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Asking a classmate for the notes, in French
You missed the Tuesday lecture. Message a French classmate you barely know: ask for the notes, offer something back and thank them properly.
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In short
Introduce yourself if you don't know them well (c'est Sam, du TD de mardi), use the conditional to soften (tu pourrais m'envoyer tes notes ?), say why briefly and offer something in return (je te passe les miennes pour jeudi).
Yellow the idea to rememberBlue French to learn
- Salut Inès ! C'est Sam, je suis à côté de toi en TD de socio 🙂Hi Inès! It's Sam, I sit next to you in the sociology seminar.
- Ah oui, salut !Oh yes, hi!
Make the request
- Pas de souci, je te les prends en photo demain. Elles sont un peu en bazar 😅No problem, I'll take photos of them tomorrow. They're a bit messy.
Offer something back
- Ah oui, avec plaisir !Oh yes, gladly!
Close warmly
Phrases from the conversation
| French | English |
|---|---|
| le TD (travaux dirigés) | the seminar / tutorial |
| le cours magistral | the lecture |
| les notes / prendre des notes | notes / to take notes |
| une fiche (de révision) | a revision sheet |
| le partiel | the mid-term / end-of-term exam |
| si ça ne te dérange pas | if you don't mind |
French university vocabulary is its own world: l'amphi (lecture hall), le CM (cours magistral), le TD (small group), les partiels (exams). Between students tu is the norm from the first message, even with someone you've never spoken to.
- Tu peux me donner tes notes ?Tu pourrais m'envoyer tes notes ?
Conditional pourrais is softer.
- Je suis manqué le cours.J'ai raté le cours.
To miss a class: rater / manquer le cours, with avoir.