sweetpea parle français

a french language langblr

[acoffeewithlucie]

hey! that’s the way I’m studying the french grammar. i hate repeating and repeating the rules so i read a book and underline or circle the words and then write down the grammar rule. it will take a lot of time to read this book, but i know it will be useful!

[pompadourpink]

Harry Potter #1

I may have noticed that a whole bunch of you were potterheads during one of my stalking sessions. well, here is our version! 

books :

- the philosopher’s stone : à l’école des sorciers (”at the wizards’ school” because vive la révolution idk why the translator did that)

- the chamber of secrets : et la chambre des secrets (chambre : usually bedroom)

- the prisoner of Azkaban : le prisonnier d’Azkaban

- the goblet of fire : la coupe de feu (gobelet : usually plastic cup)

- the order of the phoenix : l’ordre du phénix

- the half-blood prince : le prince de sang-mêlé (”mixed blood”)(half : demi)

- the deathly hallows : les reliques de la mort (”and the relics of death”)

basics :

- hogwarts : poudlard (pou : louse, lard : pork fat)

- ravenclaw : serdaigle (serre : talon) / eagle : aigle (m)

- gryffindor : gryffondor / lion : lion-ne

- slytherin : serpentard (ard : pejorative suffixe) / snake : serpent (m)

- hufflepuff : poufsouffle (souffle : breath, breeze) / badger : blaireau (m)

- wizardry / wizard / witch : sorcellerie (f) / sorcier / sorcière

- muggle : moldu-e / squib : cracmol-e

- mudblood : sang-de-bourbe (sang : blood, bourbe : sludge, mud (rare))

- galleon / sickle / knut : gallion / mornille / noise

Hogwarts related :

- Hogwarts express : Poudlard express / platform nine and three-quarters : plateforme neuf trois-quarts

- house : maison (f) / teacher : professeur-e

- prefect : préfet/fète / headboy : préfet en chef

- castle : château (m) / the restricted section : la Réserve 

- whomping willow : saule (m) cogneur (cogner, v : to bang, hit) / forbidden forest : forêt (f) interdite / gamekeeper : garde-chasse (ep) (chasse (f) : hunt)

- great hall : grande salle “big room”

- marauder’s map : la carte des maraudeurs / Moony : Lunard (lune (f) : moon) / Wormtail : Queudver (queue (f) de ver : ”tail of a worm”) / Padfoot : Patmol (patte (f) molle : “squishy paw”) / Prongs : Cornedrue (corne (f) : horn, dru-e, adj : heavy, thick)

- house championship : coupe des quatre maisons “cup of the four houses”

studies related :

- OWL (Ordinary Wizarding Level) : BUSE (Brevet Universel de Sorcellerie Elémentaire) (buse (f) : buzzard)

- NEWT (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests) : ASPIC (Accumulation de Sorcellerie Particulièrement Intensive et Contraignante) (contraignant-e : restricting)(aspic (m) : asp, type of snake)

- outstanding : optimal / exceeds expectations : efforts exceptionnels / acceptable : acceptable / poor : piètre (: mediocre) / dreadful : désolant (: distressing) / troll

- pr Grubbly-Plank : pr Gobe-Planche (gober, v : to gulp down) / Severus Snape : Severus Rogue (rogue, adj (rare) : arrogant, haughty) / Madam Hooch : Madame Bibine (bibine : cheap wine (fam)) / pr Sprout : pr Chourave (chou : cabbage, rave/navet : turnip)

- ancient runes : runes / arithmancy : arithmancie (f) / astronomy : astronomie (f) / care of magical creatures : cours (m) de soins aux créatures magiques / charms : sortilèges (m) / defense against the dark arts : cours de défense contre les forces du mal / divination : divination (f) / flying : vol (m) / herbology : botanique (f) / history of magic : histoire (f) de la magie  / muggle studies : étude (f) des moldus / potions : potions (f)

