In this French lesson, we dig a little deeper with the verb parler (to talk or to speak). I speak French. She’s talking about you. He’s talking to the children. We learn when the letter c in French is sometimes pronounced as an s or a k. And we keep an eye out for the French liaisons.
Transcript
parler
to talk – to speak
Je parle français.
I speak French.
Un canard
A duck
Le ciel
The sky
Je te parle.
I’m talking to you.
Elle parle à Marie.
She’s talking to Marie.
Elle parle à une amie.
She’s talking to a friend.
un ami
a friend
une amie
a friend (f)
Il parle à la serveuse.
He’s talking to the waitress.
un serveur
a waiter
une serveuse
a waitress
Il parle à la serveuse.
He’s talking to the waitress.
Il parle à un policier.
He’s talking to a policeman.
Il parle au policier.
He’s talking to the policeman.
à le >>> au
Elle parle au vendeur.
She’s talking to the store clerk.
un vendeur
a store clerk / salesperson shopkeeper
une vendeuse
a store clerk (f)
à les >>> aux
Elle parle aux enfants.
She’s talking to the children.
un enfant
a child
des enfants
children
des enfants
some children
les enfants
the children
Elle parle aux enfants.
She’s talking to the children.
Elles parlent de Marc.
They’re talking about Marc.
Elles parlent de lui.
They’re talking about him.
Elles parlent de toi.
They’re talking about you.
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Pantea
11 years ago
Great ! Thank you
tribornee
11 years ago
this is very good and simple tutorial.
Ivana
11 years ago
sooooo helpful, perfect lessons for french learners. thank you
majid
11 years ago
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Jorge
11 years ago
Merci beacoup!
majid
11 years ago
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Emy
11 years ago
Super merci beaucoup
Adel Adel Zibari
11 years ago
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