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happy Thursday the 20th
I’d have to wait months or even years for another chance to reblog this, so why the fuck not?
next days you can reblog this on a Thursday the 20th
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happy Thursday the 20th
I’d have to wait months or even years for another chance to reblog this, so why the fuck not?
next days you can reblog this on a Thursday the 20th
August 2015
October 2016
April 2017
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September 2018
December 2018
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You know, just in case you wanted to set your queue for the next 6 years
kinda wanna improve my French and move to Paris but kinda wanna learn Italian and move to Rome but kinda wanna learn Icelandic and move to Reykjavik but kinda wanna learn Japanese and move to Tokyo but kinda wanna
If you want to learn a language, learn it.
Don’t be scared if the grammar is difficult, the sounds give your tongue a hernia, the writing system is cumbersome, or there are more empty beer cans in your house then there are speakers of that language. The worst thing that can happen is that you don’t get it. The best thing that can happen is that you see inside someone else’s heart, someone else’s soul, and most precious of all, a whole group, perhaps of billions of people, cease to be cardboard cutouts and magically turn into humans, with problems you can relate to, good news they can celebrate with you, business to conduct, and untranslatable wisdom to share. For all you know, the most powerful things you will ever say, the last goodbyes, the first life-changing I love you, the first words you say to your newborn child, for all you know, these things aren’t meant to be said in English. If you want to learn a language, learn it. Every day you choose not to, you choose to forsake those irreplaceable moments that you’ll never share, with irreplaceable people in your life that you’ll never be able to meet in English.
please like/reblog this post if you’re a langblr ( japanese, french, german, russian and arabic!) or just a studyblr in general, i need to follow new blogs!!!
concept: i’m in a foreign country, speaking one of my many languages effortlessly, to one of the new friends i made. i have no worries about translating everything correctly, i just speak
English teacher: you can’t use more than one set of commas in a single sentence
Victor Hugo, master of run on sentences and excessive commas: u wanna bet
french person: *speaks french*
me, crying: how do you do that with your mouth
french garden vocabulary 🌻🌷
🌿 Types of gardens
le jardin garden
le patio patio garden
le jardin sur le toit roof garden
la rocaille rock garden
le jardin floral a flower garden
le jardin d'agrément an ornamental garden
le jardin botanique a botanical garden
le jardin de fruit a fruit garden
un verger - orchard
le jardin potager a vegetable garden
le jardin paysan cottage garden
le jardin d’eau water garden
🍁 Some garden objects
un etang à poissons fish pond
le parterre flowerbed
le pavé paving
l’allée path
la pelouse lawn
la haie hedge
le potager vegetable garden
la serre greenhouse
le tas de compost compost heap
la fontaine fountain
le sol soil
la terre topsoil
le sable sand
la chaux chalk
l’argile clay
les outils de jardin garden tools
le balai à gazon lawn rake
la bêche spade
la fourche fork
le râteau rake
la tondeuse lawnmower
la brouette wheelbarrow
le terreau compost
le gravier gravel
les gants de jardinage gardening gloves
le pot à fleurs flower pot
l’arrosage watering
l’arrosoir watering can
le tuyau d’arrosage hose
la pelouse lawn
💐 Verbs
tondre to mow (the lawn)
ratisser to rake
tailler to trim
semer to sow
bêcher to trim
arroser to water
désherber to weed
pailler to mulch
cultiver to cultivate
récolter to harvest
cueillir to pick
🌱 Types of plants
les plantes à fleurs flowering plants
les plantes plants
les mauvaises herbes weeds
le bambou bamboo
la fougère fern
l’herbe herb
l’arbre tree
la plante aquatique water plant
le palmier palm
à feuilles persistantes evergreen
à feuilles caduques deciduous
la plante grasse succulent
le cactus cactus
la plante en pot potted plant
la plante d’ombre shade plant
