Learn French with ASTERIX #54

Hi, we continue with Asterix. We had stopped there at a time when Panoramix and two legionaries had gone into the forest. They had in particular found geese, roots and probably other elements and it was a bit of a return to the camp. So shortly after, okay, it may be an hour later or 45 minutes later, we have the two legionaries who are covered with earth, flowers, roots. And the legionary on the left says the druid is back with geese, roots, herbs and flowers, fields. He claims a marmite. Okay, so the panoramic druid, he's back, he's back. Okay, he had gone into the forest, but he came back. Okay, he had left, he came back. He is back. The druid is back with geese. I had already explained what it was with geese. I explained to you in the last video what are roots. By the way, thank you very much if you put roots in the comments. Thank you, I appreciate it. And we have the other legionary who says herbs, so we don't know exactly what type of herbs, but herbs and flowers. Exactly, exactly what flowers? We don't know, but indeed we see some flowers on the illustration. He says he claims a marmite. So claiming something means that we ask, but it's true that it's something ... it's a little more intense, in fact, as a word. If we ask for something, we say ah I would like that. If we claim, it's I need that now. Okay? Claim. It's a bit ... it's a bit the same idea as asking, it would be invited. Yeah, no, it's not exactly the same thing. Invite, ask, claim, summon. You see what I mean? It's not ... it's not ... it's not at all the same thing, but it's a bit of the same comparison in the sense that when you invite someone, it's a little softer. When you summon someone, it's ... it's really necessary. Okay? When you ask for something, maybe we will ... we will leave two possibilities. Maybe we will get a positive answer, but maybe we will get a negative answer. While when we claim something, it's as if we were convinced that we could get it. Okay? I claim that ... okay? Claim that ... claim something. There is a little more intensity in this word, in fact. Do not hesitate, once again. I often give explanations that are improvised, so sometimes my explanations are a bit ... bankable, we could say a bit bankable, that is to say that they are not very ... they are not very well formulated or sometimes they lack clarity. Okay? But my idea is really to make input, to make sure that little by little you memorize sentence turns, words that you make associations with. But do not hesitate, really not, to use a dictionary. Either a French dictionary that explains the definitions in French or a dictionary that translates from French to your mother tongue, so you can really see the definition of claim. Okay? So he claims a marmite. A marmite is a kind of ... it's a kind of ... yeah, like a cauldron. Okay? A cauldron, a marmite is a large container in which we often prepare soup. A marmite. Okay? A marmite, a cauldron, he claims a marmite. So basically what we understand is that Panoramix has obtained all the ingredients he needs. Okay? He needs ingredients, so all the ingredients he needs. And he wants a marmite. And Caius Bonus' answer, once again, is not to be expected. And he shouts, let's give it to him! So these are sentences that are always interesting in French, because I think they are not easy for people who learn French. Let's give it to him! So that we give it to him. The there, in fact, he takes up the marmite. Okay? He, he takes up Panoramix. So basically it's I give the order that we ... I give the order that we ... I give the order that we give the marmite to Panoramix. So I give the order that we give a marmite to Panoramix. Okay? So this sentence is really the equivalent of I give the order that we give the marmite that Panoramix asked for. Here. But basically we can say that we give it to him. In the context, in fact, a French speaker, in fact, understands without problem what it means ... what it means that we give it to him. And that means you have to give him the marmite right away. Do it, so that he will be able to continue to prepare the magic potion. Come on, next vignette. You see, indeed, the marmite. So that's a marmite. You could say a cauldron. Okay? So it's a big marmite. We have a fire there that has been made. We see small stones and branches, small branches of wood. So he is using the marmite to prepare the potion and we see him speaking. So can we zoom in a little more? It's not ... it's not ideal, but we have Panoramix who visibly uses his fingers a little bit like that to put a pinch of salt. So what is called a pinch of salt is precisely a very very small amount. A pinch of salt. I just remind you one thing, it's that pinch, if I pinch my forearm, okay? I can use my nails to pinch my forearm, okay? Ouch! Okay? I