Links To PDFs Of French Language Books

Les nationalités

1. American▪︎américain/américaine

2. Argentinian▪︎argentin/argentine

3. Algerian▪︎algérien/algérienne

4. Australian▪︎australien/australienne

5. Austrian▪︎autrichien/autrichienne

6. Belarusian▪︎biélorussien/biélorussienne

7. Belgian▪︎belge/belge

8. Brazilian▪︎brésilien/brésilienne

9. Bulgarian▪︎bulgare/bulgare

10. Canadian▪︎canadien/canadienne

11. Chinese▪︎chinois/chinoise

12. Colombian▪︎colombien/colombienne

13. Canadian▪︎canadien/canadienne

14. Cuban▪︎cubain/cubaine

15. Czech▪︎tchèque/tchèque

16. Dane▪︎danois/danoise

17. Dutch▪︎néerlandais/néerlandaise

18. Egyptian▪︎égyptien/égyptienne

19. English▪︎anglais/anglaise

20. Estonian▪︎estonien/estonienne

21. Finn▪︎finlandais/finlandaise

22. French▪︎français/française

23. German▪︎allemand/allemande

24. Greek▪︎grec/grecque

25. Hungarian▪︎hongrois/hongroise

26. Icelandic▪︎islandais/islandaise

27. Indian▪︎indien/indienne

28. Irish▪︎irlandais/irlandaise

29. Italian▪︎italien/italienne

30. Japanese▪︎japonais/japonaise

31. Korean▪︎coréen/coréenne

32. Latvian▪︎letton/letonne

33. Lithuanian▪︎lituanien/lituanienne

34. Macedonian▪︎macédonien/macédonienne

35. Mexican▪︎mexicain/mexicainne

36. New Zealander▪︎néo-zélandais/néo-zélandaise

37. Norwegian▪︎norvégien/norvégienne

38. Pole▪︎polonais/polonaise

39. Portuguese▪︎portugais/portugaise

40. Romanian▪︎roumain/roumaine

41. Russian▪︎russe/russe

42. Scottish▪︎écossais/écossaise

43. Slovak▪︎slovaque/slovaque

44. Slovene▪︎slovène/slovène

45. Spanish▪︎espagnol/espagnole

46. Swede▪︎suédois/suédoise

47. Swiss▪︎suisse/suisse

48. Turk▪︎turc/turque

49. Ukrainian▪︎ukrainien/ukrainienne

50. Welsh▪︎gallois/galloise

i will do another fifty soon to include the ones i left out. please correct me if i made any mistakes!

french vocab: l'environnement

un tremblement de terre: earthquake

réduire: to reduce

taux de déforestation: rate of deforestation

une espèce en peril: endangered species

un séisme: an earthquake

une catastrophe naturelle: natural disaster

contaminer: to contaminate

biodégradable: biodegradable

la biodiversité: biodiversity

la couche d’ozone: ozone layer

minimiser: to minimize

plastique: plastic

tasse en plastique: plastic cups

le climat: climate

l’atmosphère: the atmosphere

la perte de biodiversité: the loss of biodiversity

le sac en plastique: plastic bags

la sécheresse: the drought

le bac de recyclage: recycling bin

allumer: to turn on

le gaspillage: waste

gaspiller: to waste

le réchauffement planétaire: global warming

les réchauffement climatique: climate change/ global warming

la banquise: the ice shelf

la forêt tropicale: tropical forest

recycler: to recycle

l’effet de serre: greenhouse effect

le trou dans la couche d'ozone: the hole in the ozone layer

le reboisement: reforestation

♥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)

Basic conversation

Hellos :

Bonjour (good day), bonsoir (good evening, from 5/6 pm) (formal)

Salut, coucou (childish), hola, hey (informal)

Hello (without pronouncing the h-) (mostly informal)

Yo, wesh (ironical, ‘ghetto’ slang) (very informal)

Allô (on the phone - neutral)

Introduction :

Je suis ravi-e de vous rencontrer (nice to meet you - formal)

Enchanté-e (charmed - formal)

Je m’appelle X (’I’m called X’)

Je suis la fille de Y (I am Y’s daughter)

J’ai vingt-six ans (’I have 26 years’)

Je vis à paris, en france (I live in paris, france)

Je travaille dans la publicité (I work in advertisement)

J’ai les cheveux bruns et les yeux verts (I have brown hair and green eyes)

Je mesure un mètre soixante-dix pour cinquante kilos (I’m 5′7/110 lbs)

J’ai deux frères mais pas de soeur (I have two brothers but no sister)

Questions :

Comment allez-vous/vas-tu ? (how are you?)

