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French

From our Sandbrook family studies.

Bonjour - Bohn-zhoor = Hello/Good day.

Bonsoir- Bohn-swahr = Good evening.

Bonne nuit - bun nwee = Good night.

Salut - sah-lew = Hi/ Bye  

Au revoir.- ohr-vwah = Goodbye.

A bientôt - ah bee-ahn-toh - See you soon.

A demain - ah duh-mahn = See you tomorrow.

Désolé - day-zoh-lay = Sorry!  

Pardonnez-moi! - pahr-dohn-nay-mwah = Excuse me!  

S'il vous plaît - seel voo pleh = Please.

Merci (beaucoup) - mair-see boh-koo - Thank you (very much).

De rien - duh ree-ahn =You're welcome.  

Bienvenu(e) - bee-ahn-vuh-new = Welcome.

Allons-y! - ah-lohn-zee = Let's go!

Comment allez-vous? - koh-mawn tahl-ay voo = How are you?  

Ça va? - sah vah = How are you?

Je vais bien - zhuh vay bee-ahn = I'm fine.  

Ça va. - sah vah= I'm fine.

Oui - wee = yes.

Non - nohn = No.

Comment vous appelez-vous? - koh-mawn voo zah-play voo = What's your name?

Tu t'appelles comment? - tew tah-pell koh-mawn = What's your name?

Je m'appelle… - zhuh mah-pell = My name is...

Enchanté(e) - awn-shawn-tay = Nice to meet you.  

Vous êtes d'où? - voo zet doo - Where are you from?

Tu es d'où?  - tew ay doo = Where are you from?

Je suis de… - zhuh swee duh = I am from...

Où habitez-vous? - ooh ah-bee-tay voo = Where do you live?

Tu habites où? - tew ah-beet ooh = Where do you live?

J'habite à… - zhah-beet ah = I live in...

Quel âge avez-vous? - kell ahzh ah-vay voo = How old are you?

Abdomen L'abdomen (m) Lab Domen

Cat  Le Chat  Le Cha ( Le Sha)

Corn  Le Maïs  Le Maise (Maize)

Knight  Le Cavalier

Knife  Le Couteau Le Koo To (Le Co Tu)

Love  L' amour L'Are More

Suit  Le Costume

There  La  Lah

Zoo  Le Zoo

Monkey  un singe

History  L'histoire

Greeting am Bonjour  Bon-jour (Good Morning)

Greeting pm Bonsoir  Bon-swar

Hi  Salut  Salou

Goodbye Au Revoir (Aure-Voir) Aor revoir?

Goodnight Bonne nuit

Yes  Oui

No  Non

Bonne nuit les enfants  - Good night children

A bientôt mon ami - See you soon my friend

I'm Fred from New York          Je suis Fred de New York

Thank you           Merci

Merci beaucoup  Thank you very much

Merci madame  Thank you madame

Je vous remercie.  I thank you

l'homme man

l'enfant  child

le nourrisson infant

la famille family

la femme woman

In French double letters simply sound as one.

The last thing to notice for this part of the lesson if one word finishes with an 'X', 'S' or 'Z' and the next word starts with a vowel or an 'H', you must link the words.

Pardon? Pardon Me

Pardon  Excuse Me

Pleased to meet you  Enchanté (En-can-té)

Enjoy your meal   Bon Appétit (Bon ape te)

Bonsoir mesdames et messieurs - Good evening ladies and gentlemen

Au revoir et à demain  - good bye and see you tomorrow.

1 Un  Eer

2 Deux  Der

3 Trios  Towa (Twa)

4 Quatre  Cat-e (Cat)

5 Cinq  Sank

6 Six  Sis (Sees)

7 Sept  Set (Sit - Jimmy says)

8 Huit  Whoit (Who - et)

9 Neuf  Newf

10 Dix  Des (Dees[e])