so this is how it looks like from up here....
so misty!
cant really see anything....
outside the hotel...
Christmas trees!
a very blue tree... =)
| French | français | |
| English | anglais | |
| Yes | Oui, except when responding to a negatively posed question, in which case Si is used preferentially over Oui (like German "doch") | |
| No | Non | |
| Hello! | Bonjour ! (formal) or Salut ! (informal) | |
| Good evening! | Bonsoir ! | |
| Good night! | Bonne nuit ! | |
| Goodbye! | Au revoir ! | |
| Have a nice day! | Bonne journée ! | |
| Please | S'il vous plaît (formal) or S'il te plaît (informal) | |
| Thank you | Merci | |
| You're welcome | De rien ("it is nothing") or Je vous en prie (formal) / Je t'en prie (informal) | |
| I'm sorry | Pardon or Je suis désolé (if male) / Je suis désolée (if female) | |
| Who? | Qui ? | |
| What? | Quoi ? (←informal {Used as "What?" in English) or Comment? (←formal {Used the same as "Pardon Me?" in English) | |
| When? | Quand ? | |
| Where? | Où ? | |
| Why? | Pourquoi ? | |
| What's your name? | Comment vous appelez-vous ? (formal) or Comment t'appelles-tu ? (informal) | |
| Because | Parce que / "À cause de" — literally "because of" or "due to" | |
| For (when used as "because") | Car | |
| Therefore | Donc | |
| How? | Comment ? | |
| How much? | Combien ? | |
| I do not understand. | Je ne comprends pas. | |
| Yes, I understand. | Oui, je comprends. Except when responding to a negatively posed question, in which case Si is used preferentially over Oui | |
| Help! | Au secours !! (à l'aide !) | |
| Can you help me please ? | Pouvez-vous m'aider s'il vous plaît ? / Pourriez-vous m'aider s'il vous plaît ? (formal) or Peux-tu m'aider s'il te plaît ? / Pourrais-tu m'aider s'il te plaît (informal) | |
| Where are the bathrooms? | Où sont les toilettes ? | |
| Do you speak English? | Parlez-vous anglais ? | |
| I do not speak French. | Je ne parle pas français. | |
| I don't know. | Je ne sais pas. | |
| I know. | Je sais. | |
| I am thirsty. | J'ai soif. (literally, "I have thirst") | |
| I am hungry. | J'ai faim. (literally, "I have hunger") | |
| How are you? / How are things going? / How's everything? | Comment allez-vous? (formal) or Ça va? / Comment ça va ? (informal) | |
| I am (very) well / Things are going (very) well // Everything is (very) well | Je vais (très) bien (formal) or Ça va (très) bien. / Tout va (très) bien (informal) | |
| I am (very) bad / Things are (very) bad / Everything is (very) bad | Je vais (très) mal (formal) or Ça va (très) mal / Tout va (très) mal (informal) | |
| I am ok/so-so / Everything is ok/so-so | Ça va comme ci, comme ça. | |
| I am fine. | Ça va. |
| Italian | italiano | |
| English | inglese | |
| Yes | Sì | |
| No | No | |
| Of course! | Certo! / Certamente! / Naturalmente! | |
| Hello! | Ciao! (informal) / Salve! (general) | |
| How are you? | Come stai? (informal) / Come sta? (formal) / Come state? (plural) / Come va? (general) | |
| Good morning! | Buongiorno! (= Good day!) | |
| Good afternoon! | Buon pomeriggio! (unusual) / Buonasera! (more usual) | |
| Good evening! | Buonasera! | |
| Good night! | Buonanotte! (for a good night sleeping) / Buona serata! (for a good night awake) | |
| I love you! | Ti amo! (between lovers only) / Ti voglio bene! (between friends, or everyone else) | |
| Have a good lunch/dinner! | Le (plural, Vi) auguro un buon pranzo/una buona cena! (formal) / Buon appetito! (informal) | |
| Welcome [to...] | Benvenuto/-i (for male/males or mixed) / Benvenuta/-e (for female/females) [a / in...] | |
| Goodbye! | Arrivederci (formal) /Ciao! (informal) | |
| Have a nice day! | Buona giornata! (formal) | |
| Good luck! Thank you! | Buona fortuna! Grazie! (general) / In bocca al lupo! Crepi (il lupo)! (to wish s.o. to overcome a difficulty) (the call and response literally means: "Into the mouth of the wolf!" "May it die!" | |
| Please | Per piacere / Per favore / Per cortesia | |
| Thank you! | Grazie! (general) / Ti ringrazio! (informal) / La ringrazio! (formal) / Vi ringrazio! (plural) | |
| You're welcome! | Prego! / | |
| I'm sorry | Mi dispiace (general) / Scusa(mi) (informal) / Mi scusi (formal) / Scusatemi (plural) / Sono desolato (if male) / Sono desolata (if female) | |
| Excuse me | Scusa(mi) (informal) / (Mi) scusi (formal) / Scusate(mi) (plural) / (Con) permesso! (in order to pass on, to advance) | |
| Who? | Chi? | |
| What? | Che cosa? / Cosa? / Che? | |
| When? | Quando? | |
| Where? | Dove? | |
| Why? | Perché? | |
| What's your name? | Come ti chiami? (informal)/Come si chiama? (formal) | |
| Because | Perché | |
| How? | Come? | |
| How much? / How many? | Quanto? / Quanti? / Quante? | |
| I do not understand. | Non capisco. / Non ho capito. | |
| Yes, I understand. | Sì, capisco. / Ho capito. | |
| Help me! | Aiutami! (informal) / Mi aiuti! (formal) / Aiutatemi! (plural) / Aiuto! (general) | |
| You're right/wrong! | (Tu) hai ragione/torto! (informal) / (Lei) ha ragione/torto! (formal) / (Voi) avete ragione/torto! (plural) | |
| What time is it? | Che ora è? / Che ore sono? | |
| Where is the bathroom? | Dov'è il bagno? | |
| I don't understand Italian. | Non capisco l'italiano. / Non comprendo l'italiano. | |
| The check, please. (In restaurant) | Il conto, per favore. | |
| The study of Italian sharpens the mind. | Lo studio dell'italiano acuisce l'ingegno. |
this was the fly i caught... lol..
here's another picture of the fly i caught..... big? =)
this was my dinner yesterday... homemade! weee........ =)
