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Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Nobody: 7:01am On Jun 01, 2022
Wetin be travaille?..and what is voila and voici in French..?
Ogamysamo:

bon soir, comment est le travaille?
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Ogamysamo: 1:22pm On Jun 01, 2022
Favorolasupo:
Wetin be travaille?..and what is voila and voici in French..?

1. travaille means work, as a verb in french(regular or irregular i no no sha) its spelling and pronunciation changes often to fit the subject
e.g vous travaille - you work
je travail-i work
so comment est le travaille?-how is work?

2. voila is an exclamation, thou i don't know what it could actually pass for directly in english but our french mistress interpreted it as 'there you go' [much like when something happens as expected]

3. voici... voici... voici... thou it seems as if i'd seen this word before but i don't know what it means[am still a learner o]
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by UgoEvans(m): 6:05pm On Jun 01, 2022
Really love your interpretation of the word "voila"...it's correct
Though I've been in Benin republic for some years now...My French is still poor due to inadequate effort to learn but I have friends that speak fluently and can teach French too
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Ogamysamo: 9:59am On Jun 02, 2022
UgoEvans:
Really love your interpretation of the word "voila"...it's correct
Though I've been in Benin republic for some years now...My French is still poor due to inadequate effort to learn but I have friends that speak fluently and can teach French too
why not try and learn? but if i may ask, is english also popularly use in benin as in nigeria?
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Ogamysamo: 10:04am On Jun 02, 2022
[quote author=Favorolasupo post=113359989][/quote]
what if i start asking you some questions too-much like interpreting words and statement from french to english an vice versa so you can know how far you are with the french language?
good to go? should i?

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Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by UgoEvans(m): 10:42am On Jun 02, 2022
English is not used like Nigeria
French is their official language as they were colonized by France. It's just that Benin republic is a small country and I believe 0ne third of their population are Nigerians.
Nigerians did their own colonization here and changed many things
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Nobody: 5:12pm On Jun 02, 2022
Yes please start..
Ogamysamo:

what if i start asking you some questions too-much like interpreting words and statement from french to english an vice versa so you can know how far you are with the french language?
good to go? should i?
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Ogamysamo: 5:21pm On Jun 02, 2022
Favorolasupo:
Yes please start..
what is the meaning of the following.. 1. comment vous appellez vous?
2. quelle e votre nom?
just interprete! or should i put a price?
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Nobody: 10:19am On Jun 04, 2022
I will try but correct me coz im gonna say nonsense.. 1.how do you call yrself... 2.what is your surname..
Ogamysamo:
what is the meaning of the following.. 1. comment vous appellez vous?
2. quelle e votre nom?
just interprete! or should i put a price?
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Nobody: 10:20am On Jun 04, 2022
Price like how?
Ogamysamo:
what is the meaning of the following.. 1. comment vous appellez vous?
2. quelle e votre nom?
just interprete! or should i put a price?
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Nobody: 10:21am On Jun 04, 2022
How?
UgoEvans:
English is not used like Nigeria
French is their official language as they were colonized by France. It's just that Benin republic is a small country and I believe 0ne third of their population are Nigerians.
Nigerians did their own colonization here and changed many things
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Ogamysamo: 11:23am On Jun 04, 2022
Favorolasupo:
I will try but correct me coz im gonna say nonsense..
1.how do you call yrself...
2.what is your surname..
wow! you tried except for number 2.

all those are simply part of the different ways to say what is your name in french so no1 is more correct than no2.
generally in french there are about four different ways to say what is your name...
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Ogamysamo: 11:26am On Jun 04, 2022
Favorolasupo:
Price like how?
just joking [just to answer your question... like saying got these correctly and win this

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Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by UgoEvans(m): 11:27am On Jun 04, 2022
It's not like official colonization
I mean... Nigerians thought them a lot of things contrary to what they knew before
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Nobody: 11:32am On Jun 04, 2022
Really?ok tell me the literal meaning of number two..
Ogamysamo:
wow! you tried except for number 2.

