

Madame

(mah-dahm) Mrs.

Mademoiselle

(mahd-mwah-zel)

Miss

magasin,

le

(mah-gah-za ')

store

grand magasin, le (graM''')(ma}irgahrza'''')

.

.

department

store

magazine, le

(mah-gah-zeen) magazine

magnifique

(mah-nee-feek)

magnificent

mai, le (may) May

maillot

de

bain, le

(my-oh)(duh)(ba'''') . .

swimming trunks

maintenant (7na' '-tuh-nah '0 now

mais

(may)

but

maison,

la (may-zoh' )

house

mal

(mahl)

poorly,

badly

malade

(mah-lahd)

sick

manger (mah -zhay)

to

eat

manteau,

le (mah '^'-toh)

coat

marchand, le

(m.ar-shah'''') merchant

marché, le (mar-shay)

market

mardi,

le

(mar-dee)

Tliesday

mariage, le (mah-ree-ahzh) marriage, wedding

Maroc, le

(mah-rohk)

Morocco

marron (mah-roh'''')

brown

mars, le

(marss)

March

matin, le

(mah-ta^''')

morning

mauvais

(e)

(moh-vay)

bad

me (muh) to

me

mécanicien,

le

(may-kah-nee-sya' ')

mechanic

médecin,

le

(may-duh-sa^ ')

doctor

médicament, le

(may-dee-kah-mah'''0

medicine

menu,

le

(muh-new)

menu

mer, la (mair)

sea

merci

(mair-see) thank

you

mercredi, le (mair-kruh-dee) Wednesday

mère, la (mair) mother

messieurs, les

(mes-syur)

gentlemen

mètre,

le

(meh-truh) meter

métro,

le

(may-troh)

subway

midi,

le

(mee-dee)

noon

mille

(meel)

one

thousand

minuit, le

(mee-nwee)

midnight

minute,

la

(mee-newt)

minute

minuterie,

la

(mee-new-tuh-ree)

....

automatic

light

switch

miroir,

le

(mir-wahr) mirror

mode, la

(mohd)

fashion

112

à

la

mode

(ah)(lah)(mohd) fashionable

moins

(mwa^ ')

less

moins

le quart (mwa'''0(luh)(kar)

a

quarter to

mois,

le

(mwah) month

moment,

le (moh-maW''')

moment

mon

(moh' ')

my

monde,

le

(mohnd)

world

tout

le monde

(too) (luh)(mohnd) everyone

monnaie, la

(moh-nay)

coins, money

Monsieur

(muh-syuh)

Mr.

montagne,

la

(moh^'^'-tahn-yuh)

mountain

montrer

(moh'^'-tray)

to

show

mot,

le

(moh)

word

motocyclette, la

(moh-toh-see-klet)

motorcycle

mots croisés, les

(moh)(kwah-zay) crossword

puzzle

mouchoir, le

(moo-shwahr)

handkerchief

mousse,

la (moos) whipped

cream, froth

moutarde,

la (moo-tard)

mustard

mouton,

le

(moo-toh' '0

mutton

multicolore

(mewl-tee-koh-lor)

multi-colored

musée, le

(mew-zay)

museum

musique,

la (mew-zeek)

music

musulman

(e) (mew-zewl-mah''^^)

Moslem

N

nation,

la

(nah-syoh'^'O

nation

nature, la (nah-tewr) nature

naturel

(naturelle) (nah-tew-rel) natural

ne . .

.

pas, n'.

.

. pas

(nuh)(pah) no, not

ne

. .

.

rien (nuh)(rya''^0 nothing

nécessaire (nay-seh-sair) necessary

nécessité,

la

(nay-seh-see-tay) necessity

neige

(il

neige)

(nehzh)

snow

(it snows)

nettoyage

à

sec, le

(neh-tivah-yahzh)(ah)(sek)

.

.

dry

cleaner's

neuf

(nuf)

nine

neuf

(neuve)

(nuf)

new

noir

(e)

(nwahr)

black

nom, le

(noW ')

name

nombre,

le

(nohm-bruh)

number

non

(noM^'O

no

nord,

le (nor)

north

note,

la

(noht)

bill in

a

hotel

notre

(noh-truh)

our

nous

(noo)

we

nouveau (nouvelle) (noo-voh)

new

novembre, le

(noh-vah'^^'m-bruh) November

nuit,

la (nwee)

night

numéro,

le

(noo-may-roh)

number

o

objet,

le (ohb-zhay)

object

obligatoire (oh-blee-gah-twahr)

compulsory,

obligatory

observation,

la (ohb-sair-vah-syoh'''')

observation

occupation,

la

(oh-kew-pah-syoh'''')

occupation

occupé (e) (oh-kew-pay)

busy,

occupied

octobre, le

(ohk-toh-bruh)

October

odeur, la

(oh-dur)

smell

oeufs,

les

(uh)

eggs

oeuf à la

coque

(uh)(ah)(lah)(kohk)

boiled egg

oeufs

brouillés

(uh)(broo-yay)

scrambled

eggs

officiel

(officielle)

