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the-bibrarian

Weird French #02

“Ça casse pas trois pattes à un canard”

Lit: It doesn’t break a duck’s three legs. Actual meaning: it’s nothing extraordinary, nothing to write home about.

(I don’t know what else to tell you…)

lovinmybaguettes

Proverbs/sayings

Il faut se méfier de l’eau qui dort (beware of sleeping waters) : means that the quiet ones can turn out to be the worst and that you shouldn’t assume what they’re really like (it’s pretty negative)

Tout vient à point à qui sait attendre : All things come to those who wait (à point means at just the right time)

Un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l’auras (a ‘here you go’ is better than two ‘you’ll have it’) : A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (tbvh I prefer the French way of saying it, it’s just a bit clearer lol)

Mieux vaut prévenir que guérir (preventing is better than healing) : better safe than sorry

[Il ne faut pas] mettre tous ses oeufs dans le même panier : you shouldn’t put all your eggs in one basket

[Il ne faut pas] mettre la charrue avant les boeufs (one shouldn’t put the plow before the steers) : you shouldn’t put the cart before the horse

Mieux vaut être seul que mal accompagné : it’s better to be alone than in bad company

Les bons comptes font les bons amis (good reckonings make good friends) : a debt paid is a friend kept; short reckonings make long friends (you should have a healthy financial relationship with your friends if you want to stay on good terms)

Paris ne s’est pas fait en un jour (Paris wasn’t built in one day) : French version of ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day’ (we still use the Rome version from time to time)

Tel père, tel fils/telle mère, telle fille : like father, like son/like mother, like daughter, etc. (obv ‘tel père telle fille’ and ‘telle mère, tel fils’ work too)

C’est la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder le vase (it’s the water drop that makes the vase overflow) : it’s the final straw

C’est la cerise sur le gâteau (it’s the cherry on the cake) : it’s the icing on the cake

Il n’y a que la vérité qui blesse : only the truth hurts

gwendolynlerman

French vocabulary

Le téléphone - telephone

Allô ? - Hello?

C'est … à l'appareil - It’s …

Désolé, la carte ne marche pas - Sorry, the card is not working

Désolé, vous vous trompez le numéro - Sorry, wrong number

Est-ce que … est là s'il vous plaît ? - Is … there, please?

Est-ce que je peux prendre un message ? - Can I take a message?

Est-ce qu'il peut me rappeler ? - Can he call me back?

J'ai été coupé - I was cut off

Je voudrais téléphoner aux États-Unis - I’d like to place a call to the United States

Je vous la passe - Here he/she is

La connection est très mauvaise - The signal is very poor

La ligne a été coupé - The line cut off

Le téléphone sonne - The phone is ringing

Merci d'avoir appelé ! - Thanks for calling!

Mon numéro téléphone est le … - My telephone number is …

Ne quittez pas - Please hold

Ne raccrochez pas - Don’t hang up

Non, il/ella n'est pas là - No, he’s/she’s not here

Oui, il/elle est là - Yes, he’s/she’s here

Quel est le prix par minute, s'il vous plaît ? - What’s the price by minute, please?

Quel est l'indicatif pour … ? - What’s the area/country code for …?

Qui est-ce ? - Who’s calling?

Un moment, s'il vous plaît - One moment, please

Vendez-vous des cartes téléphoniques ? - Do you sell phone cards?

Votre numéro téléphone, s'il vous plaît - Your telephone number, please

Voulez-vous laisser un message ? - Would you like to leave a message?

lovinmybaguettes

This is all very useful, so I’m just gonna add a few corrections:

- Désolé, vous vous trompez de numéro

- Je vous la passe is correct, but it’s only the feminine form; if you’re talking about a male, you’ll say “Je vous le passe”

- La ligne a été coupée (just a matter of spelling, but you’ll mostly use this sentence orally anyway)

(There’s also a typo for “il/elle n'est pas là” but I figured people would notice)

I’m sorry to be that person lol but yeah that’s about it! The rest is on point :)

study-is-the-new-sexy

Transport Vocabulary ✈️ English to French <Part 1>

a car: une voiture 🚗

a bicycle: un vélo 🚲

a train: un train 🚞

a helicopter: un hélicoptère 🚁

a tractor: un tracteur 🚜

a motorbike: une moto 🏍

a van: une camionnette/fourgon 🚐

a lorry: un camion 🚚

an HGV: un poids lourd 🚛

a boat: un bateau 🚤

a ferry: un ferry ⛴

a cruise ship: un navire de croisière/paquebot 🚢

a sailboat: un voilier ⛵️

a ship/vessel: un vaisseau/navire 🛳

a speedboat: une vedette 🚤

a canoe: un canoë 🛶

a dugout canoe: un pirogue 🛶

a kayak: un kayak

a high-speed train: un TGV (train à grande vitesse) 🚄

a tram: un tram 🚃

a bus: un bus 🚌

a taxi: un taxi 🚕

a rocket: une fusée 🚀

a UFO (unidentified flying object): un OVNI (objet volant non identifié) 🛸

a minibus: un minibus 🚐

a skateboard: une planche à roulettes/un skateboard 🛹

a scooter: une trottinette 🛴

a motor scooter: un scooter 🛵

a snowmobile: une motoneige ☃️

a jet ski: un jet ski 🏝

a surfboard: une planche de surf 🏄‍♀️

a snowboard: un snowboard 🏂

a plane: un avion ✈️

a jet: un jet 🛩

a hot-air balloon: une montgolfière 🎈

a vehicle: une véhicule 🚗

roller blades: les patins à roulettes 🔅

ice skates: les patins à glace ⛸

to go by foot/walk: aller à pied (don’t use marcher) 🥾

to swim: aller à la nage/nager quelque part 🏊🏼‍♀️

to go on horseback: aller à cheval 🏇🏼

I hope this transport vocab list is helpful! I think I remembered them all, but feel free to reblog with any additional words if I missed any out. (Also you better appreciate how long it took me to find matching emojis for each word 😆)

