If you were speaking French, how would you say thank you?
"Thank You for This Moment Merci pour ce moment (""Thank you for this moment"") is a 2014 best-selling political memoir authored by Valérie Trierweiler, a French journalist and the former partner of French President François Hollande. In this political memoir, French journalist Valérie Trierweiler recounts the eighteen months she spent as the romantic partner of French President François Hollande in 2013-2014. The book mixes the political and the personal. Trierweiler writes that President Hollande ""does not like the poor"" and calls them ""toothless."" She also writes about finding out about his affair with French actress Julie Gayet from the press."
"The ticket inspector came. ""Ich bedanke mich"", he said politely. Strange that in German you thank yourself. For a long time he had pondered why the custom differed so much from that of other languages. In French, English, and Dutch you thank the other person and not yourself. Ultimately, he reached the conclusion that it wasn't so much a direct expression of thanks as a form of courtesy in which I declare myself to be thankful. Of course, you could always just say ""Danke schön"". The traveler's thoughts drift from languages to comparisons of European newspaper styles to cross-cultural observations,"
"people, if I had say, 3 seconds to do so in life before I died I'd say to the entire world, to all my friends, I love you all, and now I must go. These are the last words I'll ever speak, and they'll set me free. I don't have to say I'm sorry, I don't have to say I'm going to miss you, or I'll wait for ya. You know, I'll just say I loved you all, good, bad, indifferent, I loved you all. The song's title, """"À tout le monde"""", is French for """"To all the world"""" or"
"a play with words using the French word ""merci"" meaning ""thanks"" but also ""mercy"" like the English word and first name. On 1 January 2018, Madame Monsieur were confirmed as one of the 18 participants in ""Destination Eurovision"" with the song ""Mercy"". They advanced from the second semi-final on 20 January, after placing first with the international jury and tying for first with the Francophone jury. They went on to compete in the final on 27 January, placing third with the international juries but winning a landslide share of the vote from the French public, amassing enough points to win"
"weather, or the numbers 73 for ""best regards"" and 88 for ""love and kisses"". These techniques are similar to, and often faster than, texting on modern cellphones. Using this extensive ""Lingua Franca"" that is widely understood across many languages and cultures, surprisingly meaningful Morse code conversations can be efficiently conducted with short transmissions independently of native languages, even between operators who cannot actually communicate by voice because of language barriers! With heavy use of the Q code and Morse Code Abbreviations, surprisingly meaningful conversations can readily occur. Note that in the preceding example conversation very few full English words have"
"another on the nose after a handshake. French culture accepts a number of ways to greet depending on the region. Two kisses are most common throughout all of France but in Provence three kisses are given and in Nantes four are exchanged. However, in Finistère at the western tip of Brittany and Deux-Sèvres in the Poitou-Charentes region, one kiss is preferred. Voicemail greetings are pre-recorded messages that are automatically played to callers, when the voicemail system answers the call. Some voicemail systems allow for different greetings to be played to different callers. Greeting Greeting is an act of communication in"
"English translation French! no longer be slaves!, Under the flag, let us rally, Under our feet, break barriers, Eighty-nine, wake up (Repeat) Knock the last anathema Those who, by a stupid pride, Opened the dark coffin Of our brothers dead without emblem. For twenty years you slumber, French people, wake up, The time ringing in your ears, This is the hour of salvation for you. (Repeat) People standing! that victory Guide to battle your proud warriors, Go to France its laurels, Its rank and ancient glory. See them, these thousand braves Walk to immortality, The master sold his slave, And"
"""God bless you"" encourages the heart to continue beating. In some cultures, sneezing is seen as a sign of good fortune or God's beneficence. As such, alternative responses to sneezing are the French phrase ""à vos souhaits"" (meaning ""to your wishes""), the German word ""Gesundheit"" (meaning ""health"") sometimes adopted by English speakers, the Irish word ""sláinte"" (meaning ""good health""), the Italian ""salute"" (also meaning ""health""), the Spanish ""salud"" (also meaning ""health""), the Hebrew ""laBri'ut"" (colloquial) or ""liVriut"" (classic) (both spelled: ""לבריאות"") (meaning ""to health""), the Arabic ""saha"" (spelled ""صحة"", also meaning ""health""). In Persian culture, sneezing sometimes is called ""sabr"
