h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

*Bumbles in looking frazzled*

Hey guys I'm sorry about the apparent lack of teacher!

I've contacted your teacher to check if she's still up for doing this. I really don't want to have to find a new one because it's such a bother So fingers crossed everyone.

In the meantime talk amongst yourselves. Anyone who has a better grasp of the language help those who don't. Either way it's a chance to see what you know already and get those rusty French cogs grinding.

Kat (The Language Thing)

Salut les gars!

Je m'excuse de mon absence récente, mais je suis actuellement en France et quasiment sans internet, sinon je pouvais aiderai dans l'enseignement un peu, mais jusqu'à été ce ne sera pas possible, désolé.

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Hi guys!

Sorry for my recent absence, but I'm in France at the moment and pretty much without internet access, otherwise I could help a bit with the teaching, but until the Summer it won't be possible, sorry.

Oh, and by the way, there might be errors in my French as I don't get the chance to write much French so don't take it as gospel!

I've heard about France and its famous internet connectivity issues.

Take your time. My French is a shame. Can't even translate that little.

It's not connectivity that's the problem, it's that I don't have internet in my room so have to use the computer lab, which isn't always open when I want it

well I have it all and yet it's not working.

GRRRR

Salut!

J’ai une question :

How do I translate “I had a dream about blue dogs.”

« J’ai fait un rêve par des chiens bleus. » - Does that make sense ?

Thanks for your help!

j'ai été un rève I have had dream

"I had a dream about blue dogs."

"j"ai rêvé de chiens bleus" would be best. or perhaps "j'ai fait un rêve où il y avait des chiens bleus."

a note to all: i don't have time to give proper lessons, but i'm on hootoo most weekdays and can give little tips like this quickly.

and i'll try to wake up a couple of real froggies here who are better than i am.

Is there no translation for the preposition "about" in this context?

"où il y avait" sounds like a circumscription.

the translation of "about" could merit a conversation of its own!

it can mean so many things; here it means "concerning"...

usually this is replaced simply by "de" or "à" depending upon the verb

rêver de, parler de, penser à...

there is a verb "s'agir (de)"...what's it about? = de quoi s'agit-il? but you would never combine it with another verb.

*il bouscule dans le fil*

Salut!

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*bustles into the thread*

Hi!

(I *am* here... and my trusty verb book is at the ready for when I get stuck )

Salut! Hi.

Je suis ici. I am here.

Maintenant, il semble faire du soleil, mais il pleura ce soir.
Now, the weather appears to be sunny, but it will rain tonight.

Salut! Bye.

Hi, I'm back on hootoo and can be your teacher if you'd like to
I don't know what bustle means but a thread here would be "conversation" or "forum"
"fil" is only needlework
Maintenant, le temps semble être ensoleillé (ou au soleil) mais il pleuvra ce soir
Now, the weather appears to be sunny, but it will rain tonight.
Salut! Bye.

Right. Um. Well, I am (rather laughably ) supposed to be Head of Department around here But seeing as I haven't spoken French for about a year (although I'm having classes again now) I don't doubt you're more adept than I am - would you be prepared to take the HoD role?

Je suis revenu de france, mais seulement pour deux semaines, et je ne sais pas encore si je vais avoir assez de temps a consevoir a hootoo...


I'm back from France, but only for two weeks, and I don't yet know if I will have enough time to give to hootoo...

(sorry about the lack of accents, I'm using an english keyboard here...)

Wow, I'm a fool. Should have paid attention in French class.
I'm starting lessons next fall... a long way off.
Learn me!

J'ai desolee.
Sorry. I don't have accents either.

Je suis desole(e) (add the extra e if you are female)

I am sorry

Wow, je suis bete?
I'm stupid?
Or a dunce.

consevoir? consacrer.

as for the correct word for "thread", the french forums i contribute to generally use the word "sujet", but the english word "topic" is often seen.

Ah, yes, consacre, that's the word I was looking for problem is I've been learning most of my french from the TV and maths lectures, so I'm nowhere near perfect! Please correct my french "si je fais des betises" (if I make mistakes)...