Using the prepositions EN and DANS when talking about time in French
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3 жыл бұрынIn this Q&A-style video, teachers Mark and Pierre-Benoît from Coffee Break French answer learner Elizabeth's question about how to use the prepositions "en" and "dans" when talking about time in French. In this video, we'll give examples of each propositions in context, in a range of different tenses, meaning you'll be able to know when to use each one!
Here are the phrases included in this video:
• tu peux faire ça en une heure
• tu peux faire ça dans une heure
• en trois semaines ils doivent être à Nice
• dans trois semaines ils seront à Nice
• je vais apprendre le turc en trois jours
• ils sont arrivés à Nice en trois semaines
• j'ai appris le turc en trois jours
Make sure you watch the full video to hear a full explanation about when to use each of these two prepositions. We've provided subtitles in English which can be turned on using the Subtitles/CC button.
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@kev_whatev 3 жыл бұрын
I’m glad I watched this, because that’s completely backward from how I would’ve thought it worked. I always think of “dans” as “inside”, so I’d think “dans une heure” was “inside/within an hour”.
@coffeebreaklanguages 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you found it useful, Kevin!
@gloriaodumo6353 2 жыл бұрын
Oui!! Vous avez raison!!😀
@robinlenowsky8183 3 жыл бұрын
J'ai hâte d'aller en France dans deux mois !!!
@coffeebreaklanguages 3 жыл бұрын
Bon voyage !
@gloriaodumo6353 2 жыл бұрын
C'est vraiment jolie de voir vous deux Mark et Piere!!! Je vous ai trouvé ici sur KZfaq aprés un an de vous écouter sur podcast!!!😀 Vous m'avez bien aidé ! Je suis vraiment contente!💃🏼
@elizabethperry8217 3 жыл бұрын
Merci beaucoup d'avoir repondu a ma question! C'est vraiment genial de voir la realisation! Now I need to ponder what you've said, and maybe listen one more time.... And practice!
@coffeebreaklanguages 3 жыл бұрын
Merci, Elizabeth ! We loved answering your question. Many thanks for sending it in. We hope you found it useful 😊
@oliverraven 3 жыл бұрын
Merci beaucoup à vous deux ! In all my years of learning French, I've never heard the difference between those two prepositions explained as clearly and concisely. I'd also be interested in the difference between 'pour' and 'pendant' when it comes to describing how long something takes place, e.g. "pour six ans" vs "pendant une journée" could be translated as "FOR six years" and "FOR one day" with no distinction made.
@coffeebreaklanguages 3 жыл бұрын
Salut ! Thank you for your kind comment, Oliver! If you'd like to suggest a topic for a future video, please feel free to submit it at our form here: coffeebreakacademy.com/p/questions/
@carlaerrickson9983 3 жыл бұрын
Tres utile! Merci!
@nina_rasmussen 2 жыл бұрын
Salut CBF, could you make a video explaining the difference between *pour* and *pendant*? Merci et bonne journee!
@coffeebreaklanguages 2 жыл бұрын
Salut ! Thank you for your comment. Feel free to submit this suggestion of a possible future video topic at our form here: coffeebreakacademy.com/p/questions/
@fancyquebecoise4550 2 жыл бұрын
Super vidéo!
@janetharias9842 2 жыл бұрын
merci!! thanks!! gracias!! :)
@coffeebreaklanguages 2 жыл бұрын
Merci à vous !
@maureensavage8931 5 ай бұрын
IF I say in English “I am going to watch television tonight” there are two verses - to go and to watch. How do you use this in the French language? Thanks - ! Love the coffeebreak academy! Maureen
@coffeebreaklanguages 5 ай бұрын
Bonjour Maureen ! This is the tense called "futur proche" (near future), in French as well we need the auxiliary verb "aller" conjugated in the present tense, followed by an infinitive. For your example, it would be "Je vais regarder la télé ce soir." Hope this helps!
@fangcooks5643 6 ай бұрын
Pierre Benoit vient de prendre ses vacances dans cette vidéo evidentement.
@szipucsu 11 ай бұрын
Cool but that font type is almost unreadable. Why don't you use a different font?
@coffeebreaklanguages 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for your feedback, Tamás. We'll keep that in mind 😊
@szipucsu 11 ай бұрын
@@coffeebreaklanguages you are welcome. I hope to see a lot more videos from you.
@adventureguy4119 2 жыл бұрын
Jesus Christ is lord
@nickbrooks7171 10 ай бұрын
Are you native French speaker?
@coffeebreaklanguages 10 ай бұрын
Hi Nick, thanks for your question. Mark is a native English speaker and Pierre-Benoît is a native French speaker! Hope this helps 😊
@nickbrooks7171 10 ай бұрын
@@coffeebreaklanguages hi who is the one on Amazon podcast. I like that podcast! Is mark right?
@coffeebreaklanguages 10 ай бұрын
Hi Nick, Mark is the teacher of the first two seasons, which are available on Amazon 😊
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