Learn French 14: Ne verb pas

Learning a new language is like travelling. The journey may be long but the beauty of the destination is worth the time spent. Half way through, we go ahead with the right kinda spirit.

Ne verb pas 

The phrase ne .... verb is used in a sentence and the ... is the verb.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCHKfgVat1U

Taking sentences earlier mentioned.

Il voyage pour son loisir.

Il ne voyage pas pour son loisir.

Je suis étudiant.

Je ne suis pas etudiant

J'habite dans un appartement.

Je n'habite pas dans un appartement.

NOTE: ne turns to n' in front of a vowel

The sentences have been taken from the following blogs.

https://srishtirajeev.blogspot.com/2020/04/french-class-5-etudiant.html
https://srishtirajeev.blogspot.com/2020/04/french-class-3-cafe.html
https://srishtirajeev.blogspot.com/2020/04/french-class-11-les-loisirs.html


Culture tip:
We shall discuss some expressions that contain the negation vocabulaire

1. Il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences. 

Literal translation: “One should not trust appearances.”

Meaning: This saying is the English equivalent of “You can’t judge a book by its cover,” or “Looks can be deceiving.” It means that you should get to know someone before you make judgments about him/her. In short, “Don’t make assumptions.”

2.  Il ne faut rien laisser au hasard. 

Literal translation: “One should leave nothing to chance.”

Meaning: Here’s another no-fuss, no-frills saying. This one means “Plan ahead.”

https://www.fluentu.com/blog/french/common-french-sayings/

French Class 3: Café

Hello! Learning a new language is like drinking coffee. Once done you want a refill. So here is today's refill.

Café is a universal word.
It is coffee, a beverage.
It also means a café, a small and informal establishment serving various refreshments.

Je voudrais un café.
I want/would like a coffee.

Il y a un café près d'ici.
There is a café nearby here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKHzkP5FgqI

This word is different from the word cafeteria in English.
Merriam-Webster. com defines it as a restaurant especially one for staff or workers, where people collect their meals themselves and carry them to their tables to eat.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cafeteria?utm_campaign=sd&utm_medium=serp&utm_source=jsonld

A conversation at a café:

Serveur: Bonjour Madame
Annie: Bonjour, je voudrais un café.
...
Serveur: Bonne soirée Madame.
Annie: Bonne soirée.

Je voudrais une tasse de café
I would like a cup of coffee

The vocabulary related to greetings and expressions in French can be viewed here:
https://srishtirajeev.blogspot.com/2020/04/french-class-2-bonjour.html

Now you can order your coffee at a café in France the right way. 


Culture Tip:
La Semaine du Goût
The Week of Taste or La Semaine du Goût, a registered trademark, is an event around taste and gastronomy, created by Jean-Luc-Petitrenaud in 1990, a culinary jounalist, that takes place for a week during October. It is  partnered by the Minister of Agriculture and Food.Throughout France it promotes culture and culinary heritage and eating well. One of its stated objectives is to educate consumers especially children about tastes.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Semaine_du_Go%C3%BBt

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