(oh-fee-syel)

officiai

omelette, la

(ohm-let)

omelette

omnibus, le

(ohm-nee-boos)

slow

train

on

(oh' ')

one,

people, they,

we

on fait ça

(oy ')(fay)(sah)

one does

that

oncle,

le

(oh' >-kluh)

uncle

ont

(oh'^'O

(they)

have

onze

(oh'^'z)

eleven



le

(oh-peh-rah)

opera

le

(ohp-tee-meest) optimist

la

(oh-Tah''''zh) orange

(color)

le

(or-kess-truh)

orchestra

(or-dee-nair) ordinary

le

(or-dee-nah-tur)

computer

le

(oh-ray-yay)

pillow

(e)

(or-gah-nee-zay)

organized

le

(oh-ree-ah'''')

Orient

(e)

(oh-ree-zhee-nahl)

original

la

(oh-ree-zheen)

origin

(oo)

or

(oo)

where

(oo-blee-ay)

to

forget

le

(west) west

(wee)

yes

(e)

(oo-vair)

open

(oo-vray)

open

la (pahzh) page

le (pa' )

bread

la

(pair) pair

le

(pah''''-tah-loh'''0

trousers

la

(pah'^^-too-fluh)

slipper

le (pahp)

Pope

la

(pah-peh-tuh-ree)

stationery store

le

(pah-pee-ay)

paper

le

(pah-kay)

package

(par)

by,

per

avion (par)(ah-vyoh''^>)

by

airmail

le (pah-rah-plew-ee)

umbrella

le

(park)

park

(par-doh )

excuse

me

le

(pah-rah' )

parent, relative

(e)

(par-fay)

perfect

le

(par-fuh )

perfume

la

(par-few-muh-ree)

perfumery

le

(par-keeng)

parking

lot

(par-lay)

to

speak

(par-teer)

to

leave,

depart

le (pahs-por) passport

la

(pah-tee-suh-ree)

pastry, pastry

shop

(poh-vruh)

poor

(pay-yay)

to

pay

les

(pay-ee-bah) Netherlands

le

(pen-yuh)

comb

la

(peh-lee-kewl) film

la

(pah^'^'-dewl)

clock

(pair-druh)

to

lose

le

(pair)

father

la

(pair-sohn)

person

(e) (puh-tee)

small

le


breakfast

(puh)

a

little

le

(puh-pluh)

people

la

(far-mah-see)

pharmacy

la

(foh-toh) photo, photograph

la

(frahz) sentence

la

(pyess)

room, piece

la

(pee-lewl)

pill

le

(peek-neek) picnic

le

(plah-kar)

cupboard,

closet

la

(plahs)

seat,

place,

square

(in

a

town)

le

(play-zeer)

pleasure

avec

plaisir

(avek)

(play-zeer)

with pleasure

le

(plah'''>)

map

plat

du

jour, le (plah)(dew)(zhoor)

daily special

pleut

(il

pleut)

(pluh)

rain (it

rains)

plus

(plew) more

poisson,

le

(pwah-soh' ')

fish

poissonnerie,

la

(pwah-soh'^'-nuh-ree)

fish

shop

poivre,

le (pwah-vruh)

pepper

Pôle nord,

le (pohl)(nor)

North Pole

Pôle

sud, le

(pohl)(sood)

South Pole

police,

la

(poh-lees)

police

politesse,

la (poh-lee-tess)

politeness

politique,

la

(poh-lee-teek)

politics

pomme, la

(pohm)

apple

pont,

le

(poh' )

bridge

pore,

le

(por)

pork

port, le

(por)

port

porte, la (port)

door, gate

portefeuille,

le (port-fuh-yuh)

wallet

porteur, le

(por-tur) porter

Portugal, le

(por-too-gahl) Portugal

poste, la

(pohst)

mail

poste

de police, le

(pohst)(duh) (poh-lees)

.... police

station

potage, le

(poh-tahzh)

soup

poulet,

le

(poo-lay)

chicken

pour (poor) for

pourboire,

le

(poor-bwahr) tip

pourquoi

(poor-kwah) why

pousser

(poo-say)

to push

pouvoir

(poo-vwahr)

to

be

able

to,

can

premier (première) (pruh-mee-air) first

prendre (prah'^'-druh)

to

take

préposition,

la (pray-poh-zee-syoh' ')

preposition

président,

le

(pray-zee-dah' ) president

presse,

la

(press) press,

media

printemps, le (prah''^^-tah''^') spring

prix,

le (pree)

price

problème,

le (proh-hlem)

problem

programme, la (proh-grahm) program

propre

(proh-pruh)

clean

protestant

(e)

(proh-teh-stah' 0 Protestant

pyjama,

le

(pee-zhah-mah)

pajamas

Q

qu'

(kuh) what,

that

Qu'est-ce que c'est?