- polyjuice potion : polynectar / transfiguration : métamorphose (f)

the second part of this post will be my next one, patience! let me just tell you that the audiobooks are accessible on YOUTUBE! here’s a last treat :

[pompadourpink]

beginners and non beginners

i was asked several times, recently, about a good way to start with french. so let’s do some kind of masterpost about that. as i said before, the key is to practice. as much as you can - possibly daily (preferably daily).

here is aN aCtUaL sErIOuS lIsT oF wHaT yOu ShOuLd Do (accurate for total beginners but also any kind of student i suppose)

1. get used to how it sounds.

hearing an english speaker trying to speak french while applying english rules (aspirated h, nasal letters (aka monnnday : we say “lun-di”, not “leunnndaï”) is a bit messy - by :

study this post and check youtube if necessary

listening to the radio (here is my fav station, here is a complete list)

listening to some music (youtube playlists are your friends, here’s one)

this bit is v important ; i taught both french and english and kept having students getting frustrated over “but WHY do they do that, it doesn’t make any kind of sense” without realizing that french is a latin language and english a germanic one (i really recommend you take five minutes to read this and this) so the logic is different and you just can’t compare them.

2. learn basic stuff.

i’d recommend using an index a-z notebook and writing french>english and english>french lists in two different colours + grammar

most used verbs, family, colours… (my voc posts), pick actually useful stuff - you don’t need to know how to say leek or shoelaces for now.

draw! family trees, faces, bodies, arrows… do help a lot! 

pronouns, determiners, linky bits (and, or, but..), questiony bits (who, where, what, why…) (grammar posts)

don’t bother about verbal tenses for now. it often looks and sounds the same anyway - do learn about the three groups (first group : verbs in -er (ex : manger), second : -ir (ex : finir - beware of exceptions, ex : courir), third : -oir, -re, -dre… (ex : revoir, prendre, peindre)).

3. read. start with books you know. 

kids literature is neato. i know it’s scary and there are lots of words you won’t know and it will be exhausting. but you will learn a lot - mostly how to built sentences that sound natural. and that’s the most important part.

(a good idea would also be to listen to audiobooks as you’re reading, some are available for free on youtube or other websites, look for that)

harry potter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7, charlie et la chocolaterie, percy jackson 1 2 3 4 5, game of thrones 1, narnia, twilight… (or google title in french + pdf)

also check my book recommendations + my hashtag #read

(also follow some french peeps on twitter)

4. watch stuff.

watch animated movies you know. disney movies are great because they’re well translated and articulated. beauty and the beast, porco rosso, aladdin… (or google title in french + streaming or torrent)

watch french movies (here is a complete? wikipedia list) - get used to the sound and lip movement, use subtitles (available online) or documentaries (if you pick movies, the nouvelle vague is a good start : quite slow)

watch tv shows you know. friends, AHS, sense8… (or google name of the show + vf and seek subtitles (”sous-titres français”) if needed)

also check netflix, of course

also check my recommendations + hashtag #hear

5. go for it.

try stuff a bit more advanced (in the vocabulary + quickness sense) : tv shows, game shows, educational/cultural programs, podcasts, cartoons, older cartoons, youtubers, fanfictions…

learn the verbal tenses (masterpost to come) : présent de l’indicatif, passé composé, futur, conditionnel are the most used

start dropping subtitles

start checking new stuff

maybe find a french buddy to skype with (check conversationexchange which i used to be on and was a very nice concept)

stay motivated : 1, 2, 3 and maybe learn about linguistics? : 1, 2

hope this helps! x 

[pompadourpink]

how to pronounce french

what to pronounce as a set :

- en / an / ean / em : like in Jean-Paul, temps (je vois la vie en rose)

- in / un / ain / ein : “1” Alain Delon (c’est un endroit)

- er / ai / ai(en)t / é / et : “é”, not “eee-rrr” (like in champs élysées palapalapa)

- ou : “ou”, not “ooo-uuu” (à minuit ou à midi, il y a tout ce que vous voulez)

- o / au(x) / eau(x) : o (aux champs élysées)

- eu : le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain (here at 1:33)

- gn : “nieu”, ex : montagne (mountain, f) : montanieu

- on : “on”, not “ooo-nnn” (bonjour, Paris!)

