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From: Lutz, FL USA
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posted March 26, 2004 08:53 AM         

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Hey, I've taken 4.5 years of French language, including a grammar class this semester, and wondered of anyone else out there was as into French too?

I think it'd be fun to post back and forth a few times here if we had a couple more people that understood it, as no one else I know around me does...

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"Most people love with restraint
As if they were someday to hate
We hated gently, carefully
As if we were someday to love"-Venus Trines at Midnight

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posted March 26, 2004 12:20 PM         

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Salut!

My mother is French-Canadian from Quebec so I was raised under the french tongue

I took it in school as well learned it from my relatives.

Bonne Journee!

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posted March 26, 2004 12:53 PM         

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Moi aussi!

I studied french five years in Jr. High and HS and a year and a half in college - mais je ne me souviens pas beaucoup parce que je n'ai personne parler à (et ma grammaire sucks)...

But I'd love the opportunity to practice!

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posted March 26, 2004 01:49 PM           

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LOL...Vous avez faire me rire! Je pense que c'est une bonne idee, VAA. Mais, je ne sais pas s'il ma grammaire et corrige aussi.

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posted March 26, 2004 03:13 PM         

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Mais, parler une langue étranger, c'est impoli, n'est-ce pas, quand nous avons des personnes ici qui ne parlent pas la langue?

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posted March 26, 2004 03:51 PM           

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Oui, c'est vrai, mais je pense que tout le monde ne fait pas d'attentions.

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posted March 26, 2004 04:48 PM         

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Stylo. Le Fenetre. ou la? Je ne comprende pas. Ouvrer le fenetre. (la?) Ecoutez. Je comprende un petit peut de francais ( obviously, very small)

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posted March 26, 2004 04:51 PM           

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the only French thing I know is that my cousin lives in Paris with his french wife.
LOve MD.

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posted March 26, 2004 06:51 PM         

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Oui, je sais que c'est un peu impoli, mais ce n'est pas une probleme si nous parlons des choses sympathiques.
J'adore la culture francais, et la langue est plus belle que l'anglais aussi. J'ai quelque de sang Francais a m'ascendance, et c'est pourquoi il m'interesse.

Merci, mes bons amis, pour votre participation. J'aime vous parler beaucoup.

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"Most people love with restraint
As if they were someday to hate
We hated gently, carefully
As if we were someday to love"-Venus Trines at Midnight

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posted March 26, 2004 06:56 PM           

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Hi Virgo-Ariesartist

In your last paragraph in your last post here are you trying to say-Thank you to everyone who has participated in this post.Hope to see more.
Just trying my luck-knowing it,my translaction is totally off the mark.
LOVE MD.

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posted March 26, 2004 07:04 PM         

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Actually, MD, you're pretty on target...
The first sentance you translated correctly; the final sentance says "I love to speak with you alot".
Still, I'm impressed, considering you claimed to know very little french.

PS: if you're wondering, I'll translate the whole post:
"Yes, I know it is a little impolite, but it (speaking in french) is not a problem if we say nice things.
I love French culture, and the language is more beautiful than English too. I have some french blood in my ancestry, and that is why this interests me.

Thank you, my friends, for your paticipation. I love to talk with you alot."
Hope that helps, MD.

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"Most people love with restraint
As if they were someday to hate
We hated gently, carefully
As if we were someday to love"-Venus Trines at Midnight

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posted March 26, 2004 07:13 PM         

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LOL, ya I asked, isn't it impolite to speak a foreign language around those who don't speak it, VAA accurately pointed out that so long as we're speaking about nice things, it's should be fine.

I just recall, when living in hostels in HI during my travels, the German and Japanese tourists would sit in a packed common room full of English speakers speaking German or Japanese, and it leaves the whole room wondering, what in the heck are they talking about that they can't say it in English? (cause they DID know English quite fluently)

Je vais avoir plaisir à avoir l'occasion de parler français à d'autres !

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posted March 26, 2004 07:50 PM         

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Isis...how you you type those french characters/accents? I can't make my computer do that on message boards...help?

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"Most people love with restraint
As if they were someday to hate
We hated gently, carefully
As if we were someday to love"-Venus Trines at Midnight

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posted March 26, 2004 09:29 PM         

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J'utilise le traducteur d'Altavista pour vérifier mon travail, alors j'utilise leur clavier du monde pour changer les lettres appropriée son accentué, puis je découpe et je déplace.