(kess)(kuh)(say)

What

is it?

quai,

le

(kay)

platform

quand

(kah^ ')

when

quarante

(kah-rah'^^t) forty

quart,

le

(kar) a quarter

et quart

(ay)(kar)

a

quarter past

quartier,

le (kar-tee-ay) quarter, district

quatorze

(kah-torz)

fourteen

quatre

(kah-truh)

four

quatre-vingt-dix (kah-truh-va' '-deess)

ninety

quatre-vingts

(kah-truh-va' )

eighty

que

(kuh) what, that

Québec (kay-bek) Quebec (Canada)

quel

(kel) what, which

quelle

(kel)

what, which

question, la

(kes-tyoh' ')

question

qui

(key)

who,

what

quinze

(ka z)

fifteen

quoi (kwah) what

R

raisin, le

(ray-za )

gi'ape

raisin sec,

le

(ray-za' ')(sek) raisin

rapide

(rah-peed)

fast

113



rapide, le

(rah-peed) (fast) train

rasoir,

le

(rah-zwahr) razor

recette,

la

(ruh-set)

recipe, receipt

récréation,

la (ray-kray-ak-syoh'''0

recreation

réfrigérateur,

le


refrigerator

région,

la (ray-zhoh' ) region,

area

religion,

la

(ruh-lee-zhoM^'O

religion

Renaissance,

la

(ruh-nay-sah'' s) .

.

rebirth,

the

Renaissance

rendez-vous,

le

(rah'^^'-day-voo)

date, appointment

repas, le (ruh-pah)

meal

répéter

(ray-pay-tay)

to

repeat

répétez (ray-pay-tay)

repeat

réponse, la (ray-poh''''s)

answer

république,

la (ray-pew-bleek)

republic

RER (air-uh-air) transportation

network (in Paris)

réservation,

la

(ray-zair-vah-syoh'''') reservation

réserver

(ray-zair-vay)

to reserve, to

book

résidence,

la

(ray-zee-dah'^'^s) residence

résistance,

la (ray-zee-staN'^'s)

resistance

restaurant,

le

(reh-stoh-rah'^O

restaurant

reste, le

(rehst)

rest,

remaining

rester (reh-stay)

to

remain, stay

réveil,

le (ray-vay) alarm clock

révolution, la

(ray-voh-lew-syoh'''>) revolution

revue,

la

(ruh-vew)

magazine

rez-de-chaussée, le (ray-duh-shoh-say)

ground

floor

riche

(reesh)

rich

rideau,

le (ree-doh)

curtain

rien

(rya^' ')

nothing

robe,

la

(rohb)

dress

robe

de chambre, la

(rohb)(duh)(shah'^^-bruh) bathrobe

rose (rohz) pink

rôti

(e)

(roh-tee) roasted

rouge

(roozh)

red

route, la (root) highway,

road

rue,

la (rew) street

russe

(roos)

Russian

Russie,

la

(roo-see) Russia

sac,

le

(sack) bag,

sack

sac

à main,

le

(sahk)(ah)(niaW'^>)

handbag

sacré (sah-kray)

sacred

sage (sahzh)

wise, well-behaved

saison,

la

(say-zak' ')

season

salade,

la

(sah-lahd)

salad

salle à

manger, la

(sahl)(ah)(mah''''-zhay) dining

room

salle d'attente, la (sahl)(dah-taW''^t)

waiting room

salle

de

bain,

la (sahl)(duh)(ba'''')

bathroom

salon,

le

(sah-loh'^'O

living room

salut

(sah-lew)

hello,

hi

salutation,

la

(sah-lew-tah-syoh'''')

greeting

samedi,

le (sahm-dee) Saturday

sandale, la (sah'^^'-dahl)

sandal

sandwich,

le

(saW'^'-dweech) sandwich

sans

(saM^'O

without

santé,

la (sah^'^'-tay)

health

en bonne

santé

(aN'^^)(hun)(sah'''^-tay)

healthy

sauce,

la (sohs)

sauce

saumon,

le

(soh-moh'''')

salmon

savoir (sah-vwahr)

to

know

(a

fact)

savon, le (sah-voh' ')

soap

science,

la (see-ah'^'s)

science

second (e) (suh-goh'^'d)

second

second,

la (seh-goh 'H)

second

(time)

secours,

le (suh-koor)

help

114

au

secours

(oh)

(suh-koor)

help

secrétaire,

le/la

(suh-kray-tair)

secretary

sécurité, la

(say-kew-ree-tay)

security

seize

(sehz)

sixteen

sel,

le

(sel)

sait

semaine, la

(suh-men)

week

sentiment,

le

(saW'^'-tee-maW''^)

feeling

sept

(set)

seven

septembre, le (sep-tah'^^'m-bruh)

September

serveur,

le (sair-vur)

waiter

serveuse,

la

(sair-vuz)

waitress

service,

le (sair-vees)

service

serviette, la

(sair-vyet)

napkin,

towel

short,

le

(short)

shorts

s'il

vous plaît (seel)(voo)(play)

please

similarité,

la (see-mee-lar-ee-tay)

similarity

situation,

la

(see-tew-ah-syoh^ ')

situation

six (seess)

six

ski,

le (skee)

skiing

ski-nautique, le

(skee-noh-teek) water

skiing

slip,

le (sleep)

underpants

soeui;

la

(suhr)

sister

soii^ la

(swahf)

thirst

soil;

le

(swahr)

evening

soixante (swah-sah^^'H) sbcty

soixante-dix

(swah-sah'^^'t-deess)

seventy

soleil,

le (soh-lay) sun

somme, la

(sohm) sum

sont (soh' ) (they) are

Sorbonne, la

(sor-bun)

part

of

University of Paris

sortie,

la (sor-tee)

exit

sortir (sor-teer)

to

go

out,

leave,

exit

soupe, la

(soup) soup

sous

(soo)

under

sous-sol,

le (soo-sohl)

basement

soutien-gorge, le

(soo-tya'^'-gorzh) brassiere

souvenir,

le

(soo-vuh-neer)

souvenir

spectacle,

le (spek-tah-kluh) spectacle,

performance

sport,

le

(spor) sport

station d'essence,

la

(stah-syoh'''0(day-sah'''^s)

.

