The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-10
LESSON NO. ;.
HUITIEME LEGION.
B. usefur Hind.

A Few Useful Hints.
1. In former lessons we gave the student a
brief outline of the article, l. e., the definite
article ''the." To make such important
parts complete, we give now the Indefinite
article az or ''an, - and advise the student
TO compare it with the definite, making SEN
fences with such nouns as he can remember.
The indefinite article "a" or ian" IS ex-
pressed as follows:
Before any masculine noun ia the singular,
an, as: An frare, a brother; - frayr.
Before any feminine noun in the singular.
nne, as: Nne hotesse, a landlady; " oh
tess.
2 Ofis usually translated into French by
ode, " as:
The size OF the house.
La grandeur de Ia maison.
- gron-duhr -
3. II, however. de stands before a ,o1cel or
mute, it is rendered by d, as: of lor) an
Gun or dune; dung; doom.
Memory Exercise.
/. Good-morning, sir; bonjour, mon
sieur; -
2. G~ood-evening, madam
Bonsoir, madame; " swahr.
Nose-The French do not say ~~goo1-mornlng'
With "bonlour' C9oo1-day) or "bonsoir' (goot-
evening". In leaving one another at a later hoar.
bohnn-nwee.
3. thank you, am well.
Je vous remercie, je me porte bien.
- ruh-mair-see -
Note-Llterally, -Icarry myself wall
4. How do you like the exposition7
Comment trouvez-yous l'expositionl
Kom-mong-
5. Have you been thece2
Y avez-vous etc? Ee - zettay.
6. When were you therea
QuandOy avez-vous eteg-
Z. Are you going there againl
Y allez-vous encore2
Ee - zon-kore.
s. When2
Quand9 kong.
The French show do you do'' is expressed
BY 'how do you go"-commentO allez-vous-
or show do you carry yourself"-comment
vous portez-vous; - portray VOC.
8. How is your family2 Comment W Ia
famille2 - fam-ee.
10. Come to see US; venez nous Voir; ven
nay moo voar.
II. l will see you later; a tant5t; -
taun-to.
u. Good-by; au revoir; o reh-vwar.
Au plaisir; o plaY-zeer.
Is. Where is the barber shop?
Gu puis-je trouVer lie coiffeurl
- kwaf-fuhr.
IA. Where is the telegraph object
Oh est lie bureau de telegraphel
- tay-lay-graf.
Is. Is a telephone in the building2
Y a-t-il I'm telephone dams &c batimentf
- ee-ah-teel -
16. thank you very much; merci bien.
II. Do not mention ii.
II NY g pas de ouoi.
Eel nee-ah-pa-duh kwa.
Note-In French we DO not say. 4 am walking"
good for any verb in any person and number.
The student must remember that In order
to render a verb interrogatively THAT is, TO
ask a question: becomes necessary to re-
verse the order OF the verb and pronoun
Thus the verb is placed first and the pronoun
last. both joined with 8 hyphen. as: Marche-
je (walk u, meaning: Do 1 Wake
Note-The stueers viii find it the greatest pos
as well as those which will be given in the Follow
ing lessons, pronouncing them aloud aud repeat
OughlJ familiar with them ana their equivalent
English meanings
Trayerser; to cross; trah-ver-say.
Arriver; to arrive; arr-eev-ay.
Commander; to order; kom-man-day.
Manager; to eats mon-zjay.
is. Speak slowly, please.
Parlez lentement, sill vous plat.
- lant-mong -
70. Pronounce the word.
Pronencez lie mot.
Pro-non-say luh mo.
20. Repeat it again.
Repetez-le; ray-pay-tay luh.
q. Saw it once more.
Encore une fois; on-kor DON fwa
%. 10 you understand mel
Me comprenez-vous? -
23. do not understand you.
Je ne vous eomprends pas; -
% I have made a mistake.
J'ai fait une erreur.
Ziay fay toon er-ruhr.
o. Which language do you speaki
Ouelle langue parleZ-vous2
Kell long F."