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| Spinchäeb Ape Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 4469 days ago 146 posts - 180 votes  Speaks: English*, German | Message 1 of 4 23 January 2013 at 2:42am | IP Logged | |||||
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For the purpose of learning French, I wrote a ridiculous conversation. I find I remember absurd stuff. I'll share it here in case it's helpful to others. I did not write it this well myself. I wrote a conversation and had it corrected by native French speakers who were generous enough to help at language8.com. That's a great site. I've been helping people from all over the world with their English. I've helped people from Japan, Korea, France, Germany, and other countries.
Have fun with the conversation. Let me know if any glaring errors slipped through. I plan to commit this conversation to memory. I like doing that. I memorize many of the conversations from Rocket French. In French: Mr Dingue : Excusez-moi, sommes-nous en France ou au Canada ? Claire : Vous vous moquez de moi ? Mr Dingue : Certainement pas. J'ai besoin de savoir. Sommes-nous en France ou au Canada ? Claire : Vous êtes fou. Mr Dingue : Je vous en prie, répondez. Claire : Bien, bien. Nous ne sommes ni en France, ni au Canada. Nous sommes sur l'île de Pâques. Mr Dingue : Oh, vraiment ? Claire : Oui. Mr Dingue : Vous avez raison. Mon peuple a bâti les statues qui sont là-bas. Claire : Vraiment ? Mr Dingue : Oui. Claire : Dites-leur merci. J'aime ces statues. Pourquoi êtes-vous sur l'île de Pâques ? Mr Dingue : Je n'ai pas fais exprès d'atterrir ici. J'ai voyagé dans mon vaisseau spatial depuis Alpha du Centaure. Je voulais aller en France, mais quelque chose s'est mal passé. Quand je suis arrivé près de la Terre, mon ordinateur a dit: « Attention ! Attention ! Éjectez-vous ! Éjectez-vous ! » Je me suis alors éjecté. Claire : Vous êtes sur l'île de Pâques. Mr Dingue : Je sais. Claire : Quel dommage. Mr Dingue : Ouais. [silence inconfortable] Est-ce que vous savez, s'il y a un magasin où je peux acheter un nouveau vaisseau spatial ? Claire : Je suis désolée, mais ce n’est pas possible. Malheureusement, personne n'en vend. Mr Dingue : C'est une honte. Claire : Vous pouvez acheter une barque à la place. Vous pourriez ramer avec votre bateau jusqu'en France. Mr Dingue : Ou jusqu'au Canada ? Claire : Oui. Ramez jusqu'en France si vous aimez le vin. Ramez jusqu'au Canada si vous aimez le sirop d'érable. Mr Dingue : Dans quel pays je peux acheter un vaisseau spatial ? Claire : En France. Mr Dingue : Alors, je vais en France. Claire : N'oubliez pas votre barque ! Je ne voudrais pas nager jusqu'en France. L'eau est froide et il y a beaucoup de requins. Mr Dingue : Merci pour l'avertissement. Claire : Bonne chance ! Mr Dingue : Merci. Vous êtes très gentille. In English: Mr. Dingue: Excuse me, are we in France or in Canada? Claire: Are you kidding me? Mr. Dingue: Certainly not. I need to know. Are we in France or in Canada? Claire: You're nuts. Mr. Dingue: I beg you, please respond. Claire: All right. We're in neither France nor Canada. We're on Easter Island. Mr. Dingue: Oh, really? Claire: Yes. Mr. Dingue: You're Right. My people built the statues over there. Claire: Really? Mr. Dingue: Yes. Claire: Tell them thank you. I like those statues. Why are you on Easter Island? Mr. Dingue: I didn't come here on purpose. I traveled in my spaceship from Alpha Centauri. I wanted to go to France, but something went wrong. When I got near to the Earth, my computer said, “Warning! Warning! Eject! Eject!” So I ejected. Claire: You're on Easter Island. Mr. Dingue: I know. Claire: What a shame. Mr. Dingue: Yeah. [uncomfortable silence] Do you know if there's a store where I can buy a new spaceship? Claire: I'm sorry, but that's not possible. Unfortunately, no one sells them. Mr. Dingue: Bummer. Claire: You could buy a rowboat instead. You can row your boat to France. Mr. Dingue: Or to Canada? Claire: Yes. Row to France if you like wine. Row to Canada if you like maple syrup. Mr. Dingue: In which country can I buy a spaceship? Claire: France. Mr. Dingue: Well then, I'm going to France. Claire: Don't forget your rowboat! I would not want to swim to France. The water is cold and there are a lot of sharks. Mr. Dingue: Thank you for the warning. Claire: Good luck! Mr. Dingue: Thank you. You're very kind. 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Quique Diglot Senior Member Spain cronopios.net/Registered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4681 days ago 183 posts - 313 votes Speaks: Spanish*, English Studies: French, German | Message 2 of 4 23 January 2013 at 8:18am | IP Logged | |||||
To the best of my knowledge, that should be Je n'ai pas fait. Funny text, by the way. You should follow up writing the adventures of Mr. Dingle! 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Homogenik Diglot Senior Member Canada Joined 4823 days ago 314 posts - 407 votes Speaks: French*, English Studies: Polish, Mandarin | Message 3 of 4 24 January 2013 at 3:53am | IP Logged | |||||
There must not be a comma here, between savez and s'il. Also, the abbreviation of Monsieur is M. and not Mr. Other than that, your text is great (and amusing). 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Spinchäeb Ape Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 4469 days ago 146 posts - 180 votes Speaks: English*, German | Message 4 of 4 24 January 2013 at 11:14pm | IP Logged | |||||
Do they abbreviate with a period like we do in American English? Or is it like the Brits do, sans period. M. Dingue : Merci. Vous êtes très gentille. OR M Dingue : Merci. Vous êtes très gentille. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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