.

gas

station

station de métro, la

(stah-syoh'''0(duh)(may-troh)

subway

station

stop,

le (stohp)

stop

stopper (stoh-pay)

to stop

stupide

(stew-peed)

stupid

stylo,

le

(stee-loh)

pen

sucre,

le (soo-kruh)

sugar

sud,

le (sood)

south

Suède, la (swed)

Sweden

suis (swee)

(I) am

Suisse,

la

(swees)

Switzerland

suivant

(e)

(swee-vah' ')

following

supérieur

(e)

(syoo-pay-ree-ur)

superior,

upper

supermarché,

le

(soo-pair-mar-shay)

supermarket

sur

(seurr)

on

sûr

(e)

(sur)

sure,

certain

surprise, la

(sewr-preez)

surprise

sympathique

(sa^'^'-pah-teek)

likeable,

nice

système, le

(see-stem)

system

tabac,

le

(tah-bah)

tobacco

table,

la

(tah-bluh)

table

tableau,

le

(tah-bloh)

picture

taille, la (tie)

size

(clothing)

tante,

la

(taunt)

aunt

tapis, le (tah-pee)

carpet

tapisserie, la

(tah-pee-suh-ree)

tapestry,

wallpaper



le

(tah-reef)

tariff,

fare

la (tahs)

cup

la (tahx)

tax, charge

le

(tahx-ee) taxi

le

(tee-shirt) T-shirt

la

(tay

-lay

-kart) telephone card

le (tay-lay-grahm)

telegram

le

(tay-lay-fohn)

telephone

(tay-lay-foh-nay)

to telephone

le

(tay-lay-foh-neest)

operator

le

(tay-lay-vee-zur) television set

la (tah'^'-pay-rah-tewr) temperature

le (tah'^'O

weather,

time

le

(teh-nees)

tennis

la

(tay-rahs)

terrace, sidewalk (café)

le

(tay)

tea

le

(tay-ah-truh)

theater

(e)

(tair-mahl)

thermal

le

(tair-moh-meh-truk) thermometer

le

(tee-kay)

ticket

le

(ta^'^'-bruh-pohst) stamp

(tee-ray)

to

pull

lettes, les

(twah-let)

toilets

(too-zhoor)

always

ur, la

(tour)

tower

le

(tour)

tour,

circumference

(toor-nay)

to

turn

(too)

everything

droit

(too)(dwah) straight

ahead

le

(tra'^'O

train

le

(trah^^'-spor)

transportation

(trehz)

thirteen

(trah t)

thirty

(treh)

very

(tree-koh-lor)

tricolored

de peau,

le

(tree-koh)(duh)(poh) undershirt

(twah)

three

(twah-zee-em)

third

cher

(troh)(shair)

too

expensive

(troo-vay)

to

find

(too)

you

(singular/informal)

la

(tew-nee-zee)

Tbnisia

(tee-peek)

typical

u

(uh' ')

a,

one

(masculine)

(eum)

a,

one (feminine)

(ew-neek)

sole, only,

single

(ew-nee-vair-sel)

universal

la

(ew-nee-vair-see-tay)

university

la

(ewr-zhan'^^'s)

urgency,

emergency

(oo-tee-lee-zay)

use

V

les

(vah-kah'^^'s)

vacation,

holiday

(vay)

(I)

go

la

(vah-leez)

suitcase

lse, la

(vahls)

waltz

la

(vah-nee-yuh)

vanilla

la

(vah-ree-ay-tay)

variety

le

(voh)

veal

la

(ven)

vein

(in the

body)

(vah' '-druh)

to

sell

(vah'^'-druh-dee)

Friday

(vuh-neer)

to come

le

(vah' ')

wind

la

(vah'^^'t)

sale

verbe,

le

(vairb)

verb

verre,

le

(vair)

glass

verre à

vin,

le

(vair) (ah) (va' ') wine glass

version, la (vair-syoh' ')

version

vert (e) (vair)

green

veston,

le

(veh-stoh' ')

jacket, blazer

vêtement,

le

(vet-mah'^O

clothes

viande, la (vee-aW'd) meat

vie,

la (vee) life

vierge, la

(vee-airzh)

virgin

vieux (vieille)

(vee-yuh)

old

vigne,

la

(veen-yuh)

grape

vine

vigneron,

le

(veen-yur-oh' ^')

wine-grower

vignoble,

le

(veen-yoh-bluh)

vineyard

village,

le

(vee-lahzh)

village

ville,

la

(vee)

city

vin, le

(va' ') wine

vingt (va' ')

twenty

violet

(violette) (vee-oh-lay)

violet

visite,

la (vee-zeet) visit

visiter

(vee-zee-tay)

to

visit

vitamine, la

(vee-tah-meen) vitamin

vite

(veet) fast

vocabulaire, le

(voh-kah-bew-lair)

vocabulary

voilà

(vwah-lah)

there

is,

there are

voir (vwahr)

to see

voiture,

la (vwah-tewr)

car

voiture

à

louer, la

(vwah-tewr)

(ah)

(loo-ay) .... rental car

vol,

le

(vokl)

flight

volaille,

la (voh-lie)

poultry

vos

(voh)

your

votre

(voh-truh)

your

vouloir

(voo-lwahr)

to

want

je

voudrais (zhuh)(voo-dray)

I would like

vous

(voo) you (singular and

plural)

vous

(voo)

to

you

voyage,

le (vwah-yahzh)

trip,

travel

Bon voyage

(boh' ')

(vwah-yahzh) have

a good

trip

voyager

(vwah-yah-zhay)

to

travel

voyager

en avion

(vwah-yah-zhay)

(ah' ')

(ah-vyoh' ')

.

