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I love comparing language learning to an investigation game, where you use clues to understand the meaning of words! In this episode, I will start by giving a few examples of these clues that can make your French comprehension easier. Then we’ll expand our French vocabulary with words containing the Greek suffixes “phile” and “phobe”. See words in a whole different light and have fun!
Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode
Un hippocampe = a sea horse
Un hippopotame
Un hippodrome = a racecourse, racetrack
Hippique = equestrian, related to horse-racing
Pluie = rain
Pluvieux = rainy
Pluviomètre = rain gauge
Pleuvoir = to rain
Francophile,francophilie
Anglophile, anglophilie
Germanophile, germanophilie
Cinéphile
Aquariophile
Aquatique, aquarium
Bibliophile
Fabophile = person collecting « fèves”
Cartophile
Pédophile, pédophilie
Pedopsychiatre
pediatre = paediatrician
Hémophilie
Arachnophobe, arachnophobie
Une araignée = a spider
aquaphobie
agoraphobie
hippophobie
hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobie? ou hippopotomonstrosesquipédaliophobie
Anglophobie.
Xénophobie
Blondophobie
sarkophobie
Hydrophobie
LINKS and RESOURCES
Article and worksheets : “Schtroumpfez-vous français?”
French Your Way Podcast Episode 1 – Accent circonflexe:
French Your Way Podcast Episode 4 – French Food – The Very Meaty Episode
French Your Way Podcast Episode 13 – Crying in the Rain
Article : Galette des Rois
List of collections: http://www.lexo.fr/les-collections-ou-les-suffixes-en-philie-42
List of phobias : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_phobies
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