BS: Parlez vous? Phone message translation?

Subject: BS: Parlez vous? Phone message translation?
From: Mr Red
Date: 16 Nov 03 - 06:48 PM

poetsimmo is trying to get in touch with someone in France and the phone number gives a message in French.

She doesn't "Parlez allez" ---- well "ne plus". And her command of Lingua Mudcat is somewhat neuvou. I can help her with that at least.

Having tried the French Embassy and a few other things she was looking for suggestions. Mine was to record the message and try repeating it, doing a number/word at a time. It sounds like a "number transferred" kinda deal.

Any Francophone 'catters with suggestions. She can read her PM's.

poetsimmo will hopefully follow my trail to this thread or start her own.

Subject: RE: BS: Parlez vous? Phone message translation?
From: Peace
Date: 16 Nov 03 - 06:56 PM

Red:

Call a University near you and ask for the Romance Language Department. Someone there will be able to translate. Take them a tape recording, or go in with the number and a few bucks to pay for the call. Call, and let the student or prof or secretary at the Unive hear the call.

Subject: RE: BS: Parlez vous? Phone message translation?
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 17 Nov 03 - 03:44 AM

Or... you could try and type the words into this site below. I've used it alot of times for use with some German correspondance. It's not perfect, but you get the idea - my French is better that my german.

Anyway, have a look - it might help you...

translate all sorts of languages here!

Subject: RE: BS: Parlez vous? Phone message translation?
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 17 Nov 03 - 03:48 AM

Though, having made a few calls, you do get a womans voice sometimes telling you in French if the number is wrong...

Can you put the gist of what is said on here, I might be able to help?

It could be the French version of... I'm sorry that number has not been recognised...

?

Ella

Subject: RE: BS: Parlez vous? Phone message translation?
From: Peace
Date: 17 Nov 03 - 11:04 AM

Good idea from Ella. Type phonetically, SVP.

Subject: RE: BS: Parlez vous? Phone message translation?
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 17 Nov 03 - 12:58 PM

There are a few of us on Mudcat that parler francais so let's have a go. PM if you don't want it to be a public message.

Subject: RE: BS: Parlez vous? Phone message translation?
From: Mr Red
Date: 17 Nov 03 - 04:40 PM

I will ring her 2night but she says there are numerals so I think it is a re-direction. I thought she might have surfed to here. If she makes it to Bed'th we can ring from our mobiles. The object is to contact someone they are worried about.

Subject: RE: BS: Parlez vous? Phone message translation?
From: GUEST,Ella sans cookie
Date: 17 Nov 03 - 04:47 PM

I parlez le francis un petit peut... pm me and I'll have a go too...

Regards

Ella... (I might not look at the cat till the morning...)

Subject: RE: BS: Parlez vous? Phone message translation?
From: GUEST,Ella Sans Cookie
Date: 17 Nov 03 - 04:48 PM

Je excuse le spelling... I've just drank half a bottle of Frances finest du vin rouge.... hic!

Subject: RE: BS: Parlez vous? Phone message translation?
From: Amos
Date: 17 Nov 03 - 08:46 PM

Si vous pouvez ecrire le message plus ou moins par les sons des parole, nous pourrions le traduire, je suppose...


A

Subject: RE: BS: Parlez vous? Phone message translation?
From: Mrrzy
Date: 18 Nov 03 - 09:25 AM

Or call me, PM for my #, and play it to me. I ought to be able to do something.

Subject: RE: BS: Parlez vous? Phone message translation?
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 18 Nov 03 - 11:58 AM

Quelle bon idee, Amos!