Learn the question "How long have you been studying French?" and how to answer it
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| Jessi: Jessi: How long have you been studying 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. You'll also improve pronunciation and fluency by repeating the words and phrases out loud after hearing them. |
| Jessi: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "How long have you been studying French?" In French, this is |
| Ingrid: Depuis combien de temps étudiez-vous le français? |
| The first word in the question “How long have you been studying French?” is |
| Ingrid: Depuis |
| Jessi: "meaning since" in English. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) Depuis |
| Jessi: Listen again at natural speed. Please repeat. |
| Ingrid: Depuis |
| Jessi: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the English translation, breaking it down by syllable, and then giving it once more at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question, How long have you been studying French? is |
| Ingrid: combien |
| Jessi: meaning something like how in English. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) combien |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: combien |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Depuis combien |
| And next |
| Ingrid: de |
| Jessi: meaning of in English. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) de |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: de |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Depuis combien de |
| And next |
| Ingrid: temps |
| Jessi: meaning something like long in English. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) temps |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: temps |
| Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Depuis combien de temps |
| And next |
| Ingrid: étudiez |
| Jessi: meaning study in English. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) étudiez |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: étudiez |
| Listen to the the first 5 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Depuis combien de temps étudiez |
| And next |
| Ingrid: vous |
| Jessi: meaning you in English. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) vous |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: vous |
| Listen to the the first 6 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Depuis combien de temps étudiez vous |
| And next |
| Ingrid: le |
| Jessi: meaning something like the in English. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) le |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: le |
| Listen to the the first 7 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Depuis combien de temps étudiez vous le |
| And after that |
| Ingrid: français |
| Jessi: meaning French in English. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) français |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: français |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Depuis combien de temps étudiez vous le français |
| Jessi: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question How long have you been studying French?? |
| Ingrid: Depuis 1 mois. |
| Jessi: "For 1 month.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ingrid: (Slow) Depuis 1 mois. |
| Depuis |
| adverb |
| n/a |
| Jessi: But let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Ingrid: Depuis |
| Jessi: meaning since. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) Depuis |
| Jessi: Now repeat |
| Ingrid: Depuis |
| Jessi: And next |
| Ingrid: 1 |
| meaning 1. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) 1 |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: 1 |
| Jessi: And next |
| Ingrid: mois |
| meaning month. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) mois |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: mois |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, For 1 month., and then repeat. |
| Ingrid: Depuis 1 mois. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace 1 with 2. |
| Ingrid: 2 |
| Jessi: 2 |
| Ingrid: (slow) 2 (regular) 2 |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 2 |
| Ingrid: Depuis 2 mois. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 1. Say For 2 month. |
| Ingrid: Depuis 2 mois. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace 2 with 3. |
| Ingrid: 3 |
| Jessi: 3 |
| Ingrid: (slow) 3 (regular) 3 |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 3 |
| Ingrid: Depuis 3 mois. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for 2. Say For 3 month. |
| Ingrid: Depuis 3 mois. |
| Jessi: To make another phrase, replace 3 with 5. |
| Ingrid: 5 |
| Jessi: 5 |
| Ingrid: (slow) 5 (regular) 5 |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 5 |
| Ingrid: Depuis 5 mois. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for 3. Say For 5 month. |
| Ingrid: Depuis 5 mois. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting France and a stranger asks you how long you have been studying [language]. You have been studying it for 1. Respond to the question. |
| Ingrid: Depuis combien de temps étudiez-vous le français? (five seconds) Depuis 1 mois. |
| Jessi: Imagine you've been studying it for 2 Respond to the question. |
| Ingrid: Depuis combien de temps étudiez-vous le français? (five seconds) Depuis 2 mois. |
| Jessi: Imagine you've been studying it for 3. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Ingrid: Depuis combien de temps étudiez-vous le français? (five seconds) Depuis 3 mois. |
| Jessi: Imagine you're 5. Respond to the question. |
| Ingrid: Depuis combien de temps étudiez-vous le français? (five seconds) Depuis 5 mois. |
| Jessi: You want to learn how long the stranger has been studying . Ask the question. |
| Ingrid: Depuis combien de temps étudiez-vous le français? |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 6. |
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