Speaker 1: Listen to this conversation beeon, monsieur camote le vu bien
madame merci ah vou.
Speaker 2: We madame 'mpeu patribien.
Speaker 3: Roust American, monsieur we mee.
Speaker 1: In the last sentence, you heard the word ma, which
means but listen to the conversation again.
Speaker 2: Beaujeon, monsieur commode le vu biere madame merci ah voum
we madame mpou patribien rousette America.
Speaker 3: Monsieur we meeou.
Speaker 1: Tell me the name of the French language in French.
Speaker 2: La francis la francis, say.
Speaker 1: I understand jus compren, say I understand French, jis compre.
Did you notice what happened to the lou of la francis?
It was tacked on to the word before it. Repeat
again after the.
Speaker 2: Speaker gimp g complan.
Speaker 1: Now say a little humpo, say I understand, a little
gercmpin say I understand French. A little.
Speaker 2: Gimp gimp.
Speaker 1: Once again, the lou was reduced and tacked onto the
preceding word. Repeat again after the.
Speaker 2: Speaker gum gum.
Speaker 1: Suppose someone said something to you in French and you
didn't understand what was being said, How would you tell
the person that you don't understand.
Speaker 2: Jeun jeunem.
Speaker 1: You might add, pardon me, pardon, ask me how I'm feeling?
Speaker 3: COMMODEI vu monsieur comote re vou?
Speaker 1: Do you remember what this means? Literally? It means how
do you go?
Speaker 2: VOUSSELLI?
Speaker 1: You go?
Speaker 4: Now?
Speaker 1: Answer fine? Thanks?
Speaker 2: Trebien, mercy, trebien meercy, say thank you, madam, merci, madame, merci, madame,
I am well, juvebien.
Speaker 1: How do you say hello in French? Bonjour, bonjours, say
good morning.
Speaker 2: Ma'am, madame bone madame?
Speaker 1: And how do you say goodbye?
Speaker 2: Au revoir?
Speaker 1: Au revoir, say good bye.
Speaker 2: Ma'am auval madame uveal madame?
Speaker 1: Ask me again, how I am.
Speaker 3: Comandeini voud?
Speaker 1: How would I answer? Not very well?
Speaker 2: Patrevillen patrevien?
Speaker 1: How would I tell you that I don't understand French?
Speaker 2: Gen comportearsle francais, gen comport pear fancies.
Speaker 1: Do you understand French?
Speaker 3: Escuevoucmpon de le francais.
Speaker 1: I understand French a little.
Speaker 2: The comp g compon.
Speaker 1: Now, ask me if I'm American.
Speaker 3: Escut American escuset american monsieur.
Speaker 1: That is how you would ask a man if he's American.
Now listen to how you would ask a young woman
the same question.
Speaker 2: Escouset americane mademoiselle.
Speaker 1: Practice the feminine form of the word American.
Speaker 2: Listen and repeat American again again American, American.
Speaker 1: Now practice distinguishing between the masculine and feminine forms. Listen
and repeat the two endings.
Speaker 4: Gan again, Gan again, Gan again, American, American, American, American.
Speaker 1: Say American to a man.
Speaker 5: American. Now to a woman, American, say you are.
Speaker 2: Whosette.
Speaker 1: Ask the young woman if she is American.
Speaker 2: Escot americane, escousette americane mademoiselle.
Speaker 1: Now ask the man the same.
Speaker 6: Question escusette American, escusette American monsieur.
Speaker 1: Listen to the man's answer, yes, I'm American. Just listen, well,
Justu's American. Now here's how to say I am. Listen
and repeat just sui.
Speaker 2: Sui.
Speaker 1: Be sure you're saying sui with an S and not U.
Continue repeating Sui.
Speaker 2: Sui sui.
Speaker 1: Now the word I ju.
Speaker 7: Ju ju Suiueue say I amuie. Now listen to the
whole answer and repeat it.
Speaker 2: Justue's American, josue's American.