la plante grimpante climber
l’herbe grass
la plante rampante creeper
l’arbuste à fleurs flowering shrub
les graines seeds
saplings les jeunes plants d'arbres
plant cuttings - les boutures de plantes
🌹 Types of flowers
rose la rose
marigold le souci
tulip la tulipe
crocus le crocus
lily le lys
iris l'iris
sweet pea le pois de senteur
geranium le géranium
gladiolus le glaïeul
chrysanthemum le chrysanthème
sunflower le tournesol
zinnia le zinnia
aster l'aster
dahlia le dahlia
daisy la pâquerette
carnation l'oeillet
primrose le primevère
peony la pivoine
bluebell la campanule
begonia le bégonia
daffodil la jonquille
jasmine le jasmin
lavender la lavande
azalea l'azalée
orchid l'orchidée
water lily le nénuphar
🌲 Types of trees
orange tree l'oranger
lemon tree le citronnier
plum tree le prunier
pear tree le poirier
olive tree l'olivier
cherry tree le cerisier
apple tree le pommier
apricot tree l'abricotier
fig tree le figuier
french nighttime vocab 💤
🌙 night vocab
la nuit: the night
la lune: the moon
les étoiles: the stars (f)
nocturne: nocturnal
🛏️ bedroom vocab
la chambre à coucher: bedroom
la chambre: bedroom
la grande chambre: the master bedroom
un lit: a bed
l'oreiller: a pillow
un animal en peluche: a stuffed animal
une couverture: a blanket
la literie: bedding
la table de chevet: bedside table
le dessus-de-lit: bedspread
la taie d'oreiller: pillow case
douillet: cozy
la couette: comforter
faire le lit: make the bed
le lit est défait: the bed is unmade
un grand lit: a king sized bed
un lit à deux places: a bed for two people
un lit à une place: a bed for one person
un cadre d'un lit: bed frame
les draps: bed sheets (m)
un lit superposé: bunk bed
😴 sleep vocab
un somme: a nap
un petit somme: a quick nap
la sieste: a siesta (nap in the afternoon)
le sommeil: sleep
la somnolence: sleepiness
un rêve: a dream
un cauchemar: a nightmare
une rêverie: a daydream
l'insomnie: insomnia (f)
le somnambule: sleepwalker
un noctambule: a night owl
matinal: early riser
un réveil: an alarm clock
🌌 verbs
se lever: to wake up (literally to rise)
se coucher: to go to bed
se recoucher: to go back to bed
s'assoupir: to doze off
dormir: to sleep
rêver: to dream
rêvasser: to daydream
pioncer: to sleep (informal)
🌃 phrases
bonne nuit: good night
passer une nuit blanche: to pull an all nighter
être un lève-tôt: to be an early bird
être un lève-tard: a late riser
sortir du lit: get out of bed
dormir à poings fermés: sleep like a log
rester éveillé: to stay up
Top 100 most common French verbs
1. Être ~ to be
2. Avoir ~ to have
3. Pouvoir ~ to be able (can)
4. Faire ~ to do; to make
5. Mettre ~ to put; to place
6. Dire ~ to say; to tell
7. Devoir ~ to have to, must, to owe
8. Prendre ~ to take; to catch; to capture
9. Donner ~ to give; to produce
10. Aller ~ to go
11. Vouloir ~ to want; to wish
12. Savoir ~ to know
13. Falloir ~ to have to
14. Voir ~ to see
15. Demander ~ to ask; to request
16. Trouver ~ to find; to discover
17. Rendre ~ to return (something); to give back
18. Venir ~ to come
19. Passer ~ to pass; to go past
20. Comprendre ~ to understand; to include; to comprehend
21. Rester ~ to stay; to remain
22. Tenir ~ to hold; to keep
23. Porter ~ to carry; to wear
24. Parler ~ to speak; to talk
25. Montrer ~ to show; to display
26. Continuer ~ to continue
27. Penser ~ to think
28. Suivre ~ to follow; to pay attention
29. Connaître ~ to know; to be acquainted with
30. Croire ~ to believe in
31. Commencer ~ to begin; to start; to commence
32. Compter ~ to count
33. Entendre ~ to hear; to understand
34. Attendre ~ to wait; to expect
35. Remettre ~ to put back (on); to replace; to deliver
36. Appeler ~ to call; to contact
37. Permettre ~ to permit; to allow; to enable
38. Occuper ~ to occupy; to take up (space/time)
39. Devenir ~ to become, to grow (into); to turn (into)
40. Partir ~ to leave; to depart; to proceed
41. Décider ~ to decide; to persuade
42. Arriver ~ to arrive; to happen
43. Servir ~ to serve
44. Sembler ~ to seem
45. Revenir ~ to return; to come back
46. Laisser ~ to leave; to allow; to let
47. Recevoir ~ to receive; to welcome
48. Répondre ~ to reply; to answer
49. Vivre ~ to live
50. Rappeler ~ to call back; to remind
51. Présenter ~ to present; to introduce
52. Accepter ~ to accept
53. Agir ~ to act
