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studying french (kinda) thread or idk
yesterday (well oct 26) i met someone from algeria, aka my aunt's ~friend~ and since france ruled over his country for quite some time he's fluent in french (also in spanish, a bit of english and filipino) and he's going to be teaching me
i was going to say he's going to be my teacher btu it mixed w/ he's going to teach me, every 11pm, five times a week (my choice, pretty flexible sched i think)
day 1 oct: he kept on complimenting how quick i can pick up, he basically just asked me what frech words i knew
day 1 oct: he kept on complimenting how quick i can pick up, he basically just asked me what frech words i knew
and he taught me how to say yes (oui), no (non), and name (nom).
also how an, am, an , am , on , om all are spoken using nazal (nasal)
ps: idk how to properly put those accents so im not sureif im writing them correctly, he just wrote them in usual roman letters)
also how an, am, an , am , on , om all are spoken using nazal (nasal)
ps: idk how to properly put those accents so im not sureif im writing them correctly, he just wrote them in usual roman letters)
day 2 kinda.. i was just watching twice @ chooms and he and my aunt was on vc, so i had a pop quiz about what he taught me yesterday lmfao and also asked what time i prefer.
we was just telling me again how those gargling sounds are what's hard for people to pronounce,
we was just telling me again how those gargling sounds are what's hard for people to pronounce,
he asked me to repeat after him since arabic uses those a bit more than french but he suddenly laughed............. TURNS OUT I SAID SH*T IN ARABIC HAHAHAHAHA
anw he taught me a new word: tante (aunt)
anw he taught me a new word: tante (aunt)
also some Arabic words/expressions that he also briefly taught (and kept on repeating bc he was mixing 4-5 languages) yesterday
In sha Allah - if God allows in it
Be'saha eleyk ? it's the closest thing i could find,, he didnt spell it out :( - wishing good health
In sha Allah - if God allows in it
Be'saha eleyk ? it's the closest thing i could find,, he didnt spell it out :( - wishing good health
Day 1 of formal lesson... our vc will start in 40mins and it suddenly rained HARD and i can't find my earphones.. Um
DAY 1 so he was saying he'll need a minute before we start and asking how i am, i was listening to some basic phrases jus t to familiarize with the sound
so i send him How about you? Salut! Ăa va? And he was was excited lol
so i send him How about you? Salut! Ăa va? And he was was excited lol
We reviewed about the "introduction part" or o, a, and e + n, m. And he started explaining about Salut!
1st rule: "90% of the time" the last consonant in the sentence is silent
2nd rule: consonant + U becomes consonant + i, but the form of the mouth is round like whistling
1st rule: "90% of the time" the last consonant in the sentence is silent
2nd rule: consonant + U becomes consonant + i, but the form of the mouth is round like whistling
He also said!"Salut" can be used in both saying hello and bye :D kind of like ìë
? i feel like it's a bit informal though pls correct me if im wrong
About ça va? ca va.
3rd rule: ç + o / a / u is pronounced as s + o/a/u
Ăa va directly translates to smth like "everything ok?"
About ça va? ca va.
3rd rule: ç + o / a / u is pronounced as s + o/a/u
Ăa va directly translates to smth like "everything ok?"
^just based on my understanding in the usage
He explained how in english "you" is used for anyone and everyone, to your boss, family, a group of people but it's diff in french
1 person - TU
>1 person / someone you respect / strangers - VOUS
kinda like formal and informal in hg
He explained how in english "you" is used for anyone and everyone, to your boss, family, a group of people but it's diff in french
1 person - TU
>1 person / someone you respect / strangers - VOUS
kinda like formal and informal in hg
4th rule: o + u = U (in filipino pronounciation)
so for asking how are you:
Informal - Comment vas tu?
Formal - Comment allez vous?
5th rule: word ending w/ a consonant + word starting w/ a vowel = "relating" the letters
ex) comment by itself is pronounced kome but in the -
so for asking how are you:
Informal - Comment vas tu?
Formal - Comment allez vous?
5th rule: word ending w/ a consonant + word starting w/ a vowel = "relating" the letters
ex) comment by itself is pronounced kome but in the -
- formal phrase the next word is allez, so instead of kome ale vu it becomes kometalevu
u know... this thread is just for me putting everything and trying to digest it!!! please correct me if i make a mistake it's highly appreciated!
u know... this thread is just for me putting everything and trying to digest it!!! please correct me if i make a mistake it's highly appreciated!
after it he asked me if i understood everything and if i have questions, i asked him how to say thank you with respect and he mentioned
Merçi a vous - thank you soso much
Merçi boku (he said he'll explain how to spell it properly tomorrow) - thanks a lot
so i said Merçi boku!
Merçi a vous - thank you soso much
Merçi boku (he said he'll explain how to spell it properly tomorrow) - thanks a lot
so i said Merçi boku!
after it we talked about other things, like mathematics, he aske dif i liked math. we both expressed how math is beautiful, like magic
did you know that Fibonacci studied in a university in Northern Algeria? And it's the origin of the numbers we used today
0123456789
did you know that Fibonacci studied in a university in Northern Algeria? And it's the origin of the numbers we used today
0123456789
he wrote the east arabic numerals too, he said he'll teach me next time, but oh well i'll try and memorize them now :)
he's always said w/ these things tha now i know, i should share it to others too. because most of us don't know how big the contribution of Arabic countries
he's always said w/ these things tha now i know, i should share it to others too. because most of us don't know how big the contribution of Arabic countries
to the world, like the letters i'm using right now, algorithm.. etc
like he said, we should let other people know because they're not telling the entire truth, according to him because a lot of people are Islamophobic.. they deny/hide the contributions just bc they're Muslims.
like he said, we should let other people know because they're not telling the entire truth, according to him because a lot of people are Islamophobic.. they deny/hide the contributions just bc they're Muslims.
