The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-17

Is also used with ne and a verb. meaning nothing.
~ Is there bureau OF information
Y-a-t-il un bureau de renseignement?
- ong-sane-yuh-mong.
ou es, there is one to the left;
oui' monsieur, il en-,a un gauche:
- goh-sh
on Notenin French they say; yes, there is or
NJ 10 the senSs.
81 All, there it is, L see it.
An, lie VOLTA, je lie vols.
%. IS your sister not a-rivedE
Notre soeur n'est-elle pas-arrivee?
%. Yes, | see her;
81, Ia VOLTA
Note In answer to negative question yes is
o. Too much; too many; trop; tro.
90 90 mueni so many; tant; taun.
90 AS much; as m&ny; autant; oh-taun.
o. Have you too much to carry2
Avez-Vous trop de choses0a porter
- portray
%. have not as much as you have;
Je n'en~ai pas-autant que vous;
- non-ay pah.
81. we have as many trunks as they;
Nous-avons-au de males qu'eux:
zo-taun - quuh.
GO. The small picture;
LIE petit tablesu; tah-blo
6l- My cousin is short, small;
Ma cousine est petite; pteet
62 He'trsvels little;
ii voyage peu; - VWa-yahge.
% she writes little;
Ellie ecrit peu.
o.. We drank very little wine:
NousOayons bu tres peu de vim;
- duh wang.
Nose-Ltfte is translated BY petit or petite (fern)
Mhen II means small in size; Little is translated
oy peu when il means little in quantity
%. a less misfortune;
I'm moindre malheur: moan-dr.
90. A smaller window;
One plus petite fenetre;
o. He sings less than his sister;
IL ehante moins que sa soeur.
Note-LessIs translated BY naoiadre Cthe couDar-
awe OF petitl when it means something Tess IN
s.ss LesSls translated By MONS the comparative
~ Be9l When IL means something less IN 0a1ntitt
the form Plus petit. however. is generally pre-
1erred TO D10fndre. but either is correct.
Is. Do write? est-ce que Tecrisl
DOVE not writez n'ecrivons-nous pas7
90. Do speak9 est-ce que lie parlel
Do we speak? parlons-nous?
gu. DO KnowE est-ee que je eonnGis?
DO we not know2
Ne connaiSsons-nous pas2
a. 10 travel2 est-ee que je voyagel
Do we not travell
Ne voyageons-nous past vwa-yazi ong-
~ Do buy2 est-ce que Jachete!
Do We not buya n'achetons-nous past
Note-There Is in French separate and special
singular, in some lenses. which is frequently IN
use ibis form Is particularly employed TO give
more enphony TO the pronunciation in converse
ton They say in French viz: .ssst-cs glSs T.
chotstSF is II that choose land not chofsts-ie-
choose L. This form must strictly be obseryed
This form is also used in OF her DersonS in m rbe
lenses and forms
Reading Lesson.
The following is q proper translation Of the
French exercise of last lesson The student
viii carefully compare the same as far as he
IS able, comparing the difference of the two
languages In their construction. 1t is advis-
able that each exercise be corrected, copied
and again compared. When all is foupd 10
be. perfectly correct read each phrase aloud
and study it by heart:
~ 4lst, 10th, 161st. CD 40eth, 612.
the year 1900. 81 Twenty minutes after
nine a. Twenty-Five minutes after four.
90 Twenty-Five minutes to eight Co 1
cannot walk much. % At Paris we always
dine late (S) The spring of my watch is
broken. t9) Where does the American
IL.
II at the same time. III Has he asked you
for the address, 12) How many LANGUAGES
DO they understand Q3) He said in French:
~Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
IA There are many of our eountrymen at
the exposition 10 Do you expect to go
there often9
Vocabulary drink. Beaueoup;
much Tout; all. Chez; with. Aveugles:
mind ION. T.
nlhques; splendid Bleus; blue Faites-
vous; are You doing? Bruit: noise. Lisent-
eilesE are they reading2 Voyez-vous? do
you seer Forte; strong. Savez-vousl are
you able, or. doyou know howl Apprentice;
to learn Faut-il; does il take. Salon: Pic
tnre Gallery Zone OF the most famous in
Paris. Males; trunks. Avariees: dam
aged. C'est dommage; it is a pity. En-
in climbing.
Read and translate into English:
ID Les Francois boiyent plus de vim que
% Voyagez-vous beau
coupe (3) II choisi ce tableau, c'est le plus
beau de tous. a. Chez les aveugles lie
TOUGHER est tresOaiyu. (5) Cette ieune Am6-
rleaine de magnifques cheveux ct 6es-yeux
bleus- 90 Gareon! quest-ce yous faitesl
Pas tantde bruit. ca Ces danes la-bas lover
therel, que lisent1ellesl (S) Ne voyez-
vous pas Giles liSentcet- ecriteau. (9) Ma
soeur s'est casse Ia jamie en- grimpant; ellie
n est pas forte. 10) Comben de verbes
franeais ssvez-yous? (Note-Tbe student
will observe that saUez-Voass means do you
know and asez-voas do you have; the first
comes from the verb saVOir, to know, and the
latter from the verb GuoiT, to haye.) QD
Les plus beaux tableaux moderneS sontOex-
poses-au "Salcn." az Combien de temps
ltimel faut,oil pour0apprendre lie francais?
(l3) Nos mallesOont- etc ben endommagees
pendant lie voyage. C'est dommage. "a Je
sails plus de francais que vous