Show ry r i 0 i 4 4 t THE HERALDS I Home Study Circle 4 Copyright t by Seymour Seyour Eaton Eton 4 t Directed by Prof Seymour Seyou Eaton Eaton 4 4 TWENTY LESSONS UT IN FRENCH PRENCE CONVERSATION I Note These lessons bare baT teen D prepared for TEE Bl lU CORDS conns Home Bone no e Study Circle Circe bY toy Prof P renno at of Philadelphia They are ar Int mb flIed primarily for Americans who purpose attending the Paris Puls expo The lessons win will wl Include 1 common French f words th and phrases 2 easy eor ea VOn coa cn axiS ana nn tS 3 simple leon leonLESS LESSON LESS NO 5 S Something About Pronunciation 1 There are re certain vowels which though double sound of as u xi ri e el cu ow os o etc et have hare the only one voweL These vowels Towels when double art aru called caled The most Im ha Important portent of pt these are areni ni ai oil t ei are pronounced like ai ci in hair as a clair clar light dare clare clar bottle botte bootay booty Cu au z tau can JM are pronounced like o 0 in note as u aurore auroe morning glow t en oen O are pronounced like M u I in but as asp p suhr subr ou 01 is pronounced like oo co in wood woo as route rute road root A Pew Practical Hints 2 2 As there th re are but two genders Kenders in French masculine and Ind feminine things which are neuter in English En are either masculine or feminine in French It I is bard to give a positive tire tive tc rule as us to which nouns are arc masculine and md which feminine We wilt will wl try tr to give as faras farns eras possible a guide cuide to gender ender in each lesson les on In Incase Incase n case of doubt however consult your diction dictionary dicton ary ar an and memorize the noun with its It proper article artcle 3 a The follow ing in few useful notes will m ma materially aid the student st dent In confronting some difficulties he ne will wi meet Therefore remember her ber bel that thata a the tho name of God and all al supernatural beings being are masculine ar God Dieu Deu Angel i lange Iange i Demon le Ie d mon deyong b nouns which designate mun u n in his dif different di ferent brent conditions are arB also masculine Brother le Ie fr tr re rc frare rare Soldier Ie 10 soldat c furthermore nouns designating the males of animals as Horse cheval le Ie Lion lelion le Ie lon lion le ng d the te seasons and cardinal cardina points point are aro masculine The spring le Te e printemps luh The summer l it t laytay The fall faU The winter The Te north lenord Ie Ia nord luh nor norThe norThe norThe The south Ie be sud luh saud The east st Test lest lest lest let The west In the next lesson we e shall give Ive a few sinai simi similar bar lar la notes regarding feminine nouns Memory I mor Exercises Exercise 1 I am hungry Jal fain zjay 2 2 Are you thirsty oit T aby 00 swat i 3 We are sleepy i avons son sonnay sonnay nay 4 You are desirous vez enve sane zaun un v tee e 5 You Tou are ar wrong avez ez tort tor tor 6 6 They are right Ils raison Note K t In French we say thirst we have sleep a t As this tbs Is 15 the only way cl GC one oDe elf el without without exception try to remember this peculiarity 7 Some bread lu du pain doe doo do pang Dang pang pangS 8 S Some Borne butter buter du beurre doo 9 0 t Some krehm cream de la creme cr me du laa lah I 10 Some Sonic sugar su ar du sucre doo I Ton cannot say sr in French give giro me bread butter buter cream crem sugar but bat but the word wor some som must mut always be b expressed as On pain du On u beurie beurle etc et 11 1 Where are our seats Oh Ott ot sont soot nos noS no si 00 oo song sung no 12 1 Here sir please Tel lei monsieur sil sll sl TOUS plait plant 13 13 Some porridge oatmeal Do De la Ia la a a lam dub duh lab lah ah nh 14 1 Give me a n beefsteak un an bif tech ung un 15 Some SOTO fried potatoes Des de terre rites tries day pam pum duh freet freet 16 15 Some Some cream Du D Sucre et ct t de deJa la creme cr me medon don doo a i duh lah ish lh krehm 17 What fruit frit will vil the th ladles ladies s have havet