- eil / eille : eyy (bouteille at 0:50)

what NOT to pronounce :

1/ the last letters :

- -s, for nouns and verbs : les voitures (the cars) > lé voitur

- -z : nez (nose, m) > né, entrez (come in!) > entré

- -t : le chat (the cat, m) > le cha, tout (everything) > tou

- -d : lourd (heavy, m) > lour / prétend (pretends, 3PS) > préten

- -ps : temps (time/weather, m) : ten / printemps (spring, m) : printen

- -x : bijoux (jewels, m) : bijou / beaux (beautiful, pl m) : bo

- -e : arbre (tree, m) : arbr / chaise (chair, f) : chéz

2/ other letters :

- h- : hêtre (beech, m), humain (human, m), hérisson (hedgehog, m)

- -s-, sometimes : if you see a word with a ô inside, that accent was very likely an s put just after the o (hostel, hospital) ; if you ever see those words in a french text, you are not supposed to pronounce those -s-

- -d-, sometimes, in set expressions : la grand roue (the big wheel) > la gran rou, la grand-mère (the grandmother) > la gran mèr…

the S problem :

“s” can be said either “ss” > Frank Sinatra, or “z” > let’s go to the zoo

- if it’s the first letter, s- is a “ss” > sucre, m (sugar) : ssukr

- “sc” and “ls” together make also “ss” > fils, m (son) : fiss, scie, f (saw) : ssi

- “ss” are “ss”, no shit > poisson, m (fish) : poisson

- a final -s (NB : for a not-verb/not-noun) can be either “ss” or mute : tous as an adjectif indéfini, a comparative, a superlative or a negative = mute (il n’y a plu(s) de pain (there’s no more bread), c’est la plu(s) gentille (she’s the nicest)) ; as a pronom indéfini = “ss” (tous”s” ces hommes)

- when a word finishes with -s and the next starts with a vowel, you make the liaison : vous avez (plural you have) : vou zavé, les éléphants : lé zéléfan

the C problem :

“c” can be said either “ss” > science, f : ssienss, or “k” > carie, f (cavity) : kari

- c+a : “k” > café, m (coffee), cauchemar, m (nightmare) “cochmar”

- c+e : “ss” > cercle, m (circle), céleri, m (celery)

- c+h : ch (no shite) > chaussette, f (sock), chaud, adj (warm) “cho” ; exceptions : orchestre (m), charisme (m), schizophrénie (f), chlore (f, chlorine), choeur (m, chorus), chorale (f, choir), orchidée (f), psychologue (ep), archéologue (ep), chrétien-ne (christian)… : “k”

- c+i : “ss” > citrouille, f (pumpkin), citron, m (lemon)

- c+l : “k” > clé, f (key), classeur, m (binder)

- c+o : “k” > coquin, m (naughty) “cokin”, copain/pine (buddy) “copin”

- c+r : “k” > croquer (to bite), crétin-e (giant moron)

- c+u : “k” > culotte, f (panties), cuir, m (leather)

the G problem :

“g” can be either pronounced ‘softly’ > intelligent-e (smart), as in “jean” (w/o the d), or ‘hardly’ > ex : bague (f, ring), as in “game”

- g+e / g+i / g+y : soft G > gynécologue, gentil-le (nice), imaginaire

- g+a / g+o / g+u / g+consonant : hard G > gaffe (f, blunder), grammaire (f)

the annoying signs situation :

- ¨ : pronounce the two vowels separately : maïs “ma-iss” (m, corn), haïr (to hate) “a-ir”, Noël (m, Christmas) “no-él”

- ç : ss > maçon (bricklayer), français-e (french)

- oe / ae : “e” > oeuf (m, egg) “euf”, coeur (m, heart) “keur”, Laetitia “Létissia”

- ^ : orally I don’t make any difference, it’s often used to make a difference between words with the same spelling (dû/du, tache/tâche), the end

if you want to hear those sets :

[frenchorbust]

I still struggle with the silent endings.