.

to

fly

voyageur,

le (vwah-yah-zhur) traveler

W-Y-Z

W.C., le (doo-bul-vay-say) water closet,

toilet

wagon, le

(vah-goh' ')

railroad

car

wagon-lit, le

(vah-goh'^^'-lee)

sleeping car

wagon-restaurant, le (vah-goh' '-reh-stoh-rah' ')

.

.

dining car

week-end,

le

(week-end)

weekend

western, le (wes-tairn) western

(film)

whisky,

le

(wee-skee)

whisky

y

a-t-il (yah-teel) are there? is there?

zèbre,

le

(zeh-bruh)

zebra

zèle,

le (zel)

zeal, ardor

zénith, le

(zay-neet)

zenith,

peak

zéphyr,

le

(zay-feer)

balmy breeze

zéro

(zay-roh)

zero

zodiaque, le

(zoh-dee-ahk)

zodiac

zone,

la

(zohn)

zone

zone de silence,

la (zohn)(duh)(see-lah' 's) quiet

zone

zoo,

le

(zoh)

zoo

zoologie, la (zoh-oh-loh-zhee) zoology

zut (zeujt)

rats

darn

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115



Beverage

and

Menu

Guides

5

This beverage

guide

is

intended to

explain the

variety of

beverages available

to

you

while

en

France

ou

any

other

French-speaking country.

It is

by

no

means

complete.

Some

of the

experimenting has

been

left

up

to

you,

but

this

should

get

you

started.

BOISSONS CHAUDES (hot drinks)

café noir coffee,

black

café au

lait coffee with milk

café

crème coffee

with cream

café

express

espresso

café filtre

filtered

coffee

chocolat cocoa

thé tea

thé

au citron

tea

with

lemon

thé au

lait tea with milk

BOISSONS

FROIDES (cold drinks)

lait froid

cold milk

lait

aromatisé flavored

milk

eau

minérale mineral

water

jus

de

fruits fruit juice

jus

d'orange

orange

juice

jus de

pomme apple juice

jus

de

tomate

tomato

juice

orange pressée fresh squeezed

orange juice

thé glacé iced

tea

café

glacé

iced coffee

glace

ice

BIÈRES (beer)

There are a variety of brands

including both

blonde

(light) and

brune

(dark). La

bière

is

purchased

en

bouteille

(bottle)

or

à

la

lift

pression (draught).

VINS

(wine) Wine

production in

France

is

closely

controlled

by

the

government,

making

it

much

easier

to

know what

you

are buying.

You

may drink wine

by

the

verre

(glass),

the

carafe (carafe) or

the

bouteille

(bottle).

vin

rouge red

wine

vin

blanc white

wine

vin

rosé rosé wine

vin

mousseux sparkling

wine

vin

ordinaire

table

wine

vin

de

table table

vdne

vin

de

la

maison

the

house

wine

vin

du

pays local wine of the region

A.O.C.

(Appelation d'origine contrôlée)

superior

wine

VD.Q.S.

(Vins

délimités

de

qualité

supérieure)

choice wine

Premier

cru/Grand cru

good

vintage wine

APÉRITIFS

(aperitifs) These

may

be

enjoyed

straight or

over

ice.

porto

port

Pastis

aniseed-flavored

aperitif

Pineau

des

Charentes

. .

grape

juice

and

cognac

Kir

Crème de

Cassis

and

white wine

ALCOOL

(spirits)

Cocktail drinking

is

not

wide-

spread

in

Prance.

The

following

are

available

in

large,

international

hotels and

Bars

américains.

gin

gin

vodka

vodka

rhum

rum

whisky

scotch

bourbon

bourbon

martini dry

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Now that

you've

finished.,

You've

done

it

You've completed all

the

Steps,

stuck

your

labels,

flashed

your cards,

clipped

your

menu and

pocketed your PaF

. Do

you

realize

how far you've

come and

how

much

you've learned?

You've

accomplished

what

it

could

take years

to

achieve in a

traditional

language

class.

You

can now

confidently

-

ask questions,

-

understand

directions,

-

make

reservations,

-

order food and

-

shop anywhere.

And you

can

do

it

all

in

a

foreign

language

You can

now go anywhere

—

from

a

large cosmopolitan restaurant

to

a small, out-of-the-way

village

where no

one speaks

Enghsh.

Your experiences

will

be

much more enjoyable and

worry-

free

now

that

you

speak the

language

and know

something

of the culture.

Yes,

learning

a

foreign

language can

be

fun. And no, not

everyone

abroad

speaks

English.

