French Stuff - Blog Posts
Languages i can imagine the signs learning
Aries: Japanese
Taurus: German
Gemini: Mandarin
Cancer: Cantonese
Leo: Afrikaans
Virgo: French
Libra: Norwegian
Scorpio: Spanish
Sagittarius: Gaelic
Capricorn: Swahili
Aquarius: Arabic
Pisces: Russian
Another strange idea of mine. One day I was listening to Barbara (a french singer), and there was this song called “l’Aigle Noir” (= “The Black Eagle”), and I was like “Black... Eagle... with ruby eyes...? Definitly sounds like Sasuke”... And voilà! I just had to do it... We translated the lyrics under the cut, and here is the song.
- Flufy -
One fine day Or was it at night Near a lake, I had fallen asleep When suddenly, seeming to burst through the sky And coming from nowhere Appeared a black eagle
Slowly, on spread wings Slowly, I saw it twirling By my side, with a rustling of wings As if heaven-sent The bird landed Its eyes were the colour of rubies And its wings the colour of the night On its brow, dazzling, shining The crowned bird Wore a blue diamond
It touched my cheek with its beak It slipped its neck into my hand It was then that I recognized him Looming out from the past He had come back to me
Oh Bird, oh please take me away Let's go back to the land of the past Like before, in my childhood dreams To gather, trembling Some stars, some stars
(The true meaning of the song is actually very different and much darker, you can look it up if you want but when you’re aware of it, you can’t unsee it haha ^^”““)
Hi! I am just beginning to learn French and I'm so lost on to where to start and everything. So I was wondering if you had any tips for someone who's just starting to learn French? And if you have any recommendations? Thank you so much ✨✨
i’m so glad you decided to get in touch, thank you!!
i’ve linked all resources in a small icon that looks like this: (x)
first of all i reccomend learning some french phonics and the rules of the french alphabet. learn the way each letter is pronounced - especially accents as that can really help you in spelling and pronunciation. (x) i’d reccomend, following some of the studyblrs that i’ll leave at the bottom of this post, to find some french notes in your feed - the studyblr community is so helpful when it comes to learning languages - not to mention, you’ve got the whole langblr community too! go ahead, start following some french and langblr tags!
then move on to learning basic phrases, vocab and words, so you can start forming sentences. learn words like ‘mais’, meaning ‘but’, and ‘parce que’, meaning ‘because’. for learning these basics, i reccomend looking through my pinterest board dedicated to the french language! (x)⇢ as you learn vocab, learn the gender with the word - it will help you so much in the future!
as you learn more, you’ll need to start learning about verbs, start off by learning verb endings: the -er endings, the -re endings and the -ir endings for the present tense; do the same for the other tenses. ⇢ you will find that quizlet (and the internet in general), will be your best friend for this!THERE YOU GO! YOUR FIRST RULE COPLETED :)
once you’ve learnt the basics, start learning some more rules, BUT DON’T LET THE RULES OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE SCARE YOU - admittedly they can be hard to get your head around, but they’re some of the most important things to learn - it’s the difference between someone who is grammatically correct, and someone who is not - and we all love to sound smart don’t we!
find someone to practise with, make an internet friend who studies french; one that is french, would be even better! if you’re not into making internet friends with random people, try speaking to some of the french studying studyblrs, that i’ll leave at the bottom of this post. or perhaps, just talk to me! i’ve only been learning french for two years, but i’m top of my year / grade, and i have some decent conversational skills, to say the least.
REMEMBER:⇢ do it because you love it, learn a few more phrase and vocab lists, because they interest you - it’ll become more and more motivational - trust me!⇢ get in the mood to learn french: learn about their culture, eat some of their food, listen to some of their music etc.