Comment vous appelez-vous/t’appelles-tu? (what’s your name?)

Quel âge avez-vous/as-tu ? (how old are you?)

Où vivez-vous/vis-tu? (where do you live?)

Est-ce que tu as un-e copain/copine? (do you have a so? - informal)

Quel-le(s) est/sont ton/ta/tes/votre(s) x préféré-e(s)/favori-te(s)?

Que faites-vous/fais-tu dans la vie? (what do you do for a living?)

Combien mesurez-vous/mesures-tu? (how tall are you?)

Comment va votre/ta famille? (how’s the family?)

Thanks :

Merci (thank you - neutral)

Merci beaucoup (thank you very much - neutral)

C’est très gentil (that’s very nice - neutral)

C’est très généreux de votre/ta part (it’s very generous of you - formal)

Un grand merci pour votre/ton aide (many thanks for your help - neutral)

Vous n’auriez/tu n’aurais pas dû (you shouldn’t have - neutral)

Mille mercis (a thousand thanks - very formal)

Cimer (verlan - very informal)

You’re welcome :

De rien (informal)

Ce n’est rien (formal)

Pas de problème/soucis (informal)

Avec plaisir (formal)

Je t’ / vous en prie (neutral)

Il n’y a pas de quoi (neutral)

Sorrys :

Je suis désolé-e (after a mistake, i’m sorry - neutral)

Pardon (sorry, after a mistake or in a crowd - neutral)

Excusez-moi (in a crowd, neutral)

Veuillez m’excuser (to excuse yourself, very formal)

Je suis (vraiment) navré-e (after a big mistake, very formal)

Je regrette (i wish that didn’t happen/i didn’t - neutral)

Goodbyes :

Au revoir (goodbye - neutral) 

À bientôt (see you soon - neutral)

À tout de suite (see you in a bit - neutral)

À demain/mardi (see you tomorrow/on Tuesday - neutral)

À la semaine prochaine (see you next week - neutral)

À tout à l’heure (see you later today - neutral)

Bonne journée/soirée/nuit (good day, evening, night - neutral)

Ravi-e de vous avoir connu-e(s)/rencontré-e(s) (glad we met - formal)

{26/08/2017} Revising french still, I found the doodle in the first picture particularly helpful, so i thought i would share it with you! ✨

Resources masterpost

Being exposed to French:

Websites, social media

IG accounts with lots of stories

Online courses about French

Online courses in French

French subreddits

Fanfictions

Buzzfeed

Improving your:

Pronunciation

Speaking

Stutter

Things to listen:

Music

Podcasts

Radio stations

TED talks

Things to read:

Graphic novels/comics

News

Ebooks + quizzes (by me)

Short stories

Vikidia - kids Wikipedia

Things to watch:

Cartoons

Kids shows

The Simpsons the movie

True crime

TV programs - sci-fi shows, travelling, etc.

Youtubers

Extra:

Antidote 10 + BonPatron - Grammarly equivalents

Conjugation by le Nouvel Obs

Deepl - very good at translating sentences/expressions

Forbo - natives pronouncing things

Lexicity - about Ancien/Moyen Français

Lingolden - Chrome extension that teaches vocabulary

Linguo.tv (french videos + subtitles)

Reverso - very good alternative to Google translation

10 Things: How to Photograph a Meteor Shower

Taking photographs of a meteor shower can be an exercise in patience as meteors streak across the sky quickly and unannounced, but with these tips – and some good fortune – you might be rewarded with a great photo.

These tips are meant for a DSLR or mirrorless camera, but some point-and-shoot cameras with manual controls could be used as well.

1. The Photo Op: Perseids Meteors

The Perseids are dusty remnants of comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle.

Earth passes through the comet’s invisible, multi-billion mile trail of tiny debris each year around August, creating a meteor shower of so-called “shooting stars” as the particles are vaporized in our atmosphere.

Perseid meteors already are streaking across the sky. This year’s shower peaks on a moonless summer night -from 4 pm on the 12th until 4 am on the 13th Eastern Daylight Time.

Read more on the Perseids ›

2. Get away from city lights and find a place with dark skies.

In this 30 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky in Spruce Knob, West Virginia, during the 2016 Perseids meteor shower. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Too much light and it will be hard for your eyes to see fainter meteors, plus your image will get flooded with the glow of light. Turning down the brightness of the camera’s LCD screen will help keep your eyes adjusted to the dark. The peak of the 2018 Perseid meteor shower occurs just after the new moon, meaning a thin crescent will set long before the best viewing hours, leaving hopeful sky watchers with a moonlight-free sky!