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out, fold it up,

and

carry it

with

you

at

all times.

POLITE

ESSENTIALS

good

morning/day

good evening

good night

hello/hi

please

thank

you

you're

welcome

excuse

me

I'm

sorry.

yes

no

Mr.

Mrs

Miss

My name

is

. .

.

What

is your

name?

I'm

from the

U.S.A.

I

would

like . .

.

I have . .

.

Do

you speak

English?

I

I

I understand.

I do not understand.

Please

repeat.

r

bonjour

bonsoir

bonne

nuit

salut

s'il vous

plaît

merci

de rien

pardon/

excusez-moi

Je suis désolé,

oui

non

Monsieur

Madame

Mademoiselle

Je

m'appelle

. .

.

Comment

vous

appelez-vous?

Je

viens

des

États-Unis.

Je

voudrais

. .

.

J'ai

. .

.

Parlez-vous anglais?

I

Je

comprends.

Je ne comprends pas.

Répétez, s'il

vous

plaît.

(boh -zhoor)

(boh' '-Hwalir)

(bun)(nwee)

(sah-lew)

(Heel)(voo)(play)

(mair-see)

(duh)(rya )

(par-doh )/

(ek-skew-zay-nnvah)

(zhuh)(swee)(day-zoh

-

lu

y)

(wee)

(noh '>)

(muh-see-i(h)

(mah-dahm)

(malid-Duvah-zel)

(zhuk)(mah-pel)

(koh-moh )(voo)

(

zah

-pull

-lay-voo)

(zlniJi)(vya' ')(day)

(zay-tah-zoo-nee)

(zhuh)(voo-dray)

(zhay)

(par-lay

-voo) (ah -glay)

(zhiili)(koli '>-prah '>)

(zlu(li)(uHli)(koli -p}nli )(pali)

(ray-pay-tay)

(seel) (voo)

(play)

Jiy

KEY

QUESTIONS

who

Who is it?

what

What

is

that?

why

when

how

How

are you?

how

much

How much

is it?

where

Where is

. .

.

the

bank?

the

hotel?

the

restaurant?

the

taxi?

the

mailbox?

the lavatory?

qui

Qui

est-ce?

que/qu'

Qu'est-ce que c'est?

pourquoi

quand

comment

Comment allez-vous?

combien

Combien

est-ce?

où

Où

est

. .

.

la banque?

l'hôtel?

le

restaurant?

le

taxi?

la boîte aux

lettres?

Où sont les

toilettes?

\

EMERGENCY

ESSENTIALS

Do

not

enter.

Entrée

interdite

I'm

lost.

Je me suis

perdu.

I

have lost my...

J'ai

perdu

mon

.

help

Au secours

police

police

doctor

médecin

(ah -tray)(a -tair-deet)

(zlnih)(iiiiiti)(sir('(')

(pair-deic)

(zhay) (pair-dew)

(m oh )

(oh)(HHh-koor)

(poh-lecH)

(niay-diih-sa )

(key)

(key) (ess)

(kuh)

(kess)(kuh)(say)

(poor-kivah)

(kah )

(koh-mah )

(koh-mah' ')(tah-lay-voo)

(kolii)i-bya )

(kolu)i-bya' ')(ess)

(00)

(oo)(ay)

(lah)(bali k)

(loll

-tel)

(hih)(reh-stnli-i-(ili )

(luli)(tahx-ee)

(luh)(bwa.ht)(oh)(lct-nih)

(00)

(soh )(lay)

(tivali -let)

II

C

ro

T

?u

te

3a

iir

)r

re

r

is

ei

il

'oj

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ik(

iti

'.a

ov

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10

re

ai

1

^

d,

al

6:1

i

zero

one

two

three

four

five

six

seven

eight

nine

ten

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

500

1,000

5,000

\

\

ESSENTIAL

NUMBERS

zéro

(zay-ivh)

un

(uh )

deux

(duh)

trois

(tîvah)

quatre

(kah-tnih)

cinq

(sunk)

six

(seess)

sept

(set)

huit

(wheat)

neuf

(nuj)

dix

(deess)

onze (oh z)

douze

(dooz)

treize (trehz)

quatorze

(kah-torz)

quinze

(ka z)

seize (seJiz)

dix-sept

(deez-set)

dix-huit

(deez- wheat)

dix-neuf

(deez-nufi

vingt

(va )

trente (tmh t)

quarante

(kah-rali t)

cinquante

(sang-kah t)

soixante

(sivah-sah t)

soixante-dix

(sivah-sah t-deess

quatre-vingts

(kah-tnih-va )

L

quatre-vingt-dix

(kah -truh-va '-dee

V cent (sah )

'

cinq

cents (sank)(sah )

mille

(meet)

cinq mille

(saiik)(iiu'cl)

nr

TIME

ESSENTIALS

Monday lundi

(liih -dee)

Tuesday

mardi

(mar

-dee)

Wednesday

mercredi

(i)iair-kriih-dee)

Thursday

jeudi (zh

II

h

-dee)

Fi-iday vendredi

(vah '-druh-dee)

Saturday samedi (sah ni

-dee)

Sunday

dimanche

(dee-niah sh)

today

aujourd'hui

(oh-zhoor-dwee)

yesterday hier

(ee-air)

tomorrow demain

(diili-iiia )

morning matin

(iiHili-ta' >)

afternoon

après-midi

(ah-preh-mee-dee)

evening

soir

(sivahr)

night

nuit (nwee)

January janvier

(zhah -vee-ay)

February février

(fay-rree-ay)

Mai-ch

mars

(niarss)

April

avril (ah-vreel)

May mai (may)

June juin

(zhiva' ')

July

juillet (zhivee-ay)

August août (oot)

September septembre

(sep-tah' 'm-bruh)

October octobre (ohk-toh-bnih)

November

no\embre (iioh-rah 'm-bri(h)

December

décembre

(day

-sah

'

'm

-bruh)

What time is it?

