Speaker 1: Listen to this conversation.
Speaker 2: Escu Escu American wi escomoiselle, no monsieur.
Speaker 1: Listen again, Bardie Escu.
Speaker 2: Escu American Wei escumoiselle, no monsieur.
Speaker 1: Say the word English In French languelais say French, meaning
the French.
Speaker 3: Language La France, la France.
Speaker 1: Say I understand g compent, g compent, and now say
I understand French.
Speaker 3: Gilse.
Speaker 1: Notice that although you're saying la fanse, the word lou
is very lightly pronounced. Listen again, g compold fanse, g
compold fanse. The lou is just sort of tacked on
to the previous word. Now practice pronouncing it after the
French speaker G.
Speaker 3: Capold fanse, Paul Paul gi compold fanse, g compold fanse.
Speaker 1: Tell me that you understand French germp A little am.
Now tell me that you understand French a little.
Speaker 4: G.
Speaker 1: G Ask me if I understand Escu Escu, ask me
if I understand French.
Speaker 4: Escu.
Speaker 1: Once again, notice how slight the l sound is, but
it is there. Listen and repeat. Escav Esca, ask do
you understand English? Esc say no, sir, no monsieur, say
I don't understand.
Speaker 3: Gehene compos.
Speaker 1: Here. Notice how the N sound on June is also
very slight.
Speaker 5: Listen and repeat gene compo, gene compop.
Speaker 1: Say I don't understand English.
Speaker 5: Gene compre gene comp.
Speaker 1: And now say I don't understand French.
Speaker 3: Gene compose.
Speaker 1: Did you observe the N sound in John and also
the L sound in val fosse. Repeat again after the speaker.
Speaker 6: Gene compose, gene compose, And.
Speaker 1: How would you say? I understand a little.
Speaker 5: Gen compres.
Speaker 1: Say again, I don't understand French. I understand English, I
understand English. A little.
Speaker 3: Boot longelais boot longelais.
Speaker 1: Say you are.
Speaker 7: Wousette.
Speaker 1: Say you are American?
Speaker 3: Rousette America, rousette America.
Speaker 1: Ask are you American?
Speaker 3: Escusette American? Escusette American?
Speaker 1: Say yes, miss well mademoiselle, how do you say, sir
or mister.
Speaker 3: Monsieur?
Speaker 1: Say no, sir, no monsieur, say miss.
Speaker 7: Mademoiselle.
Speaker 1: Does your pronunciation of mademoiselle sound like? The speakers repeat
after him, part by part.
Speaker 7: Zelle zelle, moi moi moiselle, moiselle made made mademoiselle, mademoiselle,
Say excuse me, miss barde mademoiselle.
Speaker 1: Say I understand French.
Speaker 7: Ju comparle FONSEI.
Speaker 1: Say a little, I say I understand French a little.
Speaker 7: The comp.
Speaker 8: The comp.
Speaker 1: Do you remember how to ask? Are you American?
Speaker 3: Escut American? Escuse American?
Speaker 1: How would she say to him, Yes, you're American?
Speaker 3: Ui hut America, wui huset America.
Speaker 1: You understand English? HM, say you understand?
Speaker 4: Vu compne.
Speaker 1: Ask do you understand.
Speaker 8: Escu?
Speaker 1: Compne ask the woman do you understand English?
Speaker 9: Escu escu.
Speaker 1: Say no, sir.
Speaker 3: No, monsieur.
Speaker 1: Say I don't understand.
Speaker 3: Jeenu cour prompin.
Speaker 1: Here's how the French say hello, good morning or hivonjeur.
This literally means good day. First the word good, listen
and repeat boon.
Speaker 7: Boon boon.
Speaker 10: Now the word day, jou, jou, jour, bonjour, bonjour, Say hello, miss.
Speaker 7: Bonjeur, mademoiselle, bonjeur, mademoiselle.
Speaker 1: If the women were married, here's how you would address her.
Listen and repeat Madame, madame, madame, say good morning, ma'am.
Speaker 7: Madame bon madame, say good.
Speaker 1: Morning, sir, monsieur monsieur. Now you want to ask how
are you? First, let's practice the word.
Speaker 9: How come on, come on, come on, say how.
Speaker 8: Come on?
Speaker 1: For how are you? The French say how do you go?
So here is how to say you go. Listen and repeat.
Speaker 11: Vuzzelli vu zeali vusally say you go vuzzelli.
Speaker 1: In order to make this into a question, we could
use the escueux form, but in this case another way
is more common. Instead of saying vusally, just turn it
around and say alive u. This makes it a question.
Now listen and repeat as the speaker asks, how are you?
Speaker 7: Commo talivu? Commo talivu?
Speaker 1: Did you notice the T sound at the end of
come on? Listen again, commodelivu. This shows that the word
com on is spelled with a T at the end,
but this is a disappearing sound. It is pronounced only
when the next word begins with a vowel. As Ali
does hear say the word how alone?
Speaker 7: Come on?
Speaker 8: Come on.
Speaker 1: Now ask how are you.
Speaker 7: Commodelivau? Commode delivu.
Speaker 1: Say good morning, ma'am madame, how would you say good
morning this.
Speaker 7: Benje mademoiselle.
Speaker 1: Ask her how are you.
Speaker 7: Commodelivaux?