54. Poser ~ to put down; to pose; to lay (something) down
55. Jouer ~ to play; to act; to gamble
56. Reconnaître ~ to recognize; to acknowledge
57. Choisir ~ to choose; to select
58. Toucher ~ to touch; to feel; to affect
59. Aimer ~ to like; to love
60. Retrouver ~ to find; to regain; to meet up
61. Perdre ~ to lose; to waste
62. Expliquer ~ to explain; to account for
63. Considérer ~ to consider; to study
64. Ouvrir ~ to open (up)
65. Gagner ~ to win; to earn; to gain
66. Exister ~ to exist
67. Refuser ~ to refuse
68. Lire ~ to read
69. Réussir ~ to succeed
70. Changer ~ to change; to alter
71. travailler ~ to work
72. Représenter ~ to represent; to depict; to portray
73. Assurer ~ to secure; to assure; to insure
74. Essayer ~ to try; to attempt
75. Empêcher ~ to prevent; to stop
76. Sortir ~ to go out; to leave; to exit; to come out
77. Reprendre ~ to resume; to recover; to take back
78. Mener ~ to lead; to conduct
79. Appartenir ~ to belong ~ to concern
80. Risquer ~ to risk
81. Concerner ~ to concern; to affect
82. Apprendre ~ to learn; to teach; to hear of
83. Rencontrer ~ to meet; to encounter
84. Créer ~ to create; to build
85. Obtenir ~ to obtain; to get
86. Chercher ~ to look for; to seek
87. Entrer ~ to enter; to go in
88. Proposer ~ to suggest; to propose; to offer
89. Apporter ~ to bring; to cause
90. Utiliser ~ to use; to employ
91. Atteindre ~ to reach; to attain; to achieve
92. Tenter ~ to tempt
93. Importer ~ to import; to matter
94. Ajouter ~ to add
95. Produire ~ to produce
96. Préparer ~ to prepare (something); to make
97. Relever ~ to raise; to stand up; to pick up
98. Écrire ~ to write
99. Défendre ~ to defend; to stand up for; to forbid
100. Tirer ~ to pull; to draw (curtains, sword, etc); to fire (gun); to print
small talk in french 💬
⭐️ (for beginners) ⭐️
When talking to french people, focus on innocuous topics like the weather, current events (“avez-vous lu à propos de..?” Have you read about…?), and cultural topics like food, movies, art, music, and so on. And remember to use vous instead of tu!
I only speak a little French. Je ne parle qu'un peu le français.
I am learning French, but I am only a beginner. J'apprends le français mais je ne suis qu'un débutant.
I have been learning french for 2 days / 2 weeks / 2 months / 1 year / 2 years. J'apprends le français depuis deux jours / deux semaines / deux mois / un an / deux ans.
Will you please correct me? Peux-tu me corriger, s'il te plaît?
What does ___ mean? Que veut dire ___?
What does that mean? Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire?
Can you explain in French/English to me? Peux-tu m'expliquer en français / anglais?
What does that mean in this context? Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire dans ce contexte?
What is the French word for ___? Quel est le mot français pour ___?
Is this/that correct? C'est juste?
Am I wrong? Je me trompe?/Est-ce que j'ai tort?
Am I correct? Est-ce que j'ai raison?
Do you understand? Est-ce que tu me comprends?
I do not understand. Je ne comprends pas.
I want to improve my level in French. Je veux améliorer mon niveau de français.
I need to practice French. J'ai besoin de pratiquer le français.
Do you have time to speak with me? As-tu le temps de parler avec moi ?
Can you help me to learn French? Peux-tu m'aider à apprendre le français?
Do you mind if we speak in French? Ça te dérange si nous parlons en français?
Can you please speak in French? it helps me to learn. Peux-tu me parler en français s'il te plaît? Ça m'aide à apprendre.
How do you say ’___’ in French? Comment dit-on ’___’ en français ?
I struggle with spelling / reading / writing / listening / pronunciation. J'ai du mal avec l'orthographe / la lecture / l'écriture / la compréhension orale / la prononciation.
Can you please repeat? I did not understand. Pouvez-vous répéter s'il vous plaît ? Je n'ai pas compris.
I don’t speak French fluently. Je ne parle pas couramment le français.
I am confused. Je suis perdu(e).
I don’t know how to say it in French. Je ne sais pas comment le dire en Français,
Sorry (or ‘pardon’), what did you say? Pardon, qu'est-ce que tu as dit?
I’ve never heard of that. Je n'ai jamais entendu ça.
That makes sense. Ça se tient.
That does not make sense. Ça n'a aucun sens.
