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| Bjorn Diglot Senior Member Norway Joined 4866 days ago 244 posts - 286 votes  Speaks: Norwegian*, English Studies: German, French | Message 41 of 54 16 February 2012 at 5:08pm | IP Logged | ||
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Apparently Collins dictionary don't have this word, makes me wonder why :-)
We have the same thing in Norwegian: en som driter penger 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Spanky Senior Member Canada Joined 5954 days ago 1021 posts - 1714 votes Studies: French | Message 42 of 54 21 February 2012 at 8:29am | IP Logged | ||
Excellent, thanks Songlines! Honestly, how did I manage to get to this point in my life without having learned of this? Germany was already very high on my list of the countries I would love to visit, but the following lines from the subversive Canadian’s article have just moved Germany right to the very top of the list: “The first time I flushed the toilet the water came rushing through so forcefully that a small chunk of poo launched off the lip and shot out over the floor. After that we always held the lid down when we flushed. I swore you could feel a kick as the turd ricocheted off the underside.” Edited by Spanky on 21 February 2012 at 8:50am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Spanky Senior Member Canada Joined 5954 days ago 1021 posts - 1714 votes Studies: French | Message 43 of 54 21 February 2012 at 8:42am | IP Logged | ||
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un autre extrait
VLADIMIR: I've seen you before, haven't I? BOY: I don't know, Sir. VLADIMIR: You don't know me? BOY: No Sir. VLADIMIR: It wasn't you came yesterday? BOY: No Sir. VLADIMIR: This is your first time? BOY: Yes Sir. Silence. VLADIMIR: Words words. (Pause.) Speak. BOY: Mr. Godot told me to tell you he won't come this evening but surely tomorrow. Silence. VLADIMIR: Is that all? BOY: Yes Sir. Silence. VLADIMIR: You work for Mr. Godot? BOY: Yes Sir. VLADIMIR: What do you do? BOY: I mind the goats, Sir. VLADIMIR: Is he good to you? BOY: Yes Sir. VLADIMIR: He doesn't beat you? BOY: No Sir, not me. VLADIMIR: Whom does he beat? BOY: He beats my brother, Sir. VLADIMIR: Ah, you have a brother? BOY: Yes Sir. VLADIMIR: What does he do? BOY: He minds the sheep, Sir. VLADIMIR: And why doesn't he beat you? BOY: I don't know, Sir. Edited by Spanky on 21 February 2012 at 8:48am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Spanky Senior Member Canada Joined 5954 days ago 1021 posts - 1714 votes Studies: French | Message 44 of 54 03 March 2012 at 10:15pm | IP Logged | ||
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Mon awesome translation:
VLADIMIR: Je t’ai vu avant maintenant, n’est-ce pas ? BOY: Je ne sais pas, monsieur VLADIMIR: Tu ne me connais pas? BOY: Non monsieur.. VLADIMIR: Ce n’est pas toi qui es venu hier? BOY: Non monsieur. VLADIMIR: Ceci est ta première fois? BOY: Oui, monsieur. Repas VLADIMIR: Les mots, les mots. (Repas) Parles. BOY: Monsieur Godot m’a dit à vous dire qu’il ne va pas venir ce soir, mais bien sûr demain. Repas VLADIMIR: C’est tout? BOY: Oui monsieur. Repas VLADIMIR: Tu travailles pour monsieur Godot? BOY: Oui monsieur VLADIMIR: Qu’est-ce que tu fais? BOY: Je m’occupe des chèvres, monsieur. VLADIMIR: Est-ce qu’il fait du bien à toi? BOY: Oui, monsieur. VLADIMIR: Il ne te bat pas? BOY: Non monsieur, pas moi. VLADIMIR: Qui bat-il? BOY: Il bat mon frère, monsieur. VLADIMIR: Eh, tu as une frère? BOY: Oui, monsieur. VLADIMIR: Ton frère, qu’est-ce qu’il fait? BOY: Il s’occupe les moutons. VLADIMIR: Et pourquoi est-ce qu’il ne te bat pas? BOY: Je ne sais pas, monsieur. Edited by Spanky on 03 March 2012 at 10:20pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Spanky Senior Member Canada Joined 5954 days ago 1021 posts - 1714 votes Studies: French | Message 45 of 54 03 March 2012 at 10:30pm | IP Logged | ||
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Beckett's lame attempt:
