CBF 2:19 | "this", "that", "these" and "those"
Coffee Break French
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4.6 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 16 July 2009
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
This week we look at demonstrative adjectives: different ways of saying "this", "these", "that" and "those". We will also have the chance to practise the perfect tense. Please note that lesson 19 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 59 of Coffee Break French. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners.
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| 0:00.0 | ... |
| 0:09.0 | Bonjour tout le monde et bienvenue à Coffee Break French. |
| 0:11.2 | Welcome back once again to Coffee Break French. |
| 0:13.8 | In this episode, we're going to be looking at translating |
| 0:16.6 | a group of small words in English into French. |
| 0:19.4 | And these words are known as demonstrative adjectives. |
| 0:22.6 | So, that's this, these, that, and those. |
| 0:26.1 | Now, like all adjectives in French, |
| 0:27.7 | we need to think about whether we're describing one thing |
| 0:30.4 | or more than one thing, |
| 0:31.7 | and whether that thing's masculine or feminine. |
| 0:34.3 | By the end of this lesson, |
| 0:35.5 | you'll know exactly which word to choose in French. |
| 0:38.3 | I hope that you find this lesson useful. |
| 0:51.7 | Now, so, say, said, |
| 0:53.2 | are what are called demonstrative adjectives in French. |
| 0:57.5 | So, si, for example, |
| 1:10.0 | Let's think of another masculine thing. |
| 1:11.8 | It could be this book. |
| 1:13.0 | How would you say this book? |
| 1:19.2 | What about this month? |
| 1:22.0 | Can you remember the word for month? |
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