"the story; for example, the series is given the French subtitle ""La Vierge Marie vous regarde"", which means ""The Virgin Mary is watching you"". In keeping with the tone of the series, formal language is used: is a strictly formal and respectful greeting in Japanese, and is used both to greet and to bid farewell. By custom, this greeting is used often in the Lillian School; this has been one of the distinguishable and popular phrases of the series, and it is used to begin or to finish each volume. The Animax English-language version translates the word as ""good day"
"RSVP RSVP is a process for a response from the invited person or people. It is an initialism derived from the French phrase Répondez s'il vous plaît, meaning ""Please respond"" to require confirmation of an invitation. The initialism ""RSVP"" is no longer used much in France, where it is considered formal and old-fashioned (if not totally unknown by most French people). In French, the complete sentence ""Répondez s'il vous plaît"" gives the impression the speaker is begging for an answer. In France, it is now more common to use ""Réponse attendue avant le..."", meaning ""[Your] answer is expected before..."". In"
"conserver à notre vénération.<br> Sous l'egide de l'Unité,<br> Dans la paix, la joie et la prospérité. Our Burundi, gentle country,<br> Take your place in the concert of nations,<br> Acceding to independence with honourable intentions.<br> Wounded and bruised, you have remained master of yourself. When the hour came, you arose,<br> Lifting yourself proudly into the ranks of free peoples.<br> Receive, then, the congratulations of the nations<br> And the homage of your sons and daughters.<br> May your name ring out through the universe. Our Burundi, sacred heritage from our forefathers,<br> Recognized as worthy of self-government,<br> With your courage you also have a"
"French adverbs French adverbs, like their English counterparts, are used to modify adjectives, other adverbs, and verbs or clauses. They do not display any inflection; that is, their form does not change to reflect their precise role, nor any characteristics of what they modify In French, as in English, most adverbs are derived from adjectives. In most cases, this is done by adding the suffix ""-ment"" (""-ly"") to the adjective's feminine singular form. For example, the feminine singular form of ""lent"" (""slow"") is ""lente"", so the corresponding adverb is ""lentement"" (""slowly""); similarly, ""heureux"" → ""heureusement"" (""happy"" → ""happily""). As in"
"the right cheek only and in Oman it is not unusual for men to kiss one another on the nose after a handshake. French culture accepts a number of ways to greet depending on the region. Two kisses are most common throughout all of France but in Provence three kisses are given and in Nantes four are exchanged. Kissing quickly on the lips with the mouth closed is a common greeting in some places of Western culture such as South Africa and Australia, especially in rural areas. The Syracuse University senior class of 1912 left behind a stone bench. With"
"itself as the salutation, with nothing preceding. The severe and old-fashioned formality of such a salutation makes it appropriate for very formal correspondence (for example, addressing a head of state, or a letter to the editor), but in the same way the formality and stiffness of such a salutation would make its use in friendly social correspondence inappropriate. The standard French salutation uses the normal style of address to the recipient of the letter, followed by a comma: When writing specifically to a female where her marital status is irrelevant and/or unknown, the author should use ""Madame"", unless she is"
"Some forms of bicorne were designed to be folded flat, so that they could be conveniently tucked underneath the arm when not being worn. A bicorne of this style is also known as a chapeau-bras or chapeau-de-bras (literally ""arm-hat""). ""Chapeau!"" is often used as a generic expression of approval and appreciation in France and other parts of Europe: as a sign of admiration or respect, one shall indeed remove their hat. The expression is especially used as a sign of respect in the world of cycling, especially the Tour De France, as a way to show approval of a good"
"the Cross of Commandeur de la Légion d'Honneur by Major General Jean Marie Bezy – Air Attaché to the Embassy of France. ""The speech of the French Ambassador to the USA"" Dear General Hayaud Din It is indeed an honour and a great pleasure for me to bestow upon you the Cross of Commandeur de la Légion d'Honneur. The French Military ceremonies as a rule do not involve long speeches, therefore in a few short words, I will indicate the reasons which merit this decoration. For a long time, France has desired to express to you her gratitude for your"
"""gendarme"", speaks abominable French. His (presumed) mangling of French vowels is represented by similarly distorted English, most famously his customary greeting catchphrase of """"Good moaning""""; many of his distortions come out as innuendoes, such as """"I was pissing by the door, and I thought I would drip in"""". The Germans, generally, speak in a more guttural way than the French. Bertorelli, the Italian captain, speaks in a nasal tone, generally adding an """"-a"""" at the end of certain words: for instance in his catchphrase, """"What a mistake-a to make-a!"""". Other examples included """"We drop-a the bolls"""", """"I kiss-a your hand-a""""."
