Compiling Some Resources For All Those Students Who Have To Keep Up On Their Own

Ocean vocab - French 🐬

 - Water -

   ♡   Ocean = l’océan    ♡   Sea = la mer    ♡   Lake = un lac    ♡   River = une rivière    ♡   River (that leads into the ocean) = un fleuve    ♡   Stream = un ruisseau    ♡   Waves = les vagues    ♡   Foam = l’écume    ♡   Shore = le rivage    ♡   Beach = la plage    ♡   Sand = le sable    ♡   Rock = une pierre    ♡   Rock (small) = un caillou    ♡   Rock (big) = un rocher    ♡   Pebble = un galet    ♡   Cliff = une falaise    ♡   To glisten = briller / scintiller    ♡   To crash = se briser    ♡   Shell = une coquille    ♡   Whirlpool = un tourbillon    ♡   Salt water = l’eau salée    ♡   Fresh water = l’eau douce    ♡   Island = une île    ♡   Islet = un îlot    ♡   Bubble = une bulle    ♡   Reflection = un reflet    ♡   Dune = une dune

 - Animals -

   ♡   Dolphin = un dauphin    ♡   Whale = une baleine    ♡   Killer whale = une orque    ♡   Shark = un requin    ♡   Fish = un poisson    ♡   Sea gull = une mouette    ♡   Ray = une raie    ♡   Starfish = une étoile de mer    ♡   Sea horse = un hippocampe    ♡   Crab = un crabe    ♡   Lobster = un homard    ♡   Mussel = une moule    ♡   Clam = une palourde / un clam    ♡   Prawn/ shrimp = un crevette    ♡   Squid = un calamar    ♡   Octopus = une pieuvre    ♡   Jellyfish = une méduse    ♡   Sea snail = une limace de mer    ♡   Penguin = un manchot    ♡   Emperor penguin = un manchot empereur    ♡   Turtle = une tortue marine    ♡   Seal = un phoque    ♡   Clown fish = un poisson clown    ♡   Tuna = un thon    ♡   Salmon = un saumon    ♡   Anchovy = un anchois    ♡   Puffer fish = un tétraodon    ♡   Mermaid = une sirène    ♡   Sponge = une éponge    ♡   Coral = un corail

 - Plants -

   ♡   Sea weed / algae = les algues    ♡   Kelp = le varech    ♡   Palm tree = un palmier    ♡   Coconut = une noix de coco

 - Verbs -

   ♡   To swim = nager    ♡   To surf = surfer    ♡   To sunbathe = prendre un bain de soleil    ♡   To tan = se faire bronzer    ♡   To dive = plonger    ♡   To snorkle = plonger avec masque et tuba    ♡   To take the boat = prendre un bateau    ♡   To take the ferry = prendre un ferry    ♡   To fish = le pêcher    ♡   To read = lire    ♡   To sleep = dormir    ♡   To burn = brûler    ♡   To play sports = faire des sports

 - Other nouns -

   ♡   Volleyball = le volley-ball    ♡   Tennis = le tennis    ♡   Football / soccer = le football / le foot    ♡   Holiday = les vacances    ♡   Sandcastle = un château de sable    ♡   Ice cream = la glace    ♡   Sea food = les fruits de mer    ♡   Cocktail = un cocktail    ♡   Fruit = la fruit    ♡   Sun cream = la crème solaire    ♡   Book = un livre / un bouquin    ♡   Bikini = un bikini    ♡   Beach towel = une serviette de plage    ♡   Parasol (big) = un parasol    ♡   Parasol (small) = une ombrelle    ♡   Shorts = un short    ♡   Sun glasses = les lunettes de soleil    ♡   Swimming costume = un maillot de bain    ♡   Goggles = les lunettes de natation    ♡   Ball = une ball    ♡   Beach ball = un ballon de plage    ♡   Float = une planche    ♡   Sun hat = un chapeau de soleil    ♡   Shade = l’ombre

