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Off to France on Friday and i haven't studied any French since I did my GCSEs some 7years ago, so, is anyone able to help me compile some sort of list / reminder of phrases etc that may come in useful. Mainly 'I would like', 'Where is...', 'How much...', that sort of thing
Thanks in advance. (Pretty sure I know the three above... but its nice to confirm them in my head rather than go there and get it all wrong).
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It's always polite to use the native tongue if possible in any country - except France. The moment you try to say something, your attempts will be foiled as they duly raise their nose (uncannily French at that), sniff and say "You are English...take your (ros)beef back home".
This will make you want to scalp his (and more than possibly ‘her’) moustache (the most ridiculous one you will ever see at that) with a Swiss army knife (or better yet a machete).
I have forgotten French due to my Italian (thank god). It’s a beautiful country, the trouble is it’s full of…and we all know how to finish off that sentence.
Try Italian there instead
C’è un bar qui vicina? Is there a bar nearby? Cheh un bar kwi vee-chee-na (stress on second syllable)
Hai la puzza come un cane salvatico? You stink like a wild dog ai la puz-za com-e un can-e sal-vat-i-co - to be used on any friendly natives, i mean unfriendly
I’m only writing this whilst I try to remember some French……
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RETREATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Honestly when i pass through france (to anywhere else in europe), i speak english and if they dont help me ill just ask the next person, normally youll find someone whos not a total ****er in a short while.
I learnt french at school, but i wouldnt want to speak it or go there. I dont even like the scenery, its all spoilt by citroens and renaults with dents in the side.
Think how much youd help a french person asking you for info in french if they came here, then given its pretty mutual, youll realise why people dont go there.
Have you not noticed that both in online gaming and forums, we have plenty of Brits, Americans, Belgians, Dutch, Italians, Germans, Spanish and no french people? Theres like a whole other internet thats just full of french people because they cant handle that everyone else in the world is happy to play together, assholes!
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Originally Posted by Lseven
Off to France on Friday and i haven't studied any French since I did my GCSEs some 7years ago, so, is anyone able to help me compile some sort of list / reminder of phrases etc that may come in useful. Mainly 'I would like', 'Where is...', 'How much...', that sort of thing
Thanks in advance. (Pretty sure I know the three above... but its nice to confirm them in my head rather than go there and get it all wrong).
Lol, just take a tip from Jade Goody....when she went to Paris she thought Grazias (sp) was Goodbye in french!
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I would like - 'je voudrais .. ' e.g. 'Je voudrais un pipe' = 'I would like a pipe'
Where is - 'ou est ..' or if you want more detail 'pour aller a le/la'
How much is it? - 'C'est combien?'
What is it? - 'Qu'est ce que c'est' or 'c'est quoi ca?'
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I got back from France yesterday. The phrases i used most were:
Deux croissant et deux pain au chocolat sil vous plait
Deux coca et deux panini jambon sil vous plait
****ing say excuse me or something you ignorant *******
I know the green man is lit up, but the cars aren't stopping. Can we go?
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Un café svp - 1 coffee please Une bière svp - 1 beer please où est la toilette ? - Where is the toilet? Je voudrais la facture svp. - I would like the bill please. Vendez-vous des timbres ? - Do you sell stamps? Combien coûte celui ? - How much is that? où est l'hôpital ? - where is the hospital? Je voudrais payer svp. - I would like to pay please. Quelle heure est-il ? - What time is it? comment est-ce que j'obtiens à la station de train ? - how do I get to the train station? comment est-ce que j'obtiens à la gare routière ? - how do I get to the bus station? Quand vous fermez-vous ? - What time do you close? Quand vous ouvrez-vous ? - What time do you open? Je veux vous faire l'amour - I want to make love to you. Est-ce que je peux vous faire l'amour ? - Can I make love to you? voyez-vous plus tard - see you later Je suis désolé - I am sorry Je vous déteste - I hate you Je t'aime - I love you Je vous aime - I like you Je ne vous aime pas - I do not like you allez-vous -en - go away séjour loin de moi - stay away from me venez ici veuillez - come here please vous aiment une boisson ? - would you like a drink? que aimez-vous boire ? - what would you like to drink? Venez-vous ici souvent ? - Do you come here often? Votre endroit ou mine ? - Your place or mine? Que aimez-vous manger ? - What would you like to eat? Comment vous aiment vos oeufs ? - How do you like your eggs? Je voudrais cela aussi. - I would like that too. deux sucres satisfont. - two sugars please.
A few really simple ones which everyone probably knows: bonjour - hello salut - hi au revoir - goodbye svp. - please merci - thankyou excusez-moi - excuse me condom - condom (ahhh, the international language of love)
My Frech is crap these days by the way, so I had to get a little help with these from my french books, so sorry for bad grammer and spelling.
Little late, but it may be useful to someone at some stage in the future.
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