On the Art of Learning French

Thursday, 9 June 2011

When knowing the French Alphabet can save your life- well almost- Part 2.

Well Post cannot take that much, it seems. THis is the follow-up of the first one.

Comment vous écrivez votre nom ?

Comment vous épelez votre nom ?

Comment vous écrivez ça ?

Comment vous épelez ça ?

Comment ça s’écrit ?

Comment ça s’épelle ?

é : accent aigu	è :accent grave	ê : accent circonflexe	@ une arobase
ll :deux elle	ë : e tréma	- : trait d’union	(une parenthèse)
« les guillemets »	? le point d’interrogation	! Le point d’exclamation

Epeler son nom :

Je m’appelle ….. S,Y….. plus loin M.A .R ….

Moi, c’est Nathalie DUBON. Mon nom s’écrit…. DUBON, en un seul mot….

Pouvez-vous épeler votre prénom et votre nom de famille.

Oui, c’est Jean-Noël Le Pennec. J.E.A.N tiret/ trait d’union, N.O.E tréma,L et Le Pennec, c’est LE plus loin P.E.deux N.E.C.

Léger, ça s’écrit : L.E accent aïgu, G. E. R

A comme Anatole

Anatole, Berthe, Célestin, Désiré, Eugène, François, Gaston, Henri, Irma, Joseph, Kléber, Louis, Marcel, Nicolas, Oscar, Pierre, Quintal, Raoul, Suzanne, Thérèse, Ursule, Victor, William, Xavier, Yvonne, Zoé

Et maintenant la cerise sur le gâteau: voilà un sketch de Yves Montant et d'Yvonne Signoret. Il est un peu désuet mais il me fait toujours autant sourire... Nostalgie quand tu nous tiens....

Parole de chanson Le télégramme

Montand:
Quand on est amoureux, mais vraiment amoureux... eh bien ! Il y a des moments où c'est tout de suite... qu'on a envie de lui faire savoir combien on l'aime et combien elle vous manque, surtout si c'est le début d'une vraie histoire d'amour et qu'elle n'ha
bite pas la même ville que vous.
Alors il y a deux solutions. Le téléphone ou le télégramme.
Le téléphone bien sûr, mais quoi de plus simple qu'un télégramme qu'elle pourra lire, garder, relire, apprendre par cœur, porter sur elle... enfin...
{sonnerie}
La téléphoniste:
Télégramme téléphoné 351, j'écoute...
Montand:
Mademoiselle, je voudrais passer un télégramme s'il vous plaît...
La téléphoniste:
Pour la France ?
Montand:
Oui, pour la France
La téléphoniste:
Quel numéro êtes-vous
Montand:
Odéon 27 45
La téléphoniste:
Adressé à...
Montand: {amoureusement}
Mademoiselle Colette Mercier
La téléphoniste: {sèchement}
Colette Mercier... Marcel... Eugène... Raoul... Célestin... Irma... Raoul...
Montand:
Oui...
La téléphoniste:
L'adresse ?
Montand:
23, square Lamartine... Besançon
La téléphoniste:
Département ?
Montand:
Le Doubs... Je crois...
La téléphoniste:
...Besançon... Doubs ... ! Le texte...
Montand:
Mon chéri...
La téléphoniste:
Comment ?
Montand:
Mon chéri...
La téléphoniste:
MON chéri ou Ma chérie ? ...
Montand:
Non. Mon chéri...
La téléphoniste:
Bon ! Mon chéri... Comme une en-tête de lettre ?
Montand:
Oui, si vous voulez... Mon chéri...
La téléphoniste:
Mon chéri, deux fois ?
Montand:
Non ! Une fois, mademoiselle...
La téléphoniste:
Ensuite...
Montand:
J'entends le vent... Je t'aime
La téléphoniste:
J'en-tends-le-vent-jeu-t'ai-meu... Ensuite ?
Montand:
La ville est morte depuis que tu es partie, mais la statue est toujours à la même place...
La téléphoniste:
... Oh... Attendez... Attendez... depuis que tu es partie... heu... la.. la quoi ?
Montand:
La statue...
La téléphoniste:
Comme une statue ?
Montand:
Oui, comme une statue
La téléphoniste:
... la statue est toujours à la même place... C'est ça ?
Montand:
Oui, c'est ça mademoiselle... Eugène Sue me regarde... Je t'aime
La téléphoniste:
Eugène ? Comme le prénom ?
Montand:
Oui...
La téléphoniste:
Ensuite ?
Montand:
Sue... Eugène Sue:
La téléphoniste
Epelez...
Montand
S comme Suzanne, U comme...
La téléphoniste:
Ursule !
Montand:
Oui et E comme Eugène...
La téléphoniste:
Sue !
Montand:
Oui, mademoiselle...
La téléphoniste:
Ensuite ?
Montand:
Me regarde... Je t'aime
La téléphoniste:
Je t'aime
Montand:
Je pense à toi
La téléphoniste:
Je pense à toi
Montand:
Je t'aime... Je t'aime... Je t'aime...
La téléphoniste:
Je t'aime, je t'aime... Alors ? trois fois je t'aime ?
Montand:
Oui, mademoiselle... Paul !
La téléphoniste:
C'est la signature ?
Montand:
Oui
La téléphoniste: (sur un ton monocorde)
Je vous relis. Vous êtes Odéon 27 45, adressé à mademoiselle Colette Mercier, Marcel Eugène Raoul Célestin Irma Raoul, 23, square Lamartine, Besançon, Doubs.
Mon chéri je t'aime la ville est morte depuis que tu es partie mais la statue est toujours à la même place Eugène sue me regarde je t'aime je pense à toi je t'aime je t'aime je t'aime signé Paul !

