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TheBoyWithAName Posted Fri 28 Nov, 2008 5:57 PM |
minnmess wrote: TheBoyWithAName wrote: Most people in Canada speaks fluent French, right?
ha! no.
You have to take french in school for a certain amount of year (depending on where you are, etc it varies). For me it was from grade 4-9 and then it is optional after that. Quebec is a mostly French speaking province, although it's largest city, Montreal also has a large English population, English university, etc. New Brunswich also has a large French pop and there are French pockets throughout the country.
A quick search tells me that 17.7% of Canadians are E/F bilingual.
Oh how interesting! I've always thought that Canada is like France #2 |
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minnmess Posted Fri 28 Nov, 2008 6:01 PM |
nope. French is an official language, in that to work in the federal government you have to be bilingual, you have to take it in school, but certainly the whole country is not biligual. Most of us can mumble by though.
Drop me in the middle of France and i would manage to find food and a bathroom and a place to stay but i may not have any meaningful conversations about philosophy or art! |
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TheBoyWithAName Posted Fri 28 Nov, 2008 6:06 PM |
minnmess wrote: nope. French is an official language, in that to work in the federal government you have to be bilingual, you have to take it in school, but certainly the whole country is not biligual. Most of us can mumble by though.
Drop me in the middle of France and i would manage to find food and a bathroom and a place to stay but i may not have any meaningful conversations about philosophy or art!
Now we want a Kristy-video #2, mumbling french this time! |
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minnmess Posted Fri 28 Nov, 2008 6:19 PM |
they would be the saddest most basic sentences ever.
"Bonjour, j'mapelle Kristy. He habit dans Canada. Je jouer au hockey et adore le Senators d'Ottawa et le Canadiens de Montreal!" it's like im 8. Je mange le poutine!"
I dont even know if any of that was spelled correctly, grammatically correct of conjogated properly.
I will wear my tshirt of french fries saying "bonjour" and a taco saying "hola" |
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ricv64 Posted Fri 28 Nov, 2008 6:36 PM |
minnmess wrote: i may not have any meaningful conversations about philosophy or art!
learn to say blue and yellow together make green and you will be able to |
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goosey_84 Posted Fri 28 Nov, 2008 6:44 PM |
| :) Feliz Cumplis! |
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sonja Posted Fri 28 Nov, 2008 6:46 PM |
| Happy birthday Kristy! |
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TheBoyWithAName Posted Fri 28 Nov, 2008 6:48 PM |
minnmess wrote: they would be the saddest most basic sentences ever.
"Bonjour, j'mapelle Kristy. He habit dans Canada. Je jouer au hockey et adore le Senators d'Ottawa et le Canadiens de Montreal!" it's like im 8. Je mange le poutine!"
I dont even know if any of that was spelled correctly, grammatically correct of conjogated properly.
I will wear my tshirt of french fries saying "bonjour" and a taco saying "hola"
Haha I understood that: "Hello my name is Kristy and I live in Canada! I love hockey and my favourite teams are Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens" ;) But hey "hola"? That's spanish ;) |
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TheBoyWithAName Posted Fri 28 Nov, 2008 6:49 PM |
minnmess wrote: they would be the saddest most basic sentences ever.
"Bonjour, j'mapelle Kristy. He habit dans Canada. Je jouer au hockey et adore le Senators d'Ottawa et le Canadiens de Montreal!" it's like im 8. Je mange le poutine!"
I dont even know if any of that was spelled correctly, grammatically correct of conjogated properly.
I will wear my tshirt of french fries saying "bonjour" and a taco saying "hola"
Haha I understood that: "Hello my name is Kristy and I live in Canada! I love hockey and my favourite teams are Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens" ;) But hey "hola"? That's spanish ;) |
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minnmess Posted Fri 28 Nov, 2008 7:05 PM |
yes i know it is spanish, but the other half is french! lol
Okay, i will wear my "le roi de la zamboni" shirt...The King of the Zamboni, that i caught at a hockey game last year.
Or i have a uni sweatshirt that is binlingual. Is that better? |
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minnmess Posted Fri 28 Nov, 2008 7:14 PM |
TheBoyWithAName wrote: minnmess wrote: they would be the saddest most basic sentences ever.
"Bonjour, j'mapelle Kristy. He habit dans Canada. Je jouer au hockey et adore le Senators d'Ottawa et le Canadiens de Montreal!" it's like im 8. Je mange le poutine!"
I dont even know if any of that was spelled correctly, grammatically correct of conjogated properly.
I will wear my tshirt of french fries saying "bonjour" and a taco saying "hola"
Haha I understood that: "Hello my name is Kristy and I live in Canada! I love hockey and my favourite teams are Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens" ;) But hey "hola"? That's spanish ;)
Oh and it is hello my name is Kristy and I live in Canada. I PLAY hockey and LOVE the ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens. I eat poutine."
you were almost there |
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Chiito-chan Posted Fri 28 Nov, 2008 7:57 PM |
minnmess wrote: they would be the saddest most basic sentences ever.
"Bonjour, j'mapelle Kristy. He habit dans Canada. Je jouer au hockey et adore le Senators d'Ottawa et le Canadiens de Montreal!" it's like im 8. Je mange le poutine!"
I dont even know if any of that was spelled correctly, grammatically correct of conjogated properly.
I will wear my tshirt of french fries saying "bonjour" and a taco saying "hola"
I can't believe I understand all that! isn't it J'habite...? |
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minnmess Posted Fri 28 Nov, 2008 7:59 PM |
yup, should be j'habit. Typo.
Well, actually i was going to put je habit, so i was wrong either way, lol. But it shouldnt be HE. oops. my typing gets no better en Francais.
Still not my birthday... |
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Chiito-chan Posted Fri 28 Nov, 2008 8:03 PM |
oh, I was right! that's a proof that I'm learning some french in school after all.
edit: In Spain will be your birthday in 3 hours and few minutes. |
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I Came in Through the Bathroom Window Posted Fri 28 Nov, 2008 8:12 PM |
| When I saw this thread I was like "no! Her birthday is on the 29th, like my bro's!" hehe. So I won't say happy birthday until the date is the right one :oP |
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