Disney Movie Titles in French

Cendrillon: Cinderella La Belle et la Bête: Beauty and the Beast La Belle au Bois Dormant: Sleeping Beauty La Petite Sirène The Little Mermaid Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Le Bossu de Notre-Dame: The Hunchback of Notre Dame Le Livre de la Jungle: The Jungle Book Le Roi Lion: The Lion King Alice au Pays des Merveilles: Alice in Wonderland Hercule: Hercules Les 101 Dalmatiens: 101 Dalmatians Les Aristochats: The Aristocats Bernard et Bianca au Pays des Kangourous (Bernard et Bianca en Australie): The Rescuers Down Under Oliver et Compagnie: Oliver & Co. Pinocchio: Pinocchio Raiponce: Tangled La Reine des Neiges: Frozen La Belle et le Clochard: Lady and the Tramp Atlantide, l'empire Perdu: Atlantis, the Lost Empire Basil, Détective Privé: The Great Mouse Detective La Planète au Trésor : Un Nouvel Univers: Treasure Planet Frère des Ours: Brother Bear Rox et Rouky: The Fox and the Hound La Princesse et la Grenouille: The Princess and the Frog Les Mondes de Ralph: Wreck-It Ralph Kuzco, l'empereur Mégalo: The Emperor’s New Groove Merlin l'Enchanteur: The Sword in the Stone Dingo et Max (Complètement Dingo): A Goofy Movie Robin des Bois: Robin Hood Aladdin: Aladdin Cars: Quatre Roues (Les Bagnoles): Cars Dumbo: Dumbo Fantasia: Fantasia Lilo et Stitch: Lilo & Stitch Mulan: Mulan Peter Pan: Peter Pan Toy Story (Histoire de Jouets) : Toy Story

*Titles in parentheses are Canadian French

Hello! I've just started learning French and I'd like to try reading something. A whole novel sounds quite intimidating, so do you know of any short stories with simple language?

Hello,

My mind goes to :

Les lettres de mon moulin by Alphonse Daudet

Trois contes by Gustave Flaubert

Arsène Lupin contre Herlock Sholmès by Maurice Leblanc (ha!)

Les diaboliques by Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly (pretty)

Le sommeil de la raison by Gabrielle Wittkop

Contes de l’Absurde + Histoires perfides by Pierre Boulle (emo)

Je voudrais que quelqu’un m’attende quelque part by Anna Gavalda

Les filles du Feu by Gérard de Nerval (v pretty)

Le mur by Jean-Paul Sartre (classic)

La Fontaine aux Fées by Chantal Robillard

L’Exil et Le Royaume + L’Étranger by Albert Camus (classic)

Solitude de la Pitié by jean Giono

Des Filles bien élevées by Anne Wiazemski

La Rêveuse d’Ostende by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt

La Chapelle Sextine by Hervé Le Tellier (naughty)

Le Ratichon Baigneur by Boris Vian

Poussières d’anges by Ann Scott

Contes cruels by Octave Mirbeau (weirdo)

L’arbre des Possibles by Bernard Werber

Mordre au travers by Virginie Despentes (feminist, weird)

Clair de Lune + L’Inutile Beauté + Boule de Suif + Le Horla (has a slight Dorian Gray vibe, classic) by Guy de Maupassant

Les Plaisirs et les Jours by Marcel Proust, 

L’Heptaméron by Marguerite de Navarre, 

Cantatrix sopranica by George Pérec, 

Deux et deux font cinq by Alphone Allais

Religere + Déchirures by Sir Cédric (goth)

Gloire à nos Illustres Pionniers by Romain Gary

Les Vrilles de la Ligne by Colette (badass lady)

Nouvelles sous Extasy by Frédéric Beigbeder (v weird/edgy)

La Botte Secrète by Éric Boisset

And that’s probably enough. Hope this helps! x 

DR & MRS VANDERTRAMP

I dunno if you ever heard of this couple before but they are legendary for French langblrs and any student studying French. 

Now who are they? 

Well, it’s more like what are they. DR & MRS VANDERTRAMP is a popular acronym and mnemonic to help students remember the verbs that use être for passé composé instead of avoir.

Ex:

      J’ai reçu mes cadeaux .

      I received my presents. 

However for Vandertramp verbs, être is their player.

Ex:

      Je suis sorti mon lycée. 

      I left my highschool. 

Which verbs are Vandertramp verbs?

D - devenir ( to become ) 

R - revenir ( to come back ) 

&

M - monter ( to go up)

R - rentrer ( to return ) 

S - sortir ( to leave )

V - venir ( to come )

A - aller ( to go )

N - naître ( to be born )

D - descendre ( to descend / to go down )

E - entrer ( to enter )

R - retourner ( to return )

T - tomber ( to fall )

R - rester ( to remain )

A - arriver ( to arrive )

M - mourir ( to die )

P - partir ( to leave / to part )

When using these verbs in passé composé, remember that these verbs are être ( to be ) exempted from using avoir in this tense. I really hope this helps you guys in your language journey, trust me, this mnemonic saved me in many paragraphs and papers I had to submit in my French classes. Let me know if you have any questions or if you want to add onto this !

