The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-20

6, l do not speak French;
Je ne parle Pas francais; zhuh-
nuh par-Tl pah---.
Z. 1 do not understand;
Je ne cOmprends pas; -E-
con (g) prom 20 pah.
Note-The student viii note that
when pronunciation is omitted the same
word or phrase occurs in some previous
exercise or lesson.
s. Do you speak English?
Parlez-vous-anglais? parrl-lay
VOC zOng-lae.
Q. Not very well.
Pas bien; pah-bee-yn.
10. Do they speak English here?
ELECTROMAGNETIC? parri-tong-
Zee-cee.
II. Yes oui, monsieur; wee muss-
No; non. madame; nong ma
damn.
Note-The French add sir, madam or
miss in addressing persons
i. How 90 you do?
Comment allez~VOuZ? cOm-mOng
tall-lay VOC.
Is. Good morning.
Psonjour; bong jouhr
II. GOOD evening.
BOnsoir: b0ng-sN abr.
Is. This way, miss
Par-ici, mademoislle; paT-eecee
madWa-zell.
is. That way, gentlemen;
Par la, meaa.eurs; parr-lah may
ssieuh.
L. How much? combein? .com-bee-
van.
is. If you please;
Sill vous plait; seel VOC MAY.
19. Thank you; merci; malrf-cee.
raN1 A p #a1,f IA raer
'merci' means, no, thank you
20. Entrance; entree; aun-tray.
p. Exit sCrtie; sorr-tee,
p. Private; salon reserve; sal-long
Tay-Zer-vay.
%. No admittance.
lie public n'entre pastel; luh
puhb-leek non-tr pah-zeecee.
"A. To let; a lOUer; ah-lOO-ay.
%. Furnished rooms.
Chambres meublees; sham-br
meuh-blay (Or)
Chambres garnies; sham-br gar
nee.
IS. Bedroom to let; chambre a louer;
ak loo-ay.
q. Refreshments; cOnS0mmations;
cOnGQmmah young.
.. How much is it? cOmbien-est-ce?
mace.
-. KING; SenneZ; SOn-nay.
80. Knock; frappez; frap-pay.
81 Hot water; de Teau chaude; duh
%. Some soap; du savon; doc ssa-
SO. Give me; dOnnez-moi; don-nay
mW3.
"a = towel.
Tine serviette de toilette; unh
sairr-vyet duh twal-lett
50. Some matches; des-allumettes;
daze allu-mett.
So. Come in; entrez; aun-tray.
81. Wait; ATTENDED; at-tan-day.
IS. Here it is; le voici: luh vwa-cee.
There it Is; le vOila-vWa-Iah
49, Which is the train for Paris?
Gu est lie train pour Paris? 90 ay
IJrh train poor
40. do not know je ne sails pas -
say-pas
The beginner is advised to learn these
phrases thoroughly. small French
English dictionary will help in inter
preting the literal meaning. Do your
best with the pronunciation. You
cannot get it perfectly. If you live in
Paris twenty years your French pro-
either English or American. But you
can make yourself understood just as
q FTenchman makes himself under
stood in talking English.
Easy Reading Exercise.
The reading lesson win supplement
the conversational exercises. They viii
aid in making students familiar with
French words in printed form and win
also afford excellent practice in pronun-
citation. The student is expected to
translate the exercise into English. A
great many of the words and phrases
have already been used IN the CONVEX
sational phrases.
Vocabulary.
Mot: word Je viens; I come. Quite.
left. AngleterTe; england Lundi;
Monday. Matin; morning. Suie; am
Je suis: l am. Arrive; arrived Ap-
partement: rooms. ,FenetTe; window.
VOLTA: there is. Veuilllez: be so good
as Ferme: shut. Aujourd'hui: today.
Defense; pr0hib ten. Fumer; to smo6e.
sails: to know. Je sails. / know
Read and translate into English:
/. Je sUis-anglais, Je ne parle pas-un
mot de francais
> Je viens de LOndTes.
3. J'ai quite FAngleterre lundi.
T. Je substantive q Paris le soir.
.. Entrez mon-appartement meuble.