A1: Lesson 1 Flashcards
Bienvenue à Busuu !
Welcome to Busuu!
C’est parti !
(say pahr tee)
Let’s do it! (informal)
lit. “it left”
coll: “here we go” or “here goes” or “we’re off.”
synonys: “allons-y” and “on y va”
Bonjour !
(Bohn zhoor)
(bo~/zhoor)
The French ‘o’ in ‘on’ sounds like the ‘o’ sound in ‘on’. The ‘n’ is nasalised, represented by ‘~’;
The French ‘j’ has a softer sound than in English - ‘zh’, or if you prefer, the’s’ sound in ‘treasure’;
The French ‘ou’ sounds closest to the English ‘oo’ in ‘mood’;
It is not necessary to sound the ‘r’ here, although American English speakers will probably do it naturally. It may sound forced with a middle UK, South African or Australian accent.
Hello! / Good day!
Je m’appelle…
(zhem-ah-pehl)
My name is…
Bonjour ! Je m’appelle Cédric.
(Bohn-joor ! Zhem-ah-pehl Sed-reek)
Hello! (Good day!) My name is Cédric.
Et vous ?
(Ā voo?)
And you? (singular formal)
Je m’appelle Pierre, et vous ?
(Zhem-ah-pel Pee-air, ā voo ?)
My name is Pierre, and you?
Enchanté. / Enchantée.
(a(n) shaw(n) tay)
Men use “enchanté”👨 and women use “enchantée”👩 (with an extra final “e”).
They are pronounced in the same way!
Nice to meet you.
lit. “enchanted”
Je m’appelle Cathy, enchantée !
(Zhem ah-pehl ka-tee, a(n)-shau(n)-tay !)
My name is Cathy, nice to meet you!
Oui
(We)
Yes
Welcome to Busuu!
Bienvenue à Busuu !
Let’s do it! (informal)
lit. “it left”
coll: “here we go” or “here goes” or “we’re off.”
synonys: “allons-y” and “on y va”
C’est parti !
(say pahr tee)
Hello! / Good day!
Bonjour !
(Bohn zhoor)
(bo~/zhoor)
The French ‘o’ in ‘on’ sounds like the ‘o’ sound in ‘on’. The ‘n’ is nasalised, represented by ‘~’;
The French ‘j’ has a softer sound than in English - ‘zh’, or if you prefer, the’s’ sound in ‘treasure’;
The French ‘ou’ sounds closest to the English ‘oo’ in ‘mood’;
It is not necessary to sound the ‘r’ here, although American English speakers will probably do it naturally. It may sound forced with a middle UK, South African or Australian accent.
My name is…
Je m’appelle…
(zhem-ah-pehl)
Hello! (Good day!) My name is Cédric.
Bonjour ! Je m’appelle Cédric.
(Bohn-joor ! Zhem-ah-pehl Sed-reek)