(I have not included Canadian French in this list.)

lemonadeandlanguages

Some French Homophones and How to Tell Them Apart (Part II)

(Part I)

LA/LÀ/L’A

la – feminine definite article. Can be replaced by une or cette.

e.g.: Il a mis la photo dans un cadre. – Il a mis une/cette photo dans un cadre.

là – adverb of place and time. Cannot be replaced by une or cette.

e.g.: La librairie se trouve là. – La librairie se trouve une/cette.

l’a – contraction of le and a (avoir), generally found between the subject and the past participle. Can be replaced by l’avait.

e.g.: Elle l’a laissé chez elle. – Elle l’avait laissé chez elle.

MON/M’ONT

mon – masculine possessive article. Can be replaced by ton or son.

e.g.: Tu as pris mon cahier. – Tu as pris ton/son cahier.

m’ont – contraction of me/moi and ont (avoir). Can be replaced by m’avaient.

e.g.: Elles m’ont invité. – Elles m’avaient invité.

OU/OÙ

ou – conjunction that expresses alternative, approximation, or opposition. Can be replaced by ou bien.

e.g.: Veux-tu une crème glacée au chocolat ou à la vanille? – Veux-tu une crème glacée au chocolat ou bien à la vanille?

où – adverb or relative pronoun of time and place. The relative pronoun can be replaced by pendant lequel/laquelle (for time) or dans lequel/laquelle (for place). The adverb cannot be replaced by ou bien.

e.g.: C’est la maison où il a grandi. – C’est la maison dans laquelle il a grandi.

e.g.: Le jour où il a perdu son jouet, il pleuvait. – Le jour pendant lequel il a perdu son jouet, il pleuvait.

e.g.: Où étiez-vous? – Ou bien étiez-vous?

PEUT ÊTRE/PEUT-ÊTRE

peut être – verbs peut (pouvoir) and être. Can be replaced by pouvait être.

e.g.: Le pantalon peut être bleu ou vert. – Le pantalon pouvait être bleu ou vert.

peut-être – adverb meaning maybe. Can be replaced by possiblement.

e.g.: Il est peut-être malade. – Il est possiblement malade.

PLUTÔT/PLUS TÔT

plutôt – adverb meaning rather. Can be replaced by passablement.

e.g.: Ce livre est plutôt intéressant. – Ce livre est passablement intéressant.

plus tôt – adverbial pharse meaning earlier. Can be replaced by plus tard.

e.g.: Il faut arriver au cours plus tôt. – Il faut arriver au cours plus tard.

SA/ÇA

sa – feminine possessive article. Can be replaced by ma or ta.

e.g.: Sa réponse est correcte. – Ma/ta réponse est correcte.

ça – pronoun, contraction of cela. Cannot be replaced by ma or ta.

e.g.: Où as-tu acheté ça? – Où as-tu acheté ma/ta?

S’EN/C’EN/SANS

S’en – contraction of pronouns se and en. Can be replaced by se… de cela.

e.g.: Il ne s’en préoccupe pas. – Il ne se préoccupe pas de cela.

C’en – contraction of pronouns ce and en. Can be replaced by cela en.

e.g.: Mentir à sa mère, c’en est trop. – Mentir à sa mère, cela en est trop.

Sans – preposition that expresses the absence of something. Cannot be replaced by se… de cela or cela en.

e.g.: Il faut acheter du lait sans lactose. – Il faut acheter du lait se lactose de cela. – Il faut acheter du lait cela en lactose.

thebeyoutifuldream

“But eyes are blind. One must look with the heart.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

the-bibrarian

Weird French #04

Être fleur bleue

Literally “to be blue flower.”

Means “to be romantic and sentimental,” maybe even overly so, and also a little naive. Could be translated as being mushy, but has a gentler connotation. When talking about a person, refers to their personality.

“Elle rêve au grand amour, elle est un peu fleur bleue.” (She dreams of finding the one, she’s a little too sentimental.)

pompadourpink

The reality about spoken french

We don’t use the negation ne. We say Je sais pas (I don’t know) or On a pas à le faire (we don’t have to do it),

Speaking of which, we prefer using on rather than the pompous nous : On est arrivé-es (we’ve arrived), On y va? (shall we go)

Speaking of which, our questions are often affirmative sentences ending with a question mark (i.e. : a high-pitched tone) : Tu viens? (are you coming), T’en veux un-e? (do you want one).

Speaking of which, we chew words. When followed by words starting with a consonant, personal pronouns can lose their final letter : J’te l’dis! rather than Je te le dis (I’m telling you).

