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 Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 6:30pm On Jul 18, 2014 |
LogoDWhiz: Sorry.d'accord... the question will be:: où habitez-vous? Meaning where do you live? Or where do you stay? Pronounced....who-abiteh-vuh? |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 6:20pm On Jul 18, 2014 |
No. 3 Letter "H" in french is always silent, as such avoid pronouncing letter 'h' in french words for example:::: a. homme..meaning....man...pronounced....Ohm b. Hôpital...Meaning....hospital..pronounced..oh-pi-tal c. Hier....Meaning...yesterday...pronounced...i-yeh...("i" as in "is" not "item"  pls take note of dat.e. Hôtel...Meaning..hotel...pronounced...Oh..tel |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 6:06pm On Jul 18, 2014 |
No. 2 consonants B, D, F, K, L, M, N, P, S, T, V & Z are mostly pronounced in french as in English. Examples:::: a. Libraire...Meaning....bookshop...pronounced..li-bra-ir b. Manger...Meaning....to eat....pronounced.....man-geh c. Nager....Meaning...to swim..pronounced......nah-geh d. Venir....meaning .....to come...pronounced...veh-ni e. Zoo....Meaning...zoo....pronounced...zuh...etc 1 Like |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 5:53pm On Jul 18, 2014 |
LogoDWhiz: Je suis habite?If I should translate this...it means.."I am living? or I live? So I didnt understand it...Pls ask me in English, so that I can correct you....we are here to learn. Bravo... |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 5:34pm On Jul 18, 2014 |
Tips on French pronounciation It is very important for all those learning French Language to pay attention to the following pronounciation guides and tips.It should be noted that most of the tips are just to guide learners since it is not possible to represent French sounds accurately using English spelling. 1. In french, consonants especially B, C, D, F, G, H, T, S, X and Z are not often pronounced at the end f French words for example:::: a. Paris-is pronounced "Pa-ri" in french. b. Parent - is pronounced "pa-ron"..(its consist of nasal vowel "en" meaning "parent"c. bas-is pronounced as "ba" meaning "down, low etc" 2 Likes |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 4:54pm On Jul 18, 2014 |
LogoDWhiz: Bon nuit, Mademoiselle destillo, thanks for this lecture.k...I've send it |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 4:50pm On Jul 18, 2014 |
stevic1: Tnx for d lectures pls I need d audio clip too. Omolerelola@gmail.com merciI've send it |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 9:02am On Jul 17, 2014 |
ayolight: jeo suis madmoselle ayo, da'corrd Destillo monami. I am miss ayo, ok destillo my friend. Im i correct? Abeg score my assignment. Keep it up ma...Yes...u ve tried. Bravo!!! But u ve problem with d spellings, dont worry u will get dere.... I will give you 60%...  Correction Je suis mademoiselle Ayo. D'accord mon amie Destilo....(mon amie NOT mon ami...because i'm your female friend). merci |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 10:16pm On Jul 16, 2014 |
Janedoe26: Thanks Maam, your speed is amazing.thank u |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 5:46pm On Jul 16, 2014 |
Janedoe26: Nice work you are doing here. People pay heavily for this. That said, didn't see I amongst the alphabets. Pls I'd apreciate the email of sounds as well.lychlorida@yahoo.com. MerciCheck ur email address, I've send it |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 2:14am On Jul 16, 2014 |
Dinocarex: Just got in now.. I've read ur today's post and its educative as well. Pls I'm having problem wif the pronunciations of the whole alphabets earlier before now and wif these vowels, I'm into another hitch. Is there a way I can hear u pronounce the alphabets/ vowel through VN on whatsapp or bbm? Or if you have any recorded voice of the alphabets... My email is dinocarex@yahoo.com.I've send the audio to ur email address. I tried to post it here for others but i couldn't...... |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 5:30pm On Jul 15, 2014 |
French accent There are four French accents for vowels and one accent for a consonant. For specific information on what the accents do to change the pronunciation of the letters they modify. The accent aigu (´ )(acute accent) can only be on an "E", e.g., étudiant (male student). The accent grave (` )(grave accent) can be found on an A, E, or U. On the A and U, it usually serves to distinguish between words that would otherwise be homographs; e.g., ou (or) vs où (where) pronounce as "who" The accent circonflexe (ˆ) (circumflex) can be on an A, E, I, O, or U. It serves to distinguish between homographs; e.g., du (contraction of de + le) vs dû (past participle of devoir).(we will come to dis soon) The accent tréma (¨) (dieresis or umlaut) can be on an E, I, or U. It is used when two vowels are next to each other and both must be pronounced separately..as in sylabus, e.g., naïve, Saül...pronounce as na-if, sa-ul. The cédille (¸) (cedilla) is found only on the letter C. It changes a hard C sound (like K) into a soft C sound (like S), e.g., garçon. The cedilla is never placed in front of E or I, because C always sounds like an S in front of these vowels. It is essential to put accents in their proper places - an incorrect or missing accent is a spelling mistake just as an incorrect or missing letter would be. The only exception to this is capital letters, which are often left unaccented. |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 5:14pm On Jul 15, 2014 |
Feel free to ask Any question......