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When Knowing the French Alphabet can save your life... well almost

What is the most terrifying when you are learning a foreign language? THE TELEPHONE and understanding without all this non verbal clues, like reading on lips, scrutinizing facial expressions...
The best cure to calm you done apart a strong Cognac is knowing your French alphabet. You will never say anymore, " Monsieur "What ever his name was" called.
Now you can relax, take notes and make sure you understood by repeating back the dreaded letters.

This post is in 2 parts as it seems size was a problem. Do go to the next post as you are in for a treat: Le sketch de Montant et de Signoret, deux monstres sacrés du cinéma français.

I've devised a very simple way to memorise it: You have to draw columns and organise it by sounds or difficulties.

the first one is the Ahhh column ( A, H, K),
the second one include all letters in ee like BCD becoming bé,cé dé...
the third on one is the tricky one: I've put a few letters, but you can add more. If you can pronunce "LE", "JE", "DE", "ME", etc, you know how to pronounce the lettre E.
the fourth column is like in English, but careful with the O, it's not a diphtongue.
the fifh is the column of the I ( or ee), i comme ici, j, x ,y ( coming from the Greek alphabet)
the sixth beeing of the U sound, like TU, VU, SU

So practice at home with the BBC audio file, make sure you have memorised this chart so that you can draw it quickly before you have to make this oversea phonecall.
And if you are really stuck, see at the end....
Psst! There is a part 2. To go there, click here.

Colonne des AHH	Bee qui devient Bé	Attention	Comme en anglais	Colonne des I	Colonne des U
A						A Paris, tasse…
	B					Bébé
	C					Ç : c cédille
	D					Dé
		E				Je/ne/le/ me/de/ce/ se/
			F
	G					Gé//
H						ash
				I		ici
				J
K						KA
			L
			M
			N
			O
	P
					Q	Ku
		R				Air
			S
	T
					U	Tu, vu, lu
	V
	W					Double V / deux M
				X		Eeks
				Y		I grec
			Z

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Could not resist....
http://www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk/archive/2011/04/30/yournews_schools/9002063.Thank_you_Brussels/

Thank you Brussels

There has recently been a decline in the study of languages at school, especially French. English speakers are notoriously, rather embarrassingly, bad at learning languages – many argue that we have become lazy as English is spoken so commonly – which is unfortunate as it has been said that speaking another language can increase the average worker’s salary over their lifetime by a significant amount, and simply having a foreign language a-level generally makes someone more employable.
It’s lucky, therefore, that Streatham and Clapham High school has always prided itself on its passion for foreign languages.
This was demonstrated by the ravings with which seven A-level French students recently returned from a stimulating week in Belgium, where they had stayed to do work experience in order to benefit their French speaking skills for their AS examinations in May. Despite most being painfully nervous as they approached the Brussels, wondering why on earth they had agreed to something so beyond them, it turned out to be an incredibly rewarding experience. One girl said “I loved the intensity of being completely immersed in a different language – the disappointment when I couldn’t understand what was being said combined with the pride after having sustained a conversation in French.” They were also moved by the kindness and understanding that people they encountered showed.
Overall the trip’s powerful impression convinced these girls that English being a universal language should not prevent them from being able to share in the enriching experiences of learning and using a foreign language.