Help me improve my English!

[katsuragi]

Thanks guys!

When someone does something nice for you, or offers to do something kind for you, what can you say? That it's considerate? I can't think of any other way to say so... (I learned the word 'considerate' in Tim Burton's Vincent)

adding expression to thank yous is something you can do to express gratitude, things like 'wow, thank so much!' or 'oh my god/gosh/etc thank you!', and, like pokecam420 said, adding on things like 'that's so nice of you!' or even 'you didn't have to do that!' (in a thankful sense not seriously telling them they didn't have to do it) also lets people know you're thankful.

 

[hanashi]

Thanks guys!

When someone does something nice for you, or offers to do something kind for you, what can you say? That it's considerate? I can't think of any other way to say so... (I learned the word 'considerate' in Tim Burton's Vincent)

i suppose if one is being formal you can say "how very considerate of you", but you can also say that somebody is being "very kind" or sweet etc, etc.

 

[starlark]

Agh! You're French and wanna learn English...and I'm English (well that's what my passport says xD) and wanna learn French.
I live in the generic, stereotypical part of England, the place where people speak "posh" and drink tea and eat crumpets and stuff. So I guess that's the type you want.
I can't really tell you exactly how to speak English, as it's second nature to me.
I really can't think of any right now but I'll let you know if I can think of any. Your language is so beautiful and I love it so much.
I'm not good with pronunciations as I have this embarrassing kind of lisp, but that's because I have braces.
I listen to French songs every day to help me understand it better. It's really mesmerising. Alternatively, "c'est interessant!"
You can probably tell by my sig that I like it a lot XD
Again, sorry for not helping you. I really hope you do good in your exam! And I'll drop by this thread again if I suddenly have an epiphany.

 

[Delphine]

adding expression to thank yous is something you can do to express gratitude, things like 'wow, thank so much!' or 'oh my god/gosh/etc thank you!', and, like pokecam420 said, adding on things like 'that's so nice of you!' or even 'you didn't have to do that!' (in a thankful sense not seriously telling them they didn't have to do it) also lets people know you're thankful.

Right, I don't believe in God so out of respect for those who do believe in a religion, I don't feel very comfortable saying 'OMG', I know it's not a big deal to most people but for me it kind of is :3 I mean I may occasionally say it because I think it adds a dramatic touch XD Every time I read 'Oh my God' or 'ohmigosh' I always picture the person saying it to be like :O and it makes me laugh so much! For instance when I see a giveaway thread and people go like 'OMG ME PLEASE' I can't stop laughing!

Thanks for your answer! <3 It's nice to know all this stuff because even though I may not use them personnaly, I might hear it in movies and such.
But I just wanted to say that I knew it wasn't meant to be taken seriously xD cause in French we also say stuff such as 'You shouldn't have' ^^

 

[starlark]

Also, I just remembered, but it's polite to curtsey or at least do a little bob when you meet someone new. I have no idea if you guys do that or not but I hope I help anyway xD

 

[Delphine]

i suppose if one is being formal you can say "how very considerate of you", but you can also say that somebody is being "very kind" or sweet etc, etc.

Alright, thanks for your answer, very nice of you! :3

Agh! You're French and wanna learn English...and I'm English (well that's what my passport says xD) and wanna learn French.
I live in the generic, stereotypical part of England, the place where people speak "posh" and drink tea and eat crumpets and stuff. So I guess that's the type you want.
I can't really tell you exactly how to speak English, as it's second nature to me.
I really can't think of any right now but I'll let you know if I can think of any. Your language is so beautiful and I love it so much.
I'm not good with pronunciations as I have this embarrassing kind of lisp, but that's because I have braces.
I listen to French songs every day to help me understand it better. It's really mesmerising. Alternatively, "c'est interessant!"
You can probably tell by my sig that I like it a lot XD
Again, sorry for not helping you. I really hope you do good in your exam! And I'll drop by this thread again if I suddenly have an epiphany.

No problem, it's nice to know you have interest in my language and culture! If you need help don't hesitate
And Indila is pretty cool, although her lyrics are sometimes meaningless :'D And to help you with pronunciations, keep listening to French music and maybe watch movies you know very well, but dubbed in French and w/ English subs (like animes or Disney movies).
And thank you so much for your sweet words

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Also, I just remembered, but it's polite to curtsey or at least do a little bob when you meet someone new. I have no idea if you guys do that or not but I hope I help anyway xD

... what's a bob...? Like, if you bow? XD

 

[starlark]

No problem, it's nice to know you have interest in my language and culture! If you need help don't hesitate
And Indila is pretty cool, although her lyrics are sometimes meaningless :'D And to help you with pronunciations, keep listening to French music and maybe watch movies you know very well, but dubbed in French and w/ English subs (like animes or Disney movies).
And thank you so much for your sweet words

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... what's a bob...? Like, if you bow? XD

Yeah! Kind of like that XD but you just bend your legs and nod your head a bit.
I'm so glad I found another Indila lover though I agree, hearing the words in French that I know and then translating them back into English mentally makes me giggle at the cheesiness of it all. Tourner dans le vide is my favourite but hey, S.O.S is actually pretty good.
My teacher showed me French rap (I'm not exactly sure if it even counts as rap) a while back, by a Belgian singer called Stromae. It's called Papaoutai and I don't know if you've heard of it, but if it helps it's the one with the people dressed all retro and there's a little boy that tries to get this mannequin-like man to dance with him.
(Just the other day I watched Les Choristes (?). I cried, many many times. Jean Baptiste-Maunier //dies

 

[hanashi]