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| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 5:12pm On Jul 15, 2014 |
French Nasal Vowels - Voyelles nasales française A nasal vowel is a sound made by expelling air through the mouth and nose without obstruction of the lips, tongue, or throat. Nasal pronunciation can be very different from the normal pronunciation of the same vowels. Vowels followed by M or N are usually nasal, except when the nasal consonant is followed by another vowel, in which case the vowel and consonant are both voiced. For example: un - nasal..... ....meaning "a" or "1" une - voiced........."........."................." (Musculine and feminine) It may help you to know that there are nasal vowels in English, even though they are a bit different than French nasal vowels. In English, the nasal consonant (M or N) is pronounced and thus nasalizes the vowel that precedes it, whereas in French the vowel is nasal and the consonant is not pronounced. Compare the following: French on, an.... English own, on |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 5:02pm On Jul 15, 2014 |
French vowels and their pronounciation
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| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 4:34pm On Jul 15, 2014 |
layuns: Monseiur Destilo, kindly continue wit d classD'accord mon ami (male) Alright or Ok my friend (if your friend is a male) pronounced as.......da-cor mo-na-mi D'accord mon amie (female) Alright or Ok my friend (if your friend is a female) pronounce as.....da-cor mo-na-mi Please take note of...."ami & amie"...... The meaning is FRIEND....pronounce as "a-mi" for both of them..... The first is a male friend while the second is a female friend.....In french they are called MASCULINE AND FEMININE... je suis madmoiselle....ne monsieur pas, s'il vous plaît. I am Miss not Mr please.. pronounced as...... jeo swi mad-mwa-zel...ne mon-sio pa, sil-vu-pleh. |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 1:29pm On Jul 15, 2014 |
Dinocarex: Following this thread!! God bless the OP. Pls continue!!de rein....merci |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 1:28pm On Jul 15, 2014 |
ottty: Nice one, keep u the good work Sir. Am inmerci beaucoup |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 1:27pm On Jul 15, 2014 |
Note: It should be noted that consonants at the end of words in French are not always pronounced. This ofcourse is very common with consonant letters such as b, c, d, f, g, h, t, s, x and z. Also lettre "e" at the end of most French words is always silent . it is also vital to know that lettre "h" at the beginning of words in french is always silent. 1 Like |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 6:20pm On Jul 12, 2014 |
I don't want to rush the class....please study them always so that you will be familiar with it Next class will be tomorrow. |
| Culture › Re: French Speakers And French Learners On Nairaland!!!! by Destilo(f): 6:12pm On Jul 12, 2014 |
Fxwarrior: Chère Mademoiselle, À mon avis Nigérianne n'existe pas pour une femelle qui vient de Nigéria.C'est toujours Nigériane. |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 1:36pm On Jul 12, 2014 |
"i"-----ici---meaning---Here---prononce as---i-ci (lettre "i" as in Italy not Ivory-coast) il y a--meaning--there is/ there are---pronounce as---ill-yah italie--meaning--Italy---pronounce as----Ita-ly |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 1:25pm On Jul 12, 2014 |
Les voyelles "a"...."chat" means "cat".....pronounce as "sha" ....."à" meaning "to/at"......prononce as "ah" ....."agréable " meaning "pleasant/nice"....pronounce as "a grea bl" |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 1:13pm On Jul 12, 2014 |
