Perfect Phrases in French for Confident Travel in VS .NET

Encoding QR Code 2d barcode in VS .NET Perfect Phrases in French for Confident Travel

When you go to bakery, don t be afraid to ask: Qu avez-vous de sp cial aujourd hui (What is special today ) Oftentimes, small businesses such as bakeries take great pride in offering seasonal specialties: rhubarb tarts, for example, when rhubarb is in season, as well as weekly or daily specials

Qu avez-vous dans cette taille ka-vay voo dah set tay L avez-vous en noir la-vay voo ah nwar Qu avez-vous de sp cial ka-vay voo deuh spay-syal What specials do you have Do you have it in black What do you have in this size

Je voudrais (zheuh voo-dray): I would like Always remember that the French are cheval sur les mani res, which means that they have an obsession about respecting good manners; in other words, they expect everyone to be courteous Since French and Americans often have different concepts of courtesy, each may find the other rude at times When an American walks into a shop and simply starts looking around without first saying Bonjour, Madame or Bonjour, Monsieur, the French find that quite rude Therefore it is important to use polite phrases with everyone and treat employees, shopkeepers, and waiters, not as friends, but as professionals Do you want coffee and croissants for breakfast before setting out for your day of shopping Say: Bonjour, Monsieur Je voudrais un caf cr me avec des croissants, s il vous pla t instead of an imperative and authoritarian sounding Je veux (I want ) Je voudrais, the would like phrase, echoes a polite Qu est-ce que je peux vous servir (kes keuh zheuh peuh voo ser-veer) (What may I serve you )

Looking for that special Dior lipstick, ask: Je voudrais un rouge l vres Dior If you would like to have it gift-wrapped, here is the phrase to use: Je voudrais un paquet-cadeau, s il vous pla t Or if you want to sound even more French, tell the salesperson that it is pour offrir (this means you re offering it to someone as a gift)

Je voudrais un rouge l vres Dior I would like a Dior lipstick zheuh voo-dray uh roozh a levr dee-yor Je voudrais un caf cr me zheuh voo-dray uh ka-fay krem Je voudrais un paquet-cadeau zheuh voo-dray uh pa-kay ka-do C est pour offrir say poor o-freer It is a gift I would like to have it gift-wrapped I would like a coffee with cream

J aimerais (zhem-ray)

J aimerais is a synonym for Je voudrais that is less emphatic You are simply stating your preference without insisting You may use it, for example, to ask for a table by the window or to suggest the Galeries Lafayette instead of a different store If you want a large grocery store, ask where you can find a Francprix or Monoprix, two chains of supermarch s (supermarkets) Expect these stores to be somewhat impersonal compared to family-owned shops Also, in the large stores, expect to bag your own groceries On the other hand, when you re shopping for fresh produce at one of the many outdoor stands or small grocery stores, be aware that you will anger the salesperson or the owner if you touch the produce with your own hands You will probably be reprimanded with a stern Ne

touchez pas, Monsieur/Madame! (neuh too-shay pa meuh-syeuh/madam) (Don t touch, Sir/Madam!) To avoid such confrontations, always tell the clerk what you want; for example, say: J aimerais un melon un peu m r (I would like a medium-ripe melon) or un melon tr s m r (a very ripe melon) You can also tell the salesperson when you plan to eat the produce and he/she will carefully choose the right degree of ripeness for you Note that some small stores now provide plastic bags along with disposable gloves which you must don before choosing your produce

J aimerais une table c t de la fen tre zhem-ray Un ta-bl a ko-tay deuh la feuh-ne-tr J aimerais aller aux Galeries Lafayette zhem-ray a-lay o gal-ree la-fa-yet J aimerais un melon tr s m r zhem-ray uh meuh-loh tray mUr J aimerais un melon pour ce soir zhem-ray uh meuh-loh poor seuh swar I would like a melon for tonight I would like a very ripe melon I would like to go to the Galeries Lafayette I would like a table next to the window

Je cherche des chaussures (zheuh shersh day sho-sUr): I am looking for shoes French shoes may seem outrageously expensive, but they will undoubtedly be noticed back in the United States for their uniqueness and their cachet However, it is not impossible to find des chaussures bon march (inexpensive shoes) in areas frequented by