01 — The verse
Que l’Éternel te bénisse, et qu’il te garde !
The LORD bless you and keep you.
Louis Segond 1910. Public domain. The English line is a learner gloss by the house, not a new translation.
02 — Twice
There is no recording on this card yet. Follow the highlight with your voice: once slowly, then closer to speech.
Que l’Éternel te bénisse, et qu’il te garde !
Follow the line with your voice. Recordings will sit beside this card when they are published.
Follow the line with your voice. Recordings will sit beside this card when they are published.
03 — Three words
bénir
to bless
Qu’il te bénisse — subjunctive after que. A blessing is a wish placed in God’s hands.
garder
to keep, to guard
Qu’il te garde — may he keep you. Te is informal, one person.
que
may / that
The small word that turns a verb into a blessing. Learn the pattern, then reuse it.
A sentence for this week
Que le Seigneur te garde cette semaine.
04 — A faith note
This is a spoken line to give away. A blessing you only understand and never say has not yet become French.
05 — Say this
Que l’Éternel te bénisse, et qu’il te garde !