Thread: Can someone please check my French sentences???

Originally Posted by Оля

Sorry, I can't do it in French.
I wanted say this:
But I have more exercises (praxis). Later I'll write them.

Mais j'ai (encore) d'autres exercices. Je les

Originally Posted by Spiderkat

What is "praxis"?

I'm not sure... But I thought it was another name for "exercises"!

Originally Posted by Оля

I'm not sure... But I thought it was another name for "exercises"!

I think it's a specialized term used in a specific field or some kind of result of an action or something. You may try to use this word instead of the other one but be prepared to notice your interlocutor's face to change into something like , , .
Or even worse, they could reply this to you - "what the heck did you just call me?

Ah, sorry.
Actually English is a torture for me. J'ecris en anglais... ~tant bien que mal.

Вот почему ты написал эту забавную фразу "my english is... is... ну вы сами видите".
А какой твой родной язык, потому что ты тоже написал тебе нравятся и немецкий и итальянский и русский языки. По-моему, значит что ты не руский. Да? Но может быть это юмор.

Originally Posted by Spiderkat

Вот почему ты написала эту забавную фразу "my english is... is... ну вы сами видите".
А какой твой родной язык, потому что ты ещё написала, что тебе нравятся и немецкий, и итальянский, и русский языки. По-моему, это значит, что ты не русская. Да? Но может быть, это юмор.

Je suis russe.
La langue natale peut plaire aussi, n'est-ce pas?

Originally Posted by Оля

Je suis russe.
La langue natale peut plaire aussi, n'est-ce pas?

Mais tout

Originally Posted by Spiderkat

Спасибо за исправление ошибок. Извини, но я забыл, когда я должен _ использовать мужской или женский род.

забыл, должен - if you are a man.
забыла, должна - if you are a woman.

C'est tr

[quote=Оля]забыл, должен - if you are a man.
забыла, должна - if you are a woman.

C'est tr

Originally Posted by Spiderkat

Originally Posted by Оля

Comment lit-il "...ille" en (or dans?) "Marseille"? Comme dans "Mireille" ou comme dans "ville"? Merci!

Is it a question concerning the pronunciation of "lit-il"? If yes, then you simply pronounce the "t" of the word "lit". So "lit-il" will sound like it was one word.

No, I meant: how is pronounced "-ille" in "Marseille"? Like in "Mireille" or like in "ville"?

Originally Posted by Оля

No, I meant: how is pronounced "-ille" in "Marseille"? Like in "Mireille" or like in "ville"?

Well, none of these words. It's the "-ille" sound from words such as "fille" or "myrtille".

Originally Posted by Spiderkat

Originally Posted by Оля

No, I meant: how is pronounced "-ille" in "Marseille"? Like in "Mireille" or like in "ville"?

Well, none of these words. It's the "-ille" sound from words such as "fille" or "myrtille".

Thank you.
So it's nearly like Russian sound й, as I understand...

Originally Posted by Оля

Thank you.
So it's nearly like Russian sound й, as I understand...

As a matter of fact, in French we use the "-ille" sound to reproduce the "ий" sound. And the "эй" sound would be close enough to Marseille.
So yes, the "й" sound is close to the "-ille" sound you will find in words such as "fille", "paille", etc.

Originally Posted by Spiderkat

Originally Posted by Оля

Thank you.
So it's nearly like Russian sound й, as I understand...

As a matter of fact, in French we use the "-ille" sound to reproduce the "ий" sound. And the "эй" sound would be close enough to Marseille.

I see... But there is not "эй" or "ий" sound in Russian. There is "и" sound, "э" sound, and "й" sound (taken separately). So I meant that it is exactly "й" (of course, with "э..."), and not "ль"

Please bear with me, I started to learn French just little while since, only two weeks ago.

Originally Posted by Оля

I see... But there is not "эй" or "ий" sound in Russian. There is "и" sound, "э" sound, and "й" sound (taken separately). So I meant that it is exactly "й" (of course, with "э..."), and not "ль"

Please bear with me, I started to learn French just little while since, only two weeks ago.

I wasn't talking about the letters of the alphabet but about the sound of some groups of vowels together (for instance...эйфория and хороший) which would sound close, more or less, to something else in another language.

You started only two weeks ago. Well, you're doing pretty good to me. You must have a good teacher then.

Originally Posted by Spiderkat

You must have a good teacher then.

My teacher is me. And my textbook.

Originally Posted by Оля

My teacher is me. And my textbook.

Поздравляю тебя, потому что учиться французский язык не лёгкий. Я думаю, что у тебя, вероятно, будут много вопросов. Я попробую ответить на кадый вопрос, который ты задашь. Скоро ты сможешь написать, тоже французский язык тебе нравится, потому что ты будешь любить сказать и писать его.

Originally Posted by Spiderkat

Поздравляю тебя, потому что учить_ французский язык (or учиться французскому языку) нелегко. Я думаю, что у тебя, вероятно, будет много вопросов. Я попробую ответить на каждый вопрос, который ты задашь. Скоро ты сможешь написать, что французский язык тебе тоже нравится, потому что ты будешь любить говорить и писать на нём.

Большое спасибо тебе!
Today I'll write some new exercises.

I think French is pretty difficult, especially its pronunciation, or, rather, the rules of reading. It is not so difficult to pronounce a word for me, but pretty difficult to know, how it is pronounced.
On the other hand French is not very difficult for me, because I know a bit Italian. But Italian grammar seems easier to me... And pronunciation, of course, is much easier.

Voil

Originally Posted by Оля

Большое спасибо тебе!
Today I'll write some new exercises.

I think French is pretty difficult, especially its pronunciation, or, rather, the rules of reading. It is not so difficult to pronounce a word for me, but pretty difficult to know, how it is pronounced.
On the other hand French is not very difficult for me, because I know a bit Italian. But Italian grammar seems easier to me... And pronunciation, of course, is much easier.

Не за что.
Once you know all the rules of pronunciation you'll find French easy to read and it will help you without too much difficulties to guess the correct pronunciation for each word. The dark side of the language is its grammar and all these rules which makes things so complicated and can even drive someone nuts, even French people. But with the right tools (books, sites, etc.) you can go through all of this. I may have a few links for you.