French Visual Phrase Book

196 Pages·2011·10.26 MB·English

eyewitness travel
FR ENCH
V I S U A L
PHRASE BOOK
le vin rouge des boules de pétanque
luh vahn rooj day bool duh paytohnk
red wine boules
un café
le métro uhn kafay
luh maytroh black coffee
the sub·way ·
SEE IT SAY IT LIVE IT!

eyewitness travel
FRENCH
V I S U A L
PHRASE BOOK
DK Publishing
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LONDON, NEW YORK, MELBOURNE, CONTENTS
MUNICH, DELHI
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Editor Heather Thomas Introduction
Designer RolandoUgolino
Language content by First Edition
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Translator EmmanuelleRivière
Editor DelphineClavel
Typesetting Essential Typesetting
US Editor Margaret Parrish
First American Edition, 2009
Published in the United States by
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CONTENTS 3
6 18
Essentials Getting around
60 78
Places to stay Shopping
118 134
Sports and leisure Health
156 164
English–French
Dictionary
178
French–English
Dictionary
192
Menu guide Acknowledgments
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4 INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
This book provides all the key words and phrases you are
likely to need in everyday situations. It is grouped into
themes, and key phrases are broken down into short
sections, to help you build a wide variety of sentences.
A lot of the vocabulary is illustrated to make it easy to
remember, and “You may hear” boxes feature questions
you are likely to hear. At the back of the book there is a
menu guide, listing about 500 food terms, and a 2,000-
word two-way dictionary. Numbers and the most useful
phrases are listed on the jacket flaps for quick reference.
Nouns
All French nouns (words for things, people, and ideas) are
masculine or feminine. The gender of singular nouns is
usually shown by the word for “the”: le (masculine) and la
(feminine). These change to l’ before a vowel. The plural
form is les. You can look up the gender of words in the
French–English dictionary at the back of the book.
Adjectives
Most French adjectives change endings according to
whether they describe a masculine or feminine, singular or
plural word. In this book the singular masculine form is
shown first, followed by the singular feminine form:
I am lost Je suis perdu/perdue
“You”
There are two ways of saying “you” in French: vous (polite
form and plural) and tu (familiar). In this book we have
usedvous, which is normal with people you don’t know.
Verbs
Verbs change according to whether they are in the singular
or plural. In phrases where this happens, the singular form
of the verb is followed by the plural form:
Where is/are…? Où se trouve/trouvent…?
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INTRODUCTION 5
Pronunciation guide
Below each French word or phrase in this book, you
will find a pronunciation guide in italics. Read it as if it
were English and you should be understood, but
remember that it is only a guide and for the best
results you should listen to native speakers and try to
mimic them. Some French sounds are different from
those in English, so take note of how the letters below
are pronounced.
a, à, â like a in father
au like o in over
c before a, o, and u, like k in kite
before e and i, like s in Sun
ç like s in Sun
cc like cc in accident
ch like sh in ship
e, eu like u in puff
è, ê, e like e in fetch
e, ez, er like ay in play
g before a, o, and u, like g in get
before e, i, and y, like s in leisure
h silent
i like ee in feet
j like s in leisure
o like o in toll
oi like wa in wag
ou like oo in shoot
qu like k in kite
r rolled at the back of the throat
u like ew in dew
ui like wee in between
w like v in van
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6 ESSENTIALS
ESSENTIALS
In this section, you will find the essential words
and useful phrases you need for basic everyday
situations and for getting to know people. Be
aware of cultural differences when you are
addressing French people, and remember that
they tend to be quite formal when greeting each
other, using Monsieur for men, Madame for
women and Mademoiselle for girls and younger
women, and often shaking hands.
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ESSENTIALS 7
GREETINGS
Hello Bonjour
bohnjoor
Good evening Bonsoir
bohnswar
Goodnight Bonne nuit
bonn nwee
Goodbye Au revoir
oh ruhvwar
Hi/bye! Salut!
sahlew
Pleased to meet you Enchanté/Enchantée
ohnshohntay
How are you? Comment ça va?
komohn sah vah
Fine, thanks Bien, merci
byahn mairsee
You’re welcome De rien
duh ryahn
My name is… Je m’appelle…
juh mahpel
What’s your name? Vous vous appelez
comment?
voo voo zahpuhlay komohn
What’s his/her name? Comment s’appelle-t-il/elle?
komohn sahpel teel/tel
This is… C’est…
say
Nice to meet you Au plaisir
oh playzeer
See you tomorrow À demain
ah duhmahn
See you soon À bientôt
ah byahntoh
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8 ESSENTIALS
SMALL TALK
Yes/no Oui/Non
wee/nohn
Please S’il vous plaît
seel voo play
Thank you (very much) Merci (beaucoup)
mairsee (bohkoo)
You’re welcome De rien
duh ryahn
OK/fine D’accord/Bien
dahkohr/byahn
Pardon? Pardon?
pardohn
Excuse me Excusez-moi
exkewzay mwa
Sorry Désolé/désolée
dayzolay
I don’t know Je ne sais pas
juh nuh say pah
I don’t understand Je ne comprends pas
juh nuh kohnprohn pah
Could you repeat that? Vous pouvez répéter?
voo poovay raypaytay
I don’t speak French Je ne parle pas français
juh nuh parl pah frohnsay
Do you speak English? Vous parlez anglais?
voo parlay ohnglay
What is the French for…? Comment dit-on…
en français?
komohn dee tohn…
ohn frohnsay
What’s that? Qu’est-ce que c’est?
kes kuh say
What’s that called? Ça s’appelle comment?
sah sahpel komohn
Can you tell me… Vous pouvez me dire…
voo poovay muh deer
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