Speaker 1: Her answer is very well, thanks tremi mercy. Practice the
word thanks merci.
Speaker 3: Merci Merci.
Speaker 1: Now the word well, yeah, yeah yeah, and now the word.
Speaker 3: Very tree.
Speaker 1: Tree tree, Now say very well, thanks.
Speaker 3: Tremia Merci, Premiere Mercy.
Speaker 1: Now say good morning, sir, monjeur, monsieur monsieur, Good morning, miss.
Speaker 7: Bonjeu, mademoiselle, Mademoiselle.
Speaker 1: Ask the man how he is.
Speaker 3: Commode li vu commodelivu monsieur.
Speaker 1: Answer very well, thanks, Tribria Merci, say very well, Miss
Trebia Mademoiselle, I'm well. Listen and repeat, jeve bien.
Speaker 7: Je vibien.
Speaker 1: Ask again, how are.
Speaker 3: You commodelivaux commodelivaux.
Speaker 1: Answer very well, thanks, prebien Merci, I'm well, je vibien.
Here's how to say goodbye in French. Listen and repeat
au revoir.
Speaker 7: Voi voir au revoir, auvoir.
Speaker 1: Say goodbye au revoir, and how do you say hello?
Monsieur say hello, sir, monsieur monsieur, ask how are you
comandeliveaus say very well, Miss.
Speaker 7: Fribier, mademoiselle, Fribier mademoiselle.
Speaker 1: Thank you, Mersi, I'm well, Thanks.
Speaker 7: Jever Pierre Mersi, jever Bier, Merci.
Speaker 1: Say goodbye.
Speaker 7: Auvoir.
Speaker 1: Say I don't understand.
Speaker 3: Jehane com pempe.
Speaker 12: Gehene compempe, say good morning, ma'am. Madame Madame, say good morning, Sir,
monsieur monsieur.
Speaker 1: Ask me if I'm American.
Speaker 3: Escu American escu American.
Speaker 1: Say no, ma'am.
Speaker 7: No, Madame.
Speaker 1: Say I don't understand.
Speaker 5: Je.
Speaker 1: Do you understand French.
Speaker 3: Esco yes, ma'am.
Speaker 1: We Madam, I understand French.
Speaker 3: G comp.
Speaker 1: I understand French a little.
Speaker 3: G g comp.
Speaker 1: Say goodbye, ma'am, Madame, madame, goodbye, sir. Oh well, monsieur,
do you remember how to say excuse me, ma'am?
Speaker 7: Pardon madame bard Madame?
Speaker 1: Ask her if she understands.
Speaker 7: Escu escu madame.
Speaker 3: We monsieur.
Speaker 1: Now say ah you understand French.
Speaker 7: Ah vou francis ah vou fani.
Speaker 1: Yes, I understand French, will say very well.
Speaker 7: Frebien trebien.
Speaker 1: Ask her how she is.
Speaker 4: Commodeivu, madame, commodeivu Madame, very well, sir, thank you.
Speaker 3: Premia, monsieur merci, premia, monsieur merci.
Speaker 1: I'm well, say excuse me, pardon. Tell her you don't understand.
How would she ask you if you understand English?
Speaker 3: Escu escu.
Speaker 1: Tell her yes, I understand English.
Speaker 7: Wi the comp.
Speaker 1: Do you understand French?
Speaker 3: Escu Escu.
Speaker 1: Tell her you understand French.
Speaker 7: G compare.
Speaker 1: Tell her you understand French. A little.
Speaker 5: Jou comp.
Speaker 3: Jo comp.
Speaker 1: Here's how you might say not very well. Listen and
repeat buttribien buttribien, say I understand French A little.
Speaker 3: Jo comp.
Speaker 7: J companse.
Speaker 1: Say not very well, buttribian. How does she say that
she understands English A little.
Speaker 5: Jo comp.
Speaker 8: J com.
Speaker 1: Not very well? Patrebien say I don't understand.
Speaker 5: Jeens compempas.
Speaker 1: Try to say, I don't understand very well.
Speaker 13: Jeu partrabian patre bien jeu patrabian, say.
Speaker 1: You understand French? Say a little humpou I understand French
A little I don't understand English. Now say goodbye auvoir, goodbye,
au revoir. Let's try a conversation in French. Let's assume
that the person you're speaking to is a young woman
not married. Answer her when she talks to you.
Speaker 3: Kah vajeon monsieur.
Speaker 7: Vaujeon.
Speaker 3: Mademoiselle comodelis vous monsieur.
Speaker 7: Trabian merci.
Speaker 3: Escue American.
Speaker 7: Well, mademoiselle.
Speaker 3: Escu la francille.
Speaker 8: Ampou, the comp and La Francillebian.
Speaker 7: Mercy, Mademoiselle, monsieur or Mademoiselle.
Speaker 1: H. Try this conversation one more time.
Speaker 7: Monsieur bonjeur, Mademoiselle.
Speaker 3: Comote voe, Monsieur.
Speaker 7: Trebien, Merci.
Speaker 3: Escu American.
Speaker 7: Well, Mademoiselle.
Speaker 4: Escu.
Speaker 2: Franse app the compon Fanseill Mercy, Mademoiselle, Monsieur oh welle, Mademoiselle.
Speaker 1: This is the end of Unit two.