Speaker 1: Did you notice the z sound he said?
Speaker 2: Justus American.
Speaker 1: This is your clue that the word sui is spelled
with an S on the end, but it is a
disappearing us, which is only heard when the next word
begins with a vowel as Americans does once again, say
I am.
Speaker 2: Just su.
Speaker 1: Say you are.
Speaker 2: Whosette.
Speaker 1: Now say I am American, just American. How would you
say that if you were a woman?
Speaker 3: Just's American, just American.
Speaker 1: Guess how the man would say, I am French.
Speaker 2: Justrie fanseis sui justui justrie fanseis.
Speaker 1: And now listen and repeat how the woman would say this.
Speaker 3: Just falsese fansese Falsese.
Speaker 1: Practice the contrast.
Speaker 3: Fanse falses fanse falseas.
Speaker 1: Now ask me if I am French, escuse fanse. How
would I answer, I am American.
Speaker 2: Justrise American, just American.
Speaker 1: And now ask the woman if she is French.
Speaker 2: Escuset franseise, escusette francais mademoiselle.
Speaker 1: Now you answer for her, I am American, justus American.
And now say for her, I am not French.
Speaker 3: Jelesieur francis jelesieur francis.
Speaker 1: Now speaking for yourself, tell me that you're not French.
If you're a man, you'll say it one way, and
if you're a woman you'll say it another.
Speaker 2: Jeunes suspa francais, Jeanie Francais, Jean Francis, Jeanie Francais.
Speaker 1: Suppose you wanted to ask, and you listen and repeat
I wo.
Speaker 3: Ah ah.
Speaker 2: If wo.
Speaker 1: Now what is the word for and in French?
Speaker 3: Eh eh.
Speaker 1: Now say I am American, and you.
Speaker 2: Just American?
Speaker 3: Woo just American.
Speaker 2: If you.
Speaker 1: Say to the woman you are American, whos amercane and
to the man America, And now say you're not American?
Speaker 2: Hunet pas americane pas americane, vunet pas americane.
Speaker 3: Vunet pas America, vunet pas America.
Speaker 1: Did you notice the z sound in pas americane. What
does this show you about the word bah? It shows
that ba ends with an s, but it's a disappearing
sound which is only heard when the next word begins
with a vowel.
Speaker 2: As America.
Speaker 1: Again, say you're not American.
Speaker 2: Vunet pass American.
Speaker 3: Madame vas america. Monsieur ask and.
Speaker 2: You evous.
Speaker 1: Say I'm not French.
Speaker 2: Jeonouipa francais, jeanie pa francais.
Speaker 1: Now you want to say, but I understand French. Listen
and repeat the word.
Speaker 2: But may may may.
Speaker 1: Now you say but may and now say and.
Speaker 6: E e.
Speaker 1: Say, but I understand.
Speaker 2: Major compin major compin.
Speaker 1: Say, but I understand French.
Speaker 2: Major compare le fanse.
Speaker 1: Maji compau le fansei, I understand French a little.
Speaker 2: G companse.
Speaker 1: Ask and you avous ask her are you French? Es
ask a man the same question, are you French? Escase
answer no, ma'am, I'm American.
Speaker 2: No, madame americans American?
Speaker 1: Ask do you understand French?
Speaker 3: Escov escov compler monsieur.
Speaker 1: Yes, a little.
Speaker 2: We ampou.
Speaker 1: Say I understand French A little.
Speaker 2: G compin fancis g compancis.
Speaker 1: Not very well.
Speaker 2: Patribian, patribian.
Speaker 1: Now let's learn how to say please in French. Listen
and repeat.
Speaker 2: Silvou play play play vous play vous play cil sil
silver play silver play.
Speaker 1: How do you say please?
Speaker 2: Silver play.
Speaker 1: Say excuse me, pardon, say you are.
Speaker 2: Whose roosette.
Speaker 1: Say I am just sue, say I don't understand.
Speaker 2: Jun compas no mess no mademoiselle.
