| Show r t 1 1 1 4 1 tt t i a a a THE HERALDS tiED I i nome Home Study Circle I 4 Copyright by Seymour Semour Eaton 4 t Directed by hy Prof Seymour Eaton q 4 4 TWENTy LESSONS IN FRENCH BENCK Note These lessons bu ase 6 vo been D prepared for forTo To Home Circle Cirelli by bl Pro ProP Prof P Jl lM KI bt at of r 7 are a sn Intended primarily for tor Americans irao ho purpose the Ibe Paris n The lessons lessees ID In lade lude ID 1 1 coon common French words and phrases phrase tai 2 2 lass and sad 3 31 staple simple reading lesson lessonE LESSON E O NO 4 Ur lE LECO L LE OS EM E I Hints flints on Pronunciation 1 In pronouncing a e French word put the stress always alway upon the last syllable This stress or Is IB very slight alight The consonants con so nants the th e student stu must remember are e pr as In n English Consonants at the ends of words are not sounded except except 0 c 1 I and r f These are generally sounded 8 S The following letters let ers seem ia to be the most bothersome to Americans Amerl g U Is silent before n as In A It Is usually mute hotel otell j gu qu has baa almost always the sound of t 1 I quatre q I Note Lite In n English q Is la always united with witha u a and never neer stands alone aloner r Is I s harder hard er than th an In English E n principally Prin at the beginning and the end of words g B between two vowels Is like z e II a at the th beginning of a word Is hissing sept self sett th Is has the sound of the English t i theatre Note The English th has no DO In French reach The Re cocoS of ot th does not exist at it all to UI Is generally like liko the English c v this letter Is not used frequently Nets Students cost not Dol Elta giTe he the mood of the English w Y r to o the Y r ra yS a tr S at the end of a word Ford Is mute as doux doo doe It has sometimes after arter a vowel the sound of gs DB p Nate There are of or course a great reat many exceptions to these th nile rales which are siren given here i merely as era are anxious to Ct along alone as u well as circumstances permit As a general guide and for the purpose of a review we hall now give the twenty twentysix six letters with pronunciation which makl up the alphabet of the French lan Ian language guage A ah L C B bar I J T tay Irk h I U DO enc ease 1 D day i L eU elI Fore I lee les lessens ns S enn ray ADd ad J A 0 oh W F off I x H Soil Ash R B Z zed sad Memory Exercises Exerciser tI Words and Phrases 1 1 Money 2 Silver Iler money dargent m d dS S Cold money de do lor dub dob lore Inre 4 Paper money billets de banque dub duh 5 Change me 6 G This Thia coin cette place piece pl cei 7 Here Is a franc Crane void un franc un Note otlA A franc Crane equals s about out 20 m cents In lD Amer Amen lean money or about 9 II pence peace 2 farthings E I Imone nancy money mone A centime the smallest small est French coin la is the part of a The French reckon by trance francs and centimes The principle ot 01 reckoning Is very simple The American has bai I only to remember that 10 means ceans 1 t franc trane and 50 10 0 centimes LIS ae earns ns 1 I trace Cra and nd 75 5 cen ceD centimes times fines etc ete 8 S Iron le Ie fer feri 9 S Gold Cold or lore 19 10 Silver largent 11 II Copper Capper le Ie luh 12 1 Brass e Kotc In French before sTory coon coun tto article must mast be employed although frequently omitted In ID English 13 lt Steel lacier r ote telhe The names panes of ot metals detail tress pre p Lous seasons months and days drys are arc generally sene l masculine There are exceptions however H U Will you have a cup of ot coffee une taste tasso de tie I caf t von oo soon icon tass tans dub