Who know's French?

[child-of-fae]

I find it difficult to understand a lot of dialects from anywhere west of the mississippi. Sometimes even California. For me, the easiest are Jersey, NY, Pennsylvania, and Boston.

I can understand british, scotish, and irish accents quite well and can differentiate between the three, however i can't tell the difference between like, englisha and welsh, really. And the slang is hard, too.

[alba]

I have difficulty with some British slang, in spite of living here, and some words that my mum terms 'good Scottish words', although I do know quite a lot of those. I have difficulty with my dad's family's accents as they're really strong, but most Scots I'm fine with, even if they have very apparent accents.

[acilf]

@ Alba: OMG accents are sexy!!! I love accents.


Scottish Accents!!! -> www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPzHtVhc_DU

[espacefine]

I'm usually pretty quiet in the first 2 hours of meeting someone, so it's normal you don't remember me talking. I'll talk the shit outta you this weekend, if ya want. =D

My accent isn't that sexy. It's just kinda french. Jones has the killer accent. Could listen to it all day, so pretty. =D

[Trey]

May 20, 2008 3:01:57 GMT -5 @espacefine said:

My accent isn't that sexy. It's just kinda french. Jones has the killer accent. Could listen to it all day, so pretty. =D

BLATANT LIES. Pat's accent IS sexy.

[Aindel]

May 20, 2008 3:01:57 GMT -5 @espacefine said:

I'll talk the shit outta you this weekend, if ya want. =D

Oh, you're on. Just remember: don't dish what you can't take. I'm an avid talker myself, and I talk fast. You have been warned.

[child-of-fae]

referring back to the original topic, i'm studying for my oral exam finals for french 1. I was wondering if anyone could help me translate this:

Quel passe-temps avez-vous en ete? (i think this means what pass times do you enjoy, but i'm not sure)

Je nage.

Je cours.

Je me promene.

Je vais a la plage.

Je vais a flaner avec des amis.

Je vais faire du ski nautique.

Je vais au cinema.

It's french-french, so, sorry if it's difficult i don't need an exact translation i just need to know what it basically means.

[alba]

Quel passe-temps avez-vous en été? You’re pretty close on this one, though ‘avez-vous’ means ‘do you have’, although the meaning is essentially the same.

Je nage. I swim.

Je cours. I run.

Je me promene. I walk.

Je vais à la plage. I go to the beach.

Je vais à flaner avec des amis. I have no idea what ‘flaner’ means, but the rest is ‘I go to [blank] with friends’.

Je vais faire du ski nautique. I will water-ski.

Je vais au cinéma. I go to the cinema.

(and yes, I copy-pasted from Word to get the accents. I’m a geek like that.)

[child-of-fae]

thank you!

it's Flâner , by the way, i forgot to get the circumflex in there.

[espacefine]

flaner is to hang out. Chillin' with your buddies. =o

Quel passe-temps avez-vous en ete means "What hobbies do you have during the summer"

[Shadd]

It's true, flâner is to ''hang out'' (literally).

It's one of those weird, weird words that is seldom used. x3

[child-of-fae]

thank you everyone!
=D~

now i really hope i can remember this stuff for the exam. =o

[acilf]

now back on the subject of French, today we were shown how to flip/re-word questions. These were the examples our teacher used:
Il est irlandais? - Est-il irlandais?
Patrick est irlandaise? - Patrick est-il irlandais?

It filled me with joy. But when my neighbor heard me (quietly) squeak "yay Murphy" she just kinda stared at me oddly as I tried to explain without sounding like a complete freak.

[Trey]

May 20, 2008 20:53:19 GMT -5 acilf said:

now back on the subject of French, today we were shown how to flip/re-word questions. These were the examples our teacher used:
Il est irlandais? - Est-il irlandais?
Patrick est irlandaise? - Patrick est-il irlandais?

...-_- What's that about Patrick?

[espacefine]

I hope you answered "Non, Murphy est Canadien, grosse slut."

Don't look for slut in the french dictionary. It's the english word.