Questions tagged [french]
Questions about learning or teaching the French language. Questions asking for explanations of grammar rules or word usage are off topic on this site, but may be welcome on our sister site French Language Stack Exchange.
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Is there a method to learn which grammatical gender a noun in French has?
In French, some nouns are considered male and some female (le/la). Is there a way which can help me understand which grammatical gender to use with which noun?
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Cognates between French & Spanish?
I'm a native English speaker who's been learning French for a long time. I now have good vocabulary base and knowledge of grammar in French.
When learning French I found cognitive short-cuts, for ...
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Mastering both the French r and the German r
I have a high level in German and French, but I use a uvular /ʁ/ in French
and an alveolar /r/ in German (and in Dutch, my native language).
In German, the alveolar /r/ is mainly used in Bavaria and ...
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Open-source English-French Dictionary
I'm looking for an English to French dictionary in a plain text file (.txt for example).
I already found some dictionaries but a lot of definitions are wrong or incomplete:
know; savons, sache, ...
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Can learning Spanish and French simultaneously improve your knowledge in both languages?
I'm currently learning Spanish in school while learning French in school. I've noticed that the vocabulary and grammar of both languages is structurally similar. I've had teachers tell me that I ...
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French Grammar Book B1/B2
Salut!
My French is currently around level B1+ and I'm planning on spending 2-3 months in a French-speaking country and fully commit myself to improving my abilities. The goal is to have quite good ...
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What is the name of this particular language learning class (technique)?
Back in 1988 or 1989, I took a three month French immersion program at the University of Tours. We had classes in reading, grammar, writing, etc. Amongst the various classes there was one that stood ...
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Learn a new language in between the non speakers environment (Same native language as mine)
I am planning to learn French as my third language. I am native Hindi speaker and my second language is English. I was going through few websites how to learn. Then I came to this video How to learn ...
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How can I sound more 'native'?
I'm fluent in French and Russian - by which I mean that I don't have any trouble reading novels and can easily converse in either without making grammatical errors or feeling uncomfortable - and have ...
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Does French Sound Similar to Hebrew? [closed]
We're Hebrew natives and travel frequently.
Quite a few times people approached us, asking us which language we speak because it sounds like French to them but weren't sure. One of them was French!
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Where can I find graded readers for French?
Graded readers are a good type of material for extensive reading. But how do you find graded readers in French?
The English Wikipedia article graded reader has no link to the same concept in the ...
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French grammar books with exercises and answer key for self study (A2 - B2)
I am looking for a grammar book or series of grammar books for French that match the following criteria:
the book or books must be in French, i.e. all grammar rules and instructions must be in French ...
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Professional word and sentence list for French
I found this excellent German CEFR level B1 word and sentence list from the Goethe Institut, which is a professional institute that promotes the German language worldwide.
Is there a similar free ...
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Where to find computer aided tools to improve French pronunciation?
I have heard of Elsaspeak which is an AI software to correct English pronunciation. Does something like this exist for French as well? If not, what would be a good computer based method to improve ...
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Are there resources to ask "Check my understanding?" questions not suitable for SE?
I am learning French, and I am at a beginner level. I sometimes ask specific grammar-related questions on french.stackexchange .
However, this is not enough help to motivate me for learning French. I ...
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Digital dictionaries with sound for French learners
I had been using Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English on a computer app. It was a great experience working with a dictionary that gives you pronunciations, examples with sound, thesaurus, and ...
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Does memorizing French verb conjugations with the sound of English characters have negative impact in the future?
I'm struggling to memorize the verb conjugation in French as different conjugations are pronounced the same but the characters are different. For example, I tend to write the following sentence:
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Best way to improve your ability in a language post A-Level (Exams at age 18)
It is fairly clear how to get your standard of language up to an A-level standard (exams taken at age 18 in the uk) due to clear syllabi and textbooks up to this standard. However, I find that past ...
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How does one design a language course for people in a specific profession?
I remember in my time as an undergraduate (philosophy and french) that there were at various times language workshops such as "German for philosophers".
I have been teaching French and Philosophy in ...
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How to go about learning a heritage language that I lost as a child?
I used to be bilingual in French and English when I was very young but when I began school in Australia, I stopped speaking French so I could get better at English and now at 16 I can understand the ...
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Can I learn Spanish and French at the same time?
I am currently in 9th grade, and am taking 1 year of Spanish. I would like to continue my studies in Spanish next year and also start French. Multiple times, I have heard that it could be very ...
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Problems teaching the 'gn' and 'gh' to an English learner
I'm teaching a French girl English (I'm not a qualified teacher, I'm more of a language assistant, I'm an English native, I'm at university at the moment).
She is having trouble with pronouncing words ...
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How can I practise my French with inaccurate subtitles?
I speak French but want to improve my listening ability and learn some new words (maybe to put into Anki). I decided I would watch one of my favourite Netflix shows in French, however the subtitles ...
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Expected CEFR level after French In Action
French In Action is probably the most famous course/resource for French produced in the last 30 years and is a beautiful example of a high quality, well-produced language learning course (very similar ...
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French pronunciation
I'm looking for a guide to master my French pronunciation.
Ideally, pictures with proper tongue positioning inside the mouth.
For now, after 10 years of living in a French-speaking country, I ...
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Any advice on switching from French to German?
I am an upcoming 10th grader and I was wondering whether it would be easier for me to switch from French to German. My mother tongue is Arabic but I'm fluent in English as well. I've been taking ...
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Simultaneous intensive summer course in German and French? Or is it too much?
I am an unemployed engineer currently, and I have 0 knowledge of French and German (I am Spanish) so I have a lot of time this summer (virtually 100% availability).
I can enroll in one or two ...
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Monolingual dictionary for learners of French
The aim of this thread is to compile a resource of suggestions for monolingual learner's dictionaries for present-day French. Please add your suggestions below.
Ideally:
the definitions are written ...
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What are some good French educational shows for toddlers?
A more colloquial way of phrasing the question is, Is there a French Ms Rachel?
J'ai étudié le français au lycée et à l'université. Je l'ai appris à partir de l'anglais, qui est ma seconde langue, l'...
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Publishers of reference-sheet material [closed]
For the purpose of studying subjects of interest (academic, technical, etc) in target language(s), I want to discover other publishers of cheat sheets or reference material similar to those in the ...
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Looking for a French-Japanese dictionary in text format
Does anyone know where I might be able to get hold of a French to Japanese dictionary in plain text format? I am not looking for a website or an app.
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Language activator or conceptual dictionary for French
Is there a language activator or conceptual dictionary for French? I haven't been able to find a printed or online one.
More specifically, I am looking for a dictionary that gives related words to a ...
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Where to learn Français with certification?
Bonjour,
I want to learn Français because my Université requires B2 level Français, I have done a ton of searches and found the following details:
Language Levels
A1, A2 - DILF
B1, B2 - DELF
C1, C2 - ...
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What are the pros and cons of learning Spanish or French? [closed]
I'm a student in the U.S., and it's my time to decide whether I'll be taking Spanish or French. I'm pretty torn, because I know Spanish will be more useful, but French just has a bigger appeal. ...
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How to say "Alexander I" in German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish? [closed]
What are the proper ways to say something like "Alexander I" in German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish? In English, you say "Alexander the First". Do you say something like "Alexandre le Premier"...
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