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Phrase Book

Tips for Pronouncing French toilet toilette twah-let
French-speaking Belgians, or Walloons, have a throaty, deep accent occupied occupé o-koo-pay
libre
noticeably different from French spoken in France. Despite this, free (vacant) leebr
there are few changes in the vocabulary used in spoken and free (no charge) gratuit grah-twee
written language.Consonants at the end of words are mostly silent
and not pronounced. Ch is pronounced sh; th is t; w is v; and r is Making a Telephone Call
rolled gutturally. Ç is pronunced s. I would like to Je voudrais faire un zhuh voo-dreh
place a long- interurbain faire uñ añter-
In Emergency distance oorbañ
Help! Au secours! oh sekoor telephone call
Stop! Arrêtez! aret-ay I’d like to call Je voudrais faire zhuh voo-dreh
Call a doctor! Appelez un apuh-layun collect un communication faire oon kom-
medecin! medsañ PCV oonikah-syoñ peh-
Call the police! Appelez la police! apuh-lay lah pol-ees seh-veh
Call the fire Appelez les apuh-lay leh poñ- I will try again Je vais essayer zhuh vay ess-ay-
brigade! pompiers! peeyay later plus tard eh ploo tar
Where is the Où est le téléphone oo ay luh tehlehfon Can I leave a Est-ce que je peux es-keh zhuh puh
nearest telephone? le plus proche? luh ploo prosh message? laisser un message? les-say uñ meh-
sazh
Where is the Où est l’hôpital le oo ay l’opeetal
nearest hospital? plus proche? luh ploo prosh Could you speak Pouvez-vous parler poo-vay voo
up a little please? un peu plus fort? par-lay uñ puh
Communication Essentials Local call Communication ploo for
komoonikah-
Yes Oui wee local syoñ low-kal
No Non noñ
Please S’il vous plaît seel voo play Shopping
Thank you Merci mer-see
Excuse me Excusez-moi exkoo-zay mwah How much does C’est combien? say kom-byañ
Hello Bonjour boñzhoor this cost?
Goodbye Au revoir oh ruh-vwar I would like… Je voudrais... zhuh voo-dray
Do you have…
es-kuh voo zavay
Est-ce que vous
Goodnight Bonne nuit boñ-swar
morning le matin matañ avez…
afternoon l’après-midi l’apreh-meedee I’m just looking Je regarde zhuh ruhgar suhl-
evening le soir swah Do you take seulement moñ
Est-ce que vous
es-kuh voo
yesterday hier eeyehr
today aujourd’hui oh-zhoor-dwee credit cards? acceptez les cartes zaksept-ay leh
tomorrow demain duhmañ de crédit? kart duh kreh-dee
here ici ee-see Do you take Est-ce que vous es-kuh voo zak-
sept-ay lay shek
travellers’
acceptez les
there là bas lah bah
What? Quel/quelle? kel, kel cheques? chèques de voyage? duh vwayazh
When? Quand? koñ What time do A quelle heure ah kel urr voo zet
Why? Pourquoi? poor-kwah you open? vous êtes ouvert? oo-ver
A quelle heure
What time do
ah kel urr voo zet
Where? Où? oo you close? vous êtes fermé? fer-may
How? Comment? kom-moñ
This one Celui-ci suhl-wee see
Useful Phrases That one Celui-là suhl-wee lah
shehr
expensive
cher
How are you? Comment allez vous? kom-moñ talay voo cheap pas cher, bon pah shehr, boñ
Very well, thank Très bien, merci treh byañ, mer-see marché mar-shay
you size, clothes la taille tye
How do you do? Comment ça va? kom-moñ sah vah white blanc bloñ
See you soon A bientôt byañ-toh black noir nwahr
That’s fine Ça va bien Sah vah byañ red rouge roozh
Where is/are…? Où est/sont…? ooh ay/soñ yellow jaune zhownh
How far is it to…? Combien de kom-byañ duh green vert vehr
kilomètres d’ici à…? keelo-metr d’ee- blue bleu bluh
see ah
Which way to…? Quelle est la kel ay lah Types of Shops
direction pour…? deer-ek-syoñ poor shop le magasin le maga-zañ
Do you speak Parlez-vous Anglais? par-lay voo oñg-lay
English? bakery la boulangerie booloñ-zhuree
I don’t understand Je ne comprends zhuh nuh kom- bank la banque boñk
pas proñ pah bookshop la librairie lee-brehree
butcher
la boucherie
boo-shehree
Could you speak Pouvez-vous parlez voo pwee-say par- cake shop la pâtisserie patee-sree
slowly? plus lentement? lay ploos lontuh-
moñ chocolate shop le chocolatier shok-oh-lah-tyeh
I’m sorry Excusez-moi exkoo-zay mwah chip stop/stand la friterie free-tuh-ree
chemist la pharmacie farmah-see
delicatessen la charcuterie shah-koo-tuh-ree
Useful Words department store le grand magasin groñ maga-zañ
big grand groñ fishmonger la poissonerie pwasson-ree
small petit puh-tee greengrocer le marchand des mar-shoñ duh lay-
hot chaud show légumes goom
cold froid frwah hairdresser le coiffeur kwafuhr
good bon boñ market le marché marsh ay
bad mauvais moh-veh newsagent le magasin de maga-zañ duh
enough assez assay journaux/tabac zhoor-no
well bien byañ post office le bureau de poste boo-roh duh pohst
open ouvert oo-ver supermarket le supermarché soo-pehr-marshay
closed fermé fer-meh travel agent l’agence de voyage azhons duh vwayazh
left gauche gohsh
right droite drawht Sightseeing
straight on tout droit too drwaht art gallery la galérie d’art galer-ree dart
near près preh bus station la gare routière gahr roo-tee-yehr
far loin lwañ cathedral la cathédrale katay-dral
up en haut oñ oh church l’église aygleez
down en bas oñbah closed on public fermeture jour fehrmeh-tur zhoor
early tôt toh holidays férié fehree-ay
late tard tar garden le jardin zhah-dañ
entrance l’entrée l’on-tray library la bibliothèque beebleeo-tek
exit la sortie sor-tee museum le musée moo-zay
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