Speaker 1: Say, I don't understand French. Now say I am not American.
Speaker 2: Genesripas American, genestripas American.
Speaker 1: Say you don't understand English. Say to a woman you're
not American.
Speaker 2: Vunitpas American.
Speaker 1: Say to a man you are not French.
Speaker 3: France.
Speaker 1: Now say I am American, and you.
Speaker 2: Just American?
Speaker 3: Just American? Evo.
Speaker 1: Ask a man are you French?
Speaker 3: Esca franse franse?
Speaker 1: How would you ask a woman the same question?
Speaker 2: Escu francaise francaise?
Speaker 1: Ask how are you?
Speaker 2: Come on? Devous?
Speaker 1: Ask are you well?
Speaker 2: Escuvos albia, escavos albien.
Speaker 1: Say yes, thank you, wee missy, I am well.
Speaker 8: Javibien javibien.
Speaker 1: Ask again, are you well?
Speaker 2: Escuvos albien, escuvos albien.
Speaker 1: How would you say, no, I'm not well?
Speaker 3: No noah h.
Speaker 1: Say please sir, silvulams you.
Speaker 3: Silvo plamus?
Speaker 1: You ask are you American?
Speaker 3: Escu american? Escu American?
Speaker 1: Say but yes. This is a common expression in French.
Speaker 2: May we may we may we.
Speaker 5: Mademoiselle say I.
Speaker 1: Don't understand English.
Speaker 3: Jean geene comp.
Speaker 1: I don't understand very well.
Speaker 8: Jeenuur partrabian, buttre bien.
Speaker 1: Jeenuurre pertrabian, say I understand French a little.
Speaker 2: Ge compteur le francis je comptel francis.
Speaker 1: Imagine that you see a young woman. You know she
is some distance away, so you want to call to her.
How would you do it?
Speaker 2: Mademoiselle, mademoiselle.
Speaker 1: Well, monsieur greet her.
Speaker 2: Beaujeum, mademoiselle, beaujeon.
Speaker 1: Monsieur ask her how she is.
Speaker 2: Commandeis vaus.
Speaker 3: Trebian meerci if.
Speaker 1: Monsieur frebien, say excuse me, miss.
Speaker 2: Pardou. Mademoiselle, We.
Speaker 1: Ask her if she understands English.
Speaker 2: Escu compis.
Speaker 1: Escu no monsieur, how does she tell you that she
doesn't understand English.
Speaker 2: Gen gen.
Speaker 1: Now she's going to ask you a question which you
are to answer.
Speaker 3: Esco american.
Speaker 2: Ull mademoiselle justus American.
Speaker 1: And now say, but I understand French.
Speaker 2: Messieur comport francis mesia companci.
Speaker 1: You'd better add a little appous, say I understand a.
Speaker 2: Little gus compres ampere, say.
Speaker 1: I understand French a little.
Speaker 2: Gimpin francis.
Speaker 1: Maybe you'd better say not very well.
Speaker 2: But trebien, but trebien.
Speaker 1: Listen to her reaction and respond to it.
Speaker 2: May monsieur francis, messie mademoiselle messiben.
Speaker 1: Now she'll say something to you. If you don't understand,
tell her so.
Speaker 3: And american fan.
Speaker 2: Bardon juncourt prompas.
Speaker 1: She'll repeat part of what she said. You try to
guess what it means.
Speaker 8: Rue bari trebien.
Speaker 1: What she said was you speak very well. Listen again, rue.
Speaker 8: Bari, trebien, trebien, rue bari trebien.
Speaker 1: Now say please, miss.
Speaker 2: Silver play, Mademoiselle silver play, Mademoiselle.
Speaker 1: We at this moment, she sees a friend and runs off, saying,
so long as she goes, respond to her.
Speaker 3: Au revoille, monsieur.
Speaker 2: Au vulle, mademoiselle.
Speaker 1: Oh well, this is the end of today's lesson. When
you continue with the next unit tomorrow, please begin with
track number two.