French

OK I would like to learn the basics in french I have a book to learn from but I am sure I will learn better and faster if someone has a fewe hours to spare in the next few weeks

I mean there really isnt much more I can say...

Ooooh - funny you should say that!! I'm just cleaning up the study in preparation for moving house & I found a book/audio CD set called "Teach yourself beginner's French". It's all yours if you want it!!

I spent three seasons in France (2 winters skiing in the French Alps and a summer at a watersports camp in the south), but the extent of my French-speaking ability is restricted to asking for a beer and lots of skiing terminology!!

I learnt French in highschool from year 8 til 12. I know the basics and a bit in conversation. And I'm pretty sure Ike speaks a little bit as well.

Skitzkitty - that would be incredably helpful

Sang - do you remember anything much of it though?? could you help teach me?

Skitzkitty PM about how I can get hold of you and those tapes... the soon I get started the better

je ne parle francais tres bien

I remember a little bit... can probably help you out with some pronounciation and stuff

i did french for 2 years, learnt sweet FA..... the best part of that lesson was walking out the door at the end... i got a B one term and a C the next, but my report said i had emproved....figure that one out... argued with the teacher about it but she just shrugged me off...bloody cow...lol... altho we did watch land b4 time in french, that was cool..... i can say "oui"

go to the WEA centre. one night a week and its pretty cheap. check it out. im planning on doing this as i want to learn french too. as it will help with me becoming a flight attendant, plus ive always wanted to learn french due to my canadian herritage.

let me know what you do. as i will eventually need someone to practice with.

I'm gonna be learning french next year as where i'm goin to work requires it... I already have 2 of the 3 languages... German and English.

So if u can hold out till next year u can come do an intensive french course with me!

I can help you out with the real basics and maybe some conversation. Oh and the pronounciation of the words as some of it involves "rolling the tongue", so to speak.

rolling the tongue.......good thing to know........lol

y u wanna learn french?? learn japanese.

Sorry guys I cant tell you why just yet I am learning.. but it Ben I cant wait till next year...

I learnt french at school for 6 years but i dont remember an of it

hehehe well maybe we cone have some fun when I get the tapes ay

i learnt it in primary school....didnt learn a thingy... cant even count to 20... stupid mole teacher spent more time being a mole than teaching


...not much more you need to know really



id love to lean german... started teaching myself and learnt it in year 8 for 6 months... i really want to do it again......eventually

Oh that sucks my greek teacher was like that.. I think I kinda remember.... umm nop cant!

Sang's lesson for the day...

Counting
1. un - pronounced "oon"
2. deux - pronounced "derr". The "x" is silent
3. trois - pronounced "t'wah"
4. quatre - pronounced "cwa'tre". When annunciating the "tre", you roll the tongue
5. cinq - pronounced "sunk"
6. six - pronounced "siss"
7. sept - pronounciation is the same as it's spelt there
8. huit - pronounced "hoo-wi"
9. neuf - pronounced "nerf"
10. dix - pronounced "diss"
11. onze - pronounced "oonz"
12. douze - pronounced "derrz"
13. treize - pronounced "trezz"
14. quatorze - pronounced "cwa-troz". Again rolling your tongue at the "troz" part
15. quinze - pronounced "cunz" or "sunk-err". I'm not sure on this as my teacher came from a different region of France but I'm pretty sure it's the latter.
16. seize - pronounced "sez"
17. dix-sept - pronounced "diss-sept"
18. dix-huit - pronounced "diss-hoo-wi"
19. dix-neuf - pronounced "diss-nerf
20. vingt - pronounced "vungt"
21. vingt et un - pronounced "vungt-e-oon" the "t" is silent. Also "et" means "and"

As you'll soon notice. The spelling of French words is different to how they're pronounced. Most have a silent letter when pronounciating each word.

This is it for now. Hope it's a start.