[naomisfrench]

Conjugation Of Some Common Irregular Verbs In The Present Tense Part 1

1. Aller- to go

je vais        nous allons

tu vas          vous allez

il va            ils vont

2. avoir - to have

j’ai              nous avons

tu as          vous avez

il a             ils ont

3. Faire- to do/ to make

je fais         nous faisons

tu fais        vous faites

il fait          ils font

4. etre- to be

je suis        nous sommes

tu es          vous etes

il est           ils sont

5. Dire- to say

je dis        nous disons

tu dis        vous dites

il dit          ils disent

[a-demigod-witch]

For French learners: So, I’ve found THIS: It’s a complete book that I’ve found for beginners, which includes: Grammar, exercises, and also vocabulary! Download and Enjoy! (Bonus Points: Print it.) Note: I took a screenshot of the contents for you. Click on the pictures above for a clearer image, better quality. Here’s the Link to download it.

[naomisfrench]

Here’s the text book I was talking about in that ask @mollymooon

[sweetpeaparlefrancais]

Saving for future reference! https://www.talkinfrench.com/french-comics-learn-french/

[bonjourfrenchwords]

To love isn’t to look at one another, but to look together in the same direction. — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French writer and aviator (1900-1944)

[katherinablk]

Part 2 / Grammar

Nouns

Introduction

Number: singular or plural

Gender: masculine or feminine

Gender: masculine or feminine 2

voilà vs. il y a: devices for introducing nouns

temps, heure, fois: different nouns for ‘time’

Videos on Youtube about nouns:

Gender of nouns

Masculine or feminine?

Plural nouns

QUIZ! Masculine or feminine?

+ more quizzes: Gender, Gender 2 , Gender 3

Adverbs

Introduction

Formation and placement

Placement of adverbs with the passé composé

Comparative and superlative of adverbs

Il y a 'ago’

Bon/meilleur vs. bien/mieux

Tôt, tard, en avance, en retard, à l'heure 

+ Adverbs , Adverbs 2 ( lessons )

Videos on Youtube about adverbs:

Les adverbes

How to form adverbs in French

Useful French Adverbs

+ quiz: Adverbs

Adjectives

Introduction 

Formation and placement

Adjectives before the noun

Irregular adjectives

Adjectives whose meaning varies with placement

Comparison of adjectives

Superlative of adjectives

Participles as adjectives

Videos on Youtube about adjectives:

Adjective Rules 

Most used adjectives

+quiz: Adjectives

Pronouns

Introduction 

subject pronouns: je, tu, il, elle, on, nous, vous, ils, elles

c'est vs. il/elle est

disjunctive pronouns: moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, elles, eux

direct object pronouns: me, te, le, la, nous, vous, les

indirect object pronouns: me, te, lui, nous, vous, leur

pronoun: y

pronoun: en

relative pronouns: qui and que

relative pronouns: ce qui and ce que

relative pronouns: dont, ce dont, où, lequel

order of object pronouns

indefinite pronouns: chacun and quelqu'un

demonstrative pronouns: celui, celle, ceux, celles

possessive pronouns: le mien, la mienne, etc.

Videos on Youtube about pronouns:

Pronouns Y and En 

QUI vs QUE

Relative Pronoun DONT

Relative Pronouns LEQUEL

+ quiz: Pronouns

Verbs

 Introduction

-er verbs (regular)

-er verbs (stem changing)

-ir verbs (regular)

-ir verbs (irreg) like ouvrir 'to open’

-ir verbs (irreg) like partir 'to leave,’ sortir 'to go out,’ dormir 'to sleep’

-re verbs (regular)

-re verbs (irregular) like prendre 'to take’

-re verbs (irregular) like mettre 'to put, to place’

-re verbs (irregular) like suivre 'to follow’, vivre 'to live’

