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♥French Vocabulary : flowers ♥

une fleur = a flower

un fleuriste = a florist

un pétale = a petal

une rose = a rose

un bleuet = a cornflower

un lys = a lily

une marguerite = a daisy

une tulipe = a tulip

une violette = a violet

un tournesol = a sunflower

un oeillet = a carnation

fleurir = to bloom

un jardin = a garden

une graine = a seed

creuser = to dig

arroser = to water

coloré = colourful

(by Francesco Hayez)

How to easily tell if a word is feminine or masculine in French?

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LEARN FRENCH WITH CHANTY

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Ma routine quotidienne : My daily routine

Le matin

Se réveiller : To wake up Se lever : To get up Se doucher/prendre une douche : To shower Se baigner/prendre un bain : To bathe Se raser : To shave Se brosser les dents : To brush your teeth Se brosser les cheveux : To brush your hair Se peigner : To comb your hair Se coiffer : To do your hair S’habiller : To get dressed Se maquiller : To put on makeup Manger/prendre le petit déjeuner : To eat breakfast Aller/se rendre à/au :To go to l’école (f) : school le travail : work en voiture : by car en bus : by bus en métro : by subway en train : by train en vélo : by bike à pied : on foot

L’après-midi

Travailler/bosser (l’argot) : To work  Étudier : To study Une machine à café : The coffee machine Une réunion : A meeting Un bureau : An office/desk Rechauffer : To heat up Le bavardage : Gossip/informal talk La bibliothèque : The library L’université (f) : University La fac (La faculté) : University Une leçon : A lesson Un cours : A class Suivre un cours : Take a class Une boîte à lunch (Qc) : Sack lunch/lunch box Déjeuner/prendre le déjeuner : To each lunch Dîner (Qc) : To eat lunch La cantine : The cafeteria

Le soir

Rentrer : To go home Se reposer : To relax/to rest Réviser : To revise/study Se préparer pour : To prepare oneself for Préparer : To prepare Cuisiner : To cook Dîner/Souper (Qc) : To eat dinner Le dîner : Dinner/Supper Faire la vaisselle : To wash the dishes Se déshabiller : To undress Se coucher : To go to bed S’en dormir : To fall asleep Rêver : To dream

i’ll be honest: texting in french is somewhat of a nightmare. things are often written phonetically and literally nothing will look like the french in your textbook. however, just like actual french; it may be nonsense, but it’s nonsense with rules.

in general: - no apostrophes - no accents - je/tu + être and je/tu + avoir become one word je suis → jsuis tu as → tas - je + any verb can become one word je dois → jdois - objects become one word je l’ai → jlai - basically anything that can be combined is combined

ajd - aujourd’hui bcp - beaucoup c - c’est dac - daccord dmn - demain eske - est-ce que g - j’ai gt - j’étais je ss - je suis jcp - je ne comprends pas jpp - j’en peux plus jsp - je ne sais pas jtm - je t’aime koa - quoi koi - quoi mdr - mort de rire mm - même oklm - au calme pq - pourquoi pr - pour prcq - parce que psk - parce que ptn - putain ui - oui wi - oui we - ouais ue - ouais qqch - quelque chose qqn - quelqu’un qlqn - quelqu’un qlq - quelqu’un sa - ça slt - salut ski - ce qui squi - ce qui stp - s’il te plaît svp - s’il vous plaît tfk - tu fais quoi tg - ta gueule tjr - toujours tqt - t'inquiète tt - tout wsh - wesh ya - il y a

hope this helps! and although i did make this list based off of things my friends have said, not everyone texts like this - don’t be too afraid!

Talking about your level in French

Here’s a set of sentences you can use to talk about your level in French or any other language! These are as natural as can be without being confusing to non-natives, but to be fair, most French speakers would drop the négation (”ne”) except in a formal setting. You can change most of these sentences to fit your own situation too, so they’re very useful!

Je parle (français) couramment.

I speak (French) fluently.

Je ne parle pas français couramment.

I don’t speak French fluently.

J’apprends (le français) depuis deux ans.

I’ve been learning (French) for two years.

Je suis bilingue.

I’m bilingual.

Je suis niveau B1.

I’m at a B1 level.

J’écris mieux que je parle.

I write better than I speak.

Je suis meilleur(e)/plus fort(e) à l’écrit qu’à l’oral.

I’m better at written French than I am at spoken French./My written French is better than my spoken French. (we just say “écrit” and “oral” for written and spoken language, no need to clarify with “français écrit”, “langue orale” or whatever)

J’ai du mal à parler naturellement.

I have trouble speaking naturally.

Mon point faible, c’est la conjugaison.

My weak point is conjugation.

Le plus dur pour moi, c’est l’orthographe.

The hardest for me is spelling.

J’arrive à comprendre la plupart de ce qu’on me dit.

I can understand most of what people say to me.

Je peux lire un article de journal sans problème.

I can read a newspaper article without any problem.

J’arrive à regarder une série sans sous-titres.

I can watch a show without subtitles.

Mon français n’est pas encore très naturel.

My French isn’t very natural yet.

J’ai du mal avec l’accent.

I’m having trouble with the accent.

J’ai un fort accent (anglais, espagnol, japonais…).

I have a strong (English, Spanish, Japanese…) accent.

Je peux avoir/suivre une conversation en français facilement.

I can have/follow a conversation in French easily.

J’essaie de m’entraîner tous les jours.

I try to practice every day.

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

How are you learning ASL? My local colleges don't offer any classes :(

That's a great question lmao! I'm currently on a break from active review and new vocabulary. But I have resources I can offer you.

Here’s emmastudies’ resource post

Here’s someone you can follow on instagram: Nyle DiMarco

Rochelle Barlow has a lot of resources. I caution this one, just because I’m genuinely wary of people who sell their method as being above all methods. She has some good points--language learning should be fun--but it also does take work and practice. You can just make those things a little less painful.

My old ass post about ASL still have a lot of resources I use, and the top one I recommend is ASL University. That’s where I got the majority of my basic vocab.

I am fortunate that we have Deaf Studies at this university, but it doesn’t have to be the only way. I would try to find a study buddy to hold you accountable--I’ve found, especially in the pandemic, it’s sooo hard and sooo isolating to endeavor with this kind of stuff alone.

Please let me know if you need more resources/help! 

Language learning recommendation

Let me tell you about I website I just found. It's called mamalisa.com and it has lullabies and children's songs in every language. Here are just some of the languages;

Arabic

Ukrainian

Korean

Welsh

Swedish

Romanian

Spanish

Danish

Next to the lyrics of the song, it also has;

the English translation

if it is part of a game, the explanation of the game and its instructions

any relevant context/history

whether the same song exists in another language

the mp3 download

relevant youtube clip

sheet music

You can sort the songs by language, continent, country or type of song!