=== REVIEW FROM PRIOR LESSON === French: Je voudrais un café. English: I would like a coffee. Variation: Je voudrais une limonade.
LESSON 1 – Basic greetings & “Do you speak French?” [English instruction] “In this lesson, you’ll learn to say ‘Do you speak French?’ and ‘Yes, I speak a little.’ Listen to the French.” pimsleur french transcript
=== LESSON 1 END OF TRANSCRIPT === Here’s a summary transcript guide of what you learn in Pimsleur French Level 1 (30 lessons). You can expand each row into a full transcript. === REVIEW FROM PRIOR LESSON === French: Je
=== NEW PHRASE === French: Je ne parle pas français. English: I don’t speak French. Breakdown: Je ne parle pas – negation wrapping the verb. LESSON 1 – Basic greetings & “Do you speak French
=== PRONUNCIATION NOTE === The ‘s’ in ‘parlez-vous’ links to ‘français’? No, it’s a t-stop? Actually: Parlez‿vous – no liaison with ‘français’ because ‘français’ starts with consonant /f/. But ‘un peu’ – the ‘n’ is nasal, not pronounced fully.
=== BACK AND FORTH === Q: Parlez-vous français ? A: Oui, je parle français un peu. or A: Non, je ne parle pas français.