الجمعة، 28 فبراير 2014

About French Language: BCBG ~ Ordinal numbers and fractions ~ Gender ~ Mardi Gras

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BCBG
Here's a preppy and posh look at the French acronym BCBG.
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Ordinal numbers and fractions
Ordinal numbers are used to express rank or position - in other words, ordinal numbers are used for ordering, as opposed to cardinal numbers which are for counting. French ordinal numbers are often taught at the same time as fractions because most French ordinal numbers and fractions are the same words.
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French quiz: Gender
Do you know the genders of common French nouns? Test yourself with this quiz or take a look at some vocabulary lists to review.
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French Mardi Gras vocabulary

Mardi gras is called le mardi gras (literally, "fat Tuesday") or le carnaval in French. This year, Mardi Gras is on 4 March. Click to learn some French vocabulary related to this annual celebration.

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الثلاثاء، 25 فبراير 2014

About French Language: Ce n'est pas mardi gras ! ~ Giving orders ~ Free ebooks

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Ce n'est pas mardi gras aujourd'hui
Mardi Gras comes but once a year, but the French expression ce n'est pas mardi gras aujourd'hui might be needed at any time.
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Giving Orders in French
You probably know that the imperative is commonly used to give orders in French, but what about other constructions? Have you ever seen another verb form used and figured it was a mistake? It probably wasn't - in fact there are several different ways to give orders in French.
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الجمعة، 21 فبراير 2014

About French Language: Avoir la frite ~ OU vs U ~ Past tense quiz

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Avoir la frite
You'll feel great after reading this lesson on the idiomatic French expression avoir la frite.
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Pronunciation: OU vs U
The letter u is one of the most difficult sounds in the French language, at least for English speakers, both to pronounce and to distinguish from ou. Here are some tips and sound files to help you hear and say the difference.
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Quiz: Passé composé vs Imparfait
Do you know the difference between the passé composé and imparfait? Test yourself with this quiz or take a look at the lesson to review.
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الثلاثاء، 18 فبراير 2014

About French Language: Faire une croix dessus ~ Contre ~ Poll: how many countries

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Faire une croix dessus
Once you've read this lesson on the idiomatic French expression faire une croix dessus, you can X it off your list.
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Contre - French preposition
The French preposition contre usually means "against," but also has some other English equivalents, depending on the context.
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Mistake: Je suis intéressé dans
Je suis intéressé dans is the literal translation of "I'm interested in." However, as is often the case, the literal translation simply isn't good French - learn about this mistake.

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How many French-speaking countries have you been to? Please vote in the poll and then tell us which one(s) in the comments.

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