peux and serai

Hi folks,

I can be your French interpretor in Paris during visiting there.
Je peux être votre interpretor français à Paris pendant la séjour là

I will be your French interpretor in Paris during visiting there.
Je serai votre interpretor français à Paris pendant la séjour là

Is the translation correct which can be used in conversation as well as written ? Which one is commonly used in conversation? I don't know how to translate "visiting".

Thanks

B.R.
satimis

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Permalink Reply by stella on July 19, 2009 at 12:09pm

Hi, you can translate visiting by séjour.
So, this is the correction :

je peux être votre interprète (not interpretor) en français pendant mon séjour à Paris.
Je serai votre interprète en français pendant mon séjour à Paris.

you can use both in a conversation, but if you say "je peux....", you propose, but if you say "je serai....." you doesn't let the choice, you are affirmative.

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Permalink Reply by Stephen Liu on July 19, 2009 at 5:17pm

Hi stelle,

Thanks for your advice.

The sentence construction of French is completely different;

In English - it uses "French interpretor"

In French - it uses "interprète en français"

B.R.
satimis