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Have you made big sightseeing plans while you are travelling in France? Or do you have a new job as a Technical Manager at Intel in France? Regardless of why you are in France, can you communicate your needs, wants, and desires in French? When you eat your breakfast in the morning, can you ask the waiter for coffee in French? Can you ask the clerk at the French hotel to wake you up at 8:00 am with your new French language skills you have been practicing? I hope so or you will miss your bus! Can you tell the woman at the shoe store you want a size eight in brown? If not, you had better start studying French Newbie Lesson 22 now. Hurry before your stomach starts growling!
Learning French with FrenchPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn French! French Newbie lesson 22 will teach you how to tell people what you want in French. You will learn how to communicate your needs and desires in French in both the présent de l’indicatif and le conditionnel present tenses using the French verb vouloir. Finally, we will give you a wonderful insight on the top eighteen subway stations in France.
Learn French travel phrases with FrenchPod101.com! A little French can go such a long way! Whether you’re traveling, visiting, or sightseeing, FrenchPod101.com has all the essential travel phrases just for you! Today we cover a high frequency French phrase sure to be of use on your trip, travels or vacation to France.
Today, we’ll work on getting train tickets and confirming the destination of the train you’re taking. Trains are an essential mode of transportation in France, so be sure to tune in! We’ll also be teaching you about the Parisian subway system! For more info on French culture and language, go to FrenchPod101.com before setting out on your trip to French!
Learn French with Frenchpod101.com! We all like to be mistaken for French people when we speak French. But sometimes small things give us away as having learnt French as adults, instead of having spoken it since infancy. The other day, when I met a French friend of Alex’s, she picked me immediately as a foreigner. I just had to ask her. “What gave me away? Was that my ‘r’s weren’t guttoral enough? Did I kiss you on the wrong cheek? Did I not moan about the quality of the food enough?” “Liaison” was her simple answer. “Liaison?” I asked. “What’s that?” It was then that Alex chimed in. “Don’t worry,” he said. “There’s a lesson on liaison coming up at FrenchPod101.com. Lower Intermediate #17. Listen to it.”
In today’s lesson we are learning about pronunciation, accent and linked sound. Listen, follow and read aloud the script of a humurous flight attendant, right after landing in an European airport! Guess where they are before picking up the PDF at Frenchpod101.com!
From across the room your eyes meet. He’s tall, dark, and very handsome. But…where is he from? You only speak English and French; what if he doesn’t speak either. He doesn’t really look French…does he? Maybe his French beret blew off in the wind…but it’s not very windy. Maybe he just left it at home tonight. But then…where is his tiny moustache? Maybe he shaved it off after his soccer match because he has a job interview in Paris tomorrow. Well, he is drinking a bottle of French wine and eating cheese so he must be French! But, then again…so are you and you are not French. The mystery man is headed your way though, so you are about to find out! Quick, how do you say, “does my breath smell okay” in French? Learning French with FrenchPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn French! In this French Audio Blog lesson, you will learn about French travel habits and the French stereotypes they have built up along the way. This French lesson is spoken completely in French, which is a great way to improve your French language skills! However, if you feel like you may need some extra French support, stop by FrenchPod101 and pick up the Lesson Notes or other helpful French learning material first!
You have been shopping all day in Paris looking for that HOT deal! You know the one that you simply cannot pass up! Suddenly a deep voice bellows from above in French. You notice the French people around you begin eagerly rushing over to one corner of the store. As you hesitantly make your way to the source of their excitement, you suddenly realize the voice must have announced a sale in French! Finally, you arrive and there is nothing left but an empty shelf and a sign with some numbers written in French. You never thought to ask what the French word for sale is! …And you just thought all numbers looked the same! It never crossed your mind that someone may use a number when speaking or writing a number out in French! Well, that life-lesson just cost you money!
Learning French with FrenchPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn French! This French Newbie lesson will teach you French numbers 10 through 100 and you will become acquainted with very large French numbers as well. You will also learn how to recognize a store announcement so this never happens again! Finally, we will give you a great tip for finding the hottest sales in France!
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Category: Newbie Lessons | 4 Comments »
Grammar: verb vouloir at the conditional present., make polite requests to obtain information | Function: Ask for information about tickets | Topic: Subway tickets | Politeness Level: formal
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