Speaking of which, we’re lazy : Je can be Che (chais pas), Il can be Y (r’garde, y’a un chat!) and grunt : many euh (uh), ah, bah (hum), ben (well), hein (tf?) and rhooo/rhaaa (ffs). We often start sentences with but : Mais tu saoules! (you’re annoying) to express displeasure.

Speaking of which, on top of dropping négations, we drop pronouns : You’re being a pain in my ass should be Tu me fais chier but can be Tu fais chier - maybe to make it universal or dramatic.

Speaking of which, we thrive on sarcasm and irony. To someone who’s babbling, we’ll answer It makes my leg look good.

Speaking of which, we repeat (personal) pronouns at the beginning or end of sentences. We’re likely to ask Qu’est-ce qu’il en dit, lui? and answer Moi, je veux bien (tonic pronouns, careful!).

Speaking of which, we like to use the conditional mode to indicate a wish or hypothesis : lots of Si j’avais su, j’aurais dit oui (had i known, i’d have said yes), J’aimerais bien pouvoir- (I wish I could-), etc.

Speaking of which, we add useless words : Bien (j’irais bien), Petit (un petit peu), Très (très vrai), Trop (je ne sais pas trop), ça (C’est quoi, ça?)…

Speaking of which, let’s stop before you all get disgusted and unfollow me. Remember this is spoken, private french and doesn’t apply to formal situations!

Are there any other languages important to you in your life?

There are! I've been studying German for 7 years and Indonesian for 2 years. I've also done classes in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish at university but I've never pursued them with the same commitment I dedicate to my French, German and Indonesian studies (they are my majors at university).

Hey, I just had a quick grammar question that I've tried googling but found no answer to. In French would I be able to say "demain, en mangeant je parlerai" or something using the "en (verb)ant" (sorry I don't know what it's called" and future simple in the same sentence. I provided a crappy example because I couldn't think of anything good but I hope you understood what I meant and can answer. Thanks!!

The en -ant form (le gérondif) in French is not used in the same way it is in English and it's far less common so it's best to avoid it when you feel like using the equivalent of an -ing structure if you've just started learning the language. For your question in particular, use: "demain, pendant que je mange, je parlerai avec...". I think this is a much more natural structure :) (whilst eating/while I'm eating, I'll talk to...)

Bonjour! Je devais écrire un paragraphe pour la classe française et je ne suis pas sûr si elle est correcte. Pourriez-vous me dire ce que je faisais mal? Mon français est pas bon, je suis désolé!

Salut! Oui, je corrigerais ton paragraphe avec plaisir, envoie-le-moi :)

french-ement-votre

Writing essay in french : part 4

4 The mechanics of the argument

4.1 Expressing facts / certainty

il s'agit de - this is

il y a / il existe - there is / there are

on peut constater / remarquer / observer / noter que - it can be observed that

on peut soutenir que - it is arguable that

il est certain / exact / sûr que - it is certain that

il est évident que - it is clear that

il ne fait aucun doute que - there is no doubt that

nul ne saurait douter que (+ subj) - nobody can doubt that

incontestablement / indubitablement - unquestionably

il est indéniable que - it cannot be denied that

il apparaît que - it appears that

tout semble indiquer que - everything seems to indicate that

cet incident met en évidence … - this incident demonstrates …

il faut reconnaître / admettre que - we must recongize / admit that

il va de soi que / cela va sans dire que - it goes without saying that

chacun peut constater que… – anyone can see that

il y a fort à penser que / il y a tout lieu de penser que - there is every reason for thinking that

force est de constater que– one cannot help stating that

Avoiding using être

Il s'agit là d'un progrès décisif par rapport aux méthodes traditionnelles -

This is a real advance on traditional methods

Le pays se trouve confronté à de grosses difficultés économiques -

The country is faced with major economic problems

Le déficit du budget s’élève à / atteint 10 milliards - The budget deficit is 10 billion

L'opinion publique reste divisée sur cette question - Public opinion is divided on this question

Les actions du gouvernement constituent une attaque contre les principes du syndicalisme - The government’s actions are an attack on the principles of

La compagnie figure au premier rang des exportateurs de… - The company is among the leading exporters of

Le déficit représente plus de 3% du PNB - The deficit is more than 3% of the GNP

Avoiding using avoir

Le ministre éprouve des difficultés à convaincre le public des bénéfices de cette politique - The minister is having difficulty convincing the public of the benefits of this policy

Le gouvernement dispose de plusieurs options pour résoudre le problème - the government has several options for solving the problem

Le musée recueille tous les meilleurs tableaux de l'artiste - The museum has all the artist’s best paintings

Le nouveau système présente plusieurs avantages - The new system has many advantages

4.2 Expressing probability / possibility / doubt

il est (bien) probable que - it is (very) probable that

il serait étonnant que (+ subjunctive) - it would be surprising if

il se pourrait (bien) / il est (bien) possible que - it is very possible that

il se peut que - it is possible that

il y a toutes les chances que / peu de chances que - it is highly likely / unlikely that

il est douteux que - it is unlikely that

il est encore trop tôt / prématuré pour savoir si - it is still too early to know whether

on ne dispose pas de suffisamment d'informations sur - we do not yet have enough information about

reste à savoir si - it remains to be seen if

il faut se poser la question de - one must ask oneself the question

on ne peut pas écarter la possibilté que - One cannot rule out the possibility that

