In English, I use ‘sure’ to agree to something casually, not too over enthusiastic or under enthusiastic.
Is it normal to use ‘oui’ or ‘ouais’ most of the time? Or do you usually say something else?
I could say ‘yes’ to most things in English, but I would sound a bit robotic. Is it different in French?
Bonjour! Pourquois qu’on dit <sur> dans cette phrase en place de <à>? I am watching the Tour de France and this was written on some of the coverage - I cannot sort out why “sur” here because I’ve not seen that before as a Canadian Anglo with some francophone roots (clearly not great at French but try to keep up the little I have and trying to grow it). I appreciate your help!
C'était sur le site France24, dans un article à propos de la tendance à l'augmentation de la consommation de cannabis chez les personnes de plus de 65 ans. J'aurais pensé que l'effet ne fait aucun doute.
I am looking for a French tutor who can help me prepare for the TEF/TCF exam. I am a beginner and am looking for someone who can conduct regular classes, provide daily practice exercises, and give feedback on my progress. I’m also open to an assessment of my current level. Can anyone recommend a good tutor?
Bonjour !
J'ai une question pour les locuteurs natifs :
Dans la phrase "Les tapas en Espagne sont plus variées que les tapas au Portugal.",
est-ce que vous prononcez le "s" de "plus" ?
Merci!!
The name being Lunette. From a non-French perspective I love the name so much, and it meant so much more to be because my friend who lived in France at the time (born and raised; she is French) gave me the name. we were both 12 and met online. I told her I wanted a new name because I hated that my first name was given to me by my dad, and because the name he gave me was directly tied to a religion I no longer want to identify with. I don’t want to say my old name, but I love everything about Lunette. the double ‘t’ and everything about the name and she told me back then that it meant “Little Moon”. But recently another friend of mine asked me why I wanted to be named Sunglasses or Toilet. (she learned this in her French class). And after looking into it & seeing other reddit posts that have discussed this, I feel so stupid. I feel embarrassed and it made me question my friendship with my friend who gave me this name. We havent spoken in over a year so idk how me ‘confronting’ her about it would go. But I’m 22 now and have gone by this name for a whole decade and feel that it’s a part of me but this feeling of embarrassment is getting to me, if I am being honest. It’s hard to admit it. What do I do?
Bonjour à tous!
I am currently studying with the Living Language French Complete Edition. I own the physical coursebooks and the companion CDs (I've attached a photo of my copies here).
However, using a CD player is quite inconvenient for me right now. Living Language used to offer the official MP3 versions of these audio files for free on their website, but those links seem to be dead now.
Did anyone happen to download and save these official MP3s back when they were available online? I would be incredibly grateful if someone could share them with me so I can listen on my phone and study on the go.
Merci beaucoup for your help!
(15F). My father used to live in France, he's fully bilingual. Since I was born I've been listening French at home (from my father, music, TV) and I've been reading whole books in French too. I never practiced talking. Just basic words.
Due to this, I've been able to completely understand the language, even slangs.
However, I struggle speaking. In my head, it's hard to translate the words from my language to French. Surprisingly, I have the Parisian pronunciation my father has, so it shouldn't really be a big struggle.
I need help. I have 40% of the language dominated but I really want to complete the 100%.
How should I start to develop my speech? (This summer I'm practicing a lot of French in Paris!)
We’re in Paris later this week during the canicule.
Our hotel reservation in English promises air conditioning, but the French reservation is “rafraichisseur d'air”.
Are climatisation and rafraichisseur d’air interchangeable words or are they different things?
How can I improve in this area, and add more diversity to my speech/writing
Working in Montreal eventually and I just want to know, how different would learning French French be to learning Canadian French.
Like would I have to find a specific Canadian French course or is it more of a British English vs American English vs Australian English thing where some words themselves are slightly different?
I’m extremely new to the grammar and sentencing. As in, I’m just beginning to study the language. I want to learn more in order to correctly write one of my characters.
I know a few people who throw small Spanish phrases when speaking in English, so I’m wonder if French folks do the same. Do you ever say small phrases or words accidentally or purposefully? If so, what are the most common ones?
Also, if anybody has any tips on grammar and structure or can name great teachers, please let me know.
Sounds like and is pronounced like “Ovwa ott”. Have no idea what it is. I keep hearing it and AI didnt help.
I thought I was at a solid B1/ early B2 level based on mock tests (TCF, Kwiziq, TV5 monde), I can understand educational and informative videos on YouTube for the most part and can understand most of the innerfrench podcast now, but I started watching the World Cup on Bein/M6 and have really been struggling with it, like maybe I can understand 60% of it if I really pay attention and I can make out the word boundaries but I have trouble understanding it (as opposed to just comprehending the words being said)
(Originally wrote this post in French but Reddit did some shenanigans and deleted it)
It's very rare to hear them in everyday use, I often hear que instead of don't, and de quoi instead of ce dont. Are these two slowly disappearing from spoken language?
So...this word is one of the French words I'm not a fan of saying, as it sounds like the English word "b*ner." Is it supposed to be pronounced like "bon-heure" with the nasal "on"? Because I'm not a fan of saying it this way as it's too close to the English word mentioned prior. Can I pronounce it more like "bonne-heure"? Would that be technically incorrect?
