Français II

 Is something wrong? 2

 What’s wrong? 3

 You don’t look well. 4

 I don’t feel well. 5

 I’m wiped out. 6

 I didn’t sleep well. 7

 I hurt all over! 8

 I’m sneezing a lot. 9

 Bless you! 10

 I’m sick. 11

 I’m sick to my stomach. 12

 I’ve got a runny nose. 13

 I’ve got a cold. 14

 I’ve got the flu. 15

 I have allergies. 16

 I have a fever. 17

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 to hurt one’s ___ 21

 to break one’s ___  Use the definite article, not the possessive adjective with parts of the body after se couper, se casser, and se fouler. 22

 to sprain one’s ankle 23

 to cut one’s finger 24

 Ow!  p. 191 À la française 25

 Ouch!  p. 191 À la française 26

 Whew!  (when you’ve finished doing something physically difficult)  p. 191 À la française 27

 In France, you go to the pharmacy ( la pharmacie ) for both over-the-counter medicines, such as cough syrup and aspirin, and for prescription medication. 28

 You can’t get a prescription filled at the grocery store as you can in the U.S. 29

 Only the pharmacy, easily spotted on the street by its green sign in the shape of a cross, will honor a doctor’s prescription. 30

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 Many of the verbs you use to tell about injuries are reflexive.  They follow the same pattern in the PC as other reflexive verbs you’ve learned. 32

 Exemples :  Je me suis cassé la jambe.  Tu t’es cassé le doigt.  Elle s’est cassé la cheville. 33

 Exemples :  Nous nous sommes cassé la jambe.  Vous vous êtes cassé le bras.  Ils se sont cassé les doigts. 34

 When a direct object follows a reflexive verb, as in the sentences on the last two slides, the PP does NOT agree with the subject. 35

 In this chapter, the DO is probably going to be a part of the body.  Elle s’est coupée. BUT  Elle s’est coupé le doigt. 36

 Think of how many expressions we use in English that involve a part of the body. 37

 My eye! (My foot!)  You’re pulling my leg!  My eyes are bigger than my stomach.  I put my foot in my mouth. 38

 I made it by the skin of my teeth.  Could you give me a hand?  He’d cut off his nose to spite his face.  You’re shooting yourself in the foot. 39

 Think about how such expressions add to a language.  They make it more expressive and colorful. 40

 Learning such expressions in French would make your informal speech more authentic. 41

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 Ils se sont fâchés. 47

 Il parle beaucoup. 48

 Dis-moi la réponse. Je ne peux pas deviner. 49

 Il conduit très mal. 50

 Il a fait ça facilement. 51

 Il est très généreux. 52

 Il a réussi facilement. 53

 Je suis très fâché(e). 54