4.3 Expressing contrast / concession

mais - but

en fait - in fact

cependant, toutefois - however

au contraire - on the contrary

à l'inverse / par contre - by contrast

néanmoins, quand même - nevertheless

pourtant - yet

(il) reste que - the fact remains that

pour autant - for all that

quoi qu'il en soit - be that as it may

La contrepartie des avantages considérables présentées par Internet est le risque de dérives inhérent à un outil par nature difficile à contrôler The downside to the considerable advantages offered by the Internet is the risk of La presse à sensation est très critiquée par le public, toujours est-il que leur tirage ne cesse d’augmenter Although the tabloid press is strongly criticized by the public, nevertheless their circulation keeps on increasing Beaucoup d'analystes se félicitent des bénéfices de l'euro en termes de stabilité monétaire. Ceci dit, le pari n'est pas gagné. Many analysts are pleased with the benefits that the euro is having with regard to monetary stability. That having been said, there is still some way to go Cette déclaration va à l'encontre de la politique du gouvernement sur l'Europe This declaration goes against the government’s policy on Europe Certes, on ne peut pas reprocher au ministre les politiques de son prédecesseur. Mais … Admittedly the minister cannot be blamed for the policies of his predecessor. But…

4.4 Expressing the importance of something

On pourrait aller même jusqu'à dire que.. It could even be said that…

Le plus frappant est que … The most striking thing is…

Ceci constitue le point crucial / le point de mire du débat …This constitutes the crucial point / the focal point of the debate

Il est utile de s'attarder sur… It is worth dwelling on…

Il faut insister sur le fait que / l'importance de…We must emphasize that / the importance that…

Jouer un rôle primordial / prépondérant dans…To play a major part in…

Il convient de souligner l'importance historique de l'immigration dans le développement économique de cette région It is important to stress the historic importance of immigration in the economic development of the region Il faut bien préciser / souligner que c'était le ministre lui-même qui a lancé l'enquête It should be emphasized that it was the minister him/herself who launched the enquiry De nos jours, l'opéra est vu comme élitiste, d’autant plus que les spectacles sont de plus en plus chers Nowadays the opera is considered to be elitist, all the more so considering that performances keep on getting more expensive Il n'est pas exagéré d'affirmer que le développement d'Internet aura des conséquences considérables sur la vie quotidienne. It is no exaggeration to say that the development of the Internet will have significant consequences on our everyday life. La situation dans la région est on ne peut plus grave The situation in the region couldn’t be any more serious

4.5 Clarifying / moderating a statement

En d'autres termes, / Bref , il a changé d'avis /In other words / In short he has changed his mind

Cela revient à dire que… / This boils down to saying that…

Sans vouloir critiquer cette façon de procéder, on peut constater que…Without wishing to criticize this course of action, it can be said that …

L'auteur a raison dans l'ensemble, mais… /The author is broadly speaking right, but…

Il serait injuste de reprocher à X… / It would be unfair to blame X for…

Il faut néanmoins nuancer cette affirmation en disant que…

This claim should nevertheless be qualified by saying…

Il est clair que les deux sociétés convergent vers le même objectif,à savoir

une reconnaissance sur le plan international / It is clear that the two companies are moving towards the same objective, namely international recognition

Il ne s'agit pas à proprement parler d'une récession /This is not strictly speaking a recession Malgré tous ces problèmes, le catastrophisme n'est pas de mise Despite all these problems, it is not all gloom-and-doom

4.7 Indicating the reason for something

parce que - because

à cause de - because of

grâce à- thanks to

puisque- since

être dû à- to be due to

avoir pour origine / trouver son origine dans- to be a result of

être la conséquence de- to be a consequence of

provenir de- to stem from

résulter de- to result from

cela expliquerait- that would explain

en effet - this is because

c'est pour cette raison / pour cela que - this is / that’s why

L'usage de la voiture en ville présente des risques importants; l'année dernière il a occasionné / causé 2 400 décès et plus de 100 000 blessés / The use of cars in towns creates significant risks; last year it caused 2 400 deaths and more than 100 000

L'hésitation des Français envers Internet s'explique par leur attitude habituelle à l'égard des nouvelles technologies /The coolness of the French towards the Internet can be explained by their usual attitude towards new technologies

La crise dans nos hôpitaux est la conséquence de/ suite directe d‘années de manque d'investissement / The crisis in our hospitals is a direct result of years of underfunding

Le PDG a cité comme raison profonde des mauvais résultats la chute du niveau des exportations / The MD cited the fall in the level of exports as the prinicpal reason for the poor results

On peut attribuer le succès de l'extrême droite aux dernières élections à une désillusion générale face à la politique /The success of the far right at the last election can be put down to a general disillusionment with politics

Si les électeurs ont rejeté le gouvernement, c'est qu‘ils n'ont plus confiance dans son intégrité politique / If the voters have rejected the government, it’s because they no longer have any confidence in their political integrity

L'émission retrace les événements qui sont à l'origine de la crise au Moyen Orient / The programme traces the events that lie at the root of the Middle East crisis

Les problèmes qui ont résulté du krach boursier se font toujours sentir The problems that resulted from the stock exchange crash can still be felt