(iuolle

heure

est-il?

(kel)(iihr)(ay-teel)

hour

heure

(iihr)

day jour

(zhoor)

week

semaine

(suh-me»)

month mois

(m

ira

h)

vear année

((lIl-IKIIl)



EATING

OUT

ESSENTIALS

hungiy

thirsty.

is

a

is

a

café?

a

like

to

.

.

appetizers

eggs

vegetables

soup

a

salad

fish

meat

chicken

dessert

beverages

your meal

le

petit-déjeuner

le déjeuner

le

dîner

J'ai faim.

J'ai soif.

Où

y

a-t-il

est

un

restaurant?

Oil

y

a-t-il

un bistro?

J'ai

une

réser^•ation.

Je

voudrais

commander .

.

.

hors-d'oeuvre

oeufs

légumes

potage

une salade

poisson

viande

poulet

dessert

boissons

le couteau

la fourchette

la

cuillère

la

serviette

l'assiette

le seneur

le menu

I

l'addition

'

Bon appétit

1 1

%

/

(liili)(i> ili-tcc-dai/-zhiih-i ay)

(h(li)(day-zhuh-nay)

(li(h)(dee-nay)

(zhay)(fa' >)

'

(zhay)(sivahf)

(oo)(yah-teel)(uh )

(reli- ^toli-rah )

(oo)(yah-ti>el)(uk '0(bee-stroh)

(zhay)(ewn)

(ray-zair- vah -s

y

oh' ')

(zhnli)(voo-dray)

(koh-mah' '-day)

(or-duh-vruk)

(uh)

(lay-geivm)

(pok-tahzh)

(eimi)(sah-lahd)

(pwah-soh )

(vee-ah '>d)

(poo-lay)

(day-sair)

(bwali-soli' ')

(luh)(koo-toh)

(lah)(foor-shet)

(lah)(kivee-air)

(lali)(sair-vyet)

(lah-syet)

(luh)(sair-vur)

(luh)(ynuh-new)

(lah-dee-syoh )

(boh )

(nah-pay-tee)

j

An

aDsoiute

musi Tor

anyone

SLEEPING

ESSENTIALS

like

single room.

r-oom.

a

bath.

a

shower.

one

night.

two

nights.

a

not have a

\

'hôtel

la maison

la

chambre

à

coucher

cher

bon marché

le

lit

l'oreiller

la

couverture

la

seniette

Je

voudrais

une

chambre pour

une personne.

une chambre pour

deux

personnes.

avec une

salle de

bain.

avec

une douche.

pour une nuit.

pour deux

nuits.

J'ai une

résenation.

Je

n'ai pas

de

résen'ation.

(loh-tel)

^

(lak)(may-zoh )

^

(lah)(Hhah -bruh) (ah)

^\ii(koo-shay)

(shair)

(boh' ')

(mar-shay)

(luh)(lee)

(loh-ray-yay)

(lah)(koo-

vair-tewr)

(lah)(sair-vyet)

(zhuh) (voo-dray)

(ewn)

(shah' '-bruh)(poor)

(eum)(pair-fioh7j)

(ewn)(shah -bruh)(poor)

(duh)

(pair-sohn)

(ah-vek)

(ewn)

(sahl)

(duh)

(ba )

(ah-vek)(ewn)

(doosh)

(poor) (ewn) (nwee)

(poor)

(duh)

(nwee)

(zhay)(ewn)

(ray-zair-vah-syoh )

(zhuh)(nay)

(pah)(duh)

(ray-zair-vah-syoh' ')

TRANSPORTATION

ESSENTIALS

map

subway

bus

tad

car

train

train station

plane

airport

ticket

one-way

round trip

arrival

depaiture

foreign

domestic

occupied

gas station

I would

like

a

ticket to...

How much

is a

ticket

to...?

Where is

the bus

stop?

the

subway

station?

the

museum?

the

bank?

the

post

office?

le

plan

le métro

l'autobus

le

taxi

la

voiture

le

train

la

gare

l'avion

l'aéroport

le billet

aller

aller

et retour

l'arrivée

le

départ

à l'étranger

à l'intérieur

occupé

la station

d'essence

Je

voudrais un

billet

pour . .

.

Combien

coûte un

billet pour .

.

.

Où

est

l'arrêt

d'autobus?

la

station

de

métro?

le musée?

la banque?

le bureau

de poste?

