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Vocabulaire 3.3

Vocabulaire 3.3. Français I. Pardon. Pardon me. Excusez-moi. Excuse me. C’est combien ?. How much is it?. Merci. Thank you. Make sure you show off your manners in French: include Monsieur, Madame, Mademoiselle as appropriate. À votre service. At your service. You’re welcome.

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Vocabulaire 3.3

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  1. Vocabulaire 3.3 Français I

  2. Pardon. • Pardon me.

  3. Excusez-moi. • Excuse me.

  4. C’est combien ? • How much is it?

  5. Merci. • Thank you. • Make sure you show off your manners in French: include Monsieur, Madame, Mademoiselle as appropriate.

  6. À votre service. • At your service. • You’re welcome. • This expression is used only in certain situations (e.g., by people who work in service-oriented businesses, such as restaurants and shops), but not in casual conversation.

  7. s’il vous plaîts’il te plaît • please (formal / plural) • please (familiar) • Literally: if it you pleases (if it pleases you)

  8. un euro • the European monetary unit

  9. soixante • 60

  10. soixante et un • 61

  11. soixante-deux • 62

  12. soixante-dix • 70 • Francophone Swiss and Belgians say septante for 70.

  13. soixante et onze • 71 • (Think 60 and 11.)

  14. soixante-douze • 72 • (Think 60-12.)

  15. soixante-dix-huit • 78 • (Think 60-10-8.)

  16. quatre-vingts • 80 • (Think 4-20s or 4 x 20 = 80.) • Some Swiss people say octante for 80.

  17. quatre-vingt-un • 81 • Notice that the -s went away. • There is no –s from 81 – 99.

  18. quatre-vingt-deux • 82

  19. quatre-vingt-dix • 90 • Francophone Swiss and Belgians say nonante for 90.

  20. quatre-vingt-onze • 91

  21. quatre-vingt-dix-neuf • 99

  22. cent • 100

  23. cent un • 101 • Notice: No et!!!

  24. cent deux • 102 • Notice: No et!!!

  25. deux cents • 200 • Notice the –s.

  26. deux cent un • 201 • Notice that the –s went away. • There is no –s from 201 - 299. • If you follow this pattern, you can now count from 0 – 999!  • YOUPI !

  27. Bien sûr. • Of course.

  28. le fric • slang term for money

  29. couper les cheveux en quatre • to split hairs

  30. voir trente-six chandelles • to see stars

  31. faire les cent pas • to pace up and down

  32. Note culturelle (p. 88) • After a transition of three years, France changed its currency in 2002. • It phased out its own French franc to replace it with the currency shared by most of the countries of Western Europe, the euro. • That means that if you are traveling in Europe, you could use the same money in Spain, France, and Germany without having to convert to local currencies.

  33. Note culturelle (p. 88) • Euro bills come in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, and 500 euros. • Euro coins, called cents, come in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50. • There are one hundred cents in each euro. • Belgium and Luxembourg are among two of the other European countries that have adopted the euro.

  34. Note culturelle (p. 90) • Prices expressed in euros can be said in two ways in French: • either quarante-cinq euros cinquante • OR • quarante-cinq cinquante (45,50 €) • Notice that prices are written in French with a comma where a decimal point would be used in American prices.

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