être 'to be’

avoir 'to have’

aller 'to go’

pronominal verbs: se raser, se lever, se disputer

modal verbs: vouloir 'to want to,’ pouvoir 'to be able to,’ devoir 'to have to’

impersonal verbs and expressions: il faut, il est important de …

quitter, partir, sortir, laisser: different verbs for 'to leave’

present participle

transitive vs. intransitive constructions

causative faire (faire+infinitif)

Videos on Youtube about Verbs:

Verbs for beginners 

Verbs MOST USED 

+quizzes: Verbs

Tense/aspect/mood/voice

Introduction 

present tense

passé immédiat (venir de+infinitive)

passé composé with avoir

passé simple (literary tense)

passé antérieur (literary tense)

futur proche (aller+infinitive)

simple future (regular)

simple future (irregular)

futur antérieur

imperative mood (regular and pronominal)

regular subjunctive formation

irregular subjunctive formation

conditional

past conditional

reported speech in present

reported speech in past

active voice vs. passive voice

TENSES

TENSES 2

TENSES 3

TENSES 4

Videos on Youtube about tenses:

Past tenses

Future tenses

Conditional tenses

Subjunctive

Conditional tense 2

Subjunctive 2 

Future tense 2 

IMPERFECT vs PASSÉ COMPOSÉ

Imperfect tense

+quizzes: tenses,  imparfait vs. the passé composé, past tenses

Good luck! Bonne chance!

[pompadourpink]

Harry Potter #1

I may have noticed that a whole bunch of you were potterheads during one of my stalking sessions. well, here is our version! 

books :

- the philosopher’s stone : à l’école des sorciers (”at the wizards’ school” because vive la révolution idk why the translator did that)

- the chamber of secrets : et la chambre des secrets (chambre : usually bedroom)

- the prisoner of Azkaban : le prisonnier d’Azkaban

- the goblet of fire : la coupe de feu (gobelet : usually plastic cup)

- the order of the phoenix : l’ordre du phénix

- the half-blood prince : le prince de sang-mêlé (”mixed blood”)(half : demi)

- the deathly hallows : les reliques de la mort (”and the relics of death”)

basics :

- hogwarts : poudlard (pou : louse, lard : pork fat)

- ravenclaw : serdaigle (serre : talon) / eagle : aigle (m)

- gryffindor : gryffondor / lion : lion-ne

- slytherin : serpentard (ard : pejorative suffixe) / snake : serpent (m)

- hufflepuff : poufsouffle (souffle : breath, breeze) / badger : blaireau (m)

- wizardry / wizard / witch : sorcellerie (f) / sorcier / sorcière

- muggle : moldu-e / squib : cracmol-e

- mudblood : sang-de-bourbe (sang : blood, bourbe : sludge, mud (rare))

- galleon / sickle / knut : gallion / mornille / noise

Hogwarts related :

- Hogwarts express : Poudlard express / platform nine and three-quarters : plateforme neuf trois-quarts

- house : maison (f) / teacher : professeur-e

- prefect : préfet/fète / headboy : préfet en chef

- castle : château (m) / the restricted section : la Réserve 

- whomping willow : saule (m) cogneur (cogner, v : to bang, hit) / forbidden forest : forêt (f) interdite / gamekeeper : garde-chasse (ep) (chasse (f) : hunt)

- great hall : grande salle “big room”

- marauder’s map : la carte des maraudeurs / Moony : Lunard (lune (f) : moon) / Wormtail : Queudver (queue (f) de ver : ”tail of a worm”) / Padfoot : Patmol (patte (f) molle : “squishy paw”) / Prongs : Cornedrue (corne (f) : horn, dru-e, adj : heavy, thick)

- house championship : coupe des quatre maisons “cup of the four houses”

studies related :

- OWL (Ordinary Wizarding Level) : BUSE (Brevet Universel de Sorcellerie Elémentaire) (buse (f) : buzzard)

