Première étape

Renewing Old Acquaintances Ca fait longtemps quon ne sest pas vu(e)s. Its been a long time since weve seen each other. Je suis content(e) de te revoir. Im glad to see you again. Ca fait… Its been… Depuis… Since Quest-ce que tu deviens? Whats going on? Quoi de neuf? Whats new? Toujours la meme chose! Some old thing! Rien (de special) Nothing (special).

Inquiring; expressing enthusiasm and dissatisfaction Cetait comment, tes vacances? How is your vacation? Tu tes bien amuse(e)? Did you have fun? Je me suis beaucoup amuse(e). I had a lot of fun. Cetait pas terrible. Its wasnt so great. Je me suis ennuye(e). I was bored. Pas trop bien. Not too good/well.

Exchanging Information Est-ce que tu es reste(e) ici? Oui, je suis reste(e) ici tout le temps. Non, je suis parti(e)… Jy suis alle(e) debut/fin… Jy suis alle(e) seul(e)/avec… Tu es parti(e) comment? Je suis parti(e) en… Ou est-ce que tu as dormi? A lhotel. Quel temps est-ce quil a fait? Il a fait temps… The weather was… Il a plu. It rained. Did you stay here? Yes, I stayed here the whole time. No, I went away for… I went as the beginning/end of… I went alone/with… How did you get there? I went by… Where did you stay? What was the weather like?

Asking and describing what a place was like …est situe(e)… Quest-ce quil y avait a voir? Quest-ce quil y avait a faire? Il faisait…? Il faisait… …is located… What was there to see? What was there to do? Was the weather…? The weather was…

Deuxieme etape

Expressing indecisions Tout me tente. Je narrive pas a me decider. Jhesite entre… et… Everything looks tempting. I cant make up my mind. I cant decide between… and…

Making recommendations Tu devrais prendre… Essaie… You should have… Try…

French menu les entrees (f.) lassiette (f.) de charcuterie lassiette de crudites (f.) les carottes rapees Le celeri remoulade Les plats (m.) principaux La cotelette de porp pates Lescalope (f.) de dinde puree Le filet de sole riz champignons Le poulet haricots verts La salade verte Lassiette de fromages Le fromage de chevre La crème caramel Les tartes (f.) aux fruits appetizers plate of pate, ham, and cold sausage plate of raw vegetables with vinaigrette Grated carrots with vinaigrette dressing Grated celery root with mayonnaise and vinaigrette Main dishes Porkchop with pasta Sliced turkey breast with mashed potatoes Filet of sole with rice and mushrooms Roasted chicken with green beans Salad A selection of cheeses Goat cheese Caramel custard Fruit pies/tarts

Ordering and asking for details Que voulez-vous comme entrée? Comme entrée, jaimerais… Et comme boisson? Comment desirez-vous votre viande? Saignante. A point. Bien cuite. Quest-ce que vous avez comme…? Quest-ce que vous me conseillez? Quest-ce que cest,…? What would you like for an appetizer? For an appetizer, I would like… And to drink? How do you like your meat cooked? Rare. Medium rare. Well-done. What kind of… do you have? What do you recommend? What is…?