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The Rough Guide to French Dictionary Phrasebook 3 (Rough Guide Phrasebooks) PDF

272 Pages·2006·13.09 MB·English
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(cid:72) (cid:69) (cid:75) (cid:61) (cid:62) (cid:61) (cid:75) (cid:63)(cid:58) (cid:59) (cid:73) (cid:74)(cid:62)(cid:59)(cid:22)(cid:72)(cid:69)(cid:75)(cid:61)(cid:62)(cid:22)(cid:61)(cid:75)(cid:63)(cid:58)(cid:59)(cid:22)(cid:70)(cid:62)(cid:72)(cid:55)(cid:73)(cid:59)(cid:56)(cid:69)(cid:69)(cid:65) (cid:59)(cid:103)(cid:90)(cid:99)(cid:88)(cid:93) THE ROUGH GUIDE FRENCH PHRASEBOOK Compiled by LEXUS www.roughguides.com CCreddiits Compiled by Lexus with Nadine Mongeard Morandi Lexus Series Editor: Sally Davies Rough Guides Reference Director: Andrew Lockett Rough Guides Series Editor: Mark Ellingham First edition published in 1995. Reprinted in 1995, 1996 and 1998. This updated edition published in 2006 by Rough Guides Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL 345 Hudson St, 4th Floor, New York 10014, USA Email: [email protected]. Distributed by the Penguin Group. Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL Penguin Putnam, Inc., 375 Hudson Street, NY 10014, USA Penguin Group (Australia), 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 10 Alcorn Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4V 1E4 Penguin Group (New Zealand), Cnr Rosedale and Airborne Roads, Albany, Auckland, New Zealand Typeset in Bembo and Helvetica to an original design by Henry Iles. Printed in Italy by LegoPrint S.p.A No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher except for the quotation of brief passages in reviews. © Lexus Ltd 2006 272pp. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 13:13: 978-1-84353-625-3 ISBN 10:1-84353-625-0 The publishers and authors have done their best to ensure the accuracy and currency of all information in The Rough Guide French Phrasebook however, they can accept no responsibility for any loss or inconvenience sustained by any reader using the book. Online information about Rough Guides can be found at our website www.roughguides.com 2 1133//002/2006 14:39:34 CONTENTS Introduction 5 Basic Phrases 8 Scenarios 13 English - French 31 French - English 129 Menu Reader Food...........................................................................................................207 Drink.........................................................................................................229 How the Language Works Pronunciation.....................................................................................235 Abbreviations.....................................................................................235 Nouns.......................................................................................................237 Articles.....................................................................................................238 Prepositions........................................................................................239 AdjectivesandAdverbs............................................................240 Pronouns................................................................................................245 Verbs.........................................................................................................249 Questions..............................................................................................261 Dates.........................................................................................................262 Days...........................................................................................................262 Months.....................................................................................................263 Time...........................................................................................................263 Numbers.................................................................................................264 ConversionTables..........................................................................267 3 1133//002/2006 14:39:35 Introduction B A The Rough Guide French phrasebook is a highly practical S introduction to the contemporary language. Laid out I C in clear A-Z style, it uses key-word referencing to lead you S straight to the words and phrases you want – so if you need to book a room, just look up ‘room’. The Rough Guide gets (cid:78) straight to the point in every situation, in bars and shops, on (cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0) trains and buses, and in hotels and banks. In The main part of the Rough Guide is a double dictionary: tr English-French then French-English. Before that, there’s a od section called Basic Phrasesand to get you involved in two- u c way communication, the Rough Guide includes, in this new t i edition, a set of Scenariodialogues illustrating questions and o n responses in key situations such as renting a car and asking directions. You can hear these and then download them free from www.roughguides.com/phrasebooks for use on your computer or MP3 player. Forming the heart of the guide, the English-Frenchsection gives easy-to-use transliterations of the French words wherev- er pronunciation might be a problem. Throughout this section, cross-references enable you to pinpoint key facts and phrases, while asterisked words indicate where further information can be found in a section at the end of the book called How the Language Works. This section sets out the fundamental rules of the language, with plenty of practical examples. You’ll also find here other essentials like numbers, dates, telling the time and basic phrases. In the French-English dictionary, we’ve given you not just the phrases you’ll be likely to hear (starting with a selection of slang and colloquialisms) but also many off the signs, labels, instructions and other basic words you may come across in print or in public places. Near the back of the book too the Rough Guide offers an extensive Menu Reader. Consisting of food and drink sec- tions (each starting with a list of essential terms), it’s indispen- sable whether you’re eating out, stopping for a quick drink, or browsing through a local food market. bonvoyage! have a good trip! 5 1133//002/2006 14:39:35 Basic Phrases B yes yes please A oui oui, merci S [wee] [wee mairsee] I C no thanks, thank you P non merci H R [nON] [mairsee] A OK thank you very much S d’accord merci beaucoup E S [dakor] [mairsee bo-koo] no thanks non, merci hello bonjour [nONmairsee] [bONjoor] don’t mention it je vous en prie good morning bonjour [juh voo zONpree] [bON-joor] good evening how do you do? bonsoir (when being introduced) [bON-swa] enchanté! [ONshONtay] good night bonne nuit how are you? [bon nwee] comment vas-tu/allez-vous? [komONva-tOOOO/alay-voo] goodbye au revoir fine, thanks, and you? [o ruh-vwa] bien, merci, et toi/vous? [b-yAN mairsee ay twa/voo] pleased to meet you please enchanté! s’il vous plaît [seel voo play] [ONshONtay] (if using ‘tu’ form) s’il te plaît [seel tuh play] gg 8 1133//002/2006 17:07:18

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