Learn how to post comments about having dinner with friends
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Out at Dinner. |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
| Yasmine: And I'm Yasmine. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in French about having dinner with friends. François eats at a restaurant with his friends, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Yasmine: Soirée restau entre mecs ;) |
| Eric: Meaning - "Night out at a restaurant with the guys ;)" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| François: Soirée restau entre mecs ;) |
| (clicking sound) |
| Jean: Et moi alors? :p |
| Céline: Ca a l'air délicieux! |
| Elodie: C'est où? |
| Pierre: Bon appétit! |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| François: Soirée restau entre mecs ;) |
| Eric: "Night out at a restaurant with the guys ;)" |
| (clicking sound) |
| Jean: Et moi alors? :p |
| Eric: "What about me? :p" |
| Céline: Ca a l'air délicieux! |
| Eric: "It looks delicious!" |
| Elodie: C'est où? |
| Eric: "Where is it?" |
| Pierre: Bon appétit! |
| Eric: "Enjoy your meal!" |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen again to François's post. |
| Yasmine: Soirée restau entre mecs ;) |
| Eric: "Night out at a restaurant with the guys ;)" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Soirée restau entre mecs ;) (Regular) Soirée restau entre mecs ;) |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "night out at a restaurant." |
| Yasmine: soirée restau |
| Eric: In France, people like to go out to eat with friends, especially on Fridays and Saturdays, as there's no work the following day. As for students, they usually have their parties on Thursday evenings. Listen again- "night out at a restaurant" is... |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) soirée restau (REGULAR) soirée restau |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase - "with the guys." |
| Yasmine: entre mecs |
| Eric: In general, French men like to meet their male friends at least once a month to catch up and relax. Listen again- "with the guys" is... |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) entre mecs (REGULAR) entre mecs |
| Eric: All together, "Night out at a restaurant with the guys ;)" |
| Yasmine: Soirée restau entre mecs ;) |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, François's friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: His girlfriend’s nephew, Jean, uses an expression meaning - "What about me? :p" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Et moi alors? :p (REGULAR) Et moi alors? :p |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: Et moi alors? :p |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling cynical. |
| Eric: His neighbor, Céline, uses an expression meaning - "It looks delicious!" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Ca a l'air délicieux! (REGULAR) Ca a l'air délicieux! |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: Ca a l'air délicieux! |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling sympathetic. |
| Eric: His high school friend, Elodie, uses an expression meaning - "Where is it?" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) C'est où? (REGULAR) C'est où? |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: C'est où? |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling interested. |
| Eric: His supervisor, Pierre, uses an expression meaning - "Enjoy your meal!" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Bon appétit! (REGULAR) Bon appétit! |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: Bon appétit! |
| Eric: Use this expression to be old fashioned. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about having dinner with friends, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time! |
| Yasmine: Au revoir |
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