French Classes
French Classes are a great way to learn the French language. However, not everbody can fit the fixed schedule of regular classes into his own busy life. That's why some people have found a valid alternative :
Getting a good book or two that teaches the basics and supplementing this written material with audios. Listening and speaking the language is a must and with French language audio books this works well.
French Language Audio Books
Pimsleur French Audio Books download
These Pimsleur French Audio Books are a well proven method to learn French fast, with fun anmd they get results!
Listen to a short sound sample online to hear how easy and natural learning French with these Pimsleur MP3's are:
Pimsleur French II Complete Course - Dr. Paul Pimsleur Learn Language MP3 / Language Courses Audios
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Pimsleur French I Complete Course - Dr. Paul Pimsleur Learn Language MP3 / Language Courses Audios
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Pimsleur French III Complete Course - Dr. Paul Pimsleur Learn Language MP3 / Language Courses Audios
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Pimsleur French I & II Complete Courses - Dr. Paul Pimsleur Learn Language MP3 / Language Courses Audios
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Pimsleur French I, II, & III Complete Courses - Dr. Paul Pimsleur Learn Language MP3 / Language Courses Audios
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Paris Photos
French Dictionary
Easy French Reader
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501 French Verbs: with CD-ROM (Barron's Foreign Language Guides)
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Rick Steves' French Phrase Book and Dictionary
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French Phrases
The Most Common Phrases to Get By
Do you speak English? ------- Parlez-vous l'anglais?
Do you understand English? ------- Comprenez-vous anglais?
Do you understand? ------- Comprenez-vous?
Excuse me. ------- Excusez-moi. | Pardon.
Good afternoon ------- Bonjour
Good evening ------- Bon soir
Good morning ------- Bonjour
Good night ------- Bonne nuit
Good-bye. ------- Au revoir.
Happy New Year! ------- Bonne année!
Happy birthday! ------- Joyeux anniversaire!
Hello ------- Bonjour
Help me. ------- Aidez-moi.
Help! ------- Au secours!
How are you? ------- Comment allez-vous? | Ça va?
How do you say...? ------- Comment dites-vous...?
How many? ------- Combien?
How many?/How much? ------- Combien?
How much does it cost? ------- C'est combien?
How old are you? ------- Quel âge avez-vous?
How? ------- Comment?
I am fine. ------- Je vais bien. | Ça va bien.
I am from... ------- Je suis de...
I am happy. ------- Je suis heureux / heureuse.
I am hungry. ------- J'ai faim.
I am lost. ------- Je me suis perdue.
I am sad. ------- Je suis triste.
I am sick. ------- Je suis malade.
I am sorry. ------- Je regrette. | Je suis désolé(e)
I am thirsty. ------- J'ai soif.
I am tired. ------- Je suis fatigué(e).
I am... ------- Je suis...
I don't know. ------- Je ne sais pas.
I don't like... ------- Je n'aime pas...
I don't speak French. ------- Je ne parle pas français.
I don't understand. ------- Je ne comprends pas.
I feel sick. ------- Je me sens mal.
I have... ------- J'ai...
I like... ------- J'aime...
I love you. ------- Je t'aime.
I need a doctor. ------- Il me faut un docteur.
I understand. ------- Je comprends.
I would like... ------- Je voudrais...
It doesn't matter. ------- Ça ne fait rien.
My name is... ------- Je m'appelle...
My name is... ------- Mon nom est...
Nice to meet you. ------- Enchanté(e).
Of course. ------- Bien sûr.
Okay. ------- D'accord.
Please help me. ------- Veuillez m'aider.
Please repeat. ------- Répétez, s'il vous plait.
Pleased to meet you. ------- Enchanté(e)
See you later. ------- À tout à l'heure. | A bientôt.
See you tomorrow. ------- À demain.
Thank you. ------- Merci.
What did you say? ------- Qu'est-ce que vous avez dit?
