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À Tchi date qué j’vivons? La traîsième léçon

Lesson learning objectives To be able to recognise and name the days of the week and months of the year To be able to recognise numbers 0 - 31 To be able to say the date and that of your birthday To be able to say how old you are To introduce the verb aver (to have) in the present tense To introduce the question word quand (when)

Pronunciation tips… Remember î before an n makes a nasal sound Les jours The days Lundi Monday Mardi Tuesday Mêcrédi Wednesday Jeudi Thursday Vendrédi Friday Sanm’di Saturday Dînmanche Sunday Pronunciation tips… The letter ê with a circumflex is long and open and makes an ay sound, as in the English word hay. Mêcrédi

Remember: In Jèrriais the final consonant in a word is not usually pronounced unless it is followed by an apostrophe. Les mais The months Janvyi January Juilet July Févri February Août August Mar March Septembre September Avri April Octobre October Mai May Novembre November Juîn June Dézembre December

Les neunméthos The numbers ieune deux trais neuf quat’ dgix chînq onze Some of the numbers can be pronounced in more than one way. Listen to the sound clips for examples. Les neunméthos The numbers Pronunciation tips… The letters ch make a sh sound sound, as in the English word ship. chînq ieune deux trais quat’ chînq six sept huit neuf dgix onze douze treize quatorze tchînze Pronunciation tips… The letters tch make a ch sound sound, as in the English word check. tchînze

Les neunméthos seize dgiêx-sept dgiêx-huit dgiêx-neuf vîngt Pronunciation tips… The letters dg make a j sound sound, as in the English word jam. dgix Les neunméthos seize dgiêx-sept dgiêx-huit dgiêx-neuf vîngt vîngt’ tch’ ieune vîngt-deux vîngt-trais vîngt-quat’ vîngt-chînq vîngt-six vîngt-sept vîngt-huit vîngt-neuf trente trente’ tch’ ieune

À tchi date qué j’vivons? On which date are we living? In Jèrriais people tend to ask ‘On which date are we living?’ rather than ‘What is the date today?’ Answer this question as follows, using the cardinal number: Ch’ est Mêcrédi lé 20 dé Septembre It is Wednesday the 20 of September But use the ordinal number when referring to the first day of the month: Ch’ est Vendrédi lé preunmyi d’Septembre It is Wednesday the first of September

Tchil âge qué tu’as? J’ai trente ans. How old are you? Verb aver (to have) In Jèrriais, like in French, you ask someone how many years they have when asking their age. The question and answer literally translated into English are: Tchil âge qué tu’as? Which age that you have? J’ai trente ans. I have 30 years. j’ai I have tu’as you have il a he has oulle a she has j’avons we have ous avez you have (plural) il’ ont they have J’ai trente ans. I am 30-years-old.

Quand tchi qu’ est t’n annivèrsaithe? When is your birthday? Granmaithe How to say the question word ‘when’ in Jèrriais Quand tchi qué… M’n annivèrsaithe est lé 21 dé Févri My birthday is the 21 of February

📘 Liéthe Read the following and answer the questions: Bouônjour, man nom est Michelle. Jé d’meuthe en Jèrri á St Cliément. J’ai vîngt-huit ans et m’n annivèrsaithe est lé douze dé Dézembre. What is the woman’s name? Where does she live? How old is she? When is her birthday? Click here for the answers…

👂🏼Êcouter Listen to the short dialogue and answer the questions: Dialogue How is Anna? What is the date? When is Anna’s birthday? How old is she? When is Harry’s birthday? How old is he? Click here for the answers… Click here for the transcript…

Pâler Try doing the following en Jèrriais... Count to 10, then 20, then 31. Recite the days of the week. Recite the months of the year. Ask what the date is. Say what the date is. Ask when someone’s birthday is. Say when your birthday is. Ask someone how old they are. Say how old you are. Click here for the answers…

🖋 Êcrithe Write the following questions en Jèrriais: What day is it today? How old are you? Write the answers to the following questions en Jèrriais: À tchi date qué j’vivons? Tchil âge qué tu’as? Quand tchi qu’ est t’n annivèrsaithe? Click here for the answers…

🔤 Vocabulaithe jour day Lundi Monday Mardi Tuesday Mêcredi Wednesday Jeudi Thursday Vendrédi Friday Sanm’di Saturday Dînmanche Sunday mais month Janvyi January Févri February Mai May Juîn June Juilet July Août August Septembre September Octobre October Novembre November Dézembre December date date neunmétho number ieune, iun one deux two trais three quat’, quatre four chînq five six six sept seven

🔤 Vocabulaithe huit eight neuf nine dgix ten onze eleven douze twelve treize thirteen quatorze fourteen tchînze fifteen seize sixteen dgiêx-sept seventeen dgiêx-huit eighteen dgiêx-neuf nineteen vîngt twenty vîngt’ tch’ ieune twenty-one vîngt-deux twenty-two vîngt-trais twenty-three vîngt-quat’ twenty-four vîngt-chînq twenty-five vîngt-six twenty-six vîngt-sept twenty-seven vîngt-huit twenty-eight vîngt-neuf twenty-nine trente thirty trente’ tch’ ieune thirty-one quand when aver to have annivèrsaithe birthday

Liéthe: Answers Her name is Michelle. She lives in Jersey in St Clement. She is 28 years old. Her birthday is on the 12th December. Go back…

Êcouter: Answers Anna is feeling fine. The date is the 1st August. Her birthday is on the 31st July. She is 33 years old. Harry’s birthday is on the 22nd January. He is 28 years old. Go back…

Êcouter: Transcript Harô: Bouônjour Anna. Comme est qu’ tu’es? Anna: J’sis d’charme, mércie bein des fais. Et té? Harô: J’sis comme lé temps! À tchi date qué j’vivons? Anna: Ch’est lé preunmyi d’ Août. M’n annivèrsaithe est lé trente’ tch’ ieune dé Juilet! Harô: Ah, tchil âge qué tu’as Anna? Anna: J’ai trente-trais ans. Et té, quand tchi qu’ est t’n annivèrsaithe? Harô: Ch’est lé vîngt-deux dé Janvyi. J’ai vîngt-huit ans. Go back…

Pâler: Answers For example: For example Go back…

Êcrithe: Answers À tchi date qué j’vivons? Tchil âge qué tu’as? Ch’ est lé… dé…. J’ai… ans. M’n annivèrsiathe est lé… dé…. Go back…