What does ” normalement ” mean? How do you say ‘ if it goes well ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.
normalement is an adverb and can be translated as ‘normally, usually’. In everyday French though, normalement can mean, ‘if everything goes well’, and it’s often used with a conditional verb such as ‘it should’.
«Normalement, le temps devrait être au beau fixe demain. »
“If everything goes well, the weather should be consistently sunny tomorrow.”
Students also liked to practice French with this free material
DONT – Relative Pronoun – Today’s French at FrenchHour.com
DONT – Pronom Relatif – Le français d’aujourd’hui
Practice French. Download the audio file and print this as a worksheet. Learn French and listen to Anne, a French native, say it at FrenchHour.com
DONT = whose, about whom, about which, of whom, of which
Translate the sentences from one column to another. From French to English (la version) is easier, from English to French (la thèse) a bit more challenging.
French to English
La feuille dont j’ai besoin est sur ton bureau.
Le livre dont je parle est trop cher.
La femme dont le frère est garagiste est dans ton bureau.
English to French
The piece of paper I need is on your desk.
The book I’m talking about is too expensive.
The woman whose brother is a mechanic is in your office.
Anne’s blogue is just another excuse to learn French today! And that’s at FrenchHour.com
Scroll down and listen to Anne in French and get lots of freebies to learn French better this week
Armistice Day – Be the last one standing!
If you were listening to French news these last few days, you’d hear segments about Armistice.
What is Armistice ? Armistice is celebrated each year on November 11 and it commemorates the end of the First World War. This year is a particularly big one, as it’s the 100th anniversary. And President Macron, as usual, is making the buzz by speaking his mind, going to places no president as gone before literally and figuratively.
In any case, this week, as I’m reflecting upon the First World War and its implication in modern life – my great-grandfather disappeared in it, it also made me think about this analogy between war and learning a language, if you’ll allow me the metaphor.
Sometimes, I find that learning French is a bit like being on a battlefield: you’re fighting for your ideals, your linguistic ideal being becoming bilingual.
Unfortunately, weapons loaded with bullets to the nth degree are hitting you right and left :
bullet #1: you’ve been studying for months now and you feel you’re not going to make it.
bullet #2: you have no time to study, why bother?
bullet #3: you’ve already learned that darned subjunctive mode twice already, but somehow, you can’t remembered it still.
bullet #4: you’re pretty advanced but you still can’t understand authentic French.
I could go on and on with the number of bullets – i.e. hurdles – one may encounter in their learning French journey.
And I have a cure for every bullet:
bullet #1: find a French teacher who will be able to guide you towards your next step in learning French
bullet #2: do only 5 minutes a day, listen to a podcast as you walk the dog, pick a short exercise to do each day
bullet #3: don’t be afraid to revisit the same topic many times – every day the first week you learn it, then twice a week for 2 weeks, then twice a month, and then again once in a while. Even though you’ve “learned” that, your brains aren’t going to be able to retain it but after many repetitions.
bullet #4: Study with my Authentic French courses: The easiest exercise is probably the Step Dictation. I created that type of practice to lower the authentic French level to an intermediate learner.
In the meantime, take this quiz and see if you’re a good candidate to learn French, and if you’ll be the last one standing against the adversities of learning French.
What does ” des idées noires ” mean? How do you say ‘ depressing thoughts ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.
des idées noires – some ideas black. In today’s French, des idées noires is used mainly with 2 verbs: AVOIR (to have) and BROYER (to grind, to crush).
I’d say that
AVOIR des idées noires means ‘to have depressing thoughts’,
BROYER des idées noires means ‘to brood ‘.
Try using this expression at least 2 times today.
« La Toussaint lui fait avoir des idées noires. »
“All Saint’s Day makes her/him have depressing thoughts.”
Students also like to practice French with this free material
Halloween ou La Toussaint ? – Mini Quiz – Today’s French at FrenchHour.com
Halloween ou La Toussaint ? – Interro – Le français d’aujourd’hui
What are the differences between Halloween and La Toussaint? Practice with Anne. Download the audio file and print this page. Learn French and listen to Anne, a French native, say it at FrenchHour.com
Halloween is celebrated in anglophone countries. Today is November 1st, and it’s All Saints’ Day that the French celebrate. I remember, when I was a young girl, having to go to the cemetery and put chrysanthemums on the graves of my great-grandparents, my grandparents, and close or distant cousins. For me it was a sad and boring chore. I envy children who have so much fun on Halloween 🙂
Learn what the differences between Halloween and La Toussaint are by taking this quiz.
Halloween est fêtée dans les pays anglophones. Aujourd’hui, le 1 novembre, c’est la Toussaint que les Français célèbrent. Je me souviens, quand j’étais jeune, d’avoir à aller au cimetière et de mettre des chrysanthèmes sur les tombes de mes arrière-grands-parents, de mes grands-parents, des cousins proches ou éloignés. Pour moi, c’était une corvée triste et ennuyeuse. J’envie les enfants qui s’amusent tant à Halloween 🙂
Découvrez les différences entre Halloween et La Toussaint en répondant à cette interro.
Students also like to practice French with this free material
Les bonbons français – Interro – Le français d’aujourd’hui
Learn about France. Practice with Anne. Download the audio file and print this worksheet. Learn French and listen to Anne, a French native, say it at FrenchHour.com
Wouldn’t you love to bring French Candy back home? See what you need from each French region.
Les friandises françaises ou les bonbons français, les confiseries. Écoutez le nom de ces bonbons typiquement français et retrouvez leurs images.
French candy. Listen to the name of these typically French types of candy and find their images in the quiz.
Students also like this free French practice material about HALLOWEEN and LA TOUSSAINT – Do it for free. If you’re happy with that, enroll in this course and learn more French!
Recent Comments