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THE POPULAR EDUCATOR 



LESSONS 



FRENCH. XII. 



EESTJME OF EXAMPLES. 



SECTION I. FEENCH PEONUNCIATION (continued). 



V. - COMrOUND VOWELS. 



67. THERE are seven compound vowels, whose different sounds we 

 now proceed to illustrate, viz. : ad, au, eau, ei, eu, oi, ou. 



AI. Name, ay; sound, like the letters ay in the English 

 word day. 



FRENCH. 



Connais 



FRENCH. PRONUN. 



Ai Ay 



Aimer Ay-may 



Aurait O-ray 



ENGLISH. 

 Have. 

 To love. 

 Would have. 



Dirai 

 Fait 



PRONUN. 

 Ko-nay 

 De-ray 

 Fay 



ENGLISH. 

 Know. 

 Shall say. 

 Fact. 



When the last letter i of the compound vowel ai is under the 

 circumflex accent, thus, at, the character of its sound is not 

 materially changed from that illustrated above ; it is merely 

 prolonged. 



AIT. Name, o; sound, like the letter o in the English 

 word no. 



Avez-vous besom d'argent? 



J'ai besom d' argent. 



Je n'en ai pas besom. (B. 3.) 



En avez-vous besoin ? 



J'en ai besoin, et mon frere en a 



besoin aussi. 



Avez-vous besoin de votre frore. 

 J'ai besoin de lui.* 

 De quoi avez-vous besoiu ? 

 J'ai besoin d'un dictionnaire. 

 Avez-vous soiu de votre livre ? 

 J'en ai soin. 



Avez-vous soin de votre pore? 

 J'ai soin de lui * 



Votre frere est-il fach centre moi ? 

 II est facb.6 contre votre soeur. 

 Avez-vous peur de ce chien ? 

 J'en ai peur. 

 De qui avez-vous honta ? 



Do you want money ? 



I want money. 



I do not want any. 



Do you want any ? 



I want some, and my brother wants 



some too. 



Do you want your brotlier. 

 I want him. 

 What do you want ? 

 I want a dictionary. 

 Do you take care of your boolc'.' 1 

 I take care of it. 

 Do you take care of your father 1 

 I take care of him. 

 Is your brother angry with me ? 

 He is angry with your sister. 

 Are you afraid of this dog ? 

 I am afraid of him. 

 Of whom are you ashamed ? 



mean literally to have need, to have care, etc. : 

 Avez-vous besoin de votre frere ? Do you want your brother f 

 J'ai soin de mes effets, I take care of my things. 



II a lionte de sa conduite, He is ashamed of his conduct. 



Elle a peur du chien, She is afraid of the dog. 



2. As- these expressions require the preposition de before their 

 object, they will, of course, require the same preposition before 

 the pronoun representing that object : 



J'ai besoiu de vous, I want you. 



J'ai soin de lui, I take care of him. 



De qui avez-vous besoin ? Wliom do you want ? 



De quoi a-t-elle besoin ? What does she want ? 



3. When the object is not a person, and has been mentioned 

 before, the pronoun en takes the place of the preposition de, and 

 that of the pronoun representing the object : 



Avez-vous besoiu de votre cheval ? Do you tcont your horse ? 

 J'en ai besoin, I want it. 



4. The expressions etre fache, to be sorry; 6tre etonna, to le 

 astonished; etre content, to be satisfied, require the preposition 

 de before a noun or pronoun [ 88] : 



Je suis fach^ de son malheur, I am sorry for his misfortune. 



Je suis e'tonniS de sa conduite. I am astonislied at his conduct. 



Je suis content de lui, I am pleased with him. 



5. ^Etro fache, in the sense of to be angry, requires the pre- 

 position contre : 



Vous etes facha contre moi, You are angry with ma. 



6. For rules on ths government of adjectives, see 87, and 

 following sections. 



EXERCISE 38. 



1. Do you want your servant ? 2. Yes, Sir, I want him. 3. 

 Does your brother-in-law want you ? 4. He wants me and my 

 brother.f 5. Does he not want money ? 6. He does not want 

 money, he has enough. 7. Is your brother sorry for his conduct? 



8. He is very sorry for his conduct, and very angry with you. 



9. Does he take good (bien) care of his books ? 10. He takes 

 good care of them. 11. How many volumes has he ? 12. He 

 has more than you, he has more than twenty. 13. What does 

 the young man want ? 14. He wants his clothes. 15. Do you 

 want to rest (vous reposer) ? 16. Is not your brother astonished 

 at this? 17. He is astonished at it. 18. Have you a wish to 

 read your brother's books ? 19. I have a wish to read thorn, 

 but I have no time. 20. Have you time to work ? 21. I have 

 time to work, but I have no time to read. 22. Does the younger 

 brother take care ef his things ? 23. He takes good care of 

 them. 24. Is that little boy afraid of the dog ? 25. He is not 

 afraid of the dog, he is afraid of the horse. 26. Do you want 

 bread ? 27. I do not want any. 28. Are you pleased with 

 your brother's conduct ? 29. I am pleased with it. 30. Has 

 your brother a wish to read my book ? 31. He has no desire bo 

 read your book, he is weary. 32. Is that young man angry 

 with you or with his friends ? 33. He is angry neither with me 

 nor with his friends. 34. Do you want my dictionary ? 35, I 

 want your dictionary and your brother's. 



* The word en should be avoided as much as possible in relation to 

 persons. 



t Eepeat the preposition de. 