AN HONORABLE MENTION:@studiyng wrote an amazing masterpost on how to learn a new language, which could be ever so helpful to so many people, so i’ll just leave this here! (x)
STUDYBLRS WHO STUDY AND POST FRENCH CONTENT:@getshitdonetbh @acadreamic @frenchaise @kaz-studies @in-search-of-paris @studyoblivion @thewritersblock707 @hystorically @smallstudyblrsunite @intelliqents @juliasacads @studyingsian @alistudys @womenstudy @etudiebee @cypherstudys @julesstudyblr
REBLOG THIS TO HELP ANYONE IN THE SAME POSITION AS ANON, ILY ♡
Everything I Use to Make Learning French Fun (Reading & Listening)
[[one of my followers asked how I immerse myself in French and the culture. all my favorites are starred. add your own and i’m open to specify more on certain categories. and i’m considering doing a post on listening and speaking]]
Books *Le petit prince *Petit nicolas *L'etranger Asterix Alice au pays des merveilles *Classic fairy tales! (I recommend that you read comics…lots of them)
Movies *A la folie…pas du tout Le petit prince *Amelie Les Choristes *Les Intouchables *Oss 117 *bienvenue à marly-gomont *il a déjà tes yeux *Une femme est une femme Paris je t'aime (this is barely in French but good for culture) *Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis LOL *Ratatouille
Music Anything by: *Stromae Indila *MHD Maitre Gims Coeur de pirate *Edith piaf *Zaho Zaz RIDSA *Tal Djany
TV Miraculous ladybug Lazytown Nina *T'choupi Disney movies *The get down (i usually just watch netflix series in french…they’re usually available) *The long long holiday *C'est mon choix *Extra french Parks and recreation Recherche appartement ou maison
Youtube Sananas *Shera Kerienski Damon and jo Comme une française *Antastesia So andy *Cyprien 7jours *(In general lyric prank videos!)
ALSO I SUGGEST LISTENING THE RADIO FRENCH RFI
Francaisfacile.com as well
Also don’t sleep on duolingo or memrise
And don’t neglect getting writing and speaking (including conversation–irl and/or online) practice!
Check the french tag on my blog as well
I’ve been struggling with it since day one and even now I don’t think it is perfect, but with some help, it got better and better every time. Here are a few links with tips that definitely helped me out!
7 French Pronunciation tips to avoid sounding like a tourist
How to sound more like a native french speaker
How to pronounce R in French
How to pronounce “EN, EM, AN & AM” sounds in French
How to pronounce “AI & EI” sound in French
How to pronounce “Œ” sound in French
How to pronounce “EU” sound in French
How to pronounce “EAU” sound in French
How to pronounce “GN” sound in French
How to pronounce “AIN” sound in French
How to pronounce “OIN” sound in French
How to pronounce “OI” sound in French
How to pronounce “ON” sound in French
How to pronounce “OU” sound in French
How to pronounce “TH” in French
How to pronounce the “CH” sound in French
How to pronounce PSY, PSO & PSEU in French
Vowel Sounds in French
Phonétique : les nasales
Phonétique + Phonétique opposition + Phonétique visuelle + Syllabes
French Pronunciation Awareness: 8 Major Points You Should Learn ASAP
200 MINUTES TO MASTER FRENCH PRONUNCIATION
5 COMMON FRENCH PRONUNCIATION MISTAKES
How to Improve Your French Accent: 6 Practical Tips
French Mistakes to Avoid - French Pronunciation
10 TRICKS TO TALK LIKE A NATIVE FRENCH
Introduction to Perfect French Pronunciation
4 Great tips for easy french pronunciation
Pronounce French brands like a pro
French pronunciation - The accents
What NOT to pronounce in French
How to Pronounce the French “R”
Lesser seen french tips
French Podcasts
Also, if you want a fun way to do it, I recommend listening to music and singing along.
Maître Gims - Est-ce que tu m'aimes ?
Sindy - Sans rancune ft. La Fouine
Frozen - Let It Go (French version)
Lara Fabian - Je Suis Malade
Black M - Je suis chez moi
Kendji Girac - Andalouse
Simon Morin - Elle veut
Indila - Dernière Danse
Lara Fabian - Je t'aime
Black M - Sur ma route
Stromae - Formidable
Simon Morin - Reste
Stromae - Papaoutai
Sindy - Aïe Aïe Aïe
Maître Gims - Bella
Willy William - Ego
Stromae - carmen
Alma - Requiem
Zaz - Je Veux
Zaz - On ira