Hi there! Welcome to the "French Phrases" section!
Here, you can find how you can deliver daily expressions, such as "How are you?" or "Where do you live" in French,
a world language very well known for its grace and beauty.
Memorise all the expressions available here, and give them a try when you meet a real French speaker later around you!
Please note that these expressions are in formal style.
I would like to thank my friends in the About.com French forum, who had helped me to complete the translations and
made the availability of the French section on my website possible. =)
GUIDE ON PRONUNCIATION:
French is among European languages which have beautiful, yet difficult pronunciation. The pronunciation guide
that I give in the bracket, thus, is no more than just a mere approximation. It's of course at best to listen directly
to a speaking French. =)
Here
are hints on how to understand my pronunciation guide:
1. The “a” here should be always read like the “a” in “father”.
2.
“é” is read as a short
and clear sound like the “a” in “track”
3.
"è" is read like the first "e" in "tremendous"
or the "e" in "rather"
3. The first “r” must always be trilled on the faring.
4. “ng:” isn’t read as a clear “ng”
sound like in “swimming” or “killing”, but rather as an unclear one.
CONVERSATION:
Hello! Good morning! Good afternoon! Good evening!
Ça va! Bonjour! Bonjour! Bonsoir!
(pron.: Sa va! Bong:zure:! Bong:zure:! Bong:soa!)
Do you speak French?
Parlez-vous Français?
(pron.: Paar-lè vou Frank:say?)
Yes, I speak a little. No, I can’t speak
it at all.
Oui, Je parle Français un peu. Non, je ne peux pas du tout parler Français.
(pron.:
We, zhè paar-lè Frank:say ang:pou: Nong: zhé ne pè pa: dou tou paar-lé Frank:say).
I don’t understand. Please say that in English.
Je ne comprends pas. Pourriez-vous le dire en Anglais?
(pron.: Zhè nè komprang: pa: Pou-ree-yé vou lè deer en Ang-lé?)
Could you please repeat/write that?
Pourriez-vous répéter/écrire ça, s’il vous plait?
(pron: Pou-ree-yé vou répéter/é:krir: sa, zeal vou plé?)
What’s your name? My name is..
Comment vous appelez-vous? Je m’appele..
(pron.: Ka:mang: vou appélé vou? Zhè ma:pél…)
How are you? I’m fine. I’m bad.
I’m sick now.
Comment allez-vous? Je vais bien. J’ai du mal. Je suis malade à présent.
(pron.: Ka:mang: tha-lé vou? Zhè vé bieng: Zhay dou mal. Zhè zoui mala: daprasang:)
Where do you live? I live in…
Où habitez-vous? J’habite à…
(pron.: Ou aa-bee-té vou? Zha-beeta..
(1) I want to work. (2) I want to finish my
jobs, (3) I want to eat, (4) I want to pray, (5) I want to take a rest, (6) I want to go home.
(1) Je veux travailler. (2) Je veux finir mes travaux. (3) Je veux
manger. (4) Je veux prier. (5) Je veux me reposer. (6) Je veux rentrer chez moi.
(Pron.: Zhè vè tra-va-yé. Zhè vè
finir: mé: tra-vo: Zhè vè mang-zhér. Zhè vè pree-yé. Zhè vè mé repo:zair. Zhè vè réng:tré shé moa.
Do you want to come along? Yes, Of course.
No, I’m sorry.
Voulez-vous venir avec moi? Oui, bien sur. Non, je suis désolé.
(pron.: vou-lé vou vé-neer avek moa? We, biéng: zure. Nong:, zhè zoui désolé)
Let’s eat! Let’s go! Let’s
make a pause! Come on!
Mangeons! Allons-y! Prenons une pause! Allons-y!
(pron.: Mang-zhong:! Allong-see! Pré-nong: oun paus:! Allong-see!)
Thank you. You are welcome.
Merci beaucoup. De rien.
(pron: Mérkh-see bo-coup. De riéng: )
Good bye!
Au revoir!
(pron: Ou re-voa!)
