How to pronounce french

frenchy-french: This is obviously not to be as satisfying and complete as I wish but we need a start to everything. Let’s start with the obvious! What to pronounce as a set : – en / an / ean / em : like in Jean-Paul, temps (je vois la vie en rose) – in /… Continue reading How to pronounce french

Salut! I’m quite new in studying French and I just wanna know if there is a difference in pronouncing plural pronouns and singular pronouns. For example, is there a difference in pronouncing “ils” and “il”? I’m asking cause I know that French has lots of silent consonants and I’m getting confused. If they have the same pronunciation as I think they do then how do they know which is which in a verbal conversation? Merci! 😄

flo-nelja: awesomefrench: Yeah, they’re pronounced the same but the context makes it clear and we hardly get confused. Also, the end of the verb agreeing with the pronoun makes it ultra clear in 95% of cases.For example :  Il prend le livre. Ils prennent le livre.  The verb is different then we easily know if it’s… Continue reading Salut! I’m quite new in studying French and I just wanna know if there is a difference in pronouncing plural pronouns and singular pronouns. For example, is there a difference in pronouncing “ils” and “il”? I’m asking cause I know that French has lots of silent consonants and I’m getting confused. If they have the same pronunciation as I think they do then how do they know which is which in a verbal conversation? Merci! 😄

THE 20 FUNNIEST FRENCH EXPRESSIONS (AND HOW TO USE THEM)

moucaaa: The French don’t “piss you off”…they “shit you off” (Faire chier quelqu’un). The French don’t call you “idiotic”…they call you “as dumb as a broom” (Être con comme un balai). The French don’t “blow you off”…they “give you the rake” (Se prendre un râteau). The French don’t tell you that “they don’t care”…they tell… Continue reading THE 20 FUNNIEST FRENCH EXPRESSIONS (AND HOW TO USE THEM)

Little fact about French because I just learned that

culmaer: limbile: The accent circonflexe (^) exists in French words to replace the “s” that no longer exists but used to be there in older French. For example: fenêtre used to be fenestre It is still possible to see the “s” at times in family words like “défenestrer”. knowing this, « être » becomes much… Continue reading Little fact about French because I just learned that

kaveirya: anotherfrankiewarrior: ewnor: nodamncatnodamncradle: simonstuck493: the Irish word for Santa Claus literally translates to “daddy december” and I don’t know how to feel about that great now i have to kinkshame ALL of IRELAND …Mais…Mais Papa Noël…*France goes hiding* PETIT Papa Noël, PETIT… c’est encore pire >.> For people who can’t read French, we call… Continue reading

Want a trendy French name for your baby? Just open a fucking dictonary and pick at random without looking at the definition, THIS IS SUCH A GREAT IDEA. Not.

pardonmyfrenchputain: Right off the bat, it starts pretty bad. I mean, if you’re gonna use some ridiculous adjectives, at least try to properly match the gender to the spelling. ffs. ( French adjectives change to agree in gender and number with the nouns that they modify ) “charming French children’s song” yeah right. Alouette gentille… Continue reading Want a trendy French name for your baby? Just open a fucking dictonary and pick at random without looking at the definition, THIS IS SUCH A GREAT IDEA. Not.