There's not really anything to report today except that I'm convinced that Junior year is going to be the best school year I've had since 4th grade, despite the authorities' many attempts to lower the standards of the entire RHS system. Classes are great (with the exception of Geography) and I'm a lot more enthusiastic about being at school. I also feel like I've been generally friendlier. Though swearing uncontrollably is a hard habit to kick, I have at least refrained from being rude to people as far as I'm aware.
Anyway, the real point of this post is composed of two things.
One, I figure that whether Josie has the French books or not, I could at least give her the lessons we're learning, since I know she's having trouble with the language. Today we learned the properties of savoir and connaître, both of which mean "to know" but with restrictions. We also learned in which cases you use à, au, aux, or en when referring to places.
I'm just going to type up my notes from today here, perhaps with some extra notes to advance understanding.
SAVOIR - To know a skill or a fact.
je sais
tu said
il/elle sait
nous savons
vous savez
ils/elles savent. (Savent is pronounced "SAHV." Do not under any circumstances pronounce the ent. But you should know that by now.)
passé composée: avoir su
[J'ai su
Tu as su
Ile/elle a su
Nous avons su
Vous avez su
Ils/Elles ont su]
Savoir is only used when talking about a skill or a fact. Savoir doesn't refer to people or places.
Pour example:
"Je sais faire de l'equitation." I know how to ride horses.
"Est-ce que tu sais que j'aime bien les escargots?" Did you know that I really like snails?
Also, you'll know to use savoir if the verb is followed by "que."
Pour example:
"Ils savent que elle est tard tous les jours." They know that she's late every day.
CONNAITRE - to know, to be familiar with (people, places, laguages)
je connais
tu connais
il/elle connait
nous connaissons
vous connaissez
ils/elles connaissent (Pronounced COHNESS)
passé composée: avoir connu (translating to "to have met for the first time")
[J'ai connu
Tu as connu
Il/elle a connu
Nous avons connu
Vous avez connu
Ils/ells ont connu]
Connaître is used when referring to a person, place, or language directly.
To know someone, to be familiar with or to know your way around a place or to be familiar with or to know a language.
Pour example:
"Tu connais Saline?" Do you know Saline?
"Il connais bien Paris." He knows Paris well. (He knows his way around Paris well.)
"Nous connaissons l'espagnol." We know Spanish.
A, EN, AU, ET AUX.
Pour une ville ou un isle (singulair), c'est "à," (to, at, in)
Example: "Je vais à Paris." I'm going to Paris.
Pour une pays (country. pronounced pay-yee) masculine, c'est "au". (to, at, in)
Example: "J'habite au Denmark." I live in Denmark.
Pour une pays feminine, c'est "en." (to, at, in)
Example: "Je veux aller en Biélorussie." I want to go to Belarus.
The rule for defining a masculine country from a feminine is simply whether or not it ends with an e. And obviously, masculine does not, while feminine does.
That was all we learned for today, but I'll make sure to update you regularly on the learning process of the class.
The second part was this.
Part 1 Part 2
Even as an anime nerd, I think we can all appreciate the humor and truth to this. It's hilarious, you have to watch it. Perhaps put headphones on and turn it up, cause some of it is kind of hard to understand.
That's all folks.
♥sloane
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