I need a quick French lesson, I would really appreciate your help :) .?

Question

i'm traveling to france in a few months, I just need to know how to say basic things to get by for two weeks

i know absolutely no french except bonjour! lol

how about a few verbs, yes, no, please, thank you, who what where when why how, everything you think i need to know. thanks!

Answer 1

I'll Be Glad To Help!

Oui = Yes; Non = No; Please = Pardon; Thank You = Merci; Who? = Qui?; What? = Quoi?; Where = Ou (With An Oblique Accent On top Of The "U"); When = Quand; Why = Pourquoi; How? = Comment?.

Feel Free To Ask Me Any Questions. :)

Answer 2

Go to itunes and sign up for some podcasts for learning french.  Go to your library and take out some books and cd's.  Get your self a book or two with a pronunciation guide.

There are many types of french programs.  Some are just for learning basics like you want, others are for learning everything.  It should be easy for you to figure out which is which.  

Good luck!

Answer 3

pousse-toi gros con

prenez mes valises

vous puez sous les bras

où sont les douches à moins de 100 km ?

les français sont des singes  défaitistes mangeurs de

fromages puants

avec le soufflé au homard, je veux la ketchup

Madame donnez moi l'adresse de votre coiffeur sous les bras

Garçon le vin ! vous servez Madame d'abord imbécile !

Dans quel village du beaujolais est né von Ribentropp ???

Et-ce que votre grand-mère était décorée de la Collaboration ?

  Les français sont ils des caucasiens ou des circasiens ?

  Pourquoi les anglais comprennent mieux l'Europe que les français -

   A nice bunch of sentences which with no doubt will create a nice atmosphere among your french hosts -



    Just a detail - after you ate sea food, oysters etc don't drink ze warm water with ze slice of lémone

Answer 4

bonjour je m'appelle...,j'ai...ans, je suis Américaine/Anglaise, je voudrais une baguette/ce gâteau s'il vous plaît/ combien ça coûte?/ excusez moi je ne parle pas français/ je ne comprends pas, vous parlez anglais?/ je suis perdue, je cherche la rue...l'hôtel...la Place..

(bus) je voudrais un ticket s'il vous plaît/ (métro) est-ce que ce métro va à...?

madame s'il vous plaît je voudrais commander!/ je peux utiliser les toilettes?/ vous pouvez me donner la note?

yes, no, please, thank you, who what where when why how: oui, non , s'il vous plaît, merci, qui quoi où quand pourquoi comment

Answer 5

oui is yes, no is no sounds similar to ours, si vous plait is please, merci boucoup, thank u very much,

Answer 6

I highly recommend a small, pocket-sized phrase book such as the one put out by Rick Steves.  It has gotten me out of a couple of jams.  Here are a few words/phrases (and how to pronounce them).

Yes = oui = we

No = non = no

Hello = bonjour (daytime)/bonsoir (evening) = bohnzhure / bonzwahr

Please = s'il vous plait = seel voo play

Thank you = merci = mair-see

You're welcome = je vous en prie = zhuh voo zon pree

You're welcome = de rien = duh ree-eh

How are you? = comment allez-vous? = coh-mahn-tah-lay-voo?

How are you? = ca va? = sah vah?

How much? = combien coute? = kohm-bee-eh coot?

Where is? = Ou est? = oo ay?

What is? = Qu'est-ce que? = kes-kuh

What time is it? = A quelle heure est-il? = ah kell hur ay-teel?

Why = Pourquoi = poor kwah

Because = parceque = parss-kuh

Verb...you need to know how to conjugate them, which is way beyond the scope of a Yahoo! Answers question.  Trust me...get the guidebook.

Answer 7

Try typing "French words and phrases" in the search engine and you will get a number of websites that have basic words that will be useful and some even have sound for proper pronunciation.