Quel fruit frit ces dames d hell kell kel say dahm or Quel fruit les lay liY dahm 18 is Give us oranges and bananas banana des et des den ban anes donnay noo day dy a aday day banan 19 I prefer stale bread Je e pr f fire re le Ie pain luh lub pang 20 Seme Some cold roast roat beef Du froid reid doo r 21 An egg un jIb out auf unc ui 22 2 A couple cuple of eggs e eUne Une couple uhn duff 23 2 I wish some toast Je Jo e desire du toast tat doo oo tests 24 24 What Wat hav hava you iu for tor breakfast pour d TOO poor por 25 2 Soft bie e g 1 toque coque day ah Ih lah coke coke Note NotA All words ors expressing quantity must mu be fol tol lowed JOe by ae as une te tasse de ae t the 26 20 Does she wish rish a n cup of coffee cleel D une tasse le le cafe eaf t nun tass tess duh Kafar 27 He prefers chocolateS chocolate II 1 re le is eel pry fair luh lab 25 2 What vegetables v do you like legumes l umes pr f kell kellay 29 2 I 1 will wi take first some soup Je un potage dabor nag ung Note Is the name Dame given to soup gener generally generally er I ally aly but there ther are certain ceraIn distinctions OUI such sch as es aspur aspur pur puree e e a smooth thick soup a a clear cea leap julienne juenne soup 80 3 Pea soup puree pur e de pois duh dub 31 Potato soup pur e de de terre terra pum pain dub duk 32 3 soup au J a 83 53 8 Noodle odle ob oh soup consomme aux auz u 34 3 4 An oyster stew tun un potage 35 3 Half Hal a dozen oysters raw raw Une deral denni ine d crucs crues cres Oon demee do zno 86 56 Dessert le dessert l luh desai 37 87 Baked apples des day pum pure 38 3 Ice cream de la II creme cr me glac e dub duh lab lali krein krem 39 RIce Kice pudding au riz ob ree 40 4 Cheese du froma 41 4 White Wane blanc blanc blang Black noir noi Red Green vert rt vair Tir rouge Blue Blut bleu blea Yellow jaune Kote Adjectives of color follow their nouns noun as a A t white dress ass DO robe blanche ann uhn Un rOb A A A white hat flat tt un an u chapeau ulc urn ling hap on Diane Diang DJ Kote No By the a bore above examples the student student will ob oh servo IOrO t uh tc is 1 expressed by tanche and anci Dd Mane blan This Tbs change chane is i due duo to the tie e la in i being ben feminine had and nc Aar ar masculine 42 4 A pair par of black gloves glo Une line paire de do gants noirs Uhn pair dub duli uh gang g ng 43 48 4 A brown felt bat hati Un chapeau de f bran Ung dan duh dut brn brang 44 My y green umbrella MOD Hon vert Mop vair 45 4 Her cloak Son manteau Song Rending Reading Lesson The Te following is the proper translation of ofte the te French exercise published last lat week 1 Give Ge me change for lor this 20 piece 2 What is the price of that 3 S That is i I worth one franc thirty centimes 4 Send that t my hotel Tomorrow morning morin I ii 6 Cah Cash on delver delivery 7 A pair of rubbers ni Are out 9 you going out Conductor an exchange e please 10 1 Where does your I friend live lve 11 1 In this square I think hInk 12 Wels Well let us take the tramway Vocabulary Des some ome eggs Ala Alacoque Alacoque A Ia coque soft boiled in 1 the th shelL egg browned in butter buter Une Una autre an other nant rare Brioches e coffee otee cakes As As siete plate look at Une paire de a pair of Un chapeau de cle fentre a B felt hat b t Gnats Gants Gant gloves Un chIle chale a shawl Manteau cloak Fence i dark duk color Read and translate into int English 1 ous d i a huit et demie 2 Je Jo Jenai J nai Dai pas pea aim faini 3 De la in a larn lam cafe cf nest pits pas chaud chau 5 5 Don a is 13 coue coque 6 0 Un et ot du toast toast 7 Des De de terre aut cs 48 8 S Des Dei brioches brioche et du cafe cf au tu U lait mit mitt laitMon t J Mon nest pas 10 Don une nutre autre 11 1 votre un an chapeau run 13 3 O me procurer des deuce fleurs 4 des cants gants ant francais ran ais ls ou des de n allemands 15 Dc couleur est manteau su t I Tho English translation of or this exer eier will be given ien in the I fise Ele wi following lesson will be published next Tuesday I |