Les mauvais résultats de la compagnie tiennent à une baisse du cours du dollar / The company’s poor results were due to a fall in the rate of the dollar

4.8 Indicating the consequences of something

par conséquent / en conséquence / par voie de conséquence - as a result

dans ces conditions - in these conditions

pour cette raison - for this reason

avoir pour conséquence / résultat de - to have the effect of

dès lors, de ce fait - so, consequently

il en résulte / découle (fatalement) que - the (inevitable result) of this is

il s'ensuit que - it follows that

face à cette situation - given this state of affairs

Les conséquences de cette politique mal conçue se font toujours sentir /The consequences of this ill-conceived policy can still be felt today

A la suite des attaques récentes on a pris des mesures plus rigoureuses en matière de sécurité / As a result of the recent attacks more rigorous security measures have been taken

Il y a plusieurs facteurs qui touchent l'industrie aérospatiale en ce moment There are several factors affecting the aerospace industry at the moment

La réduction du temps de travail aura certainement une incidence sur les coûts de production / The reductions in the working week will certainly have an effect on production costs

L'accroissement des dépenses en matière de santé répond à une inquiétude croissante parmi le public à propos de l'état de nos hôpitaux / The increase in health spending is a response to growing worries among the public about the state of our hospitals

Ce nouveau plan de redressement ne peut que déboucher sur des augmentations de tarifs / This new recovery plan can only lead to price increases

Ces mesures devraient permettre / favoriser la création de nouveaux emplois dans le secteur / These measures should ensure / encourage the creation of new jobs in the sector

Source : Manchester Metropolitan University

#essay #essay writing #writing #advanced

topofrancais

5 phrases utiles pour les conversations quotidiennes http://www.gooverseas.com/blog/useful-french-phrases-for-study-abroad-in-france

#colloquial #slang

french-ement-votre

French Youtube Channels.

Une liste de chaînes Youtube françaises, longue mais non exhaustive.

Mon classement est un peu approximatif. Parfois, certains/es Youtubers/euses se retrouvent dans deux catégories, parce qu’ils/elles proposent des émissions sur des sujets très différents.

Il ne s’agit pas seulement de mes chaînes préférées, mais bien entendu, mes chaînes préférées sont dans cette liste. Et celles que je n’aime pas du tout n’y sont pas. M’en fout, c’est ma liste. Par contre, il se peut que j’aie oublié des chaînes intéressantes, toutes les propositions sont les bienvenues.

Tu as des questions au sujet d’une chaîne ? Si je peux, je me ferai un plaisir de te répondre :)

Actualité/infos

le fil d’actu : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9hHeywcPBnLglqnQRaNShQ

Société

data gueule : https://www.youtube.com/user/datagueule

point de vue social : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6mlWEjd5-wK1aOqL2zKQQ

horizon gull : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGeFgMJfWclTWuPw8Ok5FUQ/discussion

Le point rouge : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4b_V1rVK4kFyszUp6WuIEw

Revenu de base : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBrqCGSd_Jh0GrWDeL1OaXw

Stupid Economics : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyJDHgrsUKuWLe05GvC2lng

Usul : https://www.youtube.com/user/MrUsul2000

le stagirite : https://www.youtube.com/user/LeStagirite

Osons causer : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVeMw72tepFl1Zt5fvf9QKQ

Télébocal : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC76FbSGY-Uqw44mjdvxGXwg

la ringarde : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCScUARAGiZQkPHpOHuS_drA

Dany Caligula : https://www.youtube.com/user/DanyCaligula/featured

Handicap / Autisme / Asperger oui, une seule rubrique, pour des raisons pratiques, mais si tu veux on en discute, hein :)

vivre avec : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH3Hp3WAm0iGQBi_csusoUg

Super Pepette : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF-njLWFsgM97UGvScZqH4Q

Genre et sexualité :

Pouhiou Néonaute : https://www.youtube.com/user/pouhiou

Charlie Foxtrot : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjiUCJpfexSyC-plmWJg8UA

Cordélia aime : https://www.youtube.com/user/cordeliaaime

Fujixguru / le papa de l’internet : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpnNZ7Jpv6YKtm78j5aF4wyuoLLrDge8I

Princ(ess)e LGTB : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbIOqOXBjp4QYNL2CGRDXLg

Xil’cast : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXy-0GE0pZ25z76hK4lunBA

Histoire

epic teaching of the history : https://www.youtube.com/user/EpicTeachingHistory

pour la petite histoire : https://www.youtube.com/user/PourLaPetiteHistoire

nota bene : https://www.youtube.com/user/notabenemovies

confessions d’histoire : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzj9-ZfpJ74vYv1RZzAWTVg

Sciences

e-penser : https://www.youtube.com/user/epenser1

la minute science :https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwBn4dgV3kxzvcCKN3TbQOQ

dirty biology : https://www.youtube.com/user/dirtybiology

Science étonnante : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaNlbnghtwlsGF-KzAFThqA

Podcast Science : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7myUXybJN3i_gLdSBlD_3g

Culture-moi : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcvjxE5lFjyYSuJ1VCUT0GQ/featured

Motorsport Gigantoraptor : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNEWnUoWy0h8_6Fyt_59N1Q

la tronche en biais : https://www.youtube.com/user/TroncheEnBiais/featured

Florence Porcel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9HapjjoLqdDNwKEWQRaiyA