"good enough"", is used as a refrain. It means ""darling, I love you very much."" When the song was written, ""je vous aime"" (using the respectful second person plural) was the normal way of saying ""I love you"" in French - until a threshold of intimacy had been reached, or in public. It has come to sound quaint, as now one would normally say ""je t'aime"" (using the familiar second person singular), regardless of the level of intimacy or location, ""Je ne sais pas"" in the song means ""I don't know."" ""Compris"" (or ""compree"" as it is sometimes phonetically spelled"
"fight against you! To arms, citizens ... Frenchmen, as magnanimous warriors, Bear or hold back your blows! Spare those sorry victims, For regretfully arming against us. ""(repeat)"" But these bloodthirsty despots, These accomplices of Bouillé, All these tigers who mercilessly Tear apart their mother's breast! To arms, citizens ... Sacred love of the Fatherland, Lead, support our avenging arms Liberty, cherished Liberty, Fight with thy defenders! ""(repeat)"" Under our flags may victory Hurry to thy manly accents, So that thy expiring enemies See thy triumph and our glory! To arms, citizens ... We shall enter the (military) career When our"
"(""contar"" ""to tell""). In the development of French, at least five vowels diphthongized in stressed, open syllables. Combined with other stress-dependent developments, that yielded 15 or so types of alternations in so-called strong verbs in Old French. For example, diphthongized to before nasal stops in stressed, open syllables but not in unstressed syllables, yielding ""aim"" ""I love"" (Latin ""amō"") but ""amons"" ""we love"" (Latin ""amāmus""). The different types are as follows: In Modern French, the verbs in the ""-er"" class have been systematically levelled. Generally, the ""weak"" (unstressed) form predominates, but there are some exceptions (such as modern ""aimer""/""nous aimons"")."
"please béne váleo – I'm fine mále – bad mále váleo – I'm not good quáeso (['kwajso]/['kwe:so]) – please íta, íta est, íta véro, sic, sic est, étiam – yes non, minime – no grátias tíbi, grátias tíbi ágo – thank you, I give thanks to you mágnas grátias, mágnas grátias ágo – many thanks máximas grátias, máximas grátias ágo, ingéntes grátias ágo – thank you very much accípe sis / accípite sítis , libénter – you're welcome qua aetáte es? – how old are you? 25 ánnos nátus / 25 ánnos náta – 25 years old loquerísne ... –"
"passer!"""" And when she is approaching 30: """"Un tel qu'il te plaira Seigneur, je m'en contente!"""" (""Send whoever you want, Lord; I'll be happy!""). An English version goes, St Catherine, St Catherine, O lend me thine aid, And grant that I never may die an old maid. And there is this, a fervent French prayer: Sainte Mia, soyez bonne<br> Nous n'avons plus d'espoir<br> qu'en vous<br> Vous êtes notre patronne<br> Ayez pitié de nous<br> Nous vous implorons à genoux<br> Aidez-nous à nous marier<br> Pitié, donnez-nous un époux<br> Car nous brûlons d'aimer<br> Daignez écouter la prière<br> De nos cœurs fortement épris<br> Oh,"
"can speak French""). All languages can express modality with adverbs, but some also use verbal forms as in the given examples. If the verbal expression of modality involves the use of an auxiliary verb, that auxiliary is called a modal verb. If the verbal expression of modality involves inflection, we have the special case of mood; moods include the indicative (as in ""I am there""), the subjunctive (as in ""I wish I ""were"" there""), and the imperative (""Be there!""). The voice of a verb expresses whether the subject of the verb is performing the action of the verb or whether"
"be ""Maître"" (""Master""). The same salutation is used for famous writers, painters, and for members of the Académie française. For some specific professions (lawyers, physicians, for instance), two persons exercising the same such profession will always use ""Cher Confrère"" (feminine: ""Chère Consœur""). The address may vary when writing to dignitaries. For instance, one will use: German has two types of general salutations that are mutually distinguishable from one another - a formal and an informal form. The formal form distinguishes between the male or female gender of the recipient as a matter of courtesy. The male formal salutation begins with"
"""are"" pronounced in French. This occurs notably in the term ""coup de grâce"", in which some speakers omit the final consonant , although it is pronounced in French as . Other examples of this include ""Vichyssoise"", the chess term ""en prise"", ""prix fixe"", and ""mise en scène"". There are many instances of this sort of omission connected with proper nouns. Some speakers may omit pronouncing a final or in names such as Saint-Saëns, Duras, Boulez, and Berlioz, though these words are pronounced in French with a final or . The Norman French language furthermore gave Southern England some ancient family"
