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Originally Posted by kingnut

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Originally Posted by lunchbox

it depends, orph. real french say something to the effect of "tu vois" but if you want to be literal, and i don't know the informal language of the french canadiens, i guess he would say "tu sais... euh...", which would mean "you know... uh..." :)

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wouldnt it be tu sois? been 25 yrs since french class.

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uh no. sois is the subjunctive or imperative form of être (to be). so you would use it like this:
je voudrais que tu sois là
(I would like you to be there)
or
sois sage (be wise or be good)

"tu vois..." means "you see..." and is the equivalent in France to America's "you know...". "tu sais" is a literal translation because "sais" is the proper conjugation of the verb "savoir" (to know). however, in France, it is not used in the same context.

I'm French, I may've grown up here, but I read and speak the language enough to know. ou je sais que c'est "tu vois" parce que je lis et je parle souvent français.


and yes orphy, more know it all-isms from me. :grin:

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Originally Posted by lunchbox

uh no. sois is the subjunctive or imperative form of être (to be). so you would use it like this:
je voudrais que tu sois là
(I would like you to be there)
or
sois sage (be wise or be good)

"tu vois..." means "you see..." and is the equivalent in France to America's "you know...". "tu sais" is a literal translation because "sais" is the proper conjugation of the verb "savoir" (to know). however, in France, it is not used in the same context.

I'm French, I may've grown up here, but I read and speak the language enough to know. ou je sais que c'est "tu vois" parce que je lis et je parle souvent français.


and yes orphy, more know it all-isms from me. :grin:

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thanks for the french lesson, its been 25 yrs.

haha... any time... just putting that out there for the cunneyworths of the world...

Thats what happens when you learn it literally