Learn the question "Can you eat French food?" and how to answer it
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| Jessi: Can you eat French food? |
| 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 "Can you eat French food?" In French, this is |
| Ingrid: Pouvez-vous manger de la cuisine française? |
| The first word in the question “Can you eat French food?” is |
| Ingrid: Pouvez |
| Jessi: "meaning can" in English. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) Pouvez |
| Jessi: Listen again at natural speed. Please repeat. |
| Ingrid: Pouvez |
| 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, Can you eat French food? is |
| Ingrid: vous |
| Jessi: meaning you in English. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) vous |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: vous |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Pouvez vous |
| And next |
| Ingrid: manger |
| Jessi: meaning eat in English. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) manger |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: manger |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Pouvez vous manger |
| Next is |
| Ingrid: de |
| Jessi: meaning something like some in English. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) de |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: de |
| Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Pouvez vous manger de |
| Next is |
| Ingrid: la |
| Jessi: meaning the in English. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) la |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: la |
| Listen to the the first 5 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Pouvez vous manger de la |
| And next |
| Ingrid: cuisine |
| Jessi: meaning food in English. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) cuisine |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: cuisine |
| Listen to the the first 6 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Pouvez vous manger de la cuisine |
| And next |
| Ingrid: française |
| Jessi: meaning french in English. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) française |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: française |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ingrid: Pouvez vous manger de la cuisine française |
| Jessi: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question Can you eat French food?? |
| Ingrid: Oui c'est délicieux. |
| Jessi: "Yes, it's delicious.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ingrid: (Slow) Oui c'est délicieux. |
| No, I cannot eat French food. |
| Pouvez |
| verb |
| n/a |
| Jessi: But let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Ingrid: Oui |
| Jessi: meaning yes. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) Oui |
| Jessi: Now repeat |
| Ingrid: Oui |
| Jessi: And next |
| Ingrid: c' |
| which is the contracted version of the word for it. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) c' |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: c' |
| Jessi: And after that |
| Ingrid: est |
| meaning is. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) est |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: est |
| Jessi: And next |
| Ingrid: délicieux |
| meaning delicious. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) délicieux |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Ingrid: délicieux |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, it's delicious., and then repeat. |
| Ingrid: Oui c'est délicieux. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace delicious with good. |
| Ingrid: bon |
| Jessi: good |
| Ingrid: (slow) bon (regular) bon |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with good |
| Ingrid: Oui c'est bon. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace delicious. Say Yes, it's good. |
| Ingrid: Oui c'est bon. |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace good with sweet. |
| Ingrid: sucrée |
| Jessi: sweet |
| Ingrid: (slow) sucrée (regular) sucrée |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with sweet |
| Ingrid: Oui c'est sucrée. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for good. Say Yes, it's sweet. |
| Ingrid: Oui c'est sucrée. |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace sweet with spicy. |
| Ingrid: épicée |
| Jessi: spicy |
| Ingrid: (slow) épicée (regular) épicée |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with spicy |
| Ingrid: Oui c'est épicée. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for sweet. Say Yes, it's spicy. |
| Ingrid: Oui c'est épicée. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting France and a stranger asks if you can eat French food. You want to answer that it is delicious. Respond to the question. |
| Ingrid: Pouvez-vous manger de la cuisine française? (five seconds) Oui c'est délicieux. |
| Jessi: Now, you want to say that it's good Respond to the question. |
| Ingrid: Pouvez-vous manger de la cuisine française? (five seconds) Oui c'est bon. |
| Jessi: Now, you want to say that it's sweet. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Ingrid: Pouvez-vous manger de la cuisine française? (five seconds) Oui c'est sucrée. |
| Jessi: you want to say that it's spicy. Respond to the question. |
| Ingrid: Pouvez-vous manger de la cuisine française? (five seconds) Oui c'est épicée. |
| Jessi: You want to know if the stranger can eat French food. Ask the question. |
| Ingrid: Pouvez-vous manger de la cuisine française? |
| Jessi: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Ingrid: Pouvez-vous manger de la cuisine française? |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 8 |
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