Sunday, September 30, 2012

My, Your, His, Her, Our, Their (part 2)

Possesive Adjectives: My, Your, His, Her, Our, Their


Part two of this lesson started will deal with single feminine words:

For feminine singuar words:
my -ma (ma) ma table (ma tah bluh) -my table
your -ta (tohn) ta tante (tah tahnt) -your aunt
his, her -sa (sah) sa bicyclette (sah bee see kleht) -his, her bicycle
our -notre (noh truh) notre carte (noh truh kahrt) -our menu
your -votre (voh truh) votre table (voh truh tah bluh) - your table
their -leur (loor) leur voiture (loor vwah churr) -their car

As you can see notre, votre, & leur are used for both male & female singular words.

Now a tricky part. With feminine singular words that begin with a vowel or an "h", you would not use ma, sa, or ta.
You would use the mon, son, & ton form. So even though the word maybe feminine, you would use the masculine
possesive adjective to describe it:

mon amie (mohn amie) my female friend
ton ècole (tohn ay kohl) your school
son histoire (sohn ees twah) -his, her story


ta is used when refering to a feminine relative or close friend:
ta tante (tah tahnt) -your aunt
ta sœur (tah soor) -your sister
ta mère (tah mehr) -your mother

votre is used with feminine singular objects:
votre voiture (voh truh vwah churr) -your car
votre table (voh truh tah bluh) -your table
votre bicyclette (voh truh bee see kleht) -your bicycle

Part 3 will be posted next week

Saturday, September 29, 2012

My, Your, His, Her, Our, Their (part 2)


Possesive Adjectives: My, Your, His, Her, Our, Their


Part two of this lesson started will deal with single feminine words:

For feminine singuar words:
my -ma (ma) ma table (ma tah bluh) -my table
your -ta (tohn) ta tante (tah tahnt) -your aunt
his, her -sa (sah) sa bicyclette (sah bee see kleht) -his, her bicycle
our -notre (noh truh) notre carte (noh truh kahrt) -our menu
your -votre (voh truh) votre table (voh truh tah bluh) - your table
their -leur (loor) leur voiture (loor vwah churr) -their car

As you can see notre, votre, & leur are used for both male & female singular words.

Now a tricky part. With feminine singular words that begin with a vowel or an "h", you would not use ma, sa, or ta.
You would use the mon, son, & ton form. So even though the word maybe feminine, you would use the masculine
possesive adjective to describe it:

mon amie (mohn amie) my female friend
ton ècole (tohn ay kohl) your school
son histoire (sohn ees twah) -his, her story


ta is used when refering to a feminine relative or close friend:
ta tante (tah tahnt) -your aunt
ta sœur (tah soor) -your sister
ta mère (tah mehr) -your mother

votre is used with feminine singular objects:
votre voiture (voh truh vwah churr) -your car
votre table (voh truh tah bluh) -your table
votre bicyclette (voh truh bee see kleht) -your bicycle

Part 3 will be posted next week

Saturday, September 22, 2012

My, Your, His, Her, Our, Their (part 1)


Possesive Adjectives: My, Your, His, Her, Our, Their

Part one of this lesson will deal with single mascuine words:

For masculine singuar words:
my -mon (mohn) mon stylo (mohn stee loh) -my pencil
your -ton (tohn) ton oncle (tohn ohn kluh) -your uncle
his, her -son (sohn) son livre (sohn lee vruh) -his, her book
our -notre (noh truh) notre taxi (noh truh tahk see) -our taxi
your -votre (voh truh) votre livre (voh truh lee vruh) - your book
their -leur (loor) leur crayon (loor kray ohn) -their pencil
(you will learn later on that notre, votre & leur is also used for feminine words. We will go into that on Thursday)

ton is used when refering to a masculine relative or close friend:
ton oncle (tohn ohn kluh) -your uncle
ton frère (tohn frehr) -your brother
ton père (tohn pehr) -your father

votre is used with masculine singular objects:
votre crayon (voh truh kray ohn) -your pencil
votre stylo (voh truh stee loh) -your pen
votre livre (voh truh lee vruh) -your book

Part 2 will be posted next week

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Renting

j'ai loué (zhay loo ay) -I rented
tu as loué (too ah loo ay) - You rented (speaking to a friend or family member)
il a loué (eel ah loo ay) -He rented
elle a loué (ell ah loo ay) -She rented
nous avons loué (nooz ah vohn loo ay) -We rented
vous avez loué (vooz ah vay loo ay) -You rented (speaking to someone you don't know well)
ils ont loué (eel zohnt loo ay) -They rented (speaking of a an all male or a mixed male & female group)
elles ont loué (ell zohnt loo ay) - They rented (speaking of a an all female group)

J'ai loué une bicyclette (zhay loo ay oon bee see kleht) -I rented a bicycle
il a loué une maison (eel ah loo ay oon may zohn) -He rented a house
nous avons loué un bateau la semaine dernière (nooz ah vohn loo ay lah seh mayn durr nee ehr) -We rented a boat last week


Children's Phrase of the Day - I Am Swimming

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Renting


j'ai loué (zhay loo ay) -I rented
tu as loué (too ah loo ay) - You rented (speaking to a friend or family member)
il a loué (eel ah loo ay) -He rented
elle a loué (ell ah loo ay) -She rented
nous avons loué (nooz ah vohn loo ay) -We rented
vous avez loué (vooz ah vay loo ay) -You rented (speaking to someone you don't know well)
ils ont loué (eel zohnt loo ay) -They rented (speaking of a an all male or a mixed male & female group)
elles ont loué (ell zohnt loo ay) - They rented (speaking of a an all female group)

J'ai loué une bicyclette (zhay loo ay oon bee see kleht) -I rented a bicycle
il a loué une maison (eel ah loo ay oon may zohn) -He rented a house
nous avons loué un bateau la semaine dernière (nooz ah vohn loo ay lah seh mayn durr nee ehr) -We rented a boat last week

Children's Phrase of the Day - I Am Ready To Bake

Monday, September 10, 2012

Quick Phrase of the Day -Whose Turn Is It?

c'est à qui le tour? (seht ah kee leh toor) -Whose turn is it?

Repeat this phrase all day long till you know it by heart.

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Lateness


je suis en retard (zhuh sweez ahn reh tar) -I am late
tu es en retard (too ehz ahn reh tar) -you are late (to a friend or family member)
il est en retard (eel eht ahn reh tar) -he is late
elle est en retard (ell eht ahn reh tar) -she is late
nous sommes en retard (noo sohmz ahn reh tar) -we are late
vous êtes en retard (vooze eht ahn reh tar) -you are late (to somoene you do not know well)
ils sont en retard (eel sohnt ahn reh tar) -they are late (to a group of men or a mixed group
elles sont en retard (ell sohnt ahn reh tar) -they are late (to a group of women only)