Tex's French Grammar: Conjunctions: Recent Episodes
First Year French @UT Austin
Tex's French Grammar is the grammar component of Français Interactif, an online French course from the University of Texas at Austin.
- asset title: con2_ex1: coordinating conjunctions
- filename: con2_ex1.mp3
- chapter: Conjunctions
- track number: 1/4
- time: 0:25
- size: 305 KB
- bitrate: 96 kbps
Tex, puis Tammy, ont essayé de comprendre les goûts de Trey.
Tex, then Tammy, tried to understand Trey's tastes.
Ils trouvent que le rap est une musique intéressante mais fatigante.
They think that rap is interesting but / yet tiring music.
Ils préfèrent la musique française ou le jazz.
They prefer French music or jazz.
Trey est jeune donc curieux.
Trey is young, thus curious.
Trey n'est ni intellectuel ni cultivé.
Trey is neither intellectual nor cultivated.
Pour Trey, le saut à l'élastique est fascinant car dangereux.
For Trey, bungee jumping is fascinating because (it's) dangerous.
- asset title: con2_ex2: coordinating conjunctions
- filename: con2_ex2.mp3
- chapter: Conjunctions
- track number: 2/4
- time: 0:25
- size: 300 KB
- bitrate: 96 kbps
Tex parle de poésie, de philosophie, ou il ne parle pas du tout.
Tex talks about poetrey, philosophy, or he does not talk at all.
Trey fait du skate-board et écoute de la musique.
Trey does skate-boarding and listens to music.
Tex n'aime pas écouter de la musique rap ni faire du skate-board.
Tex does not like to listen to rap music nor does he like to skate-board.
Tex ne veut certainement pas essayer le saut à l'élastique car c'est très dangereux.
Tex certainly does not want to try bungee jumping for it is very dangerous.
Tex aime bien son frère Trey mais ils n'ont rien en commun.
Tex really likes his brother Trey but they have nothing in common.
- asset title: con2_ex3: coordinating conjunctions
- filename: con2_ex3.mp3
- chapter: Conjunctions
- track number: 3/4
- time: 0:19
- size: 235 KB
- bitrate: 96 kbps
En France, Tex ignorait l'existence de son frère. Puis, un jour, il a rencontré Trey.
In France, Tex did not know of the existence of his brother. Then, one day, he met Trey.
Tex et Trey n'ont rien en commun. Ils ont donc quelques problèmes de communication.
Tex and Trey have nothing in common. So they have a few communication problems.
Or cela inquiète Tex.
Consequently, this worries Tex.
Mais que faire?
But what can be done?
- asset title: con3_ex1: subordinating conjunctions
- filename: con3_ex1.mp3
- chapter: Conjunctions
- track number: 4/4
- time: 0:27
- size: 322 KB
- bitrate: 96 kbps
Il est évident que Trey est un curieux personnage.
It is evident that Trey is a curious character.
Trey et Tex sont tous les deux des artistes, mais tandis que Tex est poète, Trey est musicien.
Trey and Tex are both artists, but while Tex is a poet, Trey is a musician.
Depuis que Tex connaît Trey, il a découvert le monde du rap.
Since Tex has known Trey, he has discovered the world of rap.
Trey se lève quand le soleil se couche. Il travaille pendant que Tex dort.
Trey gets up when the sun goes down. He works while Tex is alseep.
Puisque Tex et Trey sont frères et artistes, ils devraient se comprendre. Mais ce n'est pas le cas.
Since Tex and Trey are brothers and artists, they should understand each other. But this is not case.