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Archive for December, 2011
Prochaine station : 2012
Posted in Entries #351-400, Quebec French on 31 December 2011 | 4 Comments »
Random informal French to learn or review (#378)
Posted in Entries #351-400, Quebec French on 31 December 2011 | 3 Comments »
Here’s a list of some informal spoken French to learn or review. The informal spoken language is on the left of the equal sign. The full written form is on the right. There’s nothing orderly or complete about this list — it’s just some common stuff that you’ve seen over the past few months here. [...]
Je te dis sûrement quelque chose (#377)
Posted in Entries #351-400, Quebec French on 30 December 2011 | 1 Comment »
If you watched the video Rencontre du deuxième type in entry #376, maybe you’ll remember that the male character’s double asked: Je te dis sûrement quelque chose? This was the double’s way of asking the “real” guy if he reminded him of someone, if his face “said something” to him. Were you able to pick [...]
Rencontre du deuxième type (#376)
Posted in Entries #351-400, Quebec French on 29 December 2011 | 2 Comments »
There are French subtitles on this clip, but in some cases they don’t match exactly what the actors say. (The informal language is subtitled in a French meant for a non-québécois audience.) Some clues are listed below to help fill in the gaps. With the subtitles and these clues, can you pull it all together? [...]
Qu’est-ce tu fais là? (#375)
Posted in Entries #351-400, Quebec French on 28 December 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ariane is a teacher in the series 30 vies. She’s sitting on a bench in the school corridor, crying. A male colleague walks past and sees her crying. He approaches her and starts a conversation to see what the matter is: — Qu’est-ce tu fais là? — Je m’en veux. — De? To ask her [...]