pinch, pinch. So finally, if you have a small bowl with salt and you take it with your fingers, it's as if it was a pinch, okay? It looks a little bit like the action of pinching. A pinch of salt. It's a bit the same thing with two fingers. We take a small amount and we add. A pinch of salt. A suspicion of pepper. A suspicion ... by the way, if you are an English speaker, it's quite funny because it's a word that is in the dictionary in English. I think in English we pronounce it a suption, a suption of something. Leave me in the comments if indeed you knew that suption is a word from the English language too. For me, clearly, it is a word that comes from French but which is included in the English language. So a suspicion, it also means a small amount of something. It can have several meanings, a suspicion. To have a suspicion for something or on something. I have suspicions on ... to have suspicions for. Yeah, I think we could use for and on. But basically, to have suspicions is when you have the impression that there is something secret that has not been said. Okay? I have a bit of suspicions. For example, imagine there is someone who stole my bike. Okay? Someone stole my bike and I say to myself, maybe it's my neighbor. Okay? Because I saw my neighbor the other day with a bike that looked a lot like my bike. So there I could say I have a bit of suspicions. Okay? I have suspicions. I have the impression that it is my neighbor who stole my bike. Okay? I suspect my neighbor of having stolen my bike. Okay? That's the meaning of suspicion. But in fact, a suspicion of pepper is like if it was a small amount, literally it's also a bit ... maybe a pinch of pepper that could make you think, ah! I have the impression that there is pepper in this soup but it's not obvious. Okay? So we could almost have a suspicion. Ah! I have a suspicion. I have the impression that there is a bit of pepper. You see? So this expression in context, it's a bit ... a bit of a different meaning, but I hope you see the link a little. So a pinch of salt, a suspicion of pepper, let it simmer. And simmer, the action of simmering is when you have a liquid or ... it's not necessarily a liquid in fact, but yes, generally it's more of a liquid thing or in any case something that looks a little bit like a kind of puree. You can't, for example, let chicken thighs simmer. For me, it doesn't really make sense. But on the other hand, a soup, imagine a soup, you let it simmer, that means that the temperature of the soup is high and there are small bubbles coming out. You are letting it simmer. And often for soup, we say that you have to let it simmer for a while. So it's basically when the soup is at a fairly high temperature, but not too much either, okay? It's not boiling and really there are big bubbles, but there are small bubbles that rise to the surface. A pinch of salt, a suspicion of pepper, let it simmer. So I'm going to reread it with the voice of Benoram. A pinch of salt, a suspicion of pepper, let it simmer. And we have Caius Bonus who says, yes, yes, faster, faster. So we have Caius Bonus who is very impatient because he is looking forward to finally being able to take the success of the magic potion and that he can finally one day take the place of Caesar to become the number one, the great chief, to become the emperor. And there we have Benoram who says, something is missing, something very important, something is missing, something very important. What? What? What? Okay, so here Panoramix actually realizes at the last minute, but ah! Something is missing, okay? When something is missing, it means that there is, for example, an ingredient that we do not have, that we have forgotten, okay? Or if someone is missing, it means that today someone is absent. For example, in a class, there are 19 students, but today there are only ... there are only 18, it means that one student is missing, okay? Something is missing, something very important. So Panoramix realizes that there is a missing ingredient. And Caius Bonus, you see it in his ... in his gesture, okay? In his non-verbal language, there is what? What? What? Okay? He is desperate, he is so impatient and there is a kind of unforeseen, what is called an unforeseen, it is that visibly there is a missing ingredient, okay? So it is despair for Caius Bonus who, we could say, is exasperated, exasperated. He is exasperated, it means that he is ... oh no, but it's not possible, but it's not possible, what's going on? Okay, he is exasperated. You can put the word exasperated on me if you want in the comments if you like it. Come on, this is the end of this video, leave me in the comments, let me shudder, let me shudder or simply the verb shudder in the comments, please. 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