(luh)(plah' ')

(luh)(may-troh)

(loh-toh-boos)

(luh)(tahx-ee)

(lah-vwah-tewr)

(luh)(tra )

(lah)

(gar)

(lah-vyoh' ')

(lah-ay-roh-por)

(luh)(bee-ay)

(ah-lay)

(ah-lay)

(ay) (ruh-toor)

(lah-ree-vay)

(luh)(day-par)

(ah)(lay-trah' '-zhay)

(ah)(la' '-tay-ree-ur)

(oh-kew-pay)

(lah) (stah-syoh' ') (day-sah' 's)

(zhuli)(voo-dray)(uh' ')

(bee-ay)(poor)

(koh

m

-bya' ') (koot)

(uh' ')

(bee-ay)(poor)

(00)

(ay)

(lak-ray)

(doh-toh-boos)

(lah)(stah-syoh' ')(dnh)

(may-troh)

(luh)(mew-zay)

(lah

)

(bah' 'k)

(lith)(bew-roh)(dvh)(pohst)

/

,/

-

make

reservations.

SHOPPING

ESSENTIALS

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Where

is

a

department

store?

a

laundromat?

a

pharmacy?

a

supermarket?

a

news-stand?

a

bakery?

I

need...

Do

you

have...?

How much

is it?

too

expensive

I'll

take

it.

Do

you

take

credit

cards?

traveler's

checks?

I would like to buy

stamps.

postcards.

souvenirs.

socks.

deodorant.

aspirin.

toothpaste.

Où

y

a-t-il

un

grand

magasin?

une blanchisserie?

une

pharmacie?

un supermarché?

un

kiosque?

une boulangerie?

J'ai besoin

de

. .

.

Avez-vous

.

.

.

Combien

est-ce?/

Combien est-ce que

ça

coûte?

trop

cher

Je

prends

ça.

Acceptez-vous

les cartes

de crédit?

les chèques

de

voyage?

Je

voudrais

acheter

des

timbres-poste.

des

cartes

postales.

des

souvenirs.

des

chaussettes.

un déodorant.

de

l'aspirine.

un dentifrice.

(oo)(yah-teel)

(uh' ')

(grah' >)

(ma

h -gah-za' >)

(ewn) (blah' '-shee-suh-ree)

(etvn)

(far-mah-see)

(uh' ')

(soo-pair-niar-sh

ay)

(uh' ')(kee-ohsk)

(ewn)(boo-lah' '-zhuh-ree)

(zhay)(bnh-zwa' ')(duh)

(ah-vay)(voo)

(koh

m

-bya' ')

(ess)/

(kohm-bya' ') (ess)

(kuh)

(sa

h) (koot)

(troh)(shair)

(zhuh) (prah' ')

(sah)

(ahk-sep-tay-voo)

(lay) (kart) (duh) (k

ra

y

-dee)

(lay)(shek)(duh)

(vivah-yahzh)

(zh

iih)(voo-dray)(ah

-sh nh

-lay)

(day)(ta.' '-bruh-pohst)

(da

y)

(kart) (poh-sta

h

l)

(day)(soo-vuh-neer)

(day)(slioh-set)

(iih' ')(day-oh-doh-rah' ')

(duh)

(lah-spee-reen)

(uh' ')(dah'

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The

concept

behind

the 10 minutes

a day''

approach

is

exactly

that

—

do a

httle

bit

every

day.

Most

of us

learning a

foreign

language are enthusiastic and

want

to

master

the

language,

if

not immediately,

at

least within

the

first few

hours

We

assemble books

and

dictionaries, then jump

in

for the attack.

This

intensity

and

focus

can resemble dieters

on

New Year's Day.

The

results

can also

be

similar

—

focus

turns to frustration

if

the results are not

enormous. Unfortunately,

enthusiasm

frequently becomes avoidance until one

is

convinced

that

the

goal

can't

be

reached

and

eventually stops, either

dieting or

learning a language.

The 10

minutes

a day®

approach

is

designed

for

you to

succeed.

Spend

a little time every

day on your

new language; during

coffee

breaks

or

your commuting time can be

ideal.

You are

not

required

to

spend

an

hour

or

even

the

full

ten minutes.

What

is

important

is

that

you

do

something

every day.

As soon

as you

find

your

mind wandering, mark

your

spot

in the book

—

in

the

middle

of

Steps,

anywhere you

happen

to

be

—

and

stop.

Do

not

overdo. Let

the

process

be

fun.

There is

no

set speed

or

time limit. You set

your

own

pace.

If

you

are

enjoying

what

you

are

learning,

don't

stop

even

if

you

have

been

working for an hour. If,

on

the other

hand,

you

have

been concentrating for ten

minutes and

you

need

a

break,

stop and

continue

tomorrow.

We

wish

you

all

the

success

in

the

world

in

learning

your

new language.

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the

effective study

aids

included in this book

o learn your

new

language:

Pal

Pocket

Pal should go

everywhere with

Think

of

it

as

your

safety

net.

In

case you

a

key

word

at precisely

the wrong

whip

out your

Pal

which

over

essential

and

sticky Labels

Label

over

150

items in

your home

classroom

or

office.

Pick

a

mug

you use

frequently and label it.

Label the telephone.

Every

time

you

see

these sticky labels you

will

be

learning your

new

language without

any

extra

time

or effort.

Flash

Cards

Cut

these

out

and

whenever

you

have a

free moment,

flip

through

them to

review

the vocabulary

introduced

in this

book.

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series:

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