3. Use a tripod.

In this ten-second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky above Washington, DC during the 2015 Perseids meteor shower, Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

Meteor photography requires long exposures, and even the steadiest of hands can’t hold a camera still enough for a clear shot. Heavier tripods help reduce shaking caused by wind and footsteps, but even a lightweight tripod will do. You can always place sandbags against the feet of the tripod to add weight and stability. If you don’t have a tripod, you might be able to prop your camera on or up against something around you, but be sure to secure your camera.

4. Use a wide-angle lens.

In this 30 second exposure taken with a circular fish-eye lens, a meteor streaks across the sky during the 2016 Perseids meteor shower as a photographer wipes moisture from the camera lens Friday, August 12, 2016 in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

A wide-angle lens will capture more of the sky and give you a greater chance of capturing a meteor in your shot, while a zoom lens captures a smaller area of the sky. The odds of a meteor streaking past that small patch are lower.

5. Use a shutter release cable or the camera’s built-in timer.

Long exposures are not just for meteors. In this shot taken at Joshua Tree National Park, a hiker’s headlamp leaves a trail of light along a twilight path. Credit: National Park Service / Hannah Schwalbe

A tripod does a great job of reducing most of the shaking your camera experiences, but even the act of pressing the shutter button can blur your extended exposure. Using the self-timer gives you several seconds for any shaking from pressing the shutter button to stop before the shutter is released. A shutter release cable (without a self-timer) eliminates the need to touch the camera at all. And if your camera has wifi capabilities, you might be able to activate the shutter from a mobile device.

6. Manually focus your lens.

In this 30 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseids meteor shower Friday, August 12, 2016 in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

At night, autofocus will struggle to find something on which to focus. Setting your focus to infinity will get you close, but chances are you’ll have to take some test images and do some fine tuning. With your camera on a tripod, take a test image lasting a few seconds, then use the camera’s screen to review the image. Zoom in to a star to see how sharp your focus is. If the stars look like fuzzy blobs, make tiny adjustments to the focus and take another test image.

Repeat until you are happy with the result.

If your camera has a zoomable electronic viewfinder or live view option, you might be able to zoom to a star and focus without having to take a test image.

7. Aim your camera.

The Perseids appear to radiate from the constellation Perseus, visible in the northern sky soon after sunset this time of year.

Even though we don’t know when or where a single meteor will appear, we do know the general area from which they’ll originate.

Meteor showers get their name based on the point in the sky from which they appear to radiate. In the case of the Perseids, during their peak, they appear to come from the direction of the constellation Perseus in the northern sky.

8. Calculate your exposure time.

In this 20-second exposure, a meteor lights up the sky over the top of a mountain ridge near Park City, Utah. Even though this image was captured during the annual Perseid meteor shower, this “shooting star” is probably not one of the Perseid meteors, which originate from material left behind by Comet Swift-Tuttle. Instead, it’s likely one of the many bits of rock and dust that randomly fall into the atmosphere on any given night. Credit: NASA/Bill Dunford

As Earth rotates, the stars in the sky appear to move, and if your shutter is open long enough, you might capture some of that movement. If you want to avoid apparent star movement, you can follow the 500 Rule. Take 500 and divide it by the length in millimeters of your lens. The resulting number is the length of time in seconds that you can keep your shutter open before seeing star trails. For example, if you’re using a 20 mm lens, 25 seconds (500 divided by 20) is the longest you can set your exposure time before star trails start to show up in your images.

9. Experiment!

In this 30 second exposure photo, hikers find their way to the top of Spruce Knob in West Virginia to view the annual Perseids meteor shower, Friday, August 12, 2016. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Once you know the maximum exposure time, you can set your shutter priority to that length and let the camera calculate other settings for your first image. Depending on how the image turns out, you can manually adjust aperture (set it to a lower number if the image is too dark) and ISO (set it to a higher number if the image is too dark) to improve your next images. Changing only one setting at a time will give you a better understanding of how those changes affect your image.

10. Enjoy the show.

The crew of the International Space Station captured this Perseid meteor falling to Earth over China in 2011. Credit: NASA

With your camera settings adjusted, capturing that perfect photo is just a matter of time and luck. The highest rate of meteors visible per hour is in the hours after midnight and before dawn. Set up your camera next to a lounge chair or a blanket to witness the wonder of a meteor shower for yourself – and, with any luck, you’ll take home some envy-inducing shots, too!

Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space: http://nasa.tumblr.com.

Podcasts

Knowledge :

Au coeur de l’histoire (history)

les chasseurs de nazis (nazi hunters)

france musique 

on ne parle pas la bouche pleine (food + literature)

les chemins de la philosophie

le collège de france (advanced)

il était une fois (fairy tales)

la main verte (gardening)

la méthode scientifique

regardez voir (photography)

sur les épaules de darwin

very good trip (rock n roll)

chroniques du ciel (aviation)

la tête au carré (popularization)

les p’tits bateaux (pros answering children’s qs)

les grands musiciens (interview with a pro musician)

littérature moderne et contemporaine

Society :

Arte radio (politics, health, history, tech…)

slate (similarish to ted talks)

hashtag (debating very current problems)

quoi de meuf (women talking about pop culture)

affaires sensibles (trials)

les gentilshommes (relationships men/women)

bouddhisme et méditation

kiffe ta race (about racial problematics)

le flow (well being)

sois gentille dis merci fais un bisou (portraits of women)

les couilles sur la table (men talking to women)

miroir miroir (destroy social norms)

du grain à moudre (debating sensible questions)

coucou le q (casual sex ed)

change ma vie (about personal growth)

la poudre (powerful women’s interviews)

nice to hear you (talks with creators, ceos, artists and nice humans)

mortel (to reconcile you with death and mortality)

la menstruelle (periods)

Movies + tech :

La cartouche (gaming)

la chronique ciné

studio 404 (tech)

geek inc (nerd chatter)

nouveau monde (innovations)

2h de perdues (shitty movies)

silence on joue (gaming)

radio rôliste (role playing, mmorpg)

nociné (pop culture/movies)

season one (to discover new shows)

Diary Writing in French

cher journal - dear diary

- you can talk about how your day was - this is a great opportunity to apply your knowledge of past tenses. 

How to say that you had a good day -

j’ai passé une très bonne journée

j’ai passé une excellente journée

j’ai passé une belle journée

j’ai eu une merveilleuse journée

j’ai passé une journée fantastique

How to say that you had a bad day -

Je n’ai pas eu une bonne journée

j’ai eu une journée affreuse - a really bad day

j’ai eu une mauvaise journée

j’ai passé une journée difficile 

How to say that you had a busy day - 

j’ai eu une journée des plus occupés

j’ai eu une journée chargée

la journée d’aujourd’hui s’est avérée fort occupée

How to say that you had a quiet/relaxing day - 

j’ai eu une journée tranquille

j’ai passé une journée tranquille

j’ai profité d’une journée de détente

Talking about time -

hier - yesterday

hier soir - last night

hier matin - yesterday morning

hier après-midi - yesterday afternoon

demain - tomorrow

demain matin - tomorrow morning

demain après-midi - tomorrow afternoon

demain soir - tomorrow evening

le lendemain - the next day

cette semaine - this week

la semaine dernière - last week

la semaine prochaine - next week

ce mois-ci - this month

le mois dernier - last month

le mois prochain - next month

cette année - this year

l’année dernière - last year

l’année prochaine - next year

when talking about a coming day e.g. next saturday = samedi prochain/le samedi suivant

To add a dash of drama -

et mon cul, c’est du poulet ? - yeah right!

faire du cinéma - to be a drama queen

j’ai du mal à croire que - I can’t believe that

jai vraiment foiré sur ce coup là - I really stuffed up!

je n’arrive pas à y croire ! - I can’t believe it

je n’en crois pas mes yeux - I can’t believe my eyes

je n’en reviens pas ! - I can’t believe it!

mon cul ! - my arse! (when you don’t believe someone, say if they’ve been lying to you)

Let me know if there is anything that you think I should add or if there are any corrections:)

donner (to give)✨, prendre (to take) ✨recevoir (to get)✨ present tense

donner - to give 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

je donne                 [I give]

tu donnes               [you give]

il/elle/on donne     [he/she/it/ gives]

nous donnons       [we give]

vous donnez          [you give]

ils/elle donnent     [they give]

prendre - to take 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

je prends               [I take]

tu prends               [you take]

il/elle/on prend     [he/she/it takes]

nous prenons        [we take]

vous prenez           [you take]

ils/elles prennent  [they take]

recevoir - to get 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

je reçois                   [I get]

tu reçois                   [you get]

il/elle/on reçoit       [he/she/it gets]

nous recevons        [we get]

vous recevez           [you get]

ils/elles reçoivent   [they get]