Parisian native, Emmanuel has been teaching French for years and he's here today to share with us the best tactics to learning the language in addition to sharing his experiences living in both, the US and France.
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French translation:
Train couchette = train with bedrooms
Elle n’a jamais volé mon argent = She never stole my money
Comment tu t’appelles? = What's your name?
Je m’appelle Emmanuel (ou moi c’est Emmanuel) = My name is Emmanuel
Enchanté = Nice to meet you
Quel âge as-tu? J’ai 34 ans = How old are you? I am 34
Qu’est-ce que tu fais dans la vie? Dans la vie, j’enseigne le français = What do you do in life? I teach French
Professeur de français = French professor
Où est-ce que tu habites? J’habite à Los Angeles = Where do you live? I live in LA
Quelle est ta passion? Ma passion c’est le français et la musique = What's your passion? French and Music
Très intéressant = Very interesting
don’t say « je m’appelle » say « j’m appelle »
don’t say je suis say j’ai
Moi aussi j’aime l’aviation = Me too, I love aviation
Tu es pilote, vraiment? = Are really a pilot?
Sérieux?? (Slang of the day) = Seriously
Tu as seulement 21 ans? = Are you only 21?
”vouvouyer”: formal tone of the French language
Je suis ravi de te rencontrer = I'm pleased to meet you