Hoping for better days,

Kopi <3

So, I’m an Anki user and I’m completely aware of how intimidating Anki can be upon first glance. Here are some Anki add-ons that can help make the experience a better one. Feel free to suggest your favorites as well!

Pokemanki: For each basic deck you have, this add-on gives you a Pokémon egg, and it grows stronger as you review. I am a huge Pokémon fan, so this is a necessary add-on in my opinion.

Migaku Vacation: This add-on lets you take sick days and vacations from your Anki reviews, to not make the process so overwhelming if you miss a day.

Anki IPA: Haven’t personally used this one yet, but as a linguist it’ll be super helpful for French. It transcribes your cards into IPA instantly! Only a handful of languages are supported, so check it out. 

Pull from Duolingo: This will take words you’ve learned so far in your Duolingo course and make them into cards! Definitely great for those beginning stages of a language when you aren’t sure how to make your Anki deck.

Puppy Reinforcement: Nice puppies tell you you’re doing a good job :)

Anki Simulator: This one lets you simulate your progress. I like looking at shiny graphs, so if you do too then this is for you.

Migaku Spanish: This add-on features audio recordings, color coding for grammatical gender, and a dictionary. It’s also available for French and Portuguese and - I think - German, if I’m not mistaken.

Beeline: It adds gradients to text to make it easier to read. Helpful for long blocks of text!

Beautify Anki: Are you tired of the boring grey background of Anki? This is one of your options. It’s an attempt to make the interface a lot more friendly-looking.

Randomize Fonts: I literally had ZERO idea why you would use this one for fun, but one of the reviews pointed out it’s good for identifying words in different contexts, and if you are learning a language that uses a script that isn’t what your native language is written in, this could definitely be cool!

Anki Accountability 2: Allows you to generate a report to send to someone about your consistency with your reviews. Could be useful among a competitive group of friends, or for language teachers who would like to implement use of Anki in the classroom!

Links to PDFs of French Language Books

The Great Gatsby (Gatsby le magnifique)

The Fault in Our Stars (Nos étoiles contraires)

Twilight (Fascination)

New Moon (Tentation)

Eclipse (Hésitation)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter à l'École des Sorciers)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter et la Chambre des Secrets)

The Book Thief (La voleuse de livres)

The Notebook (Les pages de notre amour)

Sense and Sensibility (Le cœur et la raison)

The Little Prince (Le petit prince)

The Girl on the Train (La Fille du train)

Animal Farm (La Ferme des Animaux)

1984 (1984)

Romeo and Juliet (Roméo et Juliette)

Me Before You (Avant toi)

The Secret Garden (Le Jardin mystérieux)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Les hommes qui n'aimaient pas les femmes)

Hunger Games (Hunger Games)

Divergent (Divergent)

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (À tous les garçons que j'ai aimés)

here’s my brainstorming process for writing essays! the example questions i used are pretty straightforward but i use this for more abstract essay questions as well.

Lexicity

Let me introduce you to a great, great website: Lexicity. It contains resources regarding dead languages (Mayan, Sumerian, Old Norse, to only quote a few). And it, of course, has an Old French section.

Have fun, my pretties!

The 12 Zodiac signs in French- Les signes du Zodiaque

♈️Bélier : Aries

♉️Taureau : Taurus

♊️Gémeaux: Gemini

♋️Cancer : Cancer

♌️Lion : Leo

♍️Vierge: Virgo

♎️Balance : Libra

♏️Scorpion: Scorpio

♐️Sagittaire: Sagittarius

♑️Capricorne : Capricorn

♒️Verseau : Aquarius

♓️Poissons: Pisces

Exemple: je suis née en fin octobre. Je suis scorpion. Et toi? 👉Quel est ton signe?

For the full lesson and practice exercise, 👉 Click here.

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"Rester“

To stay: Je vais rester à la maison avec toi aujourd’hui - I am going to stay home with you today

To remain for a while: Ton coup de soleil va rester quelques jours - Your sunburn will remain for a few days

What is left: Il va rester assez pour demain - We are going to have enough left for tomorrow

One still has to: Il me reste à dire au revoir - I still have to say goodbye (i.e. and then I’ll be completely done)

Nevertheless: Il reste qu’ils vont partir plus tôt que prévu - Nevertheless, they are going to leave earlier than planned