Monday, May 12, 2014

Introduce Yourself in French (FrenchPod101)



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In four sentences, Lesson 1 teaches you how to introduce yourself. Choose a French name (Read my annotated list of men's names or the annotated list of women's names) and give it a try!



French-1
Salut!
Je
m'
appelle
XX

IPA
Saly
ʒə

mapɛl


Literal
Health/salute
I
myself
call
XX








French-2
Enchantée
de
te
rencontrer


IPA
ɑ͂ʃɑ͂te
ʁɑ͂ko͂tʁe


Literal
Enchanted
of/from
you
meet









French-3
Bonjour!
Je
m'
appelle
XX
YY
IPA
bo͂ʒuʁ
ʒə

mapɛl


Literal
Good day!
I
myself
call
XX
YY







French-4
Je
suis
enchantée
de
vous
rencontrer
IPA
ʒə
sɥi
zɑ͂ʃɑ͂te
vu
ʁɑ͂ko͂tʁe
Literal
I
am
enchanted
of/from
you
meet



第一句 Salut! 本意是祝福對方健康,後來演變成敬禮的意思
第二句 Enchantée/enchanté de te rencontrer = 很高興認識你,字面上的意思是『因為認識你而迷住了』
第四句 Je suis enchantée/enchanté de vous rencontrer = 很高興認識您


Salut! et Bonjour! ("Hi" and "Hello" in French)