Many students struggle with the pronunciation of the French R, so in this episode I will give you some practice exercises and phonetic tips on how to pronounce the French R so that you can sound more French. Unleash the tigeRRR in you! Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode Practice exercise : LINKS and RESOURCES Tarrawarra Estate: http://www.tarrawarra.com.au/ Did you like this podcast? You can support my work by leaving a review on iTunes. Your kind words warm my heart and also help me be found by more passionate learners of French. Merci … Read More →
FYW 036 : Passions and Phobias – Words Ending in phile and phobe in French
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 … Read More →
FYW 035 : How to Improve your French Listening skills? My best tips!
I’ve compiled my best tips about how to improve your French listening skills after receiving this question from many of you. If you find it a struggle to hold a conversation in French because you can’t understand the replies, if you think French people speak too fast or if you find that your ear hasn't tuned in to French language yet, I hope my recommended exercises and resources will help you! A written version of this podcast episode is available on my website for easier reference. Check out www.frenchyourway.com.au/improve-your-french-listening-skills LINKS and RESOURCES Check my … Read More →
How to Improve your French Listening Skills?
Listen to the audio version in Episode 35 of French Your Way Podcast. Many of you find it difficult to understand spoken French. You find it too fast, daunting, overwhelming sometimes: I struggle with understanding the response. It would seem that my ear is still not ‘tuned-in’ to native speakers. I can usually get the drift if something is written down but quite often not if it is spoken. (Deryck) I struggle with holding a conversation in French ( everyone seems to speak so fast). (Willie) Si vous pouvez me donner quelques conseils pour améliorer ma compréhension orale? Selon moi, la … Read More →
All About the “Tréma”
This article is the second of a three-part series from a question submitted by Oska. Also read : Part 1 : la cédille (French cedilla) Part 3 : le “œ” (French ligature) What is a tréma ? Have a look at the tréma ID card! (I’ll explain the “acts as a crown” function in the next section, keep reading.) Technically, the tréma -or diaeresis- is a diacritic sign made or two dots. Actually, it used to be written like two acute accents (‘’), but is now written as two dots (¨). If you know German, the tréma looks like the German umlaut. 2) Its name really is “tréma” only, not … Read More →
FYW 034 : How to Say Including in French
"How to say including in French?" (question was submitted by Souvira from Canberra) For example, how do we say "I did a lot of things today including gardening". Are there other expressions we can use apart from "y compris"? Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode Verbs: Inclure = to include Comprendre = to include, to be inclusive of Est-ce que le petit-déjeuner est inclus / est compris dans le prix de la chambre? (= Is breakfast included in the price of the room ?) Preposition / Locution 1. “Including” as in “not excepting”: y compris dont … Read More →
Masculine or Feminine? Telling the Gender of French Nouns
New learners of French are often unsettled or scared when they find out –very early- that every noun had a gender: masculine or feminine. I hear you say: How to know whether a word is masculine or feminine? How the hell am I supposed to tell the gender of French nouns, to guess that the word” telephone” is masculine whereas the word “television” is feminine?? Well, the bad news is that you’ll need to learn/memorise it. And therefore you’ll need to set good learning habits from the start by memorising the gender of French nouns as part as your vocabulary! The good news (because there’s … Read More →
FYW 033 : How to Tell if a French Noun is Masculine or Feminine (Part 2)
This is the second part about how you can tell whether a noun is masculine or feminine in French! (For the first part, listen to French Your Way Podcast, episode 32). In last week’s episode, I’ve ran you through groups of words/categories which are generally masculine or feminine (eg: numbers, names of colours, trees, metals, etc were most often masculine nouns); today the categories we’ll see will be about the spelling of the words. The last letter of a French word can indeed give you a clue about its gender! I’ve also published an article about the gender of French words on my website … Read More →
FYW 032 : How to Tell if a French Noun is Masculine or Feminine (Part 1)
New learners of French are often unsettled or scared when they find out that every French noun has a gender: it is either masculine or feminine. How to know whether a word is masculine or feminine in French? You need to learn it as part as the vocabulary and therefore create good learning habits from the start, so you build on strong bases. Plus, here are tips on how you can predict the gender of a word ! In this episode, I’ll talk about categories of nouns which tend to be either mostly masculine or mostly feminine. This should greatly help you! Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words … Read More →
FV 024 : A Year as an Au Pair in Australia
A working holiday visa is the perfect way to travel and be able to work to finance your trip or simply to learn the language. That’s what Sabine is doing: she is currently working as an au pair in a family in Sydney. Sabine will tell us why she decided to go to Australia, how she found her host family and what her typical day is like. She’ll also share her plans of travelling. If you have some suggestions and tips for Sabine to enjoy the travelling part of her stay in Australia, you’re welcome to use the comment section at the bottom of the show notes. Stay tuned after the interview if you … Read More →
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