| Nouns: |
| gender |
| singular and plural forms |
| Articles |
| definite, indefinite and partitive (including use of de after negative |
| Adjectives |
| agreement |
| position |
| comparative and superlative : regular and meilleure |
| demonstratives (ce, cet, cette, ces) |
| indefinite (chaque, quelque) |
| possessive |
| interrogative (quel, quelle) |
| Adverbs |
| comparatives and superlatives |
| regular |
| interrogative (comment, quand) |
| adverbs of time and place (aujourd’hui, demain, ici, là-bas) |
| common adverbial phrases (normalement, d’habitude) |
| Quantifiers/Intensifiers (très, assez, beaucoup, peu, trop) |
Pronouns
|
| personal : all subjects, including reflexive |
| relative : qui |
| relative : que ® |
| object: direct ® and indirect ® |
| position and order of object pronouns |
| disjunctive / emphatic |
| demonstatives (ça, cela) |
| indefinite (quelqu’un) |
| interrogative (qui, que) |
| use of y, en ® |
| Verbs |
| regular and irregular, including reflexive verbs |
| all persons of the verb, singular and plural |
| negative forms |
| inerrogative forms |
| modes of address : tu, vous |
| impersonal verbs (il faut) |
| verbs followed by an infinitive, with or without a preposistion |
tenses
:
|
| passive voice : present tense ® |
imperative
|
present
participle
|
Prepositions
|
Conjunctions
|
| Number, quantity, dates and time : including use of depuis with present tense time |
| HIGHER TIER |
| Adjectives |
| comparative and superlative, including meilleur, pire |
| Adverbs |
| comparative and superlative, including mieux, le mieux |
| Pronouns |
| use of y, en |
| relative : que |
| relative : dont ® |
| object : direct and indirect |
| position and order of object pronouns |
| demonstartive (celui) ® |
| possessive (le mien) ® |
| Verbs |
tenses
:
|
| passive voice : future, imperfect and perfect tenses ® |
| perfect infinitive |
| present participle, including use after en |
| subjuntive mood : present, in comonly used expressions ® |
| Time |
| including use of depuis with imperfect tense |
Thursday, 31 July 2014
Grammar Checklist for French
Wednesday, 11 June 2014
Basic greetings in French
Dear friends! Whenever we meet somebody the first thing we do is to greet that person. So in this lesson we will learn basic greeting in French..
* Bonjour!
Hello!
Hi!
Good morning!
Good afternoon!
* Bonjour!
Hello!
Hi!
Good morning!
Good afternoon!
So Bonjour is a word which can be used for various purpose.
* Salut!
Hi!
* Comment tu t’appelles?
What's your name?
* Je m’appelle Sophie.
My name is Sophia.
* Comment ça va?
How are you?
* Ça va très bien merci.
I am fine, thanks.
* Oui, ça va.
Well.
* Ça va mal.
Not well
* Et toi?
and you?
* Au revoir!
Bye.
So next time when you will meet somebody do not forget to say Bonjour :) These are some basic greeting, rest we will learn in next lesson till then Au revoir!
Easy French movies
If you want to learn any language apart from your mother tongue, then regular practice is very must. We can not learn any language just by reading in books or joining class. We have to regularly do conversation in new language with our friend, family etc. Watching movies, serials & listening songs are also very effective of learning a language. Today I am sharing some french movies which you can watch to enhance your French.
These are easier to understand.
* Un Coeur en Hiver (1992)
* Il y a longtemps que je t’aime (2008)
* Potiche (2010)
* Les Choristes (2003)
* Les parapluies de Cherbourg (1964)
* Les Choristes (2003)
* Les parapluies de Cherbourg (1964)
*Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran (2002)
So when ever you have time do watch these films :)
Weather & climate expression in French
Bonjour amis! In this lesson we will learn to express weather in different seasons.
Quel temps fait-il?
* Il pleut.
It's raining.
For asking how is the weather one should say:
For expressing different climate one should say:
* Il y a du brouillard.
There is fog or it is foggy.
* Il y a des nuages.
There are clouds.
* Il y a du vent.
It is windy.
* Il y a des éclairs
There is lightning.
* Le ciel est couvert..
The sky is clouded over.
* Il gèle.
It is freezing.
It's raining.
* Il neige.
It's snowing.
*Il fait froid.
It's cold.
* Il fait chaud.
It's hot.
* Il fait beau.
It's nice.
