The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-01
LESSON NO. II.
OEZIEME LEGION.

Idiomatie Expressions.
Forward; en- aYant; ong-aYaung.
Backward; en- arriere; ong-ah-ree-airr.
On top Of; eu-dessus de; des-suh-duh.
Underneath Of; au-dessous de; o-des- SOU
duh.
Up stairs; en- haut; on-h0.
Down stairs; en- bss; ong-bah.
Very early; de tres bonnie heure; duh tray
bon huhr
Extremely late; tres tard; tray tar.
Inside; en- dedans; on ded-dong.
Outside; al debors; o duh-hor.
Near by; tout pres; too pray.
Far away; loin; wang.
(At) & good distance; assez loin; assay
lwang.
PrOnOuns.
Ny; mon (masc-) ma; (fem.) mes;
(n3ur)
His son (mase) sa fem ses; (plur.)
Her; SOC (masc-) sa (fem-) SEES; (plur)
Your; votre; tmssc. and FEM vos /:
tplur-)
Our; notre; (masc. and fem. nos; (plur. }
Their; leur; (masc. and FEM leurs;
tplur.)
Note These pTonominal adlectives Differ as
win be seen agreeing in gender with the noun fol-
loving and not Win the posseSsor, as In English.
IL" Ia when an idea of possession is Implied
Ny youngest sister; ma plus ieune soeur.
Ny sisters hat; lie ehapeau de ma soeur.
His second daughter; So deuxieme file /;
- duh-Zee-em.
Her oldest son; son fills aine; - feess
say-Bay.
Useful Words to Remember.
Once Zone time) une fois; - wa.
How muchl combieal kom-bee-yan.
-Four times four make sixteen.
Quatre fois qustTe font seize; - SEE.
To count; compter; cong-say.
Up to; jusqu'&; jusk-sh
a half; une mOitie; - mwa-tee-ay.
Note-The word "seHGs" Is mostly applted to
time, weight and measure
One-third; IN tiers; tee-air.
a pound; une liVre; Don lee-vr
Note Generally the -1ivre' Is almost equivalent
20 our pound, but varies according to locality.
kilogran is about pounds.
a mile; IN mile; ung meel Remember
that mile" means also ''1,000.")
Eote-A French nile is I-6os-S 14 metres A cent?
meier is about 0.3937 Of an inch.
a league; une ieue; oon lee-yew.
Note-A ''fieae" is little less than three English
miles but varies according 10 locality,
A yard; IN metre; IN mettr
NOte-A French metre" is about one yard and
three inches blOneSer is about y Of statute
a quart; IN litre; - lee-tr.
Eote-A French -Htre' is nste more than our
quart
A gram; IN gramme; ing grahm.
Rote-A French -gTammeS is nttie over ffteen
and half grains troy.
One-hfth; IN ciBquieme.
One hundredth; IN eentiene.
Hote-The decimal system Is used in France az
eluSiVely. In rising ordinai nun hers. such as one
ILL LIE, 0aeR sI &c. in French they always ex-
Memory Exercises.
l. The article; Particle
2. At the millinery store.
Chez Ia modiste; - modest
g. At the tailor store.
Chez le tailleur; - taiy-ewer.
4. At the shoe store.
Chez lie cordonnier; - kor-don-nee-ay.
5. At the book store
Chez lie lIbraire; - lee-brAir.
6. At the cigar stoFs
Au bureau de tabac;
Z. The dry goods store.
lie magzsin de nouveautes; rnah-gah-
Fang.
8. at the stationery store.
Chez lie papetier; - pap tee-ay.
.. At the jeweiFy store.
Chez le bijoaher; - bee ioo-tee-ay.
10 The store le msgasin, Ia boutique;
IL The repair shop.
lie depGrtenlenI des reparations:
- ray pAh-rah-see-ong
L The factory; Pusins; Ia fabrique; loo
zeen; fah-breek.
Is. The tailor; le tailleur; tah-eey-uhr.
The dressmaker; IL couturiere; koo-toO-
ree-air.
The dressmaking establishment. Ia
mAison de modes.
T. The halter; lie ch&pelier; shap.lee-av.
10. The miiiner; Is modiste; - moo
deeste
10. The book seller; lie libraire lee-brair.
Il. The shoemaker; lie cordonnier; kor
don-Hee-ay.
IL, 10 trim; garnir; garner
70 sew; eondrc; koo-dr.
To repair; reparer; rsy-pah-rav.
lie sefi vendre; Voag-dr.
To wash; layer, blAnchir: lav-yav
blsag-sbeer.
- 10 clean; nettoyer; net-twa-yay.
Is. Some purchases.
Des emplettes; - zom-plett
~ The dress goods department
lie compton de LANES; - kon ~ ],
duh len
u SIX goods; les soisries; - sws-rse
p A suit of clothes
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