VLADIMIR Je t'ai déjà vu, n'est-ce pas ? GARÇON. - Je ne sais pas, monsieur. VLADIMIR . - Tu ne me connais pas ? GARÇON. - Non monsieur. VLADIMIR . - Tu n'es pas venu hier ? GARÇON. - Non monsieur. VLADIMIR. - C'est la première fois que tu viens ? GARÇON. - Oui monsieur. Silence. VLADIMIR. - On dit ça. (Un temps. ) Eh bien, continue. GARÇON - Monsieur Godot m'a dit de vous dire qu'il ne viendra pas ce soir mais sûrement demain. VLADIMIR. - C'est tout ? GARÇON. - Oui monsieur. VLADIMIR. - Tu travailles pour monsieur Godot ? GARÇON. – Oui monsieur. VLADIMIR. - Qu'est-ce que tu fais ? GARÇON. - Je garde les chèvres, monsieur. VLADIMIR. - Il est gentil avec toi ? GARÇON. - Oui monsieur. VLADIMIR. – II ne te bat pas ? GARÇON. - Non monsieur, pas moi. VLADIMIR. - Qui est-ce qu'il bat ? GARÇON. - Il bat mon frère, monsieur. VLADIMIR. – Ah tu as un frère ? GARÇON. - Oui, monsieur. VLADIMIR. - Qu'est-ce qu'il fait ? GARÇON. – Il garde les brebis, monsieur. VLADIMIR. - Et pourquoi il ne te bat pas? GARÇON - Je ne sais pas monsieur 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Spanky Senior Member Canada Joined 5954 days ago 1021 posts - 1714 votes Studies: French | Message 46 of 54 13 June 2012 at 4:35am | IP Logged | ||
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It is with a sense of regret, but no real surprise, that I am announcing my formal withdrawal from the Freutsch TAC challenge. Sorry. I feel a pressing need to get at least one language internalized to a reasonable level, so I am just going to concentrate on French without allowing any German or kanji distractions.
Best of luck to the Freutsch folks with your various language endeavours. As for you, French language, as we have discussed on several previous occasions, I don’t like you. And you apparently have nothing but contempt for me. Fair enough. At least we have been honest with each other. It is in the interests of maintaining our pattern of open (albeit somewhat contemptuous) communication that I find myself obliged to let you know that I intend to make one last further sustained attempt to understand you thoroughly, from your very basics through to your more advanced features. Consider yourself appropriately warned. Edited by Spanky on 13 June 2012 at 4:56am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Spanky Senior Member Canada Joined 5954 days ago 1021 posts - 1714 votes Studies: French | Message 47 of 54 13 June 2012 at 5:14am | IP Logged | ||
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Aujourd'hui:
Michel Thomas, Beginners Course, disc 10 (review disc) - on the bus while jockeying for the empty seat on the ride in, only to get beaten out by someone more nimble and with greater claim to it (frankly, she used her cane to muscle me out of the way, clever rascal). french.about.com (planning on going right back to basics, probably starting with les verbes, and also keeping up with the daily stuff): 1. Mot du jour – “quitter” mot du jour - quitter 2. Also checked out the related articles: the use of and difference between difference between: Partir - S'en aller - Sortir - Quitter – Laisser partir, s'en aller, sortir, quitter, laisser 3. Test on partir v. s’en aller v. sortir v. quitter v. laisser Test on the preceding Received a 73% on my first try. I hate French. Edited by Spanky on 13 June 2012 at 5:19am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Spanky Senior Member Canada Joined 5954 days ago 1021 posts - 1714 votes Studies: French | Message 48 of 54 14 June 2012 at 3:19am | IP Logged | ||
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13 juin
Michel Thomas, disc 10 (37th time is the charm, hopefully) french.about.com 1. Mot du jour: "redoubler" - an appropriate word to learn in relation to my hopefully increased study efforts. mot du jour - redoubler 2. Introduction to French verbs (baby steps) Basic verb categories: - regular –ER verbs - regular – IR verbs - regular –RE verbs - stem-changing verbs - irregular verbs Pronominal verbs Impersonal verbs intro to the justly-reviled French verbs 3. Conjugation - comprised of five inflections: person, number, mood, tense, voice intro to conjugation 4. tricky subject pronouns & conjugation - multiple subjects - Subject + object pronoun - C’est + (stressed pronoun) + qui - Demonstrative pronoun + qui - Collective subjects - Adverbs of quantity - Indefinite pronouns - « …d’entre… » (ie. Chacun d'entre vous peut le faire) tricky subjects, good grief Edited by Spanky on 14 June 2012 at 3:23am 1 person has voted this message useful |
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