Hope you guys now know to express weather or climate in French.. Keep practicing :)
Monday, 2 June 2014
Subjective pronoun in French
Bonjour Amis! Hope your french learning is going smoothly. Today we will discuss about subjective pronoun. A subjective pronoun is a personal pronoun that is used as the subject of a verb. In English the subjective personal pronouns are: I, you, she, he, it, we, you, and they. In this lesson we will learn about subjective pronoun in French.
Subjective pronoun Pronom sujet
I Je
You Tu
He/sit Il/on
She Elle/on
We Nous
You Vous
They Ils/Elles
*Tu is informal form of you.Tu is only used in the singular, when addressing someone who is a friend, a family member, a child or an animal. It is what is called the 'familiar' form.
*Vous is formal form of you. Vous is used for the plural, in all cases, and also when speaking to an adult who is not a friend or family member. In this case it is formal, as a sign of respect.
Subjective pronoun Pronom sujet
I Je
You Tu
He/sit Il/on
She Elle/on
We Nous
You Vous
They Ils/Elles
Remember:
*Tu is informal form of you.Tu is only used in the singular, when addressing someone who is a friend, a family member, a child or an animal. It is what is called the 'familiar' form.
*Vous is formal form of you. Vous is used for the plural, in all cases, and also when speaking to an adult who is not a friend or family member. In this case it is formal, as a sign of respect.
Sunday, 1 June 2014
Seasons in French
Hello friend! In this lesson we will study about seasons in French.
Seasons are called as saisons
Spring- printemps
Autumn- automne
Summer- été
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Seasons are called as saisons
Spring- printemps
Autumn- automne
winter- hiver
Why one should learn French
Learning French is slowly becoming a trend in India among the teenagers, usually corporate employees study and learn French courses but now it has become very popular among the teenagers and children as well. Research shows that children can adopt a new language quickly and more clearly than the adults and learning a new language also increases their memory power and concentration. This is one reason why parents are keener in teaching their children a second language such as French.
There are many institutes which provide French lessons for kids, learning French courses has slowly taken a place in the extracurricular activities of the kids and its nothing shocking if someday they win over the language completely. That’s why it is ideal to teach children a second foreign language when they are still young.
Learning French can be very beneficial for people who loves to travel , learning the language of a particular country connects you to the native people and therefore , it allows you to take active part in their culture and you not only connect to the people but also the culture of that country , for instance if you are planning to go to France then learning French can be very beneficial as language allows to you to connect to the people as well as their culture and you also make friends from learning a new language. Also if you are visiting France then speaking in French.also shows your respect towards the country and its people because it is very much understandable that every country would want their tourists to try to speak their native language even if it’s a simple hello and bye, it does creates an impression on them.
If you are working and don’t have time to go to classes and attend them in the institutes you can always subscribe for the online French classes which many institutes offer . Online classes are not bad and are much more convenient then the regular classes as you can attend the online classes as per your convenience and can even go to the online chapters whenever you want and French Skype helps you to connect to the class virtually and you can participate in the activities as then you not hear what people say but you can also go for the live video and get involved in it.
There are many institutes which provide beginners French courses online for the people who want to start learning French and if you ask the people who have already subscribed to the online beginner French lessons then you will know that these online classes are not bad as they are rumored to be.
It doesn't matter whether you are a child, teenager or even adult French courses are for everyone and there are different types of courses for the people with different types of needs.
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There are many institutes which provide French lessons for kids, learning French courses has slowly taken a place in the extracurricular activities of the kids and its nothing shocking if someday they win over the language completely. That’s why it is ideal to teach children a second foreign language when they are still young.
Learning French can be very beneficial for people who loves to travel , learning the language of a particular country connects you to the native people and therefore , it allows you to take active part in their culture and you not only connect to the people but also the culture of that country , for instance if you are planning to go to France then learning French can be very beneficial as language allows to you to connect to the people as well as their culture and you also make friends from learning a new language. Also if you are visiting France then speaking in French.also shows your respect towards the country and its people because it is very much understandable that every country would want their tourists to try to speak their native language even if it’s a simple hello and bye, it does creates an impression on them.
If you are working and don’t have time to go to classes and attend them in the institutes you can always subscribe for the online French classes which many institutes offer . Online classes are not bad and are much more convenient then the regular classes as you can attend the online classes as per your convenience and can even go to the online chapters whenever you want and French Skype helps you to connect to the class virtually and you can participate in the activities as then you not hear what people say but you can also go for the live video and get involved in it.
There are many institutes which provide beginners French courses online for the people who want to start learning French and if you ask the people who have already subscribed to the online beginner French lessons then you will know that these online classes are not bad as they are rumored to be.
It doesn't matter whether you are a child, teenager or even adult French courses are for everyone and there are different types of courses for the people with different types of needs.
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