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 Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:11 pm Post subject: For the beginners, problem following the discussion ? |
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Beginners, if you have any problem following the discussion, you can post that here. What you think, where you are having any problem, etc.
That way we could try to find a solution to help you out.
I thought it's better to start a different thread for the problems that the beginners are facing, that way we can keep the discussions cleaner.
Probably that way we can use this thread to discuss our problem, and the other thread "french learning" just to learn and relevant discussions. 
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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| melwyn wrote: |
for all d very very very beginners please use the BBC website and go to the french language ..its very simple n u cud pick up d basic words very quickly.. if u cud download the pimsleur audio series..Its 3 Parts and each part has around 30 tracks ..starts right from the basics ..Dats d best even for pronounciation ..i can get it on my chotu mp3 player and den u guys cud take it on urs ..we cud use amols laptop ..u can put it on ur mp3 player and listen to it while travelling ..
For d starters ..2 main verbs
etre -to be avoir - to have aller -to go
Je suis J'ai Je va
tu est tu as tu vas
il/elle/on es il/elle/on a il/elles/on va
nous sommes Nous avons Nous allons
vous etes vous avez vous allez
Ils/elles sont Ils/elles (z)ont Ils/elles vont
The letter in d bracket i have put it just like that , itmeans u pronounce it as z otherwise ils sont and ils ont will sound same
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http://conjf.cactus2000.de/index.fr.php -- this site is for everyone ..it has all the verbs and all the tenses of every verbs ..for people who know lil french just see indicatif présent, indicatif futur simple and indicatif passé composé
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had left spaces but that did not happen .so freshers can try to figure out the 3 verbs |
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Sry for being a late entry. It has been just 2 weeks for me in Paris.I can understand a bit of written but cannot understand a word when someone speaks. Does someone has an advice on how to improve on listening or speaking french? |
I didn't want to reply there, as in that thread I wanted to remain as a student, so here I'm telling what I think. Amrish, as Alicia has told, watch a lot of french TV, and be with the french people. At the beginning you won't understand a single word probably, but keep doing that, and in three months you will be operational for a minimum conversation, as I did.
If you don't have access to french TV, there's a section in this site (see at the top - link TV) with different TV channels, where I've put links to a couple of french TV. You may start from there
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:26 am Post subject: |
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hey can you give the links to download the audio series, i dont know any french at all, so the other topic is turning out to be a bit difficult for me  |
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Hmmm .... I'll try to figure out something more substantial for this section ... will need some time
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| Yes, I noticed now that the french learning thread is doing exceedingly well, but unfortunately I cant follow it. I am sticking to my self lessons at slow pace. So Meenakshi, you have company, but I daresay, you must be know far more than me!!! Where are u based, Meenakshi? PM me. |
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| I stay in Paris, but I am going to move to Versailles next month. Anju I never took any French lessons till now and everybody around me speak so good english that I never had to or got the opportunity to learn any French, so I dont know any French except for the salutations , so i think we are in the same boat |
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| Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 4:08 pm Post subject: training your ear |
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| i agree with sourav. in one of his earlier posts, he had mentioned the importance of keep watching french television (even if we cannot understand a thing in the beginning) me too, i studied from alliance francaise de bombay and it is called the method of immersion - in which we let the language seep into you. we had to listen to french songs/videos etc and slowly, we started speaking and using the words and expressions in our conversations. grammar and all that is no doubt important, but don't break your head or lose your sleep over it i would say. just try and make sure you communicate confidently. cheers! babsrock@hotmail.com |
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LeFrenchy
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I wonder if radio is not even better than television...
On TV you will often come across movies or shows in which actors or presenters speak very fast and in a slangy way. And images might distract your attention.
Radio presenters often speak more clearly, and you can really focus on the words without being distracted by images. Try it for example with France Info (non-stop information), it may be a good exercise. |
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