LESSON NOTES

Lower Intermediate S1 #22

Those Ones!

CONTENTS
2 French
2 English
3 Vocabulary
3 Sample Sentences
4 Grammar
6 Cultural Insight

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 FRENCH

1. Le boucher: Bonjour, Madame Wiz .

2. Wiz Alice: Je voudrais un demi kilo de rôti de boeuf, s’il vous plaît.

3. Le boucher: Lequel, Madame ?

4. Wiz Alice: Celui tout devant.

5. Le boucher: Et avec ça ?

6. Wiz Alice: Deux paires de saucisses de Strasbourg pour une choucroute.

7. Le boucher: Et avec ceci ?

8. Wiz Alice: Et une diz aine de cuisses de poulet.

9. Le boucher: Ce sera tout ?

10. Wiz Alice: Oui, merci.

ENGLISH

1. The butcher: Hello, Mrs. Wiz .

2. Wiz Alice: I’d like half a kilo of roast beef, please.

3. The butcher: Which one, Ma’am?

4. Wiz Alice: This one right in front.

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5. The butcher: And with this?

6. Wiz Alice: Two pairs of sausages from Strasbourg for a sauerkraut.

7. The butcher: And with this?

8. Wiz Alice: Ten or so chicken thighs.

9. The butcher: That’s it?

10. Wiz Alice: Yes, thank you.

VOCABULARY

Fr e nc h English C lass Ge nde r

poulet chicken noun masculine

cuisse thigh noun feminine

demonstrative
ceci this pronoun

choucroute sauerkraut. noun feminine

saucisse sausage noun feminine

paire pair noun feminine

boeuf beef noun masculine

rôti roast noun, adjective masculine

kilo kilo noun masculine

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Le poulet r ôt i, c'est délicieux. Le fémur est dans la cuisse.

"Roasted chicken, it's delicious." "T he femur is in the thigh."

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Vous pr endr iez du por c avec ceci? La choucr out e est plat alsacien fait s
de por c et de choux mar iné.
"Would you like to take some pork
with this?" "Choucroute is an Alsacian dish."

On fait des saucisses au bar becue. Voici quelques pair es de pant alons
signés par Bono.
"Let's do some sausages on the
barbecue." "Here are some pairs of pants
signed by Bono."

Le boeuf br aisé aux oignons est une Les viandes bien r ôt ies sont
r ecet t e t r adit ionnelle. cr oust illant es et t endr es.

"Braised beef with onions is a "T he meat well roasted are crunchy
traditional recipe." and tender."

Un kilo est un peu moins de deux pounds.

"A kilo is a little less than two pounds."

GRAMMAR

Exprimer la quantité "Expr ess Quant it y"

To express the idea of quantity, it is possible to use:

1. The plural
2. The partitive articles du, de, or la
3. The numbers (e.g., 1, 2, 3, etc.)
4. Number derivatives such as une douzaine (a doz en)
5. Adjectives and nouns of quantity such as nombreux (numerous), and un tas (a bunch)
6. Adverbs of quantity such as beaucoup

In this section, we will look at how to ask for a specific quantity when you are making a
purchase.

To ask for something politely, the safest way is to say:

Je voudrais "I'd like"

Fr act ions:
French "English"

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un demi "one half"
un quart "a quarter"
un tiers " a third"
dix pour cent "10 %"
un et demi pour cent "1.5 %"

Je voudrais un demi kilo de jamon. "I'd like half a kilo of ham."

Collect ive Number s:

French "English"

une huitaine "8 or so"

une dizaine "10 or so"
une douzaine "a doz en"
une quinzaine "15 or so"
une vingtaine "20 or so"
une quanrantaine "40 or so"
une cinquantaine "50 or so"
une soixantaine "60 or so"

Je voudrais une dizaine de cornichons. "I'd like a doz en pickles."

Ot her :
French "English"

peu "little, few"

quelques "some"
plusieurs "several"
beaucoup "a lot"
nombreux, un grand nombre "numerous, a lot, a big number of"

un peu de (a little of) + noun

beaucoup de (a little of) + noun
verb + peu (little, few)
verb + beaucoup (a lot)
quelques (some) + nom
de nombreux
+ , nombreuses
plusieurs + nom
un grand nombre

Je voudrais un peu de fromage. "I'd like some cheese."

Excessive Quant it y:

trop "too much"

trop de + nom

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verb + trop
C'est trop (de + nom)

C'est trop de charcuterie. "It's too much cold meat."

Sufficient Quant it y:

assez "efficient, enough"

assez de + nom
verb + assez
suffisament de + nom
verb + suffisament
C'est assez./ça suffit. "It's enough."

Measur ement :
French "English"

Un kilo "a kilo"

200 grammes "200 grams"
Un morceau "a piece"
Une tranche "a slice"
Un paquet "a pack"
Une bouteille "a bottle"
Une tasse "a cup"
Un bouquet "a bouquet"

Un tas "a bunch"

CULTURAL INSIGHT

Choucroute garnie

(dressed sauerkraut) is a famous Alsatian recipe for fermented sauerkraut with sausages,
salted meats, charcuterie (cold meat) and potatoes. Choucroute is a francophonic form of
Alsatian Sürkrüt.

They imported this dish into the region after its annexation in 1648, as sauerkraut is
originally from Germany and Eastern Europe.

Traditional recipes call for Frankfurt sausages, Strasbourg sausages, and inexpensive or
salted cuts of pork such as ham hocks, pork knuckles and shoulders, back bacon, and
slices of salt pork. Other recipes call for fish, which is a twist of the recipe invented much
later.

They usually heat the sauerkraut with a glass of Riesling wine, or other dry white wines or
stock, and goose or pork fat. A traditional recipe includes black peppercorns, cloves, garlic,

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juniper berries, onions, and potatoes; most include bay leaves and wine.

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