- •About the Authors
- •Dedication
- •Acknowledgments
- •Table of Contents
- •Introduction
- •About This Book
- •Conventions Used in This Book
- •Foolish Assumptions
- •How This Book Is Organized
- •Icons Used in This Book
- •Where to Go from Here
- •The French You’re Familiar With
- •Idioms and Popular Expressions
- •Key Parts of Speech
- •Cavorting with Verbs
- •Forming Sentences and Questions
- •The French Alphabet
- •Uttering Vowel and Consonant Sounds
- •Greetings: Formal and Friendly
- •Asking Questions to Get to Know People
- •Counting Your Lucky Stars: Numbers
- •Using the Calendar and Dates
- •Telling Time in French
- •Discussing Where You Live with the Verb “Habiter”
- •Discussing Daily Routine with Reflexive Verbs
- •Using Possessive Adjectives to Introduce Your Family Members
- •Basic Questions and Polite Expressions
- •Stating Your Preferences
- •Talking about Your Livelihood
- •Chatting about the Weather
- •Deciding to Keep in Touch
- •Getting Direction about Directions
- •Dining Out
- •Going to the Market
- •Going Shopping
- •Going Out with the Verb “Sortir”
- •Having Fun with the Verb “S’amuser”
- •Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
- •Making Plans with Friends
- •Making a Phone Call
- •Livin’ in the Past: Using the Past Tense
- •Playing Sports and Games
- •Going to the Beach
- •Setting Up Camp
- •Enjoying Quieter Pursuits
- •Where Do You Want to Go?
- •Getting Ready for Your Trip
- •Getting Current with Currency
- •Going to the Bank
- •Using Credit Cards and ATMs
- •Getting through the Airport
- •Navigating Buses, Trains, and Subways
- •Getting Around by Car
- •Finding Accommodations
- •Checking In to a Hotel
- •Checking Out of a Hotel
- •Getting Help Fast
- •Getting Medical Help
- •Handling Legal Matters
- •Label the Things in Your House
- •Write Your Shopping Lists in French
- •Listen to French Music
- •Watch French Movies
- •Tune in to TV5
- •Read French Publications
- •Take a Class
- •Join a French Association
- •Join an Online Chat or Pen Pal Forum
- •Using “Tu” When You Mean “Vous”
- •Using “Bonne nuit!” for Good-Bye
- •Using “Garçon” or “Porteur” to Address Service Staff
- •Saying “Je suis excité(e)” to Indicate Excitement
- •Saying “Je suis chaud(e)/froid(e)” to Say You’re Hot or Cold
- •Saying “Je suis plein/e” to Mean You’re Full
- •Using “de la glace” to Request Ice
- •Using “Je suis . . . ans” to Tell Your Age
- •Asking for Change with “J’ai besoin de change”
- •Using the Verb “Visiter” in Reference to People
- •“À mon avis”
- •“C’est pas vrai”
- •“Avec plaisir”
- •“C’est génial”
- •“À votre santé”
- •“À vos souhaits”
- •“Quelle horreur!”
- •“À bientôt”
- •“Passez-moi un coup de fil!”
- •“On y va!” or “Allons-y!”
- •“Je n’en sais rien”
- •“Je n’en reviens pas”
- •“Ça vaut la peine”
- •“C’est pas grave”
- •“N’importe”
- •“Tu cherches midi à 14h”
- •“Prenons un pot!”
- •Regular French Verbs
- •Auxiliary French Verbs
- •Track Listing
- •Customer Care
- •Index
Appendix D
On the CD
Track Listing
The following is a list of the tracks that appear on this book’s audio CD. Note that this is an audio-only CD — it’ll play in any standard CD player
or in your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
Track 1: Introduction and the French alphabet (Chapter 3)
Track 2: Greeting business associates (Chapter 3)
Track 3: Talking about time (Chapter 4)
Track 4: Discussing an apartment for rent (Chapter 5)
Track 5: Making small talk (Chapter 6)
Track 6: Discussing the weather (Chapter 6)
Track 7: Finding out where Versailles is (Chapter 7)
Track 8: Paying the bill (Chapter 8)
Track 9: Shopping for a dress (Chapter 9)
Track 10: Making plans for the day (Chapter 10)
Track 11: Holding for your party (Chapter 11)
Track 12: Talking about sports (Chapter 12)
Track 13: Going camping (Chapter 12)
Track 14: Booking a trip with a travel agent (Chapter 13)
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Track 15: Exchanging money (Chapter 14)
Track 16: Discussing a method of payment (Chapter 14)
Track 17: Discussing the bus schedule (Chapter 15)
Track 18: Buying a train ticket (Chapter 15)
Track 19: Asking about hotel vacancies (Chapter 16)
Track 20: Making arrangements for luggage at check out (Chapter 16)
Track 21: Making a doctor appointment (Chapter 17)
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