Learn how to ask for an English version
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| INTRODUCTION |
| In today's lesson, we'll introduce you to a crucial phrase for all of you travelers out there who are interested in learning more about the tourist attractions you're going to visit. Learning about the history and cultural significance of places you visit can be just as rewarding as seeing them. |
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| Today we'll cover "Do you have an English information guide?" |
| In French, "Do you have an English information guide?" is Avez-vous un guide en anglais ? |
| Avez-vous un guide en anglais ? |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: Avez-vous un guide en anglais ? |
| Now let's hear it once again:Avez-vous un guide en anglais ? |
| The first two words, vous avez, mean "have you," as we have learned in previous lessons. |
| This is followed by un, which in English means "a," as we know. |
| This is followed by guide, which in English means "guide." |
| Guide |
| Guide |
| So to recap here, we have Avez-vous un guide. Literally, this means "have you a guide." |
| Let’s take a look at the next word, en, means "in." |
| En |
| And en |
| This is followed by anglais, which in English means "English." |
| Anglais |
| And, anglais |
| So all together, we have Avez-vous un guide en Anglais? |
| And to ask for a different language, we can just replace the word for “English” with any other word for a language and this works just fine. |
| Let’s try “Spanish.” |
| In French, “Do you have a information guide in Spanish?” is Avez-vous un guide en espagnol ? |
| Avez-vous un guide en espagnol ? |
| The only thing that changes is the thing you are looking for. In this case, it’s espagnol. |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: espagnol |
| And, espagnol. |
| The most tourist destinations in France, English will be widely available. Just look for the British flag or the letters UK. Often times, the English and French versions are printed on the same document as they are both in equal demand. These bilingual documents are great study materials for us people learning French, so hold on to them. Your French will be that much better and you’ll have a great souvenir. |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so bonne chance, that means “good luck” in French. Ok, here we go! |
| “Do you have an English information guide?” - Avez-vous un guide en anglais ? |
| Avez-vous un guide en anglais ? |
| Avez-vous un guide en anglais ? |
| This is the end of today’s lesson. See you soon! À bientôt! |
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