Yeah! Kind of like that XD but you just bend your legs and nod your head a bit.
I'm so glad I found another Indila lover though I agree, hearing the words in French that I know and then translating them back into English mentally makes me giggle at the cheesiness of it all. Tourner dans le vide is my favourite but hey, S.O.S is actually pretty good.
My teacher showed me French rap (I'm not exactly sure if it even counts as rap) a while back, by a Belgian singer called Stromae. It's called Papaoutai and I don't know if you've heard of it, but if it helps it's the one with the people dressed all retro and there's a little boy that tries to get this mannequin-like man to dance with him.
(Just the other day I watched Les Choristes (?). I cried, many many times. Jean Baptiste-Maunier //dies

sorry for the introjection but i love stromae so much - so to anybody who likes rap and french hes just a good listen. my favourite song is probably b?tard or sommeli. im not doing french for my gcses but i get vry happy when i can understand his lyrics nwn;;

 

[starlark]

Haha yes, Stromae FTW!

 

[Delphine]

Yeah! Kind of like that XD but you just bend your legs and nod your head a bit.
I'm so glad I found another Indila lover though I agree, hearing the words in French that I know and then translating them back into English mentally makes me giggle at the cheesiness of it all. Tourner dans le vide is my favourite but hey, S.O.S is actually pretty good.
My teacher showed me French rap (I'm not exactly sure if it even counts as rap) a while back, by a Belgian singer called Stromae. It's called Papaoutai and I don't know if you've heard of it, but if it helps it's the one with the people dressed all retro and there's a little boy that tries to get this mannequin-like man to dance with him.
(Just the other day I watched Les Choristes (?). I cried, many many times. Jean Baptiste-Maunier //dies

We don't really bow or whatever, grown-ups usually shake hands, but if you meet a friend/if someone introduces you to someone, we 'fait la bise' (we kiss each other), like we give two quick kisses to each other on the two cheeks.

I loooove Stromae as well, it's not really rap per say but really he's one of my favorite singers, and espacially writers, ever.
And I love the movie Les Choristes, I also cried a lot. And I adore G?rard Jugnot <3 You should see him in our very famous French comedies like Le P?re No?l est une ordure (Santa Claus is a *******), Papy Fait de la R?sistance (Grandpa Resists)...

sorry for the introjection but i love stromae so much - so to anybody who likes rap and french hes just a good listen. my favourite song is probably b?tard or sommeli. im not doing french for my gcses but i get vry happy when i can understand his lyrics nwn;;

He's awesome, right! The thing I love most about his music are the lyrics. They're all VERY depressing but at the same time so beautiful. You should definitely check a translation for the parts you don't understand, but congrats on understanding even if you don't learn French (that's actually very impressive!) n_n

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The lyrics from Papoutai are like: 'Tell me where he comes from, so I'll know where I'm going, Mom says it's good to work, far better than to be with a bad person', and then he goes 'Where's your dad? Tell me, where's your dad? Without having to speak to him, he knows what's wrong. Tell me where you're hidden dad, I've counted on my fingers a thousand times' ;_;
Or also 'Everybody knows how to make a baby, but nobody knows how to make a dad', that's so sad ;A;

And Sommeil is one of my favorites too ^__________^

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WAIT my translation sucks A LOT with the part 'Maman dit travailler c'est bien, bien mieux qu'?tre mal accompagn?'... It's more: 'Mom says that to work is good, better than to be with someone bad' or something like that. Or 'better than to be badly accompanied'

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Oh and wanted to add that Stromae is super popular in France n_n

 

[Delphine]

Help required!

Eugene asked me if he was 'cool' or 'clueless'.
I know what clue means. I know what less means. But I have no clue was 'clueless' means I'm so funny I know...
Is it a way to say 'super cool', or 'mega awesome'?

Thanks n_n

 

[BerryPop]

Help required!

Eugene asked me if he was 'cool' or 'clueless'.
I know what clue means. I know what less means. But I have no clue was 'clueless' means I'm so funny I know...
Is it a way to say 'super cool', or 'mega awesome'?

Thanks n_n

Clueless means you have no idea what something is.
I guess he meant is he cool, or is he not?

 

[Aradai]

"Clueless" means that you have no idea about what's going on. Or, another way to say "dumb".

Eugene was asking if you thought he was cool or stupid, basically.

 

[Delphine]

Then I'm glad I told him he was cool :'D a koala wearing sunglasses has to be cool
Thanks guys!

 

[Delphine]

Okay so I have a question that isn't related to grammar or vocabulary but has something to do with the American culture (if I may say so).

See, I want to start writing this scenario that I have been working on for the past couple years (big deal big deal) but I'm still unsure how to name one of the protagonists. I just want him to have a very common, not original, typical American name.

I first thought of James or William but it sounds too British. I don't really like Kevin and John (sorry to every Kevin and John reading this lol), so yeah. Apart from that, I can only think of Peter or Jack.

Any ideas? I already asked my friend Google but figured it would be nice to have the opinions of American people.

 

[Mango]

typical american name?

john
dave
jake
jim
marcus
jacob
daniel
ethan
anthony
alex

:>

 

[Delphine]

I do like Marcus, Daniel, Anthony and Alex.

Thanks! :3

 

[Mango]

you're welcome!!

 

[Oldcatlady]

*high fives for being frenchies*
:'D
Though I'm from Quebec, not France.

Your English is probably better than mine anyway, so... *cough*
/backs off

 

[Delphine]

*high fives for being frenchies*
:'D
Though I'm from Quebec, not France.

Your English is probably better than mine anyway, so... *cough*
/backs off

Yeah high five! Tabernacle ! Ostie de calice !
...
I'm sorry...