lundi 4 novembre

‘Désolé(e)’

This means ‘Sorry’. 

It is pronounced ‘day so lay’.  The extra ‘e’ at the end of the word would be added if you are writing the word and you are female.  The word is still pronounced the same with the extra ‘e’.

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lundi 28 octobre

‘A plus tard’

This means ‘See you later’

It is pronounced ‘a ploo tar’

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lundi quatorze octobre

‘A bientôt!’ which means ‘See you soon!’ 

It is pronounced ’a bee an toe’

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lundi trente septembre

‘merci’ which means ‘Thank you’.

It is pronounced ‘mer-see’. 

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lundi 23 septembre

‘Au revoir’ which means ‘Goodbye’.

It is pronounced ‘Oh revwar’.  The ‘ar’ at the end of the word is the same as in ‘star’.

EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES CHALLENGE

As you know, we will be celebrating European Day of Languages on Thursday 26^th September.

Can you find five words that are the same as or have been ‘borrowed’ from another language?

For example ……’dinosaur’ comes from a Greek word meaning ‘terrible lizard’.

Please write your words onto a piece of paper with your name and class at the top and give it to your class teacher.

All children who complete the challenge will be awarded two dojos.  The entry with the most interesting words (judged by Madame Allenby) will receive a prize.

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lundi 16 septembre

‘Salut’

This phrase means ‘Hi’

It is pronounced ‘Sa - loo’

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lundi neuf septembre

‘Bonjour’

This phrase means ‘Hello’

 It is pronounced ‘Bon-j-or’