How do you pronounce pagaie? I g soft like page or hard like gang?
Also aie is ..? Like eh or like ay?
Thanks!
Also aie is ..? Like eh or like ay?
Thanks!
Need help with my French expose oral..
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It is a pagaie and it is a canoë. If you practice the sport you know that. I also just checked the terms on the french web site of the Canadian Federation and these are the terms thay use.
You can use 's'est renversé' or 'se renversa'
good luck
It is a pagaie and it is a canoë. If you practice the sport you know that. I also just checked the terms on the french web site of the Canadian Federation and these are the terms thay use.
You can use 's'est renversé' or 'se renversa'
good luck
Carla said:
pagaie is pronounced with a hard G like gang and 'aie. is pronounced like est (be) like in 'il est. Or as in guêpe.
Also what about my other phrase,
She yelled out every French swearing she knew.
The only person who replied is steak (not very French!!
). If he was fillet mignon..
She yelled out every French swearing she knew.
The only person who replied is steak (not very French!!
). If he was fillet mignon..Spoken language
I agree with Bob that canoë and pagaie are good but they are more for formal written language. Quebecers will say canot and aviron. I also agree that the tool depends on the type of boat. If your boat looks like the one on the first picture here:
http://images.google.com/images?svn...,GGLD:2004-29,GGLD:en&q=canot&btnG=Rechercher
or like on the old Canadian dollar coin, it is definitively a canot and you use an aviron.
I agree with Bob that canoë and pagaie are good but they are more for formal written language. Quebecers will say canot and aviron. I also agree that the tool depends on the type of boat. If your boat looks like the one on the first picture here:
http://images.google.com/images?svn...,GGLD:2004-29,GGLD:en&q=canot&btnG=Rechercher
or like on the old Canadian dollar coin, it is definitively a canot and you use an aviron.
Carla said:Also what about my other phrase,
She yelled out every French swearing she knew.
The only person who replied is steak (not very French!!
Steak was right actually.
By the way old_beginner, in the Eastern townships we talk about canoë and pagaie. Also the term my kids leaned when they were in camp.
Hi Carla,
I see that you're not anymore tired like last Saturday
What you are seeking should sound more like this:
Après avoir échappé ma pagaie dans l'eau, j'ai tenté de la recupérer et c'est à ce moment-là que mon canot s'est renversé.
As for the words "pagaie, rames, aviron"
rames and aviron are almost the same and are used when you have a fixed support to hold them.
As for pagaie, it is used when you have no support to hold it.
But it is not that false to use rame since most people doesn't know the difference between those words.
You can look at your PM if you need more help
I see that you're not anymore tired like last Saturday
What you are seeking should sound more like this:
Après avoir échappé ma pagaie dans l'eau, j'ai tenté de la recupérer et c'est à ce moment-là que mon canot s'est renversé.
As for the words "pagaie, rames, aviron"
rames and aviron are almost the same and are used when you have a fixed support to hold them.
As for pagaie, it is used when you have no support to hold it.
But it is not that false to use rame since most people doesn't know the difference between those words.
You can look at your PM if you need more help
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Canoë or canot
Hi Bob,
I'm not surprised but to me canoë sounds more formal or official than canot. On the Radio-Canada site, I found canoë and pagaie but chehttp://www.regions.cadets.ca/est/seacad/doc/canot_terminologie.pdfck there:
http://www.regions.cadets.ca/est/seacad/doc/canot_terminologie.pdf
That's the term "ordinary" people will use.
Hi Bob,
I'm not surprised but to me canoë sounds more formal or official than canot. On the Radio-Canada site, I found canoë and pagaie but chehttp://www.regions.cadets.ca/est/seacad/doc/canot_terminologie.pdfck there:
http://www.regions.cadets.ca/est/seacad/doc/canot_terminologie.pdf
That's the term "ordinary" people will use.
old_beginner said:
I don't disagree with you but pagaie and canoë are quite commonly used and given that it is a french class she should use the correct term. IMHO
I think my canoe had support.. so I'll use rame as it seems to be easy to pronounce.
Gorsky, I was even more tired yesterday but now I'm back in shape!
Another question, instead of saying my canoe I want to say our canoe.
Thanks!
Gorsky, I was even more tired yesterday but now I'm back in shape!
Another question, instead of saying my canoe I want to say our canoe.
Thanks!
Is there another word for our? Like you can say 'nous' or 'on'..
Also what's the camping luggage that was in the canoe?
Can you say 'Moi and mon compagnon sont tombes dans le lac avec toutes nos bagages'.. I used Dictionary.com so it can't be right!
Also what's the camping luggage that was in the canoe?
Can you say 'Moi and mon compagnon sont tombes dans le lac avec toutes nos bagages'.. I used Dictionary.com so it can't be right!
Our could also be nos but in our case it is notre like in "notre canoe"
As for your sentence, you should say the following:
Mon compagnon et moi sommes tombés dans le lac avec tout nos bagages
or
Mon compagnon et moi sommes tombés dans le lac avec tout notre équipement
To show respect since you like to show respect, you need to always put others before you
As for your sentence, you should say the following:
Mon compagnon et moi sommes tombés dans le lac avec tout nos bagages
or
Mon compagnon et moi sommes tombés dans le lac avec tout notre équipement
To show respect since you like to show respect, you need to always put others before you
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