What is that? ------- Qu'est-ce que c'est
What is your name? ------- Comment vous appelez-vous? | Comment t'appelles-tu?
What time is it? ------- Quelle heure est-il?
Where are you from? ------- D'où venez vous?
Where is the bathroom? ------- Où est la salle de bain?
Where is...? ------- Où est...?
You're welcome. ------- De rien. | Je vous en prie.
maybe ------- peut-être
no ------- non
please ------- s'il vous plait
what ------- quoi
when ------- quand?
where ------- où?
which ------- quel, quelle?
who ------- qui?
why ------- pourquoi?
yes ------- oui
French Language News
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The French Revolution (History Channel)
Release Date: 03/29/2005
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The Days of the French Revolution
Release Date: 06/23/1999
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The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
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French Kissing Techniques
French Kiss - How to French Kiss
A French kiss, tongue kiss, pash, hooking up, mugging it up, making-out, necking, getting into, snog, slipping the toungue, popping tongue, sucking face, or deep kissing, getting off with sometimes known as pulling is a passionate romantic or sexual kiss in which one participant's tongue touches the other's tongue and usually enters his/her mouth.
Although family members may sometimes kiss on the lips, a kiss using the tongue almost always indicates a romantic relationship. French kissing stimulates the lips, tongue and mouth, which are all areas very sensitive to touch. It is considered by many to be both very pleasurable and highly intimate. Unlike other forms of "casual" kissing (such as brief kisses of greeting or friendship), episodes of French kissing will often be prolonged, intense, and passionate. Studying animal behavior, Thierry LodéThierry Lodé La guerre des sexes ches les animaux, 2006 Eds Odile Jacob, Paris, ISBN 2-7381-1901-8, an evolutionary biologist, argues that the French kiss has a real function: to explore the sexual partner's immune system via the saliva. Initiating the sexual desire, the French kiss allows the partners to avoid inbreeding (see also sexual conflict).
Because of the intimacy associated with it, in many regions of the world tongue kissing in public is not acceptable to most, particularly for an extended time.
In a tongue kiss participants exchange saliva. Although most sexually transmitted diseases are not transmitted by kissing, the exchange of saliva in a French kiss may increase the chances of catching an orally transmitted disease. Infectious mononucleosis (American: Mononucleosis or, colloquially, "mono"; European: glandular fever), a disease spread through saliva, is colloquially referred to as "the kissing disease".
A French kiss is often used by lovers to express their intimate feelings toward each other, whether in passing or as a prelude to sexual intercourse (as a part of foreplay). French kissing also occurs frequently throughout actual intercourse. A French kiss is thus a highly intimate affair, and in a manner of speaking symbolizes a side of the physical love one has for the other. In essence it can also be called a passionate or loving kiss.
French Dessert Recipes
Crepes and other Great French Recipes
Bon Appetit, Y'All: Recipes and Stories from Three Generations of Southern Cooking
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A Baker's Odyssey, includes DVD: Celebrating Time-Honored Recipes from America's Rich Immigrant Heritage
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Crepes: Sweet & Savory Recipes for the Home Cook
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French Onion Soup Recipe
Bon Appetit, Y'All: Recipes and Stories from Three Generations of Southern Cooking
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French Women for All Seasons: A Year of Secrets, Recipes, and Pleasure
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Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking
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French Fries
French fries (North American English; sometimes not capitalizedMerriam-Webster Online Dictionary), chips (British English), fries,The American Heritage Dictionary, Fourth Edition, 2000 or French-fried potatoes (formal) are pieces of potato that have been deep-fried. A distinction is sometimes made between fries and chips, whereby North Americans refer to any pieces of fried potatoes as fries, while in the UK, long thin strips of potatoes are sometimes called fries to contrast them with the thickly cut strips, which are always referred to as chips. French fries are known as pommes frites in large parts of Europe (i.e. Germany, France, Sweden etc).
