From the course: Essential French in Two Hours with Paul Noble

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Practicing reservations

Practicing reservations

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Practicing reservations

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(Paul) "I would like to" in French, "I would like to" is: (Marianne) « Je voudrais », « Je voudrais ». (Paul) Now again, what is "Reserved" in French? (Marianne) « Réservé », « Réservé ». (Paul) So, that is "Reserved." Now, a very convenient thing about French if you want to look at it that way is that "Reserved" and "Reserve" sound the same. They are spelt differently but they sound the same. Again, what was "Reserved"? (Marianne) « Réservé », « Réservé ». (Paul) Now, seeing that written down, if you see the word "reserved" written down, it's got that café e I mentioned earlier at the end of it. Simply, "Reserve" doesn't end with a café e, it actually end with an "er", but for speaking French, that's irrelevant, because it sounds the same. So, "Reserved" and "Reserve" sound identical. So again, one more time, what is "Reserved"? (Marianne) « Réservé », « Réservé ». (Paul) And if the word for "Reserve" in French sounds identical, what will "Reserve" be in French? (Marianne) « Réserver…

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