The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-25


1. Tho French use small letters n spell
ing the names OF months. seasons, etc,
also the first person "je" Cd is. contrary
to the English, spelled with small letter,
unless It commences sentence.
O. The student may prontnbly begin TO
read aloud now This he Will md IS the
only way Of familiarizing himself with the
vocabulary. Students must make 1t point
to use the tongue-that Is to say, speak
as much as possible. The more and the
oftener they will speak and read the surer
they will be OF success.
Memory Exercisesi
Much-Nceded Words and Phrases
l. Lunch; lunch lung-sh.
(Also "le dejenner" luh day zhuh-
nay)
2. One O'Clock; une heure; oon-ure.
3. The second breakfast; lie deJe0ner
Ia fourchette; ah lab four-shet.
4. Dinner time; heure du diner; huhr
dub dean-ay.
Note-Tbe French take as rule two morning
meals; rolls and coffee served in their rooms.
and later they eat what they call their second
breakfast Other meals the same as here
s, "a un; ung. ~ deux; duh (3)
trcts; TRIVIA. az quatre; kat-tr. 90 cling;
sank. (6) six; cease. "a sept; sett. (S)
huit; weet. co. neuf; n'uf. (10) dix;
dee-ce, QD ONE; on-ze. u2) douze;
doo-ze.
Note-The y of six and dix are sounded like z
when carried TO vowel, but are generally mute
before consonant.
Note-The numbers being OF the utmost I'M
portance we shall give both cardinal and ordi-
nal numbers in the succeeding lessons
6. The first lie premier; luh prem-yay.
T. The last; lie dernier; luh dairn-yay.
s. This is my first week in Paris.
C'est ma premiere semaine Paris.
Say nah prem-ee-yair -
g. / arrived to-day.
Je sus Oarriye aujourd'hul
Zhuh swee zar-ree-vay -
TO- The day; lie jour; luh zhour.
II. The week; la semaine la s'men.
10 The month lie mois; luh mwa.
Note-The student Will note that the name
Of seasons. months and days are masculine
in French The names OF the months nre not
written with capitals. as said above.
Is. January is the first month
Janvier est lie premier mois.
Zjanvee-ay a luh prem-ee-a mwa.
A. February is the second month.
Fevrier est lie deuxieme mois.
Fav-ree ay luh duh zee-em -
15 March is the third month.
Mars est lie troisieme mois.
Marss a luh trwaz- -
16 April is the fourth month.
Ayril-est lc quatrieme mois.
Ay-reel-lay luh kat-trce-em ----
IT. May is the fifth month.
Mai est lie cinquiemo mois.
May luh sank-kee-em -
IS. June is the sixth month.
JUN est 10 slxieiue lnois.
Jw- ang luh see-zee-om -
49, July Is the seventh month.
Juliet est lie septieme rnois.
Jwee-yay luh sett-ee-em -
90 August is the eighth month.
Aoot est lie huitieme mois.oi
90 luh weet-oo-em ---H
21 September Is the ninth month.
Septerbre est lie neuvieme plois.
Sep-ton-br luh nuvee-em -
o. October 10 the tenth month.
Oetobre est le dizleme mois.
OlS-tobr luh dcez-ee- en- -
49, November is the eleventh month.
Novembrc est le onzlene mois.
Noy-om-b r huh onz-ee-em -
o. December is the twelfth month.
Decembre est le douzeme mois.
Day-snm- abr a luh dcoz-ee-em -
Note--il q: which means "thero IT," there
are" ls an idomAtic French expression, which
here by few examples In the interroga tive
form:
25 Arc there any letters for me?
\ a-t-il dos lettres pour moi7
Eo All tcel day let-tr poor mwa.
&c. ls thare any room here!
o-t-il de la place?
Ee ah teel dlnh plass.
a. No, SIS, this compartment Is full.
Non, monsieur, ce conpartinent-cst- st.
ali ccn,plet.