Folium: Must-Know French Words For The “Facebookholique” via TransparentLanguage
Folium: Must-Know French Words For The “Facebookholique” via TransparentLanguage I hope *tu aimes* (you *Like*!) this fresh learning idea! What better way to immerse yourself in a new language than to become part of the massive global conversation taking place in the realm of social media. Taking a class to learn a language isn’t enough. […]
Folium: Do You Speak Touriste? via NBCNews
Folium: Do You Speak Touriste? via NBCNews Tourism is big business. Attracting, entertaining and ensuring a steady flow of tourists is a world-wide industry. France is currently the world’s top destination for foreign tourists; the city of Paris was visited by 29 million people in 2011. By comparison, London attracted approximately 15.3 million international visitors […]
French Vocabulary: Colors
Identify: French Vocabulary: Colors vocabulaire français: les couleurs Descriptive adjectives that can be applied to any noun. Detail the appearance of people, places, and things. Study: Colors (les couleurs) team up best with all kinds of things! You can use colors when you’re talking about clothing or food, objects like books or money, or things […]
French Vocabulary: Breakfast
… Identify: French Vocabulary: Breakfast le vocabulaire français: le petit déjeuner Words most often associated with breakfast. Learn what French speakers eat at mealtimes and how they eat it. Study: Everyone needs to eat! Items eaten at breakfast (le petit déjeuner) can vary greatly from country to country. Each country, city, and region can have […]
French Vocabulary: Cafés and Restaurants
Identify: French Vocabulary: Cafés and Restaurants le vocabulaire français: les cafés et les restaurants Eating out in cafés (les cafés) and restaurants (les restaurants) is a tradition that transcends all countries and cultures! Learning the right words to use while eating out can help you discover great food and how to eat it! Study: Those […]
French Grammar: Asking Questions – Inversion
Identify: French Grammar: Asking Questions – Inversion la grammaire française: poser les questions – l’inversion Asking questions is an important skill in any language, including French! We ask questions to find out information, clarify information, and learn more detailed information. There are several ways to ask questions in French. Some questions are Yes-No Questions and […]
French Vocabulary: Academic Subjects
… Identify: French Vocabulary: Academic Subjects le vocabulaire français: les matières Schools and universities have specific nouns for programs and classes. Utilize the correct names for classes, programs, and degrees. Study: You’ll find that academic areas of study are very similar all over the world! Students often discuss their interests and academic majors, and being […]
French Vocabulary: Classroom Commands
Identify: French Vocabulary: Classroom Commands (les consignes de classe) Often, your French professor will use different expressions to ask you to do certain things in class. It’s important to be able to recognize the meanings of these expressions so that you can follow your professor’s instructions correctly! Connect: “Salut! Je m’appelle Georges et j’étudie le […]
French Grammar: [C’EST] vs [IL/ELLE EST]
… Identify: French Grammar: [C’EST] vs [IL/ELLE EST] la grammaire française: [C’EST] vs [IL/ELLE EST] In French, the grammatical construction C’est is used to identify people with a noun, whereas the grammatical construction Il est / Elle est is used to describe a person. Both of these types of constructions are very important for identifying […]
French Grammar: Adjective Agreement
Identify: French Grammar: Adjective Agreement la grammaire française: l’accord adjectif Making nouns (les substantifs) and adjectives (les adjectifs) match each other in number and gender is extremely important when learning French. Matching nouns and adjectives in French is called adjective agreement (l’accord adjectif). French is not like English! If you don’t watch grammatical number (le nombre) and gender (le […]
