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

Hi...

For "I speak english", it would be better to say "je parle anglais" instead of "je parle l'anglais"...

"I am pregnant" would be "je suis enceinte"...

Great page anyway...



loup

Hi!

I always tended to think that you needed the article for something like that, but I could be wrong...

The 'je suis pleine' was one of those things my french teacher taught us NOT to confuse with 'j'ai pleine' at the table... I guess it's more of a slang way of putting it

Oooooops... It was "Do you speak English?" and "Parlez-vous Anglais?"...

Another thing while i'm here... Shouldn't "Bonsoir" be in one word instead of two as in "Bon soir"?!... "Bonne soiree" [sorry can't do the accent yet] and "Bonne nuit" would be in two words, but not "Bonsoir"...
[i'm not awake yet, so if i'm wrong i will blame my lack of sleep...]



loup

*goes and has a good look*

Blimey! Didn't realise I'd done that! You're right, y'know... most of that first block was Spiff's, which is why it's a different way round to the rest..

I'll get right on it!

Thanks

Simulpost...

I've forgotten the slang for being pregnant... I have the feeling that "je suis pleine" is a regional slang...

loup

I'll use your version instead, then, if you think it's safer

Actually, I don't suppose you can think of a formal way to ask someone their name that isn't such a mouthful, could you<?>

simulpost agin...

I had to check in my dictionary... hehe... There was actually a certain logic behind "bon soir"... but, yep... it is definitely "bonsoir"...

It's still a great page...

Talk later...

loup

Do you recon we can hold out for the record of the most simulpost in one conversation

Loup
I'm working on it now

Again even...

I was too slow typing as well...

I have to go offline unfortunately...

Will look into what you've asked... There are a few different ways to ask someone their names... Will post them later on...

Talk soon...

loup

simulpost _again_...

And these postings were my only postings this morning...

On my way offline... Back later...

loup

Loup

Talk to you later

I realised where the confusion about "parlez-vous l'Anglais?" instead of "parlez-vous Anglais?" comes from... it's because we say "j'etudie l'Anglais"... Easy mistake to make...

To ask someone's name without having to be stucked with the "comment vous appelez-vous?" mouthful, we could go to the simpler "vous vous appelez comment?" or go to the more literal "quel est votre nom?!"...

I will add a few things tomorrow [i'm working tonight unfortunately] but, it might help if all the french expressions are on one side and the english ones are on the other side...

Talk soon...

loup

I know the conversation has ended a long time ago but I just want to say that "je suis pleine" is not really slang, it's just that it's mostly use for animals, and obviously nobody wants to speak of herself like she would of an animal

loup