- NEWT (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests) : ASPIC (Accumulation de Sorcellerie Particulièrement Intensive et Contraignante) (contraignant-e : restricting)(aspic (m) : asp, type of snake)

- outstanding : optimal / exceeds expectations : efforts exceptionnels / acceptable : acceptable / poor : piètre (: mediocre) / dreadful : désolant (: distressing) / troll

- pr Grubbly-Plank : pr Gobe-Planche (gober, v : to gulp down) / Severus Snape : Severus Rogue (rogue, adj (rare) : arrogant, haughty) / Madam Hooch : Madame Bibine (bibine : cheap wine (fam)) / pr Sprout : pr Chourave (chou : cabbage, rave/navet : turnip)

- ancient runes : runes / arithmancy : arithmancie (f) / astronomy : astronomie (f) / care of magical creatures : cours (m) de soins aux créatures magiques / charms : sortilèges (m) / defense against the dark arts : cours de défense contre les forces du mal / divination : divination (f) / flying : vol (m) / herbology : botanique (f) / history of magic : histoire (f) de la magie  / muggle studies : étude (f) des moldus / potions : potions (f)

- polyjuice potion : polynectar / transfiguration : métamorphose (f)

the second part of this post will be my next one, patience! let me just tell you that the audiobooks are accessible on YOUTUBE! here’s a last treat :

[pompadourpink]

how to pronounce french

what to pronounce as a set :

- en / an / ean / em : like in Jean-Paul, temps (je vois la vie en rose)

- in / un / ain / ein : “1” Alain Delon (c’est un endroit)

- er / ai / ai(en)t / é / et : “é”, not “eee-rrr” (like in champs élysées palapalapa)

- ou : “ou”, not “ooo-uuu” (à minuit ou à midi, il y a tout ce que vous voulez)

- o / au(x) / eau(x) : o (aux champs élysées)

- eu : le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain (here at 1:33)

- gn : “nieu”, ex : montagne (mountain, f) : montanieu

- on : “on”, not “ooo-nnn” (bonjour, Paris!)

- eil / eille : eyy (bouteille at 0:50)

what NOT to pronounce :

1/ the last letters :

- -s, for nouns and verbs : les voitures (the cars) > lé voitur

- -z : nez (nose, m) > né, entrez (come in!) > entré

- -t : le chat (the cat, m) > le cha, tout (everything) > tou

- -d : lourd (heavy, m) > lour / prétend (pretends, 3PS) > préten

- -ps : temps (time/weather, m) : ten / printemps (spring, m) : printen

- -x : bijoux (jewels, m) : bijou / beaux (beautiful, pl m) : bo

- -e : arbre (tree, m) : arbr / chaise (chair, f) : chéz

2/ other letters :

- h- : hêtre (beech, m), humain (human, m), hérisson (hedgehog, m)

- -s-, sometimes : if you see a word with a ô inside, that accent was very likely an s put just after the o (hostel, hospital) ; if you ever see those words in a french text, you are not supposed to pronounce those -s-

- -d-, sometimes, in set expressions : la grand roue (the big wheel) > la gran rou, la grand-mère (the grandmother) > la gran mèr…

the S problem :

“s” can be said either “ss” > Frank Sinatra, or “z” > let’s go to the zoo

- if it’s the first letter, s- is a “ss” > sucre, m (sugar) : ssukr

- “sc” and “ls” together make also “ss” > fils, m (son) : fiss, scie, f (saw) : ssi

- “ss” are “ss”, no shit > poisson, m (fish) : poisson

- a final -s (NB : for a not-verb/not-noun) can be either “ss” or mute : tous as an adjectif indéfini, a comparative, a superlative or a negative = mute (il n’y a plu(s) de pain (there’s no more bread), c’est la plu(s) gentille (she’s the nicest)) ; as a pronom indéfini = “ss” (tous”s” ces hommes)

- when a word finishes with -s and the next starts with a vowel, you make the liaison : vous avez (plural you have) : vou zavé, les éléphants : lé zéléfan

the C problem :

