[wulfrannseyes]

[18.06.2017 - Marseille, France]

MAKE MARSEILLE QUEER AGAIN! Proud steps to the Cours Julien.

[allthingseurope]

Paris (by grapfapan)

[jameslaurentxx]

| vieux lyon, lyon |

[french-romarin]

Vocab for when you’re sick

The seasons are changing and I can just feel the flu encroaching! Here are some vocab and expressions regarding sickness, so if you feel a cold coming on, you will be able to express it in French.

Basic

Vocab

santé | health

 un rhume |  a cold (sickness)

la gripe | the flu

J’ai un rhume/j’ai la grippe

ordonnance | perscription

une pilule | a pill

médicament | medicine

une fiève | fever

une toux | cough

un éternuement | sneeze 

Expressions

Je ne me sense pas bien | I do not feel well

J’ai mal à la tête | I have a headache

note: AVOIR mal + body part to express where there is a pain

ex. J’ai mal à l’estomac (stomachache); J’ai mal à la gorge(throat ache); J’ai mal aux genoux (knees), etc…

AVOIR + mauvaise mine | to not look well

Tu as mauvaise mine

J’ai besoin de me reposer | I need to rest

So there’s that for vocab! I actually used this list when going to the pharmacy here for cough drops (les gouttes contre la toux)…all the french phonetics must be tearing up my throat ;) 

take care and be well mes amis!

[geschiedenis-en-talen]

Reason no.1 to learn another language: the enthusiasm of native speakers when they discover you speak their language

[clhook]

À chaque fois que j'appelle un papy/mamie pour des livres en retard j'ai toujours l'angoisse qu'iel n'ait pas pu ramener ses livres car iel est mort et LÀ aujourd'hui j'appelle une dame de 87 ans c'est son mari qui me répond déjà j'étais pas sereine je lui dis “je peux parler à votre épouse ? Elle est un peu en retard dans ses prêts” et lui avec une voix un peu tristoune il dit “ah désolé ça va pas être possible…” et puis il fait une grande pause moi j'étais en sueur prête à m'évanouir jusqu'à ce qu'il ajoute “… elle est pas là elle fait ses commissions” TU POUVAIS PAS LE DIRE TOUT DE SUITE

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t'challa: we’re stuck in this God knows where universe how are you not worried

peter: she will find me anyways

shuri: who

duolingo owl with glowing red eyes tearing through the fabric of the soul realm reality: HOLA MADREFUCKER DONDE ESTA LA BIBLIOTECA

[earth-best-defender]

yo no voy hesitar bitch

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[disastrousqueer]

[memories]

Le plus beau jour de ma vie, c'est quand j'ai commencé à publier des billets sur #canada.

[memories]

Mon corps est un temple de #subjunctive.

[prosedumonde]

“Finalement, le temps déchire les âmes comme le vent étire les nuages jusqu’à ce qu’ils ne soient plus que des lambeaux.”

— Céline Chevet, La fille qui tressait les nuages

[imgoingtofighttheocean]

U kno what???? Honestly?? All jokes side about the Duolingo owl, Duolingo is one of the only language education services I know of that doesn’t charge for the full course and I really think we don’t appreciate that enough in a world where knowledge is severely (and increasing) restricted based on income. I just went through the app store and downloaded every language app I can find, and the only two that didn’t charge hefty subscription fees to access all the lessons were duolingo and memrise. Support free education.

[starlene]

Also! Haven’t seen any posts about this on my dash, but: all fellow EU citizens old enough to vote, let’s vote this month to put some smart MEPs in the European Parliament!

Voting, and voting smartly, is the best way to make a stand against questionable EU politics such as the so-called meme ban, and to ensure that the European Union does its part in the fight against climate change and slowing down biodiversity loss. So let’s go vote (election day from May 23rd to 26th depending on your country, more info here)!

[thefrancophile]

J’ai deux partiels demain. Au lieu de réviser, je regarde Harry potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé en français.. parce que ça va sûrement m’aider avec la pragmatique et l’histoire littéraire du 19e au 21e siècle  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[lemonadeandlanguages]

The Conjugation of the Subjunctive in French

(For the PDF version, click here.)

The present subjunctive (subjonctif présent)

The majority of French verbs follow the same pattern when they are conjugated in the present subjunctive. In other words, they follow the conjugation of the présent de l’indicatif, except for the first- and second-person plural (nous and vous), where they follow the conjugation of the imparfait de l’indicatif.

The only exceptions to this rule are the verbs être and avoir.

However, many verbs present irregularities in the stem. These exceptions can be divided into three categories:

a. verbs with one irregular subjunctive stem

The verbs faire, pouvoir, and savoir have a stem that is completely different from the présent de l’indicatif stem.

b. verbs with two irregular subjunctive stems

The verbs aller and vouloir also have a stem that is completely different from that of the présent de l’indicatif, but unlike the previous verbs, they use the stem from the présent de l’indicatif for the first- and second-person plural.

c. verbs with two stems in the présent de l’indicatif

These verbs will use the stem of the 3rd person plural from the présent de l’indicatif for je, tu, il, and ils. Nous and vous keep the same stem in the subjunctive. This category includes all the irregular verbs not mentioned previously.

The past subjunctive (subjonctif passé)

The past subjunctive can be divided into three tenses: past, imperfect, and pluperfect. Of those three, only the past subjunctive is still used in everyday speech and writing.

The subjonctif passé indicates that the action taking place in the subordinate clause happened before that of the main clause. It is created by combining the present subjunctive of the auxiliary verb (avoir or être) with the past participle.

The imperfect and the pluperfect subjunctive (subjonctifs imparfait et plus-que-parfait)

The imperfect and pluperfect tenses are considered to be literary tenses, and as such are only found in formal writing.

An upcoming post will detail when to use the subjunctive!

[lagom-languages-deactivated2022]

me when i spend 2 hours writing one paragraph in my target language to show off to my native speaker friends

[gwendolynlerman]

French vocabulary

Le bar - bar

les amandes (f) - almonds

les amuse-gueule (m) - bar snacks

le barman/la barmaid - bartender

la bière - beer

les cacahouètes (f) - peanuts

la caisse - cash register

les chips (f) - chips

le cocktail - cocktail

le comtoir - bar counter

le coup - shot

le coup double - double shot

le coup simple - single shot

le dessous de verre - coaster

le gin tonic - gin and tonic

le martini - martini

les noix (f) - walnuts

les noix de cajou (f) - cashew nuts

les olives (f) - olives

le percolateur - coffee machine

la pompe à biere - beer tap

le scotch à l'eau (f) - scotch and water

le seau à glace - glass bucket

le shaker à cocktails - cocktail shaker

le rhum coca - rum and coke

le tabouret de bar - bar stool

le tire-bouchon - corkscrew

les verres (m) - glasses

le vin - wine

le vodka à l'orange (f) - vodka and orange

C'est ma tournée ! - It’s my round!

C'est mon tour - I’m next

Est-ce que je peux t'offre un verre ? - May I buy you a drink?

Est-ce qu'on peut manger dans ce bar ? - Can you eat in this bar?

Excusez-moi ! - Excuse me!

Je ne bois pas d'alcool - I don’t drink alcohol

La prochaine tournée c'est toi qui paies, d'accord ? - You pay the next round, okay?

Non, merci. Pas de glaçons - No thanks, no ice

Qu'est ce que tu prends ? - What will you have?

Santé !/Tchin tchin ! - Cheers!

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For those who understand French, Hugo explains in this video the benefits of using YouTube as a language learning tool, the same way I introduced in this post a while back.