puh 15 11 No I 1 prefer a 11 glass of wipe o oNon Non monsieur Je pr f re ua un J verre de do via vin in ung dub duh vang va s 16 Some Iced leed tea teai du th glace giant do dolay lay tay Some Somo ced ed tea t a du u 1 frapp 17 A small cup of black blac cottee COffeO ace una demitasse Sots Demitasse U Is always aI aa applied to after core cree black which hid Is 15 In tn French cU mis coir fay 18 12 A cup jf t f coffee with milk axle une u e tasse tassa Ie cafe au sit kit pen On lass dub duh a lay 19 Give me mc a glass glans of bot milk dances donne mol tact un an verre Terre de do lait chaud show 20 Lemonade 21 Table claret clar t vin rang ung nor 22 The wino list la ha hate liste des nus lees leest day vang rang 23 GIve me the blU bill of at fare tare la Ia carte cartei 24 2 Show how me the menu le Ie lemenu menu montray lu lull 25 I am an hungry and aad thirsty Jal film fata e et salt solf shay lay ay ny swat The Thc student will now memorize the fol ol following 01 lowing towing numbers 13 14 t catorze 15 quince canze canse 16 10 sept dee sett IS 18 t 19 11 20 vlut VAUt 21 aung 23 21 24 Tin quatre 26 I 1 am going to the theater Je Jo vais au ray vay vay zo 21 27 Are olna to the bank i la Is banquet Allay TOO zah lab lah 28 Is I am going out Je sors sore Lore 29 20 2 Where Wh re does be he live liveO Ou Oh O t Oo On 30 What Is U the distance from here to toT T y dici i 1 t I yan eo ee ab ah teel feel ah 31 It is about al out a mile mUe mUen II n y a environ un on mills Eel ee cc ung met 32 I think only 54 50 yards II n ny n a a je pease pense quo qUI cinq cents mitres m tres Eel nea nce ab ah huh kub sank Bank sung matr Kate are arc u not nor ocell in France Frante are measured by bl 33 3 You must take a cab to go there II 11 faut prendre un fiacre pour y 7 aller alIce Eel C feeder poor ee cc allay adny 34 14 Will you take the street cart Ie le tramway luh lub 35 25 Let us go to the exchange office Aliens Allons A la Ia Bourse Ablon Abbe zab ash lab 26 36 Take your along votre raise Prenay Pren rotc v tr L L 37 in 5 change quinze dollars en petite macnab canz dollar d cog 38 33 The le lo luh lub dees does settee em 39 The nineteenth time Urne la me fols fats lab lah em 40 Tho cen ury Ie le me mesi si cle lub luh vantee em Exorcise Exercise The Th Th following Is the b proper translation tran of the last French exercise 1 1 I I have hare lo 10 my ay 2 Direct me meto meto meto to the static n 3 Where is s the post POt postoffice office 4 I 1 will accompany you there 5 Thank you you a 3 too kind 6 Is I I there a dru store near here 7 j Opposite Opposite Opposite site the hotel near the news stand 8 I When does o oe e buy postage stamps 3 0 At the tobacconists 10 10 When do they collect con eel from this letter box 11 Four times a day daj da 12 12 At what hours 13 13 At 7 and 9 in the morning un 14 At M 6 G and S 8 in the evening 1 15 Where Is U Uthe the cab stand Vocabulary J Cela CeIa that Prix price send Demain tomorrow Matin MaUn morning a 11 also on 1 5 ry rubbers exchange ticket Pairs Paire pair Read Bead and translate into English i 1 U Donri mol de la Ia monnaie puce pi ce de tie dollars 2 Quel est le Ie prix de do 3 Cela Cola vaut un franc 4 cela It mon tel 5 De Da Damain Demain Demain main matin m tin 6 a 5 JImison 7 n Une lIne de tie cs 8 3 In ortez vans 9 ace ae correspond ance anee sil sU OUS plait palL 10 Oil demeure votra ami amP 11 Dans oine une de con es jl jit pense pease 12 Eh Eli ben blen le Ie tram tramway tramway ram way Note The English translation of If this Is exercise wiil be given glen in the following lesson gill be published next Tuesday |
