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FRENCH thread
The Language Thing Started conversation Aug 16, 2003
Okay think there's enough people who either know some french or are interested in knowing some french to start this off now.
Calling all french speakers/want-to-speakers!
Je m'appelle Kat et je suis tres mauvais au Francais parlant. Qui est bon au Français? Qui n'est pas?
*don't forget to add a translation*
I am Kat and I speak French very badly. Who is good at French? Who isn't?
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The Language Thing Posted Aug 16, 2003
Ah Intern! 
Ca va?
N'oubliez pas que vous pouvez employer Babelfish pour vous aider.
avez-vous jamais appris le français avant?
****
How are you?
Don't forget you can use Babelfish (or any other) to help you.
Have you ever learnt french before?
Heck where's Loup? We need someone to make sure we're actually doing this right!
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The Language Thing Posted Aug 16, 2003
Sacre bleu! il ne peut pas être!
Je suis en vancances, pour que Loup ne pas?
vous n'avez pas répondu à mes questions!
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Argh! It can not be!
I'm on holidays, why isn't Loup?
You haven't answered my questions!
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Cyzaki Posted Aug 16, 2003
Je m'appelle Cyzaki, et j'apprends le francais pour mon degree. Je fais les maths aussi, alors je n'apprends que la langue francais - je n'apprends pas la literature ou les films.
My name is Cyzaki, and I learn French for my degree. I do maths as well, so I only learn the French language, I don't learn the literature or films.
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The Language Thing Posted Aug 16, 2003
Oh Oh! someone else...ahh you're from my accidental review entry 
aimez-vous se joindre ?
(that's probably completely wrong and asks you if you enjoy carpentry or something).
Je fais Allamagne pour AS level mais je souhaite je fais Francais parce que je desire "journalist" etre.
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do you want to join?
I do german for ASlevel but i wish i had done french because i want to be a journalist... (here my french broke down and I just hit post)
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The Language Thing Posted Aug 16, 2003
Intern dearest, remember this is for EVERYONE! Come back here and use this : http://babelfish.altavista.com/
That's all I'm doing 
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Andy Posted Aug 16, 2003
I cant im on a digi box and the fire wall is up
Start very basic for me
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The Language Thing Posted Aug 16, 2003
okay...I don't understand the whole concept of digibox or anything but here goes.
Comment t'appelle tu? - What's your name?
Ca va? - How are you?
bien- good
ne pas bien - not good (can't think of what bad is)
comme se comme sa - so so (literally like its like, i think)
je voudrais... - i would like
je ecris - i write/i am writing
je pense - i think/i am thinking
je fais - i do/i am doing
je suis - I am
je suis fatige - i am tired
Erm...well...try making a sentence out of those and then we shall see. Remember you can insert english into sentences for the bits you haven't a clue on, but do try.
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Cyzaki Posted Aug 16, 2003
I can't remember what the verb 'to join' is at the moment... ooh, hang on... 'devenir membre de...', or so my dictionary says!
Alors, oui, je veux devenir membre de ce club, je crois que ce sera tres amusant et utile. Je suis desolee mais je ne peut pas faire les accents sur cet ordinateur!
So, yes, I would like to be a member of this club, I think it will be fun and useful. I'm sorry but I can't do accents with this computer!
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Cyzaki Posted Aug 16, 2003
bad = mauvais, or mal...
comme ci comme ca = so-so (the most useful response to 'Ca va?' in my opinion!).
Je suis malade = I am ill.
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Cyzaki Posted Aug 16, 2003
Do people here want correcting (if I can)? I don't want to offend people!
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The Language Thing Posted Aug 16, 2003
Intern....parle francais.
Cyzaki vous êtes ajoutés.
Ou est le (page) pour (accents etc)? Je sais un existe!
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Intern it's parle (coming from verb parlez) oh and its vous..and francais but you're doing well because we all know what you mean! Nice start! *gold star*
Cyzaki you are added
Where is the page for accents etc? I know there is one!
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Andy Posted Aug 16, 2003
Yeh that we we learn the correct way of doing it
Please correct me
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Cyzaki Posted Aug 16, 2003
page = page!
and afaik accents = accents!
Je le trouve trop compleque de faire les accents, alors je ne les faire pas!
I find it too complecated to do accents, so I don't do them!
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Cyzaki Posted Aug 16, 2003
Bonjour je suis intern
That's perfect!
je voudrais palie vou francai
I think you mean 'je voudrais parler francais avec vous' - that means 'I would like to speak French with you'.
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