all those are simply part of the different ways to say what is your name in french so no1 is more correct than no2.
generally in french there are about four different ways to say what is your name...
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Nobody: 11:36am On Jun 04, 2022
Wow..ok good..nigerians every where u go..
UgoEvans:
It's not like official colonization
I mean... Nigerians thought them a lot of things contrary to what they knew before
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Ogamysamo: 11:50am On Jun 04, 2022
Favorolasupo:
Really?ok tell me the literal meaning of number two..
the literal meaning is nothing more than what it already mean. i mean it is the literal meaning of what is your name in french.
now lets have a breakdown of the statement into words for better understanding

what is your name

what=quell[m], quelle[f]
is/am= est,
your=votre, tu
name=nom[pronunce as non]

quelle est votre nom is the literal(word4word) meaning of what is your name

sorry it is est not 'e'

note: quelle is used for what because votre is a feminine pronoun
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Nobody: 11:55am On Jun 04, 2022
Okurr...merci...give another word to translate..
Ogamysamo:
the literal meaning is nothing more than what it already mean. i mean it is the literal meaning of what is your name in french.
now lets have a breakdown of the statement into words for better understanding

what is your name

what=quell[m], quelle[f]
is/am= est,
your=votre, tu
name=nom[pronunce as non]

quelle est votre nom is the literal(word4word) meaning of what is your name

sorry it is est not 'e'

note: quelle is used for what because votre is a feminine pronoun
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by UgoEvans(m): 11:59am On Jun 04, 2022
Nigerians no dey dull
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Ogamysamo: 12:12pm On Jun 04, 2022
Favorolasupo:
Okurr...merci...give another word to translate..
two two at a time

1. il y une banque ici?
2. je maison c'est ouvert
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Nobody: 12:44pm On Jun 04, 2022
Pls correct me oo im about to type rubbish..
1.there is a bank here..
2.my house is.....(friend this is difficult i don't knw it)
Ogamysamo:

two two at a time

1. il y une banque ici?
2. je maison c'est ouvert
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Ogamysamo: 12:46pm On Jun 04, 2022
Favorolasupo:
Pls correct me oo im about to type rubbish..
1.there is a bank here..
2.my house is.....(friend this is difficult i don't knw it)
ouvert means open so complete the 2nd 1 b4 i correct the second
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Ogamysamo: 12:51pm On Jun 04, 2022
Favorolasupo:
Pls correct me oo im about to type rubbish..
1.there is a bank here..
2.my house is.....(friend this is difficult i don't knw it)
no 1 has a question mark which means it a question so it is, is there a bank here?

in french the only way to indicate a question is by the last intonation NO DIFFERENCE IN D WRITING EXCEPT FOR QUESTION MARK

am will to continue but my battery is week-i want to charge it so we'll continue later.

how about you drop a question till i return? (i'll still ask my own sha make ma bat charge 1st
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Nobody: 1:07pm On Jun 04, 2022
Yeah..my eyes skipped the question mark sha...
Ok translate this..
1.quel sera..sera..
2.lls vont a la bibliotheque..
Charge well oo..
Ogamysamo:
no 1 has a question mark which means it a question so it is, is there a bank here?

in french the only way to indicate a question is by the last intonation NO DIFFERENCE IN D WRITING EXCEPT FOR QUESTION MARK

am will to continue but my battery is week-i want to charge it so we'll continue later.

how about you drop a question till i return? (i'll still ask my own sha make ma bat charge 1st
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Nobody: 1:10pm On Jun 04, 2022
Ok..i can't complete it coz je maison seems grammatically incorrect to me..
Ogamysamo:

ouvert means open so complete the 2nd 1 b4 i correct the second
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Ogamysamo: 7:04pm On Jun 04, 2022
Favorolasupo:
Ok..i can't complete it coz je maison seems grammatically incorrect to me..
oh sorry, thanks for the correction!
its suppose to be a possessive pronoun

mon maison c'est ouvert
its still up to you for completion
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Nobody: 7:06pm On Jun 04, 2022
Ok ..my house is opened..
Ogamysamo:
oh sorry, thanks for the correction! its suppose to be a possessive pronoun
mon maison c'est ouvert its still up to you for completion
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Ogamysamo: 7:08pm On Jun 04, 2022
Favorolasupo:
Yeah..my eyes skipped the question mark sha...
Ok translate this..
1.quel sera..sera..
2.lls vont a la bibliotheque..
Charge well oo..
1. what will be will be
2. they go to...
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Nobody: 7:15pm On Jun 04, 2022
Wow..u got d first one which is also the same as "whatever will be will be"
u got number two half way..bibliotheque means library..
Ogamysamo:

1. what will be will be
2. they go to...
Re: French Language Learners.........get IN HERE! by Nobody: 7:18pm On Jun 04, 2022
Abi na..we d best in Africa..
UgoEvans:
Nigerians no dey dull

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