What’s happening? / What’s going on? Qu'est-ce qui se passe?
What do you mean by ’___’ ? Qu'est-ce que tu entends par ’___’? / Qu'est-ce que tu veux dire par ’___’?
⭐️ Personal Stuff ⭐️
Here is a list of phrases you can use and practice when giving and asking for personal information. Take note that the list makes use of the formal “vous”.
Comment vous appelez-vous? What is your name?
Je m'appelle Christine. My name is Christine.
Quel est votre nom? What is your name?
Comment allez-vous? How are you?
Je vais bien, merci. I am doing well, thank you.
Très bien, merci. Very well, thank you.
Quel âge avez-vous? How old are you?
J'ai # ans. I am # years old.
J'ai trente ans. I am thirty years old.
J'ai quarante-deux ans. I am forty two old.
Quelle est votre nationalité? What is your Nationality?
Je suis canadien(ne). I am Canadian.
Je suis américain(e). I am American.
Je suis chinois(e). I am Chinese.
Je suis coréen(ne). I am Korean.
Où habitez-vous? Where do you live?
J'habite en Californie. I live in California.
Quel est votre numéro de téléphone? What is your phone number?
Mon numéro de téléphone est le … My phone number is …
Où êtes-vous né(e)? Where were you born?
Je suis né(e) à… I was born in…
Êtes-vous marié(e)? Are you married?
Oui, je suis marié. Yes, I am married
Non, je ne suis pas marié. No, I am not married
Je suis célibataire. I am single
Est-ce que vous avez des frères et soeurs? Do you have any brothers and sisters?
Je suis fille unique. I am an only child/daughter
Je suis fils unique. I am an only child/son
J'ai - frère(s). I have - brother(s).
J'ai - soeur(s). I have - sisters(s).
Je n'ai pas de frères. I don’t have any brothers.
Je n'ai pas de soeurs. I don’t have any sisters.
Quel est votre métier? What is your job?
Quelle est votre profession? What is your profession?
Que faites-vous dans la vie? What do you do for a living?
Je suis ingénieur. I am an engineer.
Je suis boulanger/boulangère. I am a baker.
Je suis médecin. I am a doctor.
Je suis infirmier/infirmière. I am a nurse.
⭐️ Interests ⭐️
Quel est votre sport préféré? What is your favorite sport? (formal)
Quel est ton sport préféré?
What is your favorite sport? (informal)
Mon sport préféré est… My favorite sport is….
J'aime faire du sport et garder la forme. I like to do sports to keep fit.
Quelle saison préférez-vous? What season do you prefer? (formal
Quelle saison préfères-tu? What season do you prefer? (What season is your favorite?) (informal)
Quels sont vos passe-temps préférés? What are your favorite pastimes? (formal)
Quels sont tes passe-temps préférés? What are your favorite pastimes? (informal)
Mes passe-temps préférés sont… My favorite pastimes are…
Qu'est-ce que vous faites dans votre temps libre? What do you do in your free time? (formal)
Qu'est-ce que tu fais dans ton temps libre? What do you do in your free time? (informal)
Est-ce que vous avez un animal de compagnie? Do you have a pet?(formal)
Est-ce que tu as un animal de compagnie? Do you have a pet? (informal)
Non, Je n'ai pas un animal de compagnie. No, I don’t have a pet.
Oui, J'ai un chat. Yes, I have a cat.
Oui, J'ai un chien.Yes, I have a dog.
Qu'est-ce que vous aimez? What do you like?
J'aime le jazz. I like jazz.
J'aime le rock. I like rock.
J'aime le hip-hop. I like hip-hop.
Je n'aime pas le rap. I don’t like rap.
Je n'écoute pas de la musique très souvent. I don’t listen to music very often.
J'aime les films d'amour. I like romance films.
J'aime les films d'aventures. I like adventure films.
Je n’aime pas faire du ski. I don’t like skiing.
Qu'est-ce que vous aimeriez faire dans la vie? What would you like to do in life ?
J'aimerais être chef. I would like to be a chef.
J'aimerais être un bibliothécaire. I would like to be a librarian.
language learning made easy
I’ve summarized professor Alexander Arguelles’ video, because I think this is crucial for language learning.
There is no magic trick that will help you become fluent in 1 month, but there are very effective approaches to learning a new language and if you combine them, you will surely become fluent.
If you’re learning a new language, the most important thing you need to consider is – what type of language learner are you?
