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I am only starting to learn French and would like to know if there are are any others who are like me just starting to learn the rudiments of the languageage?


kat

Malheureusement, le français n'est pas comme espagnol; en espagnol (en général) les substantives masculin finissent en 'o', et les substantives feminin finnisent en 'a'. En français, c'est plus difficile; il faut les apprendre!

J'ai étudié le français au GCSE; je vais faire 'A'-level en juin 2004/5.

*****

Unfortunately, French isn't like Spanish; in Spanish (in general) masucline nouns end in 'o', and feminine nouns end in 'a'. In French, it's more difficult; you have to learn them!

I've studied French to GCSE; I am going to do 'A'-level in June 2004/5.

Joe

Merci beaucoup Joe I am not any where near your level yet, I am just at the very beginnings and cannot only write very short French phrases but not full sentences or pharagraphs yet.


kat

Bonjour à tous

Je me leve

Good Morning everyone

I've just waken up

à tout à l'heuur!
See you

Taamyu
7h30 jeudi, le 13 novembre
(07.30am Thurs. 13th of Nov.)

Bonjour Taamyu
Good day Taamyu

Je habite Grays, Essex
I live Grays, Essex

Je voudrais un jus de fruit, un croque monsieur et une glace fraise, si vous plait.
I would like to have a fruit juice, toasted cheese and ham sandwich and strawberry ice cream please.

L'addition, si'l vous plait.
The bill please.

Merci beucoup


kat

Bonsoir
Good evening

>Je habite Grays, Essex

Kat, je pense que vous dodevez dire "J'habite à Grays, Essex"
Kat, I think you should say "J'habite à Grays, Essex"

>I would like to have a fruit juice, toasted cheese and ham sandwich and strawberry ice cream please.


Moi aussi. Je veux les avoir
Me too. I want to have them
Je voudrais un jus de fruit, un croque monsieur et une glace fraise, si vous plait.

Il n'y a pas d'additon ici
There is no bill here

Alors, je me chouchrai bienôt
Well I'm going to bed soon

Bonne nuit
à demain

Good night
See you tomorrow

Taamyu

Merci beacoup for the help Taamyu.
Many thanks for the help Taamyu.

Voila le menu for tu Taamyu.
Here it is the menu for you Taamyu.

Bonne nuit
A demain

Good night
See you tomorrow

kat

Kat

Mon plasir
My pleasure

Je me ne couche pas encore
I don't go to bet yet

à trés bientôt
see you soon



Taamyu

Je viens d'avoir mon cours de francais - c'est vachement dur!

I've just had my French class - it's tough!

Salut Lucky Star
**Hello Lucky Star

Ici il fait beau, mais il fait froid aujourd'hui
*** It's fine day, but it's cold here today

Vous avez lu mon message de nos 'thread' parole(J'ai vous dit le site de DELF/DALF)?
**Have you read my message in our chat thread (I told you about the sige of DEL/DAL) ?

Bonne journée
**Have a good day

Taamyu

Je pense que Taamyu a domine le french thread #
I think that Taamyu has dominated the french thread

elle essayer a domine le monde!
she tries to take over the world!

Elle va dominer le monde avec le français? Le monde, fait attention!

***

She is going to dominate the world with French? Look out, world!

quelque chose comme ca

something like that

Salut à tous
*** Hello everyone

Taamyu est arrivee
***Taamyu has come

Je ne dominera ce thread
*** I won't dominate this thread lol

Salut a tous
Hello everyone

Does anyone know any researchers who are like me who are just starting to learn French?

I cannot keep on having conversations based on ordering food/drink at cafes and shopping as that has how far I have come. I think I am the only one here who is learning French at very rudimentary level.


kat

Ce n'est pas important - un des idées de la Chose des Langues est pour les gens apprendre les langues par la conversation, même si ils ne les parle pas bien.

***

That's not important - one of the ideas of the Language Thing is for people to learn languages through conversation, even if they don't speak them well.

Joe I am not a conversation level and I am attending beginners class, proper French conversation would be a way ahead of me. I am not at school and I am doing at an adult further education class which teach it alot different than you would do if you were at school. I cannot do French conversation as I have only been taught greetings and introductions. I would learn conversation at least a year into the course. I am 40 years of age and I have no one to practice with and my tutor says it is best to use the French that you know. I feel very alone because of everyone so ahead and there are not any at very basic level like me.

kat

Then I do not think it is for me here as you have to have a good knowledge of language and I do not have.


kat

...but we wouldnt get very far or learn much if we were all beginners

Verb of the day is "vivre" - to live.

Vivons! - Let's live!
Vive la France - Long live France
J'ai vecu en Irlande - I lived in Ireland
Tu vivras longtemps - you will live for a long time
Il faut que vous viviez avec joie - You have to live with joy

yah!!! verbs oh no I hear mr vanstramped coming back!

J'espere que tout le monde ont un bonne sante
I hope that everyone has good health

j'adore le papillon bleu
I love the blue butterfly