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The menu please

Anne — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:54:58 +0000

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So far, you’ve learned how to introduce yourself, the basic basics about French grammar and you’ve learned numbers. Don’t worry if numbers are still shaky for you. We’ll have many opportunities to go over them again. But today, we’re getting to serious material. This unit is called ‘The menu please ‘ and in French ‘La carte s’il vous plaît’. Today, we will go over vocabulary you can use in a restaurant to order food from the menu. There is also a list of extra vocabulary, of typical French dishes that will make your ordering much more pleasant.
The culture capsule on the worksheet has tips on French restaurants and where you ‘must’ eat in Paris when you visit.
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At the Restaurant – Part 1

Anne — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:12:53 +0000

chez Lipp, je vous le conseille

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In Unit 5 “The menu please”, you learned the basics of ordering a meal in a French Bistro. Today, let’s further this lesson and go for the full meal. We’ll go through the whole experience of being in a French restaurant, from stepping in to asking if they take a credit card. Fabienne is ordering for two people. She is a vegetarian, but her friend is not. She’ll pay with a credit card.

In the worksheet that you can get as a member this week, learn more about food, and about French Restaurant etiquette and French Credit cards.

The text and its translation are in the worksheet you can get on the Web site, as usual when you are a member.

This is the FRENCH ETC. Beginner’s course for the traveler who wants to learn the basics of French and get useful vocabulary and tips for a trip to France at the same time.

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French Numbers

Anne — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:55:33 +0000

French Beginner’s Podcast Series

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Now that you’ve learned a bit about introductions, articles and verbs, it’s time to learn numbers. This unit is simple and complicated at the same time. It is simple to understand, yet, you’ll find you need to come back to it many times, in order to remember French numbers. Don’t worry, numbers are hard to remember in all languages. So please, do come back here as often as you need. And be patient: little by little, it will come to you. In the podcast, you’ll learn how to pronounce numbers. However, make sure you get the worksheet: it has a culture capsule full of valuable information and the worksheet has lots of games and practice too.

This is a French beginner’s course – authentic and useful French. FRENCH ETC.’s podcasts teach you the latest contemporary French, the way it’s spoken on the streets of Paris and in the cafés in Nice, with authentic useful expressions you can use right away.

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Do you speak English? – part 2

Anne — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:57:00 +0000

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Do you speak English? – part 2: grammar-Vous parlez anglais ? – 2: grammaire

This is Unit 3 – Lesson 2 of French Beginner’s Course, learning all the basics for your next trip to France. This lesson is called ‘Do you speak English?’ In the previous lesson, you learned how to say that you are an English speaker, that you don’t speak French well (yet) and you’d like people to speak slower. Today, will go over the verb speak not to speak. We’ll start going over conjugation patterns for -ER verbs, we’ll learn about negative sentences and questions. And a little practice to review all you’ve leaned so far.

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Do you speak English?

Anne — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:45:50 +0000

Vous parlez anglais ?

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Do you speak English? Vous parlez anglais ?

If you are visiting France soon, this podcast is for you, teaching you the basics of French, enough to get by on your trip. When you visit Paris, you might have to explain that you are an English speaker, that you don’t speak French well (yet) and you’d like the person to slow down.
In the worksheet that you get as a member, you’ll find a short 4-point culture capsule on greetings etiquette in France, as well as the vocabulary and the dialog in full. At the end of the worksheet, there are games for you to practice. Lesson 2 of this Unit – next Podcast – goes over the grammar.

This short dialog is building blocks for the French Beginner’s Course – authentic and useful French. FRENCH ETC.’s podcasts teach you the latest contemporary French, so that you get the full experience on your next visit to France.

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Bonjour, Hello-2

Anne — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:30:09 +0000

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This lesson follows up on ‘Bonjour’. Today, you will learn how to say ‘I, you, he, she’, how to say ‘my name is’ and how to conjugate ‘I go somewhere’, the articles the and a/an. You will also discover why the French put accents on their words and how they combine letters to make a new French sound that you too can hone.

This is the FRENCH ETC. course for the traveler who wants to learn the basics of French and get useful vocabulary and tips for a trip to France at the same time.  The members’ area has more detailed AUDIO files and explanations. Click on JOIN to become a member.

Bonjour, Hello – Part 1

Anne — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:34:32 +0000

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Now that we know how to say the French alphabet, let’s buckle up and start learning how to say ‘Hi’ and ‘Bye’ in French. Listen to 2 mini-dialogs and learn about the French ‘faire la bise’ – kissing is how French people greet one another. Don’t miss the puzzle at the end of the worksheet. It’s the best way to see if you got the vocabulary down.

This is a FRENCH ETC. course for the traveler who wants to learn the basics of French and get useful vocabulary and tips for a trip to France as well.  The translation is in the worksheet you can get on the Web site, as usual when you are a member.

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French Alphabet Review Lesson

Anne — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:10:52 +0000

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This is the review lesson for Unit 1 of the French Beginners’ Podcast. Review your first French vocabulary list and brush up on the gender of nouns.

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French Alphabet 2

Anne — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:46:12 +0000

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This is Lesson 2 of the French Beginners’ Podcast. It goes over the gender of nouns so that you won’t get pet food – la pâtée, feminine – in your plate instead of le pâté – masculine – when you are ordering your food in Paris. This lesson also goes over French accents and typical French sounds that you don’t hear in English. Today, you’ll learn how to say A or AN (a tomato, an apple) and THE, you’ll be introduced to the five French accents, and combination of sounds such as A+U=/O/.
French beginner’s course – authentic and useful French. FRENCH ETC. presents contemporary expressions you hear today in the country, in movies and on the radio. The text is translated in full on the weekly worksheet available to members. Worksheets are brief and concise and should not require more than about an hour a week to fully master.
Make sure you listen to the audio (free podcast on the website) and repeat after you hear the words.

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French Alphabet 1

Anne — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:26:39 +0000

l'alphabet français

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French beginner’s course – authentic and useful French for the traveler. This podcast is published weekly.

Be patient with the download. It can take a while.

This is your very first lesson in French. Unit 1 walks you through the French alphabet. Don’t be afraid to repeat the words or expression after you hear them. That’s really the best way to own your French. Lesson 2 of unit one will give you some grammar insights.

This beginner’s course takes you through the basics of French vocabulary and grammar in useful units throughout the year. You’ll learn how to introduce yourself in France, how to order a meal, how to pay for souvenirs, how to ask for directions, take public transportation, reserve a hotel room, and even engage in a small talk conversation with French native speakers.

Each unit presents you with new useful vocabulary that you can repeat after you hear it. Then, you learn the same vocabulary in context, as if you were in France. Then, each unit if followed up with a grammar explanation using the same vocabulary. It allows you to acquire the basics of how French works and really remember the words you’ll use in France.

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