These four informal French pronunciations come from an episode of the TV show Les Parent. t’auras. You’ve seen before on this blog that tu as often contracts to t’as informally. Similarly, you’ll also hear tu auras contract to t’auras. You’ll also hear t’avais (tu avais) and t’aurais (tu aurais). j’les veux. Zak is looking at [...]
Archive for February, 2012
4 informal French pronunciations (#440)
Posted in Entries #401-450, Quebec French on 29 February 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Max out your listening time to French (#439)
Posted in Entries #401-450, Quebec French on 29 February 2012 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re still having trouble understanding spoken French, it probably comes down to two things: a need to increase your vocabulary and a (great) need for more listening practice. As you’re learning new vocabulary, try not to fall into the trap of wanting to concentrate only on vocabulary unique to Quebec French. If you listen [...]
Teach yourself to ask questions in French (#438)
Posted in Entries #401-450, Quebec French on 28 February 2012 | 1 Comment »
The next time that you’re listening to a French dialogue on the TV, radio or Internet, try this: Take note of all the questions that are asked. You can even write some of them down if you like. Pay attention to the word order, intonation of the voice, and any contractions that are used in [...]
Je vous dis souvent de vous ramasser (#437)
Posted in Entries #401-450, Quebec French on 28 February 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In a scene from the TV show Les Parent, Natalie reminds her youngest son that she often tells him and his brothers to tidy up and to pick up after themselves: … ce que je vous dis souvent aussi c’est de ranger pis de vous ramasser. … what I often also tell you is to [...]
Passer tout droit (#436)
Posted in Entries #401-450, Quebec French on 27 February 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s morning in a scene from the TV show 30 vies. Teenager Louis-Vincent is asleep in bed. His father opens his bedroom door and walks in to wake him up. He says to his son who’s lying in bed: Qu’est-ce que tu fais? Y’est huit heures moins vingt! T’as pas mis ta sonnerie? They have [...]
