Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including factory-related words and phrases
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| Hi everybody, my name is Tommy. |
| Welcome to the 2000 Core French Words and Phrases video series! |
| Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you've learned. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| WORD 1 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rencontrer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "meet" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rencontrer |
| (SLOW) |
| rencontrer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "meet" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| L'agent immobilier rencontre un client. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The real estate agent meets a client." |
| (SLOW) |
| L'agent immobilier rencontre un client. |
| WORD 2 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| réviser |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "revise" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| réviser |
| (SLOW) |
| réviser |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "revise" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| réviser un manuscrit |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "revise a manuscript" |
| (SLOW) |
| réviser un manuscrit |
| WORD 3 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| directeur |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "director" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| directeur |
| (SLOW) |
| directeur |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "director" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Il est directeur de mon entreprise. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He's the director of my company." |
| (SLOW) |
| Il est directeur de mon entreprise. |
| WORD 4 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| usine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "factory" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| usine |
| (SLOW) |
| usine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "factory" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Le gérant de l'usine donne des instructions. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The factory manager is giving instructions." |
| (SLOW) |
| Le gérant de l'usine donne des instructions. |
| WORD 5 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| production |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "output" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| production |
| (SLOW) |
| production |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "output" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| La production de l'usine a chuté depuis que le nouveau directeur a pris la relève. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Output of the factory has fallen since the new manager took over." |
| (SLOW) |
| La production de l'usine a chuté depuis que le nouveau directeur a pris la relève. |
| WORD 6 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| main d'œuvre |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "workforce" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| main d'œuvre |
| (SLOW) |
| main d'œuvre |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "workforce" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| La moitié de la main d'œuvre sont des hommes et l'autre moitié sont des femmes. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The workforce is half men and half women." |
| (SLOW) |
| La moitié de la main d'œuvre sont des hommes et l'autre moitié sont des femmes. |
| WORD 7 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| matière |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "material" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| matière |
| (SLOW) |
| matière |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "material" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| La matière première pour les pantalons est ici. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The raw material for the pants is here." |
| (SLOW) |
| La matière première pour les pantalons est ici. |
| WORD 8 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| partie |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "part" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| partie |
| (SLOW) |
| partie |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "part" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Sans la nouvelle partie, nous ne pouvons plus faire de gadgets. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Without the new part we can't make anymore widgets." |
| (SLOW) |
| Sans la nouvelle partie, nous ne pouvons plus faire de gadgets. |
| WORD 9 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| machine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "machine" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| machine |
| (SLOW) |
| machine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "machine" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| machine à café instantané |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "instant coffee machine" |
| (SLOW) |
| machine à café instantané |
| WORD 10 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ciment |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cement" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ciment |
| (SLOW) |
| ciment |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cement" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sol en ciment |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cement floor" |
| (SLOW) |
| sol en ciment |
| PRACTICE/REVIEW |
| Let's review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. First, you will hear a word or phrase in English. Respond in French, then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| (Do you remember how to say "meet?" Review 1) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| rencontrer |
| (1) |
| rencontrer |
| (And how to say "revise?" Review 2) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| réviser |
| (1) |
| réviser |
| (What about "director?" Review 3) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| directeur |
| (1) |
| directeur |
| (Do you remember how to say "factory?" Review 4) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| usine |
| (1) |
| usine |
| (Let's try "output!" Review 5) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| production |
| (1) |
| production |
| (What about "workforce?" Review 6) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| main-d'oeuvre |
| (1) |
| main-d'oeuvre |
| (Now, let's see if you remember how to say "material!" Review 7) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| matière |
| (1) |
| matière |
| (Another one! What about "part?" Review 8) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| partie |
| (1) |
| partie |
| (Do you remember how to say "machine?" Review 9) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| machine |
| (1) |
| machine |
| (And finally, do you remember how to say "cement?" Review 10) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| ciment |
| (1) |
| ciment |
| Well done! |
| See you next time! |
| Au revoir. |
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