Three Step French - Learn #7 - Saying What You Want in French - Dialog
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Do you know how to say what you want in French? You'll learn how in just a moment. Hi, my name is Fanny and this is 3 Steps French by FrenchPod101.com. In this lesson, you'll learn how to say what you want through a quick conversation. Let's look at the dialogue. As you listen, pay attention to how they ask about the topic and how the other person responds. Wow, c'est une grande pièce. Cette peinture est très jolie.
Ma femme l'aime aussi, mais je voudrais une peinture différente. Quel genre de peinture est-ce que tu voudrais ? Je voudrais une peinture originale. Let's see it with the English translation. Wow, c'est une grande pièce. Cette peinture est très jolie. Wow, it's a big room. This painting is very pretty. Ma femme l'aime aussi, mais je voudrais une peinture différente. My wife likes it too, but I would like a different painting. Quel genre de peinture est-ce que tu voudrais ?
"What kind of painting would you like?" After that is the focus statement. Let's take a look at its elements. Je voudrais une peinture originale. "I would like an original painting." This starts with the word "je" meaning "I". Je. Je. Next is the word "voudrais" meaning "would like". Voudrais. Voudrais. After, this is the article "une".
"E" ou "Eune" pour les nouns féminins. Une. Une. Next is the noun "peinture" meaning "painting". Peinture. Peinture. Last is the adjective "original" meaning "original". Original. Original. All together, it's "Je voudrais une peinture originale". This translates as "I would like an original painting".