learning French by podcast #191

Learn French by podcast

Discovered this awesome website and listened to a podcast about smartphones and their effects.

New vocabulary learnt
s'offir= to buy oneself
le bien-être = wellbeing
qu'est-ce que fait que= how come
inciter a = to enourage
l'utilisation excessive de=  the excessive use of
s'appunger sur = to rely on
les données = the data
sans equivoque= unequivocal
a l'aise = at ease
etat émotionnel = emotional state
to envisage= prevoir
detruire= to destroy
nuire a= to harn
se souvenir = to remember
echanger des texts = to exchange texts
il est fait reference = reference is made to

Passe Compose

One of my favourite French Youtube channels! French with Pascal!

So basically after learning the passe compose, my conclusion is this
BASIC PRINCIPLE: Passe compose is SUBJECT (je/tu etc) + HELPING VERB (avoir or sometimes etre) + past participle

Step 1: You need to know
a) how to conjugate avoir
b) how to conjugate etre

Step  2: Decide whether to use avoir or etre - there is an ACRONYM called DR & MRS VANDERTRAMPP.
The verbs conjugated with etre are

1. Devenir
2. Revenir
3. Monter
4. Rentrer
5. Sortir
6. Venir
7. Arriver
8. Naitre
9. Descendre
10. Entrer
11. Retourner
12. Tomber
13. Rester
14. Aller
15. Mourir
16. Partir
17. Passer

And also reflexive verbs e.g S'amuser, se battre (to fight), se lever (to get up), se demander (to wonder)

Step 3: Past participle

- if the verb ends in ~er e.g parle, travaille, aime -->  é 

- if the verb ends in ~ir e.g finir, choisir, reussi --> i

- if the verb ends in ~re --> u e.g vendre --> vendu 

e.g J'ai nager

Tu as grandi

Nous avons vendu 

Credits to all the sources plus this random ppt that helped greatly in helping me understand this!

 Passe Compose + Avoir https://www.laits.utexas.edu/jnl/passe_compose/passecompose1_learn.html
Passe Compose + Etre https://www.laits.utexas.edu/jnl/passe_compose/passecompose3_learn.html

Passe Compose exercises by Fluent U
https://www.fluentu.com/blog/educator-french/french-language-exercises/

Duolingo Loom Ladder
https://www.duolingo.com/comment/4231104/Verbs-pass%C3%A9-compos%C3%A9-%C3%AAtre

French Today
https://www.frenchtoday.com/blog/etre-versus-avoir-french-auxiliary-verbs-past-tenses

Passe Compose vs Imparfait
Lawless French: https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/passe-compose-vs-imparfait/

Italki Lesson Logs

Had a really good first lesson with a second french teacher on italki! I mean, the teachers are all prepared. But she is SO prepared with a document all prettily color-coded and all! It was really good.

So words i learnt

• du temps libre = free time
• courir = to run
• (passez une) bonne semaine = have a good week
• c'etait la premiere fois = it was the first time 
• jouer a + sport = i play x sport 
• jouer de + instrument = i play x instrument
• moi aussi = me too
• toi aussi = you too
• deja = already
• quand j'etais jeune = when i was young(er)
• se souvenir = to remember
• se rappeler = to recall
• souvent = often 
• il y a une heure = one hour ago 

Le Futur

Le Future (The simple future)

Endings are

~ ai, ~as, ~a, ~ons, ~ez, ~ont 

E.g

nager (to swim)

Je nagerai = I will swim 

Tu nageras = You will swim

Il/ Elle/ On nagera - He/ She/ One will swim

Nous nagerons = We will swim

Vous nagarez = You will swim

ils/ elles nageront = they will swim 

More examples 

Je ferai la vaisselle ce soir - I'll do the dishes tonight

Tu reussiras a l'examen si tu etudies - You'll pass the test if you study. 

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/future-tense/

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/taf2.html

Le Future Proche

So how this blog begins is that I really wanted a place to record the new french grammar as I learn each grammar point.

Le Future Proche - the near future
ie i/you/he/ she/ they are going to do VERB
The main idea is pronoun + form of aller (to go) + infinitif

examples
je vais chanter = I am going to sing
tu vas chanter = you are going to sing
il/ elle/ on va chanter = he/ she/ one is going to sing
nous allons chanter = we are going to sing
vous allez chanter = you are going to sing
ils/ elles vont chanter = they are going to sing

je vais nager = I am going to swim
tu vas nager = you are going to swim
nous allons nager = we are going to swim

more examples
Je vais etudier = I am going to study (haha yeah right)
Nous allons partir dans cinq minutes = We're going to leave in 5 minutes

NEGATIVE form
Je ne vais pas nager = I am NOT going to swim

Useful links for learning le Future Proche (the near future)
https://www.duolingo.com/comment/4232997/Le-futur-proche-c-est-simple
https://www.thoughtco.com/french-near-future-grammar-1369036
http://www.thefrenchcorner.net/2007/07/le-futur-proche-near-future.htmlhttp://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/taf1.html

bonjour a tous!

Bonjour a tous! J'apprends le francaise depuis deux mois. J'aime voyager et apprendre de nouvelles langues.

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So I decided to make a blog solely dedicated to my French learning journey. I've been learning French for about... 2-3 months now?

Resources I am using include Duolingo, Italki (had my first online French lesson yesterday on how to differentiate masculine and feminine words!), Coffee Break French, Lawless French, and French Pod 101. At the point of this writing, I'm at level 8 of French on Duolingo and have learnt 732 words!

I'm also hoping to take DELF A1 or A2 sometime in Nov 2018.

In terms of actually USING the language, I hope to travel to Switzerland sometime next year so hopefully when I travel through the french speaking region I can at least order some coffee and crossaints!