Learn French with FrenchPod101.com! You and your buddy are backpacking through the countryside of France. The rural parts of France are beautiful, but sometimes you just get so bored. You tell your friend in French, “Don’t you just wish we could eat something other than food cooked over a campfire?” Your friend replies in French, “Are you saying my cooking isn’t good enough for you?” You respond in French, “No, and I’m glad you are cooking for me too. But I just want some more refined cuisine…maybe some frog’s legs. I’d even go for a baguette or a croissant for breakfast. Or some good French coffee.” Your friend says in France, “Well, sure, so would I. But don’t you enjoy roughing it too?” You tell your friend in French, “Not so much. If they put a five-star hotel and restaurant here with a café, then perhaps.” Your friend snaps back in French, “So you’d like the country if the city were rebuilt out here, eh?”
Learning French with FrenchPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn French! This French Intermediate lesson will show you how to form the passive voice in French. We’ll also tell you when to use this voice. In addition, we’ll describe recent measures the French government has taken to combat environmental problems and tell you about the French author of a quote who condemns pollution. Visit us at FrenchPod101.com where you will find many more fantastic French lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!
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Learn French with FrenchPod101.com! Your friend asks you in French, “Hey, can I tell you something?” Curious, you respond in French, “Sure. What’s up?” Your friend continues in French, “Well, I’ve been wanting to talk to you about your hair…” You ask in French, “What do you mean? What’s wrong with my hair?” Your friend pats you on the hand and tells you in French, “Now that you’re getting older, the gray is showing a bit more in your hair than it used to. It’s time to think about putting some color on it to hide all of the gray.” You say to your friend in French, “You have some nerve to tell me this.” Before your friend can respond in French, you add in French, “You know what? I am bored with this conversation. I am leaving.” Now your friend calls after you in French, “I’m sorry…I just thought you should know!”
Learning French with FrenchPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn French! This French Intermediate lesson will show you how to use pronominal (or reflexive) verbs in French. We’ll show you the distinction between several sets of French verbs to illustrate what we mean. We’ll also tell you about a fascinating French author who was a hardcore cynic and do our best to explain why in French. Finally, we’ll tell you why you should welcome constructive criticism from your French family and friends. Visit us at FrenchPod101.com where you will find many more fantastic French lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!
Learn French with FrenchPod101.com! As you attempt to hail a cab in France, you’re shocked by some of the vulgar language you hear. One driver yells out the window of his taxi in French, “Get out of the way! You’re blocking the traffic!” Of course, he added a few colorful French words you wouldn’t dare repeat to anyone else. You turn to your friend and say in French, “I thought French people were supposed to be very polite!” Your friend responds in French, “Well, perhaps, but apparently you haven’t heard about French taxi drivers…they have a long history of being impolite…and that’s putting it mildly!” You ask your friend in French, “What do you mean?” Your friend tells you in French, “The saying goes that the more pebbles have rolled, the more polished they become…except for cab drivers.” You tell your friend in French, “Well, let’s start looking under every rock here then!” As you bends over in the middle of the road and start playing with pebbles, your friend responds in French, “It’s not a literal expression. I think it’s time to cut you off…no more French wine for you tonight!”
Learning French with FrenchPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn French! This French Intermediate lesson will teach you how to spell past participles at the compound past tense in French. We’ll show you how to ensure these French words agree with their subjects. We’ll also tell you how to pluralize French nouns and adjectives. Finally, we’ll share some interesting background on the French author of our quote, Alphonse Allais. Visit us at FrenchPod101.com where you will find many more fantastic French lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!
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