"Pardon my French ""Pardon my French"" or ""Excuse my French"" is a common English language phrase ostensibly disguising profanity as words from the French language. The phrase is uttered in an attempt to excuse the user of profanity, swearing, or curses in the presence of those offended by it, under the pretense of the words being part of a foreign language. Although the phrase is often used without any explicit or implicit intention of insulting the French people or language, it can nevertheless be perceived as offensive and belittling by Francophone speakers. However, most users of the term intend no"
"France. A motet, ""Memor esto verbi tui servo tuo"" (""Remember thy promise unto thy servant""), was, according to Heinrich Glarean writing in the ""Dodecachordon"" of 1547, composed as a gentle reminder to the king to keep his promise of a benefice to Josquin, which he had forgotten to keep. According to Glarean's story, it worked: the court applauded, and the king gave Josquin his benefice. Upon receiving it, Josquin reportedly wrote a motet on the text ""Benefecisti servo tuo, Domine"" (""Lord, thou hast dealt graciously with thy servant"") to show his gratitude to the king. Josquin probably remained in the"
"addition, the French initialism ""SVP"" is frequently used to represent ""s'il vous plaît"" (""please""). The phrase ""RSVP, regrets only"", or simply ""Regrets only"", is a popular modern variation that implies ""if you do not reply, that will be taken as an acceptance."" More specifically, if most invitations can be assumed to be accepted, a ""regrets only"" RSVP will reduce the communication required by both the host and their guests. The phrase ""Regrets only"" refers to the assumption that a declination will be worded with some variation of ""We regret we cannot attend..."". Prior to sending the RSVP invitation, the host"
"was good...that seemed to be the essential thing for his entourage...they felt nevertheless...his wife signalled to him to... ""Puis, il tourna le robinet de l’évier, se lava les mains, s’essuya au linge accroché sous le grêle tuyau... Et elle guettait ses moindres gestes..."" Then he turned on the tap, washed his hands, dried them on the towel hanging under the thin pipe…. And she watched his slightest movement... In modern spoken French, the ""passé simple"" has practically disappeared. Localised French has its own variations, like this sample from ""Langue d'oïl"" in the North of France where ""mangea"" is replaced by"
"because of Celtic (via Breton) and Viking influences). This system is comparable to the archaic English use of ""score"", as in ""fourscore and seven"" (87), or ""threescore and ten"" (70). In Old French (during the Middle Ages), all numbers from 30 to 99 could be said in either base 10 or base 20, e.g. ""vint et doze"" (twenty and twelve) for 32, ""dous vinz et diz"" (two twenties and ten) for 50, ""uitante"" for 80, or ""nonante"" for 90. Belgian French, Swiss French, Aostan French and the French used in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi are"
"native words ""Zmorge"", ""härzig"" and ""dehei"" are used. Swiss dialects have quite a few words from French and Italian, which are perfectly assimilated. ""Glace"" (ice cream) for example is pronounced in French but or in many Swiss German dialects. The French word for 'thank you', ""merci"", is also used as in ""merci vilmal"", literally ""thanks many times"". Possibly, these words are not direct adoptions from French but survivors of the once more numerous French loanwords in Standard German, many of which have fallen out of use in Germany. In recent years, Swiss dialects have also taken some English words which"
"of Merit). The award is the highest that France may bestow. Frazier was also awarded the Purple Heart. ""Code Talker"" is a phrase coined during or after World War II. It did not exist during World War I, and Tobias Frazier was never known to refer to himself as one. In later years he described his wartime activities to family members as ""talking on the radio"", or field telephone. Frazier was proud of the Choctaw language, his native tongue. He spoke it at home as a first language and was proud of its role in breaking the Germans' Hindenberg Line"
"Merci d'être ""Merci d'être"" is a song performed by French singer M. Pokora. It serves as the third single from Pokora's fifth studio album ""À la poursuite du bonheur"". It was written by Pokora, Bina and Fred Château and produced by Asdorve and Antoine Angelelli. It is an midtempo song, with strong elements of reggae music. Lyrically, it is a tribute for women around the world. The song has charted on the Belgium Singles Chart and on the French Singles Chart. After releasing ""On est là"" as the second single from his fifth studio album ""À la Poursuite du Bonheur"","