Ikeade Olawumi Maxwell: BASIC CONVERSATIONS IN FRENCH (LES
CONVERSATIONS DE BASE EN FRANÇAIS) EBOOK
INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR VIDEO PRESENTATIONS:
First of all, try and have a positive mindset towards this journey. Don’t believe any
form of excuses your mind is currently giving you as to why you won’t achieve
your dreams of speaking French fluently. That you are too busy?
Language is not your thing? Your brain is too slow to learn? You don’t have time?
All of those are lies from hell. You can do this and we’ve got you. If your mindset
is not right, you will fail even before you begin!
For your daily video presentations, start with at least 5 questions and responses in
your video presentation. If you can, start with many more to go faster.
However, you must add at least one new question and response every
day while mastering the previous ones.
Let's warn you: It will be very difficult in the first 3 days, especially with
pronunciation. It's normal. That's why you are asked to repeat every day for
weeks. The law of repetition will lock this entire document in your memory in the
next one month and you'll be surprised that with just this document, you're able
to hold fluent basic conversations when you meet French speakers for the first
time. This is the most important one month of your French language journey. I
want to see a fight! Not a flight
Note that the most important part we are looking out for is your
pronunciation.
That's why there is an audio version. Never study this material without the audio
version. If you give wrong pronunciations after all these resources, you'll be
penalized by your coaches.
Very Important: The questions below are in the "vous" and "tu" forms.
This is to help you know and learn the both forms. However, in your
video presentations, always use the "vous" form but learn the "tu" (the
difference between the vous and tu forms is explained in the audio book)
Ikeade Olawumi Maxwell: REPORT INTRO:
Bonjour/Bonsoir Coach. (Good morning/evening coach)
Comment vous allez aujourd'hui? (How are you today?)
J'espère que vous allez bien? (I hope (that) you're fine?)
Moi, je vais bien, merci (as for me, I'm fine, thank you)
Voici ma conversation pour aujourd'hui (Here is my conversation for today):
Bonjour Madame: (Good morning ma)
Response: Bonjour Monsieur: (Good morning sir)
Comment allez-vous ?/ Comment tu vas ? (How are you?)
Response: Je vais bien, merci, et vous?: (I am fine, thank you, and you?)
Moi aussi, je vais bien, merci : (Me too, I am fine, thank you)
NB: Note that "très bien, merci" (very well, thank you) is a response that
almost always works for "comment" questions
Comment va la journée ? (How is your day going?)
La journée va bien, merci, et vous? (My day is going well, thank you, and
you?)
Comment va la famille ? (How is your family?)
La famille va bien, merci, et vous? (Family is fine, thank you, and you?)
Comment va le travail ? ((How is work?)
Le travail va bien, merci, et vous? (Work is fine, thank you, and you?)
Ikeade Olawumi Maxwell: Enchanté: (Nice to meet you)
Response: Enchanté (Nice to meet you)
Vous êtes de quelle Nationalité ?/Tu es de quelle Nationalité ? (What's
your Nationality ?)
Response: Je suis Nigérian (I am a Nigerian)
Vous habitez où ?/Tu habites où ? (Where do you live?)
Response: J'habite à Lagos (I live in Lagos)
Vous avez quelle âge ?/Tu as quelle âge ? (How old are you?)
Response: J'ai ... ans (I am .... years old )
Qu'est-ce que vous faîtes dans la vie?/ Qu'est-ce que tu fais dans la vie
(What do you for a living?)
Response: Je suis docteur (I am a doctor)
Vous êtes marié? /Tu es marié? (Are you married?)
Response: Je ne suis pas marié. Je suis célibataire (I am not married. I am
single)
Oui, je suis marié (Yes, I am Married)
Vous avez des enfants ? /Tu as des enfants ? (Do you have children?)
Response: Oui, j'ai 3 enfants, une fille et deux fils Yes, I have 3 kids, a girl
and two boys/sons)
Il y a combien de personnes dans votre famille/Il y a combien de
personnes dans ta famille ? (How many persons are there in your family?)
Ikeade Olawumi Maxwell: Comment va l'école ? (How is school?)
L'école va bien, merci (School is fine, thank you)
Comment vont les enfants ? (How are the children?)
Les enfants vont bien, merci, et vous? (The children are fine, thank you, and
you?)
Comment vont les choses ? (How are things?/How is everything?)
Les choses vont bien, merci, et vous? (things are fine, thank you, and you?)
Comment était la journée ? (How was your day?)
C'était bien, merci, et vous ? (It was fine, thank you, and you?)
Comment était la nuit? (How was your night?)
C'était bien, merci, et vous (It was fine, thank you, and you?)
Comment était la fête, le voyage, l'anniversaire, etc (How was the party,
the journey, the anniversary etc)
C'était bien, merci (It was fine, thank you)
NB: as written above about "très bien", you can respond "très bien
merci, et vous? To all of the "comment" questions above and you'll be
perfectly correct.
In the beginning, make "tres bien, merci" your best friend. However, remember
there are exceptions.
Comment vous vous appelez?/Comment tu t'appelles ? (What is your
name?)
Response: Je m'appelle Marie (My name is Mary)
Ikeade Olawumi Maxwell: Response: Il y a 5 personnes dans ma famille : mon
père, ma mère, mon grand frère, ma grande sœur, et moi (There are 5
persons in my family: my dad, my mum, my elder brother, my elder sister and
myself)
Qu'est-ce que vous aimez faire pendant votre temps libre?/ Qu'est-ce
que tu aimes faire pendant ton temps libre? (What do you like to do during
your free time?)
Response: Pendant mon temps libres, j'aime regarder la télé, j'aime sortir
avec mes amis, j'aime chanter, j'aime écouter de la musique et j'aime
aller à la plage (during my free time, I like watching TV, I like to go out with my
friends, I like to sing, I like to listen to music, and I like to go to the beach)
Pourquoi vous apprenez le français ?/Pourquoi tu apprends le
français ? (Why are you learning French?)
Response: J'apprends le français parceque j'aime la langue/ parceque je
veux passer l'examen TEF/ parce que je veux voyager en
France/parceque je veux travailler dans une organisation internationale
(I am learning French because I love the language, because I want to write the
TEF exam, because I want to travel to France, because I want to work in an
international organization.
Excusez-moi monsieur, quelle est la signification de "please speak slowly"
en français ? (Excuse me sir,what is the meaning of “please speak slowly”in
French?)
Response: ça signifie "s'il-vous-plaît parlez plus lentement" en français (it
means "s'il-vous-plaît parlez plus lentement" in French)
Excusez-moi monsieur, quelle est la signification de "please sir repeat
please" en français ? (Excuse me sir,what is the meaning of “please sir, repeat
please” in French?)
Response: "please sir, repeat please" signifie "excusez-moi monsieur,
répétez s'il-vous-plaît" en français (“please sir, repeat” means "excusez-moi
monsieur, répétez s'il-vous-plaît" in French)
Comment dire "I want to try" en français ? (How do you say "I want to try" in
French?)
Response: je veux essayer (I want to try)
Comment écrire/épeler "maison" (How do you write/spell “maison?)
Response: m-a-i-s-o-n - (m-a-i-s-o-n)
