Introduction |
Becky: Talking about your age. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask someone's age and to say yours in French. |
Body |
Becky: Here's the informal way to ask 'How old are you?' in French. |
Yasmine: [Normal] Quel âge as-tu? |
Becky: First is a word meaning 'what' |
Yasmine: [Normal] quel [Slow] quel |
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'age' |
Yasmine: [Normal] âge [Slow] âge |
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'have' |
Yasmine: [Normal] as [Slow] as |
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'you' |
Yasmine: [Normal] tu [Slow] tu |
Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'How old are you?' |
Yasmine: [Slow] Quel âge as-tu? [Normal] Quel âge as-tu? |
Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'How old are you?' |
Yasmine: [Normal] Quel âge avez-vous? |
Becky: First is a word meaning 'what' |
Yasmine: [Normal] quel [Slow] quel |
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'age' |
Yasmine: [Normal] âge [Slow] âge |
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'have' |
Yasmine: [Normal] avez [Slow] avez |
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'you' |
Yasmine: [Normal] vous [Slow] vous |
Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'How old are you?' |
Yasmine: [Slow] Quel âge avez-vous? [Normal] Quel âge avez-vous? |
Becky: Here's a response meaning 'I am 17.' |
Yasmine: [Normal] J'ai 17 ans. |
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
Yasmine: [Normal] J' [Slow] J' |
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'have' |
Yasmine: [Normal] ai [Slow] ai |
Becky: Next is the word meaning '17' |
Yasmine: [Normal] 17 [Slow] 17 |
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'years' |
Yasmine: [Normal] ans [Slow] ans |
Becky: Listen again to the response, 'I am 17.' |
Yasmine: [Slow] J'ai 17 ans. [Normal] J'ai 17 ans. |
Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'I prefer not to say.' |
Yasmine: [Normal] Je préfère ne pas le dire. |
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
Yasmine: [Normal] je [Slow] je |
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'prefer' |
Yasmine: [Normal] préfère [Slow] préfère |
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'not' |
Yasmine: [Normal] ne pas [Slow] ne pas |
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'it' |
Yasmine: [Normal] le [Slow] le |
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'tell' |
Yasmine: [Normal] dire [Slow] dire |
Becky: Listen again to the response, 'I prefer not to say.' |
Yasmine: [Slow] Je préfère ne pas le dire. [Normal] Je préfère ne pas le dire. |
Cultural Insight |
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
Yasmine: Keep in mind that asking about someone's age is often perceived as impolite; some people feel uncomfortable saying their age. |
Outro
|
Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
Comments
Hide