French Tips

This is your sixth tip

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/lj/resolution/tip6.shtml

Enjoy learning french

French Tip 1

Hi every body, am starting a small thread which has french tips. Hope this will be of any use to you. Every week you will have a new tip, so far i had five tips and am giving you the links of all the tips.

Can any one tel me know how to play midi or wave files in the blog, as i dont find any option to play the same. User defined videos can be played i.e Wmv, mpeg, mpg or avesc files but no audio files. Need your help from u techi..... guys.

the links are

Tip 1 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/lj/resolution/tip1.shtml

Tip 2 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/lj/resolution/tip2.shtml

Tip 3 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/lj/resolution/tip3.shtml

Tip 4 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/lj/resolution/tip4.shtml

Tip 5 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/lj/resolution/tip5.shtml

Please watch this space for more tips every week.

Thanks

Basic Pharses

English - French

French - français

English - anglais

Yes - Oui

No - Non

Hello! - Bonjour ! (formal) Salut ! (informal)

Good evening! - Bonsoir !

Good night! - Bonne nuit !

Goodbye! - Au revoir !

Have a nice day! - Bonne journée !

Please - S'il vous plaît (formal) S'il te plaît (informal)

Thank you - Merci

You're welcome - De rien ("it is nothing") / Je vous en prie (formal) Je t'en prie (informal)

Sorry - Pardon / Désolé (if male) / Désolée (if female)

Who? - Qui ?

What? - Quoi ?

When? - Quand ?

Where? - Où ?

Why? - Pourquoi ?

What's your name? - Comment vous appelez-vous ? (formal) Comment t'appelles-tu ?

(informal)

Because - Parce que / "À cause de" — literally "because of" or "due to"

Therefore - Donc

How? - Comment ?

How much? - Combien ?

I do not understand. - Je ne comprends pas.

Yes, I understand. - Oui, je comprends.

Help! - Au secours !! (à l'aide !)

Can you help me please - Pouvez-vous m'aider s'il vous plaît ? or Pourriez-vous m'aider s'il

vous plaît ? (formal) Peux-tu m'aider s'il te plaît ? or Pourrais-tu m'aider s'il te plaît (informal)

Where are the bathrooms - Où sont les toilettes ?

Do you speak English? - Parlez-vous anglais ?

I do not speak French. - Je ne parle pas français.

I don't know. - Je ne sais pas.

I know. - Je sais.

I am thirsty. - J'ai soif.

I am hungry. - J'ai faim.

How are you? /How are things going? / How's everything? - Comment allez-vous? (formal) Ça va? or Comment ça va ? (informal)

I am (very) well / Things are going (very) well / Everything is (very) well - Je vais (très) bien. (formal) Ça va (très) bien. / Tout va (très) bien (informal)

I am (very) bad / Things are (very) bad / Everything is (very) bad - Je vais (très) mal (formal) Ça va (très) mal. Tout va (très) mal (informal)

I am ok/so-so /Everything is ok/ - Ça va comme ci, comme ça.

I am fine. - Ça va.

Hope this information is useful.

hi votre amie

salut toul mound,
Welcome, Dharini, Ashwin new members to our blog site. I welcome you onboard.

Sorry i was not in town this week end hence could not respond to your comments or post any updates.

Kindly request all our friends to send in their email ids so that i could invite you as an author to write on the blog.

Subbu, today that is on the 18th of December, the topic was on

Grammer - changing the Indicative verb into Imperative Sentences like

Vous Vienz to Vienz

The janjat of using always the vou's and tu's are over. In a nut shell a collocial french sentences were discussed i believe.

Rommance.................................. u really missed it yar, we hugged, kissed walked on the streets of paris.

Sports - Whats the most popular sport in france? any guess buddy

Next topic was on the time factor. How do french people schedule their time.

Next is the toughest thing the home work, still to start. OOps what was the home work, obliyepa

thats it.

HI FRIENDS

i experience real difficulty in speaking french. i hope next time i'll write in french . . . .

Zodiac Signs

salut aime,


Zodiac Signs

Bélier - Aries

Taureau - Taurus

Gémeaux - Gemini

Cancer - Cancer

Lion - Leo

Vierge - Virgo

Balance - Libra

Scorpion - Scorpio

Sagittaire - Sagittarius

Capricorne - Capricorn

Verseau - Aquarius

Poissons - Pisces

French Visa

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Travel agents approved by the Consulate General of France based on their historical volume of applications can also use the Internet appointment facility on behalf of their clients. There is a dedicated web page for such travel agents, accessible only with their user ids. Other travel agents can use the public appointments page.

There will be a service charge of Rs. 440/- (inclusive of Service tax) levied per application over and above the visa fees. In case you would like your passport couriered to your specified address, you can request of this facility at the time of submitting your application. This optional service is available for an additional fee of Rs 170 (inclusive of Service tax). The service charge and the courier fee is payable in cash at the time of submitting your application.

The new appointment system is aimed at minimizing the waiting time while making an application. All applications are to be submitted to France Visa Application Center at: Unit No. S1-A, Amar Sindur, No 43 Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

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