C'est aider moi, alors je puisse être certaine que je parle français correctement.

www.altavista.com
Clique sur "translator"

Alternately, you could do what I do for french homework, load all the accents into a MS Word document via "Add/Symbol", then you cut and paste them as needed (can be time consuming though). Then paste the message into your post.

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posted March 26, 2004 11:24 PM         

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C'est Drole! Regard que je manque quand je suis a mon travail tout le journee!

Je ne utiliser pas le traducteur d'Altavista parce que c'est triche! ha ha ha!

Mon grammaire n'est pas bonne aussi. C'est ca.

C'est fun! Je peut practicer mon francais!

Je suis
Tu est
Il est
Elle est
Nous sommes
Vous etes
Ils sont
Elles sont

Bonne!

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posted March 26, 2004 11:33 PM         

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Les arbres

Le chien

Le chat

L'oiseau

Pommes de Terre

Le cheval

Le poulet

Du lait

blanc/noir

rouge/blue

brun/jaune

vert

ARRETTE!!!!!

Bonne Nuit!

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posted March 27, 2004 05:21 AM           

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Gee, I am damn PROUD of myself(a pat on my back).It is true, I dont know French at all(they never offered it at school).
Maybe in a past life I was a French person?
Love MD

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posted March 27, 2004 02:06 PM           

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enchfray, ouyay aysay?

(just kidding) I've always felt limited with knowing only one lauguage...*sigh*

You guys are good...(or so it would appear...what the heck do I know? *wink*)

Love,
Rainbow

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posted March 27, 2004 05:43 PM           

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Je verbe transitif trover un French english dictionnaire avant le Encarta Encyclopaedia avant mon ordinateur.Quoi pur feminin.
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MD

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posted March 28, 2004 01:33 PM           

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Ok, a quick French 101 lesson from someone who is pretty rusty, so for those of you who know your stuff, PLEASE point out my errors, I know I've got some in there...I'm loving this chance to dig this out of the far recesses of my brain! Je pense que c'est une bonne idee! I think that it's a good idea!

Ok, here we go.

Ou es la salle du baine? - Where is the bathroom?
D'accord, merci beaucoup - Okay, thank you very much.
A qui est la? - Who is that?
Il est mon bon ami - He is my good friend.
Elle est ma bonne amie - She is my good friend.
Quelle heure et'il? - What time is it?
Il es une heure moins quart - It's quarter to one
Il es une heure plus quart - It's quarter after one.
Quelle temps fait il? What's the weather like?
Il fait beau - it's nice
Il fait froid - it's cold
Il pleur - it's raining
Il vente - it's windy
Il neige - it's snowing
Il fait trop chaud - it's too hot.
Comment t'appelle tu? What is your name? [actually, literally "How do you call yourself?])
Je m'appelle Lioneye...et vous?
My name is Lioneye..and you?

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posted March 28, 2004 02:08 PM         

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Lioneye,
I could only spot one error:
"Quelle heure est-il?"

Nice going, friend..

Euh, depuis combien d'annees vous etudiez francais?

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"Most people love with restraint
As if they were someday to hate
We hated gently, carefully
As if we were someday to love"-Venus Trines at Midnight

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posted March 28, 2004 02:38 PM           

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Merci, VVA...vous etes tres bonne aussi...oui allors, je sais que vous etes plus bonne de moi!
J'ai etudier le francais depuis (how do you say grade 4?) j'ust ce que (grade 12)...parce ce qu'il est 'mandatory' dans ma paye...Est ce que vous savez ca?

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posted March 30, 2004 03:50 AM           

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Bonjour tous,
Je vous souhaite bien.

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The secret of a long life is knowing when it's time to go.
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posted March 31, 2004 10:27 AM           

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maintenant, les Francais sortent la France et viennent ici. Ils sont bien Anglophiles.

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The secret of a long life is knowing when it's time to go.
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posted April 20, 2004 02:07 AM           

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Mon Dieu... j'adore parler francais, mais je ne parle pas tres bien en francais. Je vais aimer practique en francais avec les knowflakes lol. C'est une bonne idee VAA. J'ai etudier trois ans de francais au lycee.
Je voudrais une omlette du fromage oui oui aujourd'hui man that reminds me of french class... i miss conjugating les verbes. I am such a dork. he he i seriouly LOVED french class. Anyone else speak any other languages?

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