Rocket French Newsletter Series
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Bonjour and welcome to the Rocket French Newsletter Series!
In the last newsletter you learned formal and casual greetings. After you greet someone, you’ll want to ask how they are or how’s it going. Here are some common questions that follow a greeting.
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For friends or family:
| How are you?(formally) | Comment ca va? | |
| How are you? | Ca va? |
For strangers or more senior persons:
| How are you? | Comment allez-vous? |
What do you say if someone asks you one of these questions?
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| Well, thanks. | Bien, Merci. | |
| Very well. | Très bien. | |
| As always. | Comme toujours. | |
| A little tired. | Un peu fatigué (e). | |
| I’m sick. | Je suis malade. | |
| So-so. | Comme-ci comme-ca. | |
| Not bad. | Pas trop mal. | |
| Bad. | Mal. | |
| All good. | Tout va bien. | |
| Quite good. | Assez bien. |
A common follow-up question is, "And you?", "Et toi?" or more informal " et vous?"
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| And you? (formal) | Et vous? | |
| And you? | Et toi? |
If someone tells you that he or she is not feeling well you could say the following…
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| I’m sorry. | Je suis désolé(e). |
If someone is feeling great you might want to say the following…
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| Nice to hear. | Je suis content(e) d’entendre que tout va bien. |
The above words are extremely important. From experience, I know that the most important phrase in any language is how to say you’re sorry! Others disagree. They say that there are THREE important phrases that you absolutely must know in any language. They are:
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| I’m sorry | Je suis désolé(e). | |
| I love you | Je t’aime. | |
| I need help | J’ai besoin d’aide. |
Hmm, I can’t think of a situation in which I’d need to use all three, but I’ll leave it to your imagination! That’s it for today’s lesson.
À très bientôt!
Marie-Claire
www.rocketlanguages.com/french
P.S.: If you’d like to improve your learning, practice makes perfect!
Exercise 1: Pretend that you are meeting a friend of yours named Sandra. Write in your response in French to the questions below. (There’s not a single right answer.)
Sandra: Salut!
You: _________________________________________________
Sandra: Comment ca va??
You: _________________________________________________
Sandra: Très bien, merci !!
You: _________________________________________________
Exercise 2. Read the following conversation and translate it into English below.
Claire: Salut Paul, ca va?
Paul : Très bien, et toi?
Claire: Bien merci, je suis content d’entendre que tout va bien.
Claire: _________________________________________________
Paul : ________________________________________________________
Claire: _________________________________________________
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