Unit:3 French Vowels/ Les voyelles français They are:.... a, e, i, o, u, y any other once originate from these six vowels...I will try to bring all of them as we proceed. Note: French Language makes less use of Capital letters than English. As such it is important to note that days, months, languages and nationalities in French are written in small letters except they appear at the beginning of a sentence. |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 12:56pm On Jul 12, 2014 |
90-quatre vingt dix-katre veng deese....(quatre vingt =80, dix =10...80+10=90....(quatre vingt dix==80,10...)...) 91-quatre vingt onze-katre veng onz....(quatre vingt=80, onze=11...80+11=91...(quatre vingt onze==80,11...)...)...till 99 Now calculate 92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99 100- cent - sang 101- cent et un - sang eh un 102-cent deux - sang doh 103-cent trois- sang trwah 200-deux cent-doh sang 300-trois cent- trwah sang 1000-mille -mill 5000-cinq mille-senk mill 100000-un million-un miyong 1/2 -demi- deoh mi 1/4-un quart- un kah 1/3-un tiers- un tear Any question? 1 Like |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 12:33pm On Jul 12, 2014 |
40-quarante- karant 50-cinquante - sekant 60-soixante- swa sant calculations begins here:... 70-soixante dix- swa sant deese......(soixante =60, dix = 10...60+10 =70 ..(soixante dix==60,10)..) 71-soixante onze- swa sant onze...(soixante=60, onze=11...60+11=71...(soixante onze==60,11).) 72-soixante douze-swa sant douce..(soixante=60, douze=12..60+12=72... .....now calculate 73,74,75,76,77,78 and 79. 80 follows the first pattern that is from 20-60 80-quatre vingt -katre veng 81-quatre vingt et un - katre veng eh un 82-quatre vingt deux - katre veng doh 83-quatre vingt trois- katre veng trwah.............till 89 |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 12:20pm On Jul 12, 2014 |
Kindly follow the same pattern till 60....because from 70 calculations are involve Don't panic pals , its not like additional mathematics but simple calculations |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 12:05pm On Jul 12, 2014 |
21-vingt et un - veng eh un 22-vingt deux - veng doh 23-vingt trois - veng trwah 24-vingt quatre - veng katre 25-vingt cinq - veng senk 26-vingt six - veng sees 27-vingt sept - veng set 28-vingt huit- veng wheat 29-vingt neuf- veng nof 30-trente-trant |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 11:48am On Jul 12, 2014 |
11 - onze - onz 12 - douze - douse 13 - treize - trezz 14-quatorze-katorzz 15-quinze-kenz 16-seize- sezz 17- " dix-sept" - dees-set 18- "dix-huit" - dees-wheat 19-"dix- neuf" - dees-nof 20- vingt - veng |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 11:39am On Jul 12, 2014 |
The most important thing is the pronounciation. U dont read french like English. When we get to the rules,you will understand.....pronounce it out so that you will be used to it. Do not be ashamed to speak the little you know, be proud of it. Even if you make mistakes....don't be discouraged, we learn from our mistakes. 4 Likes 1 Share |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 11:33am On Jul 12, 2014 |
texasbullet: following masterbienvenue monsieur texa...meaning "welcome Mr. Texa" pronounce as (bien-veh-nu- mo-sio- texa)... |
| Culture › Re: Learn French Live On Nairaland!!! by Destilo(op): 11:28am On Jul 12, 2014 |
Unit: 2. Numbers/ Les nombres 0 - zero - zay-roh 1 - un - un 2 - deux - doh 3 - Trois - trwah 4 - quatre - katre 5 - cinq - senk 6 - six - sees 7 - sept - set 8 - huit - wheat/wit 9 - neuf - nof 10 - dix - deese 4 Likes |