Laurence Honorat : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGHrO209l9vmCurckpsSZhQ

Espace des sciences : https://www.youtube.com/user/Espacedessciences

Dr Nozman : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWnfDPdZw6A23UtuBpYBbAg

Xil’CAst : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXy-0GE0pZ25z76hK4lunBA

Psy et neuro-sciences

le psylab : https://www.youtube.com/user/lepsylab/about

Kliko Desh : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgC-FuJSUA66Q2cCi3jEXAA

Anthropologie :

Anthropodcast : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3_Mqxxv8SONpipOcdXOB0Q

Langue française, langue des signes, langues et linguistique

linguisticae : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCofQxJWd4qkqc7ZgaLkZfcw

les expressions : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVL_6o–Z1CVSTROLMdLfNA

codemu : https://www.youtube.com/user/codemutv

les langues de Cha : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0efyK_-Athm8yhyjNSqndQ

french sounds : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2L9w7ozDeUl1w5ZjUPCOQA

Signe2mains : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKGWL_pjR6PJC2bWAYf04WQ

Accent français : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAbwK2Xp6BlQECGsmbYfm0w

Philosophie

Cyrus North : (playlist le coup de phil)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ6RDhT0IVEDJdKDDJQXliA0xPopgp_TR

Littérature

la brigade du livre : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO-YDXoZJNVJFmF1UJ17rEw

Entre mes couvertures : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy6r387MQ28-EvApxraTDLQ

Miss Book : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_9Z28lA28JxAgFv-m4_nlw

Carbon Copy : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWh-WOr-hIl3IbhxhJAo7eA

Cordélia aime : https://www.youtube.com/user/cordeliaaime

margaud Liseuse : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP2X3cVGXP0r56gOGhiRDlA

ginger force : https://www.youtube.com/user/GingerForce01

Cinéma

ginger force : https://www.youtube.com/user/GingerForce01

in the panda : https://www.youtube.com/user/INTHEPANDA

durandal : https://www.youtube.com/user/Durendal1

le fossoyeur de film : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zapGuPI1Ft4

Fabien Campaner : https://www.youtube.com/user/betatestmode/featured

la fille aux soufflés : https://www.youtube.com/user/SmoothLullaby

Séries

Pilote, la chronique série : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvHft8Duo4NaHsxQr2l9TOA

Ya plus de saisons : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXeFGMYmnHQJd7Yu4B_gxXA

les shows runners : https://www.youtube.com/user/lesshowrunners

Laurine Sassano : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAAF-RcPGghehhrzvHI–sw

Revue du Web

Mathieu Sommet : https://www.youtube.com/user/Salutlesgeeks/about

Mr Antoine Daniel : https://www.youtube.com/user/MrAntoineDaniel

Chaînes généralistes : cinéma,vidéos, technologies,culture geek, musique, séries…

VoxMAkers : https://www.youtube.com/user/VoxMakersChannel/featured

Links the sun : https://www.youtube.com/user/LinksTheSun/about

Plus ou moins geek : https://www.youtube.com/user/plusoumoinsgeekTV

Le Geektionnaire : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSuUjbDxQFO5wNcPyLbUGBA

Jeux vidéos, mangas, comics, pop culture

l’ermite moderne : https://www.youtube.com/user/ErmiteModerne

joueur du grenier : https://www.youtube.com/user/joueurdugrenier

le chef otaku : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5sbGkJ_Fuzn_NCxFfX0zLw

les chroniques de Vesper : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD-52EoL9ZktR3OaOsDXeLg

spatule force : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9caG252-x7i3K1JR1d3HyQ/featured

Geek librairie : https://www.youtube.com/user/Jalvan06

Amicale du geek : https://www.youtube.com/user/amicaledugeek

la chaine du canapé : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNGW-hPzzOqGpl-Dqa7_OyQ

Pause process : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0JUkXAVVA4qWH1BQRs5N3A

Jeannot Nymouce : https://www.youtube.com/user/JeannotNymouce/featured

Studio gaming : https://www.youtube.com/user/studiogamingofficiel/featured

V garou : https://www.youtube.com/user/leVgarou/featured

Un drop dans la mare : https://www.youtube.com/user/UnDropDansLaMare/featured

Usul MAster : https://www.youtube.com/user/usulmasta/featured

Web séries / Humour

le visiteur du futur : https://www.youtube.com/user/watchthevisitor

Golden Moustache : https://www.youtube.com/user/GoldenMoustacheVideo

Bloqués : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd0V9SfenWqlPsTt5-AyN8A

French Ball : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ5nOq77BZoKN_sB2iZsJ6Q

franchement point org : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGD2X8BGx-6jcygPnht5fTQ

Fujixguru : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPld1_YS6xoXMt1WeYhmYYg

le meufisme : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCefZbo-hnVK8lREebeyvRHw

Raphaël Descraques : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi1n-WOtMqvDcDAJugqo2bQ

Raptus : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCokoPMlNNphvYvXIm8fZgkg

Abdel vrai : https://www.youtube.com/user/Abdelscenedup/featured

Tops :

les topovaures : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCToaRM06haIUw4uxvaGQCnA/about

Taupe 10 : https://www.youtube.com/user/Taupe10videos

Doc Seven : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Twj1Axp_-9HLsZ5o_cEQQ

