How To Speak French
Daily Practice Prescribed
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How to speak French has everything to do with how committed you are to frequently practicing what you learn. The key to learning French or any foreign language for that matter is how much you can retain, especially on those early stages of learning. The foundation you build early on will propel you and will also set the tone for your language learning journey.
All my students know how much I emphasize minimum DAILY exposure. The simple reason is that as a language learner, you need as much immersion as possible, and if you are not currently living in a French speaking environment, the only way to be immersed in the language is to initiate the immersion yourself through daily exposure, practice and repetition.
For that matter, even if you were living in a French speaking environment, you would still need daily practice to make any progress. It may simply not feel like “practice” because you might be out actively trying to use the language in real time; but it is practice nonetheless. You cannot learn a language without it. This is not to say that you cannot make it fun! In fact, you should.
That brings me to the next thing I strongly recommend: It is imperative that you jump straight to conversational tidbits and start speaking right off the bat, as opposed to delaying, worrying about grammatical perfection and such. This should take care of itself as you deepen your study of the language, and you will have a lot more fun learning how to speak French if you are free of those types of worries initially.
Desire, fun and enthusiasm will go a long way in propelling you towards your French learning experience. The first step in that direction is to master the basics you use every day, such as greetings, introductions and essential daily interactions with people.
One place where you could start this process is on bonjour.com, a free resource that is easy and user-friendly. BBC's Languages/French is another resource I recommend to get your basics and beyond, yet keeping it simple.
On this hub, other useful materials will be made available to you to assist you in your learning quest. I will add numerous tips on how to speak French, and most importantly, I have opened this up as an interactive blog for you and all my French class students. That means you should report here frequently to have a learning community, to see what others are saying, to ask questions, to post comments, and to generally be inspired and motivated to learn more.
As you become more advanced, you might consider some of the lessons and links I will post on this and other pages to keep you making steady progress, and on to becoming fluent in the future. But before we get ahead of ourselves, please take a minute to tell us this:
What French Have You Learned Lately?
If you have learned something in French lately, no matter how elementary, do share it! Sharing it with others is a way to cement your learning. The truth is, group learning helps you and everyone else too.
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Le Noel 
Aujourd'hui c'est le Lundi le vingt trois Decembre deux mille treize.
Joyeaux Noel et Bonne Annee!
Vocabulaire de Noel
le cadeau- present
l'arbre …
Les Verbes Reflechis
se Reveiller
Je me reveille
tu te reveilles
il/elle/on se reveille
nous nous reveillons
vous vous reveillez
ils/elles se reveillent
se Laver …
How to speak French: Christmas Vocab.
Aujourd'hui c'est Mardi le vingt quatre Decembre deux mille Douze
Il est treize heures cinquante huit.
Il y a du soleil.
Joyeux Noel!
Le sapin …
How to speak French: Date, time, weather + Verbe Avoir and Verbe Etre
Aujourd'hui c'est mercredi le dix-neuf decembre 2012
Aujourd'hui il fait beau
il est onze heures trente-quatre
il est huit heures trente-quatre …
How to speak French: Review of verbe Avoir, Etre, Aller, and Chanter
Avoir: To have
J'ai: i have
Tu as: you have
il/elle/on a: he/she has
nous avons: we have
vous avez: you have
il/elles ont: they have
Etre: To …
How to speak French: Telling Time
I find telling time in french to be very easy. But I have a hard time telling military time. I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how I could remember …
How to speak French: Dates/ Large Numbers
1567
Mille cinq cents soixante-sept [Mille cinq cent -- cent only takes an "s" when it's more than 1, and in front of mille, million, milliard; e.g. …
How to speak French: Verb Être and Verb Avoir
My name is Raven, and I am currently in a French 1 class. We are currently learning the conjugations verb etre and verb avoir. At first,I had a hard time …
How to speak French - Conjugation: Verbs être and avoir Plus, months in French
Verbe Aller
Je vais
tu vas
il/elle/on va
nous allons
vous allez
ils/elles vont
Verbe Avoir
J'ai
tu as
il/elle/on a
nous avons
vous avez
…
Verbes S'amuser, S'endormir, et S'en aller Not rated yet
S'amuser
Je m'amuse
tu t'amuses
il/elle/on s'amuse
nous nous amusons
vous vous amusez
ils/elles s'amuse corr: s'amusent
S'en aller
…
How to speak French: Irregular Verbs Venir, Joindre, Pouvoir, Prendre, Vouloir Not rated yet
Venir-To come
Je viens
Tu viens
Il vient
Nous venons
Vous venez
Ils viennent
Joindre- To Join
Je joins
Tu joins …
How to learn French: French Movies! Not rated yet
Over the break, I've been watching a few French movies and been listening for words/phrases I recognize (I haven't really been counting greetings or "yes/no" …
How to speak French: Christmas Vocabulary Not rated yet
Joyeux Noel= Merry Christmas
l'hiver= winter
la veille de Noel= Christmas Eve
la creche= manger
un flocon de neige= snowflake
le sapin= Christmas …
How to speak French: Date, time, weather opener + verbe aller Not rated yet
Aujourd'hui c'est mercredi le dix-neuf decembre 2012.
Il est sept heures quarante-huit.
Il est dix-neuf heures quarante-huit.
Aujourd'hui il fait frais. …
Sentences in French Not rated yet
Aujourd'hui c'est Mardi le dix-huit Decembre Deu[x] Mille Douze
Il est vingt-et-un[e] heures vingt deux minute.
Il est six heures vingt …
How to speak French: High number dates Not rated yet
1745 Mille sept cent quarante cinq
2356 deux Mille trois cent cinquante six
3572 trois Mille cinq cent soixante douze
4278 quatre Mille deux …
How to speak French: Singular and plural possessive determiners Not rated yet
Singular:
Mon ton son
Ma Ta sa.
Leur
Votre
Notre
Plural:
Mes ses tes
Vos
Nos
Leurs
Aujourd 'hui il fait