1. If you:
have a more deductive approach, which means that you’re better at listening to and observing the language first and learning through that, rather than starting with plain grammar points from a textbook
have a fair degree of intuition
like to observe a phenomenon
feel somewhat comfortable with ambiguity for a while, until things become clear
are someone who can feel comfortable being corrected when they realize they were wrong, rather than getting confused and frustrated because they went down an initial path that turned out not to be correct (so you actually learn from being corrected and you don’t get confused by it)
then, these manuals are best suited for you: the Assimil Language Series, the Linguaphone Series, the Cortina Methods.
2. If you:
have a desire to have things explained to you beforehand in a nice and clear way
have a logical and analytical mind (which is usually the product of education in general)
have a need for a systematic approach (basically if you’re most comfortable with a book which is going to introduce the grammar according to an agreed set of methods or an organized plan)
then, you should try out some of these manuals: the Hugo Series, the Made Simple Series, the Teach Yourself Series, the Buske Series.
3. PAY ATTENTION TO PATTERNS!!!
the most important part are the patterns of a language
no matter what type of language learner you are, I think it’s really clever to incorporate this method into you learning.
a language is actually made up of patterns which constantly repeat themselves and that is THE KEY TO FLUENCY
repeating the patterns over and over again, until they become natural, until you no longer have to conjugate the verbs in your head before speaking
when you become really good with patterns, your sentences will come out naturally, and patterns are what will get you to fluency
I’ve provided the links, where you will find a review of the books, so that you can have an idea of what they look like. You can find most of these on amazon.
There is also an amazing blog on here, which provides free books, and I think that you can find half of these series for free there. @lovelybluepanda
Teen French expressions
For if you want to make hip young friends.
Disclaimer: French people complain a lot. A lot. Don’t be surprised if 90% of these expressions are complaining.
Non mais oh - say this if someone does something mildly annoying and you want to express your shock and distaste.
Tu me fais chier - (alt. tu me fais chier, là.) literally ‘you make me shit’. means you’re pissing me off.
Carrément - translates to ‘squarely’. Means ‘literally’. If someone tells you something surprising or annoying, you can answer simply “ah carrément.” see: tu me fais carrément chier.
J’hallucine / je rêve - are you annoyed by something? say these.
C’est pas possible - a classic. anything bad happens - c’est pas possible. There is no cheese left? It’s not possible. I’m hallucinating. This is a burden on me that solely I can bear I cannot believe this is happening.
Ça commence à me gaver - I’m starting to get real sick of this. see: Ça commence carrément a me gaver là, putain.
T’es relou - verlan slang for ‘lourd’ meaning someone’s heavy, personality-wise. They’re tedious.
Ça me saoûle / ça me gonfle - similar to gaver, means something’s pissing you off, you’re sick of it.
Grave - totally.
C’est clair - totally/that’s clear. Like ‘claro’ in spanish. “Justine elle est trop relou” “C’est clair. Elle me fait chier.”
J’en ai marre - I’m sick of this.
J’en ai ras le bol - I’m sick of this.
J’en ai ras le cul - I’m sick of this (vulgar).
(J’en ai) Rien à battre - I don’t give a damn.
(J’en ai) Rien à foutre - I don’t give a fuck.
C’est bon, là. - That’s enough.
Perso, euh, - “Personally,” generally used at the start of a complaining sentence, to express how personal the matter is to you. Perso, euh, c’est bon là. J’en ai ras le cul.
Rôh là - general expression of distaste. Le longer the rôh, the more annoyed you are. Rôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôh, c’est quoi ce bordel.
C’est quoi ce bordel ? - translates to “what’s this brothel”, means “what’s this shit?!”
C’est de la merde - It’s shit.
C’est une blague ? - Is this a joke?
Idem - ditto
J’ai la dalle - I’m hungry
Ça caille - It’s freezing
Ouf - two meanings 1. phew or 2. verlan for “fou”, meaning crazy (as a noun or adjective). “Kévin, c’est un ouf! Il fait du vélo sans casque!” “Ouais carrément, c’était un truc de ouf!”
Kévin - there’s a running joke that all the young delinquents seem to be called Kévin.
Crever - slang for “to die”. Va crever, connard!
Connard/Connasse - c*nt, but a lot less vulgar in french peoples eyes
And finally,
T’es con. No English translation can express the power behind the words “t’es con”. While it may sort of translate to “you’re a c*nt/idiot”, it expresses something much deeper. You really are a god damn fool.
Can someone just………………. explain French to me?
Quand tu parles de musique en français et tu oublies le mot “rythme,” ne le remplace jamais par “beat”.
C'est pas… approprié…
