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| kaizen Groupie Canada Joined 4738 days ago 48 posts - 52 votes  Studies: French | Message 1 of 2 06 September 2012 at 12:44am | IP Logged |
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I've just recently started studying French again after a long break. I just got back from a trip to Borneo where I met several French people. When they spoke in French, I could catch parts of it, but I've got a couple of questions about things I can't remember. I'm looking for what a French person would say in a casual situation (e.g. to friends or family). I'm not looking for textbook French, or something only for formal situations.
One of the women I met asked me the time in French and I remembered how to give the textbook response, but what are some common ways to say it in casual French. So for example, in North American English, we'd usually say 10:15 as “(It's) ten-fifteen.” or “(It's) quarter past/after ten.” For 6:30, we'd say “(It's) six-thirty.” or “(It's) half past six.” And for 8:50, we say “(It's) eight-fifty.” or “(It's) ten to nine.” How would they say these in casual French? In English we use “How is/was _______?” to ask how someone likes/liked something. For example, “How's your spaghetti?” or “How was the movie?” Is there a comparable expression in French? Thank you 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Spiderkat Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5593 days ago 175 posts - 248 votes Speaks: French*, English Studies: Russian | Message 2 of 2 06 September 2012 at 1:45am | IP Logged |
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It all depends on the context and whether it is in the morning or in the evening.
It's 10:15 will be "il est dix heures quinze" or "il est dix heures et quart" and/or "il est vingt-deux heures quinze". It's 6:30 will be "il est six heures trente" or "il est six heures et demi" and/or "il est dix-huit heures trente". It's 8:50 will be "il est huit heures cinquante" or "neuf heures moins dix" and/or "il est vingt heures cinquante" As for the second question we use pretty much the same expression "Comment sont tes spaghettis ?" or "Comment était le film ?" 3 persons have voted this message useful |
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