Didichandouidoui : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf0mOxfawezlHIVuHd3L2VA

le top 5 : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8NJCimLOr_Uc4GhirgO7lg

Curiosités, trucs bizarres

Axolot : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2_OG1L8DLTzQ7UrZVOk7OA

Castor Mother : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfO4BQD5_S1272GVmuXmTxA/featured

les questions cons : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR9DNIWLeXKQh_ZJWeXAl5Q

les revues du monde : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnf0fDz1vTYW-sl36wbVMbg

Dr Nozman : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWnfDPdZw6A23UtuBpYBbAg

Romain Tea Time : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvqbpgno9DcJpza4Hms-n7g/about

Cuisine

cuisine-moi : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChN41N2YKRX0Fp0fYXZ3wsw

Animaux

Toopet : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxGJgYyHiYkRyuUWjgShOTQ

#masterpost #youtube #youtubers #listening

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french ressources

let’s start with youtubers !

I discovered some great and interesting french youtubers lately, so I thought it might help people who are learning french n_n.

doc seven : it’s basicaly a lot of facts in rythmed and interesting videos ( like, “ les 7 personnes les plus recherchées au monde ” or “ 7 metiers quasiement disparu ” ) linguisticae : this guy explains linguistics like nobody else, so french idioms, vocabulary and also he explains where some languages come from. taupe10 same things as Doc Seven, but with the number 10 ( when doc seven does top 7, taupe10 does.. well, top 10 ). pilote this channel is all about tv show, about this beautiful universe that is the serie universe. So yeh, he does different kinds of videos but they all are about tv shows. romain teatime so this guy does biographies like nobody else. You can find lot and lot of biography well-explained, but also the stories behind fashion stuff ( like the heels, the skirts… ). And the “curiositea” serie which is kind of a lot of random stories with a lot of facts about something really interesting. les cours de japonais this professor in university gives free and great japanese classes. So yep, if you want to study french and japanese ( although that might be quite difficult but ey, it’s a great youtube channel so ). thomas gautier he’s a youtuber from Quebec ( so not the same accent and idioms as the metropolitan france but it’s still french right ) and he’s really, really funny. histoire brèvesbasicaly it’s some history chapters, conflicts and so on explained shortly and well dirty biology to be honest I just found this one and haven’t watched any of his videos yet, but it seems to be interesting and great. So it’s basicaly a bunch of youtube videos about biology ( but in a fun way, like “ game of thrones vs science, flying dragons ? ” ) les topovaures, yay, the first lady in this list ! So, she does some top ( like doc seven or taupe10, but it’s not a top 7 or a top 10 but : a top 5 ).and they are about a looooot of different things, like really, it can go to star wars to mythology. les lectures de nine let’s keep going with girls ! So Nine has a channel where she talks about books, basicaly. margaud liseuse sooo a girl who reads, (well a second one). Because we never have enough books to read okay. links the sun So this guy does a “point culture” serie wich is mainly about discovering a subject ( like the pirates for instance ) and the “non mais t'as vu ce que t'écoutes” in which he does some criticism about popular music ( those in the top in france ) nota benean other youtuber talking about History ! It’s so damn interesting, and he talks about the middle age, mythology stuffs, vikings stuff and so on. la vidéothèque d'alexandrieokay so it’s a facebook page kind of like a headquarters for a lot of youtubers ( but not the entertaining kind of youtubers, the teaching in a fun way, educative kind ). So yeh, basicaly a lot of great youtubers ( in it you can find some of those I introduced you before but there are others that I haven’t checked yet so yep ). le rire jaune that’s not an educative / study related channel like the others, but an entertaining/funny one. So, basicaly it’s two brothers living in paris and doing podcasts/vlogs. and while i’m at it, this is a list of some great french singers/bands ( I won’t introduce them like saying a lot of things about each of them, I’m sorry, but it’s basicaly good music and I’m not daily listening to each of them so ) ; L.E.J It’s 3 girls who started by doing covers, one of their video ( summer 2015 ) went viral and now they are actualy doing their album ( a covers album first ) aaand finaly an original song came out ! ( here ). Luke Luke is a french rock band, and they’re just awesome. So I really love this one here but they are all awesome. Téléphone Telephone is an old french band whish is now disbanded but it’s not a reason not to keep listening to them right ? ( some ideas of songs to start : here, here and here ) Florent pagny So yes, he’s pretty old now, he’s not the average 25 pop singer; but his voice is amazing, and he’s quite funny actualy ( he was a coach in the voice france ~ ). AND, there’s this one song that when I listen to, I cry. Like, for real. ( the cry me a river song ) CalogeroCalogero is a singer quite concerned about what happens in the world and around him. His voice is amazing as well. He has a guitar. Two recent songs he made : un jour au mauvais endroit, this song is about something that happened in Echirolles ( near Grenoble (somewhere in france)(not near paris)) : a young boy killed by others just because he looked at them. // le portrait this one is about a kid who draws the portrait of his mother because she’s dead and its the only way he can remember her. AND yes, I almost forgot but I can’t not talk about this song : J'ai le droit aussi this one is about homosexuality. it’s about tolerance. It’s about a guy who loves an other guy and wants to have the rights to be with him too, just like other couples. Cats on trees its a duet, and they did one song i truly really love but they sang it in english ( here ). Louane She’s a young girl who won The Voice (france) and then was casted as the main character in the film : La famille Belier ( which is a good movie btw, you sould definitely go check it out ). So I don’t like that much what she does, but it’s still pretty good, and she has a pretty voice, it’s just not my type of music at all. BUT i love her version of “Je vole” which is in the OST of La Famille Belier. Emmanuel Moire is a french singer who did some musicals ( like Le Roi Soleil), and I like this song of him ( which is very poetic so maybe hard to understand but still, pretty ). Julien Doré He won La Nouvelle Star, and he has a unique voice, like really. So, here ( but it’s quite poetic too ) Coeur de pirate she’s a singer from quebec, and she has a beautiful voice ( like all the others I know ). She took part in the “La bande à Renaud” ( okay sorry, grammaticaly it should be La bande de renaud but it’s how they wrote it ). It’s an album with covers of Renaud’s songs as a tribute. Here’s the one she did. Zazie I was a huge fan of her when I was a kid, and I still like her songs. They have an actual meaning which is great. One of her most famous song ( and I know (proudly) all the lyrics yay) is this one but my favorite is this one Some other great songs and great bands without description because it’s starting to be a really long list. I only put one song of each singer/band but they did some other great songs ~ à ma place/ // manathan kaboul // Liberta // Le vent nous portera // J'ai demandé à la lune // Désolé pour hier soir // La lettre // J'temmène au vent //La tribu de dana // Dernière danse // Les lacs du connemara // Tout le bonheur du monde // Tous les cris les SOS ( by Daniel balavoine ) // L'aigle noir // Les mots bleus + thierry amiel’s version // Je voulais te dire que je t'attend // L'assasymphonie // être à la hauteur // je veux le monde // un ange frappe à ma porte // Also, I wanted to introduce you the youtube chanel : ONDAR ( on ne demande qu'à en rire ). Because : it’s amazing. Okay so ONDAR is firstly a tv program in which people who wants to become humorists come and do a sketch. And they post all their sketchs on youtube, so hey, let’s laugh a little would you ? Here are some of my favourites ; l'avocat de la salade, la fritte et la saucisse, changer son or en argent liquide ( and a lot more ) So yep, that’s it, feel free to add some (:

