Thursday, November 6, 2008

Some Easy To Learn French Words To Get You Started

The French langauge is fairly easy to learn, almost as easy as Spanish. Learning any langauge just takes a commitment and regular practice. Daily practice is the best, even just 20 to 30 minutes can have you speaking many of the basic phrases in just a few weeks.

Start with these easy to learn French Words:
yes and No. Yes is oui in French. sounds like "wee".
And no is non, sounds like "no" but with some nasal tone to it. Try them now. Wee and no. Oui and non.

Another set of easy to learn French words would be hello and good bye. In French Salut and Au revoir. Also easy are thank you very much in French is merci beaucoup, sounds like "mercy becoo" the p is silent.

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The best way to learn French quickly is to start speaking it and practicing daily. Listen to a lesson and start repeating the phrases. After learning the basics just go practice with French speakers in your community. Check out this site for Reviews of the top learn French Programs.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

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Rocket French could be ideal for several situations and fluency levels, whether as a starting point or just a refreshing aid. It’s a great precursor to travels abroad or as a way to welcome international visitors. The program is used by people from all walks of life to broaden communication; from educators to travelers to tour guides.

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Monday, October 1, 2007

Mistakes beginning-level French Students Make Again and Again

Number Five: H

The French H comes in two varieties: aspiré and muet. Although both are silent, one acts as a consonant and one acts as a vowel. The H aspiré (aspirated H) behaves like a consonant, in that it does not allow contractions or liaisons. However, The H muet (mute H) is the opposite: it requires contractions and liaisons. Making vocabulary lists will help you to remember which H is which.

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Sunday, September 23, 2007

Mistakes beginning-level French Students Make

Number Four: Contractions

Unlike English, where Contractions are optional and not required, in French, they are required. Whenever a short word like je, me, te, le or la are followed by a word that begins with a vowel, the short word drops the the final vowel and replaces it with an apostrophe, to attach itself to the final word ( ie: j’aime, l’ami). Contractions never occur in front of a consonant in French, with the exception H muet.

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Thursday, September 20, 2007

The Next Top Mistake beginning-level French Students Make

Number Three: To Be

Shakespeare once said “ To be or not to be, that is the question.” Perhaps Voltaire once thought “être ou avoir”. The literal equivalent to the English “to be” is être although many French Expressions use avoir (to have) instead. Memorize and practice these expressions and their uses, so you learn their correct usage.

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Number Two: Accents

Accents are not optional and are not there for decoration. They indicate the correct pronunciation of a word. You need to know what they mean, what words have them and which do not (and though they may be spelled the same, they can have totally different meanings, much like homophones in English), and how to type them. (Note in particular that ç never precedes e or i).

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