Learn French 13

December 13, 2008 by admin 

‘Learn French 12′ had a few japanese mistakes: I won’t be re-uploading it.

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*TO HAVE JUST DONE SOMETHING
何かをしたところです
= Venir de faire quelque chose
(also) Venir juste de faire quelque chose
(also) Venir tout juste de faire quelque chose

(By adding « juste » or « tout juste » you emphasize the fact that it’s JUST happened. The longer the sentence the more recent the action. The main meaning is the same.)

→ Satoshi has just bought a new car.
聡さんは新しい車を買ったところです。
= Satoshi vient d’acheter une nouvelle voiture.
(or) Satoshi vient juste d’acheter une nouvelle voiture.
(or) Satoshi vient tout juste d’acheter une nouvelle voiture.

*TO BE ABOUT TO DO SOMETHING
何かをするところです
= être sur le point de faire

→ Tony is about to propose to Mia.
トニさんはミアさんにプロポズするところです。
= Tony est sur le point de demander Mia en mariage.

To propose (to someone) / (誰かに) プロポズする
= demander (quelqu’un) en mariage.

Will you marry me ?
=Veux- tu m’épouser ? (familiar)
=Voulez-vous m’épouser ? (formal)

Duration : 0:4:42


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25 Responses to “Learn French 13”

  1. Sengams on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    It’s nice to listen …
    It’s nice to listen to a person who sounds native. I find it irritating to listen to people with a heavy accent ( No offense I have a accent too :-) ).

  2. LeylaRandomness on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    I’m french native
    I’m french native

  3. LeylaRandomness on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    “shoshite” is like …
    “shoshite” is like saying “and then” or “and”

  4. LeylaRandomness on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    dunno, just went to …
    dunno, just went to the library and bought the books I liked the most

  5. applecan2 on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    what book or audio …
    what book or audio did you study to learn Japanese

  6. yubinhagaki on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    日本語も使ってくれてうれしかったです! …
    日本語も使ってくれてうれしかったです!
    ありがとうございます!!

    Thank you for using japanese!

  7. salmahacek on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    the video …
    the video description is not there. you’re pointing at the advertisement.

  8. carey4477 on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    whan u first …
    whan u first started talking it was in japanese i am half japanese

  9. ingridbdcm on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    Merci pour la lecon …
    Merci pour la lecon Mademoiselle, il est tres interessant et j’ai appris beaucoup de choses.

    On the other hand, I bet the people who are posting racial stuff here are loser Americans who can’t speak any other languages.

  10. Luffyone on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    She’s not Haitian, …
    She’s not Haitian, she’s African.

  11. ineedabuspass on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    日本語が上手ですね。フランス語の紹介 …
    日本語が上手ですね。フランス語の紹介したから、ありがとう。

  12. KetuR67SanG on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    Very well, super …
    Very well, super bonne idée, en tout cas ! tu parles bien l’anglais :) (j’apprend le japonais donc je ne peux pas te juger là dessus lol)

    Bonne continuation, je te soutiens à 100%

  13. BadBlueBoy213 on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    what does soshite …
    what does soshite mean? i hear it very offn in japanese

  14. ephiesters on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    But don’t you speak …
    But don’t you speak Portuguese from Brazil? Mas você não sabe falar o Português do Brasil?

  15. LSecret on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    just you
    just you

  16. CaptainFeigh on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    Is it just me, or …
    Is it just me, or no sound?

  17. Luffyone on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    That was not for …
    That was not for Leyla! I was referring to some racist who made disparaging comments about black people.

  18. adastra1234 on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    Merci beaucoup!!!

    Merci beaucoup!!!
    I started to learn French in April.
    and your lecture is really really good.
    I wish you were my French teacher.hehe
    I’ll keep watching your videos and learning French. ありがとう☆

  19. ItachiluvaA on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    what? why are you …
    what? why are you writing something like this? Did you not like it?

  20. ItachiluvaA on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    Excellent! bein …
    Excellent! bein j’aime VRAIMENT tons japonais…Bein…Je veux to demander pour l’aide. Je sais bein le francais ^^
    Mais mon japonais est pas si bon.
    Veut tu m’aider?
    Je sais pas comment mais…
    SVP …
    Please?
    Je suis une baka. And i talk english…VERY well ^^

  21. Luffyone on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    Fuck you.
    you.

  22. Armand2Maupertuis on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    @phiphixx. Des …
    @phiphixx. Des langues comme le français (ou l’espagnol,etc) sont beaucoup plus structurées que l’anglais. La faiblesse des règles en anglais fait que le “ticket d’entrée” parait plus faible, mais en réalité cela devient vite un handicap.
    Les langues + struturées demandent un premier effort plus important, mais facilitent grandemnt la progression alors que des non natifs anglophone atteignent ez vite un pallier, perdus par le manque de règles.Voir les travaux du linguiste Sapir par ex

  23. Zhou75 on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    congratulations for …
    congratulations for your videos!!…your japanese is incredible.. you are my idol :P

  24. karena321 on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    Thank you!
    Thank you!

  25. google2boogle on December 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    amaaazing!
    amaaazing!

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