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Cyprien!!!

#listening #music #youtube #youtubers #masterpost

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French sources (for intermediate or advanced learners)!

Hi :) Some time ago I asked my followers to suggest me some films/books/tv series/general sources to improve my French, and a lot of you (more than I excpected) answered. If you have other suggestions, please reblog this post and spread the knowledge! So, here you are the list of all the books/films/singers you suggested, I hope it will help some of you, too: Books:

L’étranger, Camus

Si c’était vrai…, Marc Levy

Comment je suis devenu stupide, Martin Page

Huis clos, Jean-Paul Sartre

Mateo Falcone, Prosper Mérimée

Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran, Éric-Emmanuel Schmidt

Le blé en herbe, Colette

Le petit prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Le petit Nicolas, René Goscinny

Cyrano de Bergerac, Edmond Rostand

Grammar book: “Action Grammaire” (for any level)

Films:

Les intouchables (2011)

Entre les murs (2008)

Amélie (2001)

Un Prophète (2009)

La Règle du Jeu (1939)

Des Hommes et des Dieux (2010)

Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (2007)

Au Revoir, les Enfants (1987)

Le passé (2013)

La vie d’Adèle (2013)

Les choristes (2004)

Jeune et jolie (2013)

L’Auberge Espagnole (2002)

Ne le Dis à personne (2006)

Chaos (2005)

Delicatessen (1991)

TV series:

RIS police scientifique

Les revenants

Extra French avec sous-titres (YouTube)

Music:

Stromae

Louise Attaque

Dionysos

Coeur de Pirate

Yelle

#masterpost #intermediate #advanced #reading #music

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Introduction

On your marks…

How do I remember all of this vocabulary?

Reading is cool.

If you listened, you’d understand!

Do you ever stop speaking?

The written word

Once you can walk, start to run!

Extra Links/references

What good is anything if you can’t read? Correction. What use is your new foreign language if you can’t read in it? What good are you if you can’t read a road sign, a book, a menu, that blog post insulting your nation? If your second language is written in your first language’s alphabet, that’s a lot easier to deal with. If not, well, first learn it. That’s a… good hint.

Some of the best reading material is, believe it or not, books. Books can be aimed at certain language levels. It’s probably best to leave the newspapers etc. until you’re more confident.

Childrens books are the best starting point - A good one for French is ‘The Little Prince’. The more you read, the better! (Does that go without saying at this point? The more you do = the better the results)

Bilingual books are also a solution for getting the jist of sentences. However, certain things can get lost in translation, so don’t rely on them!

Watch a show with audio in your language, and the subtitles in another. Pay attention and read the subtitles! It should teach you to read at speed and understand at speed, eventually.

Don’t ever speed read. You’ll loose the ability to really take in what you’re reading, which is fine when you’re fluent in a language and can just skim over and understand, but in a foreign language you can mistake one word for another, and not understand at all. Take your time, it’s okay if you’re reading more slowly than you would in English.

A digital dictionary holds more words than a paper one. Also, they’re a lot easier to search, so consider finding an online, reputable dictionary or buying one.

#reading

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