pugwash
New member
Tought a gar was a railway station
So much for my French
So much for my French
french translation
- Thread starter Johnjo
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Skyva_2
Guest
Should it be:
He! regardez les gars,
tu as quel age?
He les gars regardez encore,
Et voila,
he toi! ou est ton ticket?
Qui moi? he! oui monsieur,
et tu as neuf ans?
He regardez les gars!
In which case:
Hey, look at the boys.
How old are you?
Hey look at the boys again.
And there you are.
Hey you! where is your ticket?
Who me? yes you sir!
And you are 9?
Hey look at the boys!
Sounds like a lesson in avoiding the full bus fare.
Keith
He! regardez les gars,
tu as quel age?
He les gars regardez encore,
Et voila,
he toi! ou est ton ticket?
Qui moi? he! oui monsieur,
et tu as neuf ans?
He regardez les gars!
In which case:
Hey, look at the boys.
How old are you?
Hey look at the boys again.
And there you are.
Hey you! where is your ticket?
Who me? yes you sir!
And you are 9?
Hey look at the boys!
Sounds like a lesson in avoiding the full bus fare.
Keith
Roberto
Well-known member
This sounds better to me
Hey guys, look!
how old are you
hey guys, look again!
hey you, where is your ticket
who, me? yes you sir
so you re nine year old?
look guys!
syntax and words are very colloquial, or perhaps I should take more English lessons
Hey guys, look!
how old are you
hey guys, look again!
hey you, where is your ticket
who, me? yes you sir
so you re nine year old?
look guys!
syntax and words are very colloquial, or perhaps I should take more English lessons
Gunfleet
New member
both you and Skyva are right, depending on whether the imperative 'he regardez les gars' is addressed to the gars or to some other onlooker. It's fiendishly difficult homework to give a kid, not least because it's familiar French, which isn't really taught in English schools (or French ones, come to that). I think they must be using Gaston la Gaffe as a text book!
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Guest
Guest
Re: Tought a gar was a railway station
think station is "gare" but not sure.
think station is "gare" but not sure.
Gunfleet
New member
Re: Tought a gar was a railway station
it's slang - short for garcon. Station is indeed gare. The French have an annoying habit of using similar sounding words for different purposes. So do we.
it's slang - short for garcon. Station is indeed gare. The French have an annoying habit of using similar sounding words for different purposes. So do we.
Johnjo
New member
Thanks everyone
All I can say is I'm glad I left school 34 years ago,
Down here in Cornwall they were still trying to get us to speak
English, Bit of a struggle never was any good at foreign languages,
But learned enough to get by on over the years.
Sorry I did not get back sooner,
But had to go and get the boat craned out for the winter,
Wife reckons ,I'm going to be like a bear with a sore head for a couple
of weaks,Till the shock of being stuck at home wears off ,
Well if I'v got to suffer!!!
Don't believe in suffering alone.
Enough of my ramblings,
Mike
All I can say is I'm glad I left school 34 years ago,
Down here in Cornwall they were still trying to get us to speak
English, Bit of a struggle never was any good at foreign languages,
But learned enough to get by on over the years.
Sorry I did not get back sooner,
But had to go and get the boat craned out for the winter,
Wife reckons ,I'm going to be like a bear with a sore head for a couple
of weaks,Till the shock of being stuck at home wears off ,
Well if I'v got to suffer!!!
Don't believe in suffering alone.
Enough of my ramblings,
Mike
Steve101
N/A
No, no, no! It says....
I think you'll find this is more accurate;
Would you like a smelly cigarette and some oily coffee? I'm not touching your beef with a bargepole! Oh and by the way my wife and I are swingers.
Trust me, Ive been to France many times and I hear this loads!
I think you'll find this is more accurate;
Would you like a smelly cigarette and some oily coffee? I'm not touching your beef with a bargepole! Oh and by the way my wife and I are swingers.
Trust me, Ive been to France many times and I hear this loads!
Johnjo
New member
Re: No, no, no! It says....
Can't help. But notice how you have toned things down lately!
Your interpretation is probably the truth,
And as such, Has to be respected,
But as for young sons homework, not really apt.
When he's older and needs to be told the ways of the world,
I'm sure with your experience,Or should that be experiences,
You will be well suited to advise him.
Why is this thread still running ?
Have'nt you lot got any thing better to talk about?
Mike
Can't help. But notice how you have toned things down lately!
Your interpretation is probably the truth,
And as such, Has to be respected,
But as for young sons homework, not really apt.
When he's older and needs to be told the ways of the world,
I'm sure with your experience,Or should that be experiences,
You will be well suited to advise him.
Why is this thread still running ?
Have'nt you lot got any thing better to talk about?
Mike