Learn the question "Where do you live?" and how to answer it
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| Jessi: Where do you live? in French |
| Jessi: In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for French learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
| Jessi: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question Where do you live? In French, this is |
| Ingrid: Où habitez-vous? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Ingrid: Où |
| Jessi: meaning Where in English. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) Où |
| Jessi: Listen again and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Où |
| Jessi: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Ingrid: habitez |
| Jessi: meaning live. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) habitez |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: habitez |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Où habitez |
| And after that |
| Ingrid: vous |
| Jessi: meaning you. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) vous |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: vous |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Où habitez vous |
| Jessi: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Where do you live?? |
| Ingrid: J'habite à New-York |
| Jessi: "I live in New York.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ingrid: (Slow) J'habite à New-York |
| Où |
| adverb |
| n/a |
| Jessi: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Ingrid: J' |
| Jessi: which is the contracted version of the word for I. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) J' |
| Jessi: Now repeat |
| Ingrid: J' |
| Jessi: And next |
| Ingrid: habite |
| meaning live. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) habite |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: habite |
| Jessi: And after that |
| Ingrid: à |
| meaning something like in. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) à |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: à |
| Jessi: Next is |
| Ingrid: New-York |
| which is New York. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) New-York |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: New-York |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, I live in New York., and then repeat. |
| Ingrid: J'habite à New-York |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace New York with Paris. |
| Ingrid: Paris |
| Jessi: Paris |
| Ingrid: (slow) Paris (regular) Paris |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Paris |
| Ingrid: J'habite à Paris |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace New York. Say I live in Paris. |
| Ingrid: J'habite à Paris |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace Paris with Londres. |
| Ingrid: Tokyo |
| Jessi: Londres |
| Ingrid: (slow) Tokyo (regular) Tokyo |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Londres |
| Ingrid: J'habite à Tokyo |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for Paris. Say I live in Londres. |
| Ingrid: J'habite à Tokyo |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace Londres with Moscow. |
| Ingrid: Moscou |
| Jessi: Moscow |
| Ingrid: (slow) Moscou (regular) Moscou |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Moscow |
| Ingrid: J'habite à Moscou |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for Londres. Say I live in Moscow. |
| Ingrid: J'habite à Moscou |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting France and someone asks where you live. You live in New York. Respond to the question. |
| Ingrid: Où habitez-vous? (five seconds) J'habite à New-York |
| Jessi: Imagine you live in Paris Respond to the question. |
| Ingrid: Où habitez-vous? (five seconds) J'habite à Paris |
| Jessi: Imagine you live in Londres. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Ingrid: Où habitez-vous? (five seconds) J'habite à Tokyo |
| Jessi: Imagine you live in Moscow. Respond to the question. |
| Ingrid: Où habitez-vous? (five seconds) J'habite à Moscou |
| Jessi: Now you want to ask that person where they live. Ask the question |
| Ingrid: Où habitez-vous? |
| Jessi: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Ingrid: Où habitez-vous? |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 3. |
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