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Tools to Learn French
I always come across this question while teaching students: should I use flashcards to memorize vocabulary or conjugations? Well, it all depends on how comfortable you feel with this method. We all have used in our life different ways to learn and memorize for exams.
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50 Verbs and Expressions to Keep the Conversation Flowing
Verbs 1. Rencontrer quelqu’un to meet someone 2. Travailler to work 3. Inviter quelqu’un à dîner to invite someone fo dinner 4. Dîner to have dinner 5. Faire une promenade to go for a walk 6. Présenter Anne à Paul to introduce Anne to Paul 7.
Vocabulary
Spring in France
Spring in Paris Spring is a wonderful season to visit France, temperatures are warmer in most parts of the country. Although it can be wetter from other seasons especially in the western part. The good thing is that it is also less crowded than in summer.
Culture
Homonyms
Homonyms are words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings. In spoken French it can be challenging to distinguish one word from another. First step is to memorize a few and remember in what context you can use them.
Vocabulary
Happy Holidays!
Stanislas Square, Nancy - France # Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year! Colmar, France
Culture
How Long Does It Take to Learn Foreign Languages?
According to Open Culture, French is a category 1 language. A native English speaker would need about 600 hours to master it. It is a fair amount of time to me and that looks realistic. So how about learning French as a new resolution?
Culture
Museum of Modern Art
Paris Museum of Modern Art. I had recently the occasion to visit the SF MoMA and I wanted to share with you different works that I found interesting. Below is a list of questions that you may consider when analyzing a work of art.
Culture, Dialogues
N'oubliez Pas Les Paroles ! (2)
Ready to sing? French learners usually find challenging listening to real life conversations. Native French speakers talk really fast and don’t always articulate well. If you don’t have the occasion to practice your French on a regular basis, music can help tremendously.
Culture
Frantic and Fantastic French Vacation
Aerial view of Paris. Paul is a student at BoostMyFrench. He’s currently on vacation in France and he is sharing his adventure! Here is his verbatim testimony. My frantic and fantastic French vacation There is so much to share so far!
Culture
Wine Tasting
Bordeaux Wines. You happen to participate to a wine tasting party and you’d like to sound relevant and use the appropriate expressions. First off, you absolutely need to know this word trinquer which means to drink to, to toast to a special occasion.
Dialogues, Vocabulary