Learn how to ask "When are you leaving?"
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| Introduction |
| Becky: When are you leaving? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask when someone is leaving in French. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to ask 'When are you leaving?' in French. |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Tu pars quand? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'you' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] tu [Slow] tu |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'leave' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] pars [Slow] pars |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'when' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] quand [Slow] quand |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'When are you leaving?' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Tu pars quand? [Normal] Tu pars quand? |
| Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'When are you leaving?' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Quand partez-vous? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'when' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] quand [Slow] quand |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'leave' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] partez [Slow] partez |
| 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 'When are you leaving?' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Quand partez-vous? [Normal] Quand partez-vous? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'I leave in two hours.' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Je pars dans deux heures. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] je [Slow] je |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'leave' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] pars [Slow] pars |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'in' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] dans [Slow] dans |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'two' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] deux [Slow] deux |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'hours' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] heures [Slow] heures |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'I leave in two hours.' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Je pars dans deux heures. [Normal] Je pars dans deux heures. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'I leave next week.' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Je pars la semaine prochaine. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] je [Slow] je |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'leave' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] pars [Slow] pars |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'the' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] la [Slow] la |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'week' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] semaine [Slow] semaine |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'next' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] prochaine [Slow] prochaine |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'I leave next week.' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Je pars la semaine prochaine. [Normal] Je pars la semaine prochaine. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Yasmine: A nice thing, if you don't want to sound as if you can't wait for the other person to be gone, would be to add tu reviens quand? (When are you coming back?) |
Outro |
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| 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! |
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