Nope, just a language nerd
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I am absolutely in love with languages. I want to be able to carry fluent conversations with someone one day. Through work, I have met so many people from Quebec or French speaking places and I just blank. I forget everything I had ever known about the language and freeze. It's not ideal when your dream is to travel and talk in different languages, plural. All I can manage to muster up is, "bonjour..." in a shaky quiet voice. I promise I am working on it and you can too.
Formal V.S Friendly
In France it is very important to know your relationship with the person you're talking with. In English you would just use "you" when you are talking to others, no matter the relationship. The way to speak and the tone for the sentence indicates formal or friendly. Where as in French, they have different words and verb tenses that will change accordingly.
If you are talking to someone you are really familiar with, a best friend, or close family member, you would use the informal structure: "tu".
For regular verbs the conjugated endings end in an 's' (-es/-as/-s).
Example: you would use 'tu' when talking to friends, pets, immediate family, close co-workers, or kids/someone younger.
'Vous' is used if you are speaking to a person you don't know very well. The verb will generally end in -ez
Example: You use 'vous' when you are talking to a boss, grandparents, teacher, stranger.
One thing to keep in mind is how many people you are talking to. if you are talking to two close friends, 'you' now has to be plural. You would then have to switch to 'vous', even though they are close friends. 'Vous' is always going to be plural and 'tu' is always going to be singular.
Pronunciation
The French "r"
Unlike the fancy Spanish or Italian rolled 'r', the French one is almost like your trying to gargle.
Example: vraiment (really) or arriver (to arrive)
The French"U"
It is a quite nasal sound unlike in English. It can be tough for many beginners to learn, I know I definitely struggled with this one. Although once you get this down, you'll be sounding like like a local in no time.
An easy way to pronounce a 'u' is to make an English 'e', then round your lips.
Example: Tu (you -familiar/singular)
'Ou' pronunciation is different than just the 'u'. This one is very similar to the English pronunciation, like with soup or the 'Canadian' about.
Example: Tout (all)
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Silent Endings
This one can get a lot of people confused. It is not as simple as dropping the -e in English, but the whole end of the word.
-E
Most of the time in French we don't pronounce the -e at the end of words. Although for words like 'le' or 'ce' or 'te' you do have to pronounce it. (lay/say/tay)
-b,-f,-c,-r,-q, and -l are often pronounced at the end of words. Exceptions are -er infinitives.
Example: avec, un bol
France is of course the number one place you think of when you think of the French language. I would absolutely love to travel here and see all the amazing things that make that country so unique and such a world wide bucket list location.
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Paris n’est pas la seule ville en France. Pouvez trouver certaines des plus incroyables petites gemmes dans les plus petites villes du pays. Autour de ce pays il y a beaucoup de merveilles naturelles. La Tour Eiffel et ses baguettes ne définissent pas la culture française. Si vous osez sortir des sentiers battus, trouverez lieux très incroyables qui pourraient avoir plus d’importance que les grandes attractions touristiques.
Avant de visiter à France, essayez d'apprendre plus francais. Bien que beaucoup des personnes qui vivent là peuvent parler Anglais, est plus courtois d’en connaître un peu. Si vous apprenez à dire “Bonjour, Pouvez m’aider?” c’est meilleur que rien. Vous voyez mon autre page pour plus informations.
De même des merveilles historiques, il y a beaucoup de points de repère naturels. Long de la côte il y a de très belles plages avec des lieux de surf incroyable. Mon amie est allée il y a deux ans avec ses amis. Les plages sont chaudes et ensoleillées. Détendez-vous et profitez des merveilles naturelles de France.
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