Paris with Two Years High School French

I am heading to Paris next month with only two years of high school French backing me up. Plus, high school was thirty (30) years ago! Mr. Bell did his best, but I'm sure I was not as attentive as I could have been as we conjugated French verbs at Georgiana High School. What amazing luck that we have Google and YouTube now. Étonnant!

I am refreshing my memory and this short video above by Jay Swanson "How to Survive Ordering in a Parisian Cafe" is my first stop. I've typed up a few of the phrases that Jay mentions in his video that should come in handy at cafes in Paris. Thanks Jay! And thanks, Mr. Bell!

ENGLISH	FRENCH
Two for here	Deux sur place
Four for here	Quatre sur place
To Go	Emporter
A pitcher of water	Une carafe d'eau *
I would like	Je voudrais
I would like a coffee	Je voudrais un cafe
I would like some orange juice	Je voudrais du jus d'orange
I would like a croissant	Je voudrais un croissant
The check/bill	L'addition

*From another of Jay's videos https://youtu.be/895Q8gFceUQ

And the three most important phrases in French...

ENGLISH	FRENCH
Hello	Bonjour
Please	S'il vous plait
Thank You	Merci

Numbers one to ten will probably come in handy. This kids counting video by KidsTV123 "Numbers Song in French. Une Chanson des Chiffres" will help you pronounce them.

ENGLISH	FRENCH
One	Un
Two	Deux
Three	Trois
Four	Quatre
Five	Cinq
Six	Six
Seven	Sept
Eight	Huit
Nine	Neuf
Ten	Dix

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