“c” can be said either “ss” > science, f : ssienss, or “k” > carie, f (cavity) : kari

- c+a : “k” > café, m (coffee), cauchemar, m (nightmare) “cochmar”

- c+e : “ss” > cercle, m (circle), céleri, m (celery)

- c+h : ch (no shite) > chaussette, f (sock), chaud, adj (warm) “cho” ; exceptions : orchestre (m), charisme (m), schizophrénie (f), chlore (f, chlorine), choeur (m, chorus), chorale (f, choir), orchidée (f), psychologue (ep), archéologue (ep), chrétien-ne (christian)… : “k”

- c+i : “ss” > citrouille, f (pumpkin), citron, m (lemon)

- c+l : “k” > clé, f (key), classeur, m (binder)

- c+o : “k” > coquin, m (naughty) “cokin”, copain/pine (buddy) “copin”

- c+r : “k” > croquer (to bite), crétin-e (giant moron)

- c+u : “k” > culotte, f (panties), cuir, m (leather)

the G problem :

“g” can be either pronounced ‘softly’ > intelligent-e (smart), as in “jean” (w/o the d), or ‘hardly’ > ex : bague (f, ring), as in “game”

- g+e / g+i / g+y : soft G > gynécologue, gentil-le (nice), imaginaire

- g+a / g+o / g+u / g+consonant : hard G > gaffe (f, blunder), grammaire (f)

the annoying signs situation :

- ¨ : pronounce the two vowels separately : maïs “ma-iss” (m, corn), haïr (to hate) “a-ir”, Noël (m, Christmas) “no-él”

- ç : ss > maçon (bricklayer), français-e (french)

- oe / ae : “e” > oeuf (m, egg) “euf”, coeur (m, heart) “keur”, Laetitia “Létissia”

- ^ : orally I don’t make any difference, it’s often used to make a difference between words with the same spelling (dû/du, tache/tâche), the end

if you want to hear those sets :

[katherinablk]

I’ve been struggling with it since day one and even now I don’t think it is perfect, but with some help, it got better and better every time. Here are a few links with tips that definitely helped me out!

7 French Pronunciation tips to avoid sounding like a tourist 

How to sound more like a native french speaker

How to pronounce R in French

How to pronounce “EN, EM, AN & AM” sounds in French 

How to pronounce “AI & EI” sound in French

How to pronounce “Œ” sound in French

How to pronounce “EU” sound in French

How to pronounce “EAU” sound in French

How to pronounce “GN” sound in French

How to pronounce “AIN” sound in French

How to pronounce “OIN” sound in French

How to pronounce “OI” sound in French 

How to pronounce “ON” sound in French

How to pronounce “OU” sound in French

How to pronounce “TH” in French 

How to pronounce the “CH” sound in French

How to pronounce PSY, PSO & PSEU in French

Vowel Sounds in French

Phonétique : les nasales

Phonétique + Phonétique opposition + Phonétique visuelle + Syllabes

French Pronunciation Awareness: 8 Major Points You Should Learn ASAP

200 MINUTES TO MASTER FRENCH PRONUNCIATION

5 COMMON FRENCH PRONUNCIATION MISTAKES

How to Improve Your French Accent: 6 Practical Tips 

French Mistakes to Avoid - French Pronunciation

10 TRICKS TO TALK LIKE A NATIVE FRENCH

Introduction to Perfect French Pronunciation 

4 Great tips for easy french pronunciation 

Pronounce French brands like a pro

French pronunciation - The accents

What NOT to pronounce in French 

How to Pronounce the French “R”

Lesser seen french tips

French Podcasts 

Also, if you want a fun way to do it, I recommend listening to music and singing along.

Maître Gims - Est-ce que tu m'aimes ?

Sindy - Sans rancune ft. La Fouine

Frozen - Let It Go (French version)

Lara Fabian - Je Suis Malade

Black M - Je suis chez moi

Kendji Girac - Andalouse

Simon Morin - Elle veut

Indila - Dernière Danse

Lara Fabian - Je t'aime

Black M - Sur ma route

Stromae - Formidable

Simon Morin - Reste

Stromae - Papaoutai

Sindy - Aïe Aïe Aïe

Maître Gims - Bella

Willy William - Ego 

Stromae - carmen

Alma - Requiem

Zaz - Je Veux

Zaz - On ira 

[a-demigod-witch]

For French learners: So, I’ve found THIS: It’s a complete book that I’ve found for beginners, which includes: Grammar, exercises, and also vocabulary! Download and Enjoy! (Bonus Points: Print it.) Note: I took a screenshot of the contents for you. Click on the pictures above for a clearer image, better quality. Here’s the Link to download it.

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Diary Writing in French

cher journal - dear diary

- you can talk about how your day was - this is a great opportunity to apply your knowledge of past tenses. 

How to say that you had a good day -

j’ai passé une très bonne journée

j’ai passé une excellente journée

j’ai passé une belle journée

j’ai eu une merveilleuse journée

j’ai passé une journée fantastique

How to say that you had a bad day -

Je n’ai pas eu une bonne journée

j’ai eu une journée affreuse - a really bad day

j’ai eu une mauvaise journée

j’ai passé une journée difficile 

How to say that you had a busy day - 

j’ai eu une journée des plus occupés

j’ai eu une journée chargée

la journée d’aujourd’hui s’est avérée fort occupée

How to say that you had a quiet/relaxing day - 

j’ai eu une journée tranquille

j’ai passé une journée tranquille

j’ai profité d’une journée de détente

Talking about time -

hier - yesterday

hier soir - last night

hier matin - yesterday morning

hier après-midi - yesterday afternoon

demain - tomorrow

demain matin - tomorrow morning

demain après-midi - tomorrow afternoon

demain soir - tomorrow evening

le lendemain - the next day

cette semaine - this week

la semaine dernière - last week

la semaine prochaine - next week

ce mois-ci - this month

le mois dernier - last month

le mois prochain - next month

cette année - this year

l’année dernière - last year

l’année prochaine - next year

when talking about a coming day e.g. next saturday = samedi prochain/le samedi suivant

To add a dash of drama -

et mon cul, c’est du poulet ? - yeah right!

faire du cinéma - to be a drama queen

j’ai du mal à croire que - I can’t believe that

jai vraiment foiré sur ce coup là - I really stuffed up!

je n’arrive pas à y croire ! - I can’t believe it

je n’en crois pas mes yeux - I can’t believe my eyes

je n’en reviens pas ! - I can’t believe it!

mon cul ! - my arse! (when you don’t believe someone, say if they’ve been lying to you)

Let me know if there is anything that you think I should add or if there are any corrections:)

[frenchorbust]

I really want to incorporate this into my regime.

[bitesizelanguage]

→ French possessive adjectives, Part One

French possessive adjectives change based on the gender of the following word. For example, the possessive adjective for mère (feminine) would be “ma mère”.

The possessive adjective can change if the beginning of the following word is a vowel, eg. “son omelette”, despite omelette being feminine.

mon→[like the English word moan, but softened at the end] ton→[like the English word tone, but softened at the end] son→[like the English word sewn, again softened at the end]

ma→[mah] ta→[tah] sa→[saw]

mes→[may; say the “s” when the following word begins with a vowel] tes→[tay as in take; say the “s” when the following word begins with a vowel] ses→[say; say the “s” when the following word begins with a vowel]

[amotsdecouverts]

Voici mon secret. Il est très simple : on ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.

(via amotsdecouverts)

My French study of the day:

voici - this is (prep) mon/ma - my (sing. poss. adj.) le/la collègue - coworker (n)

This quote covers two of my new words!

[lucillestudies]

If you’re learning French and love history

You can practise your hearing skills watching Secrets d’histoire, a popular show about history. They have posted a lot of their episodes on Youtube, and here is a link to their channel

Here’s one of their latest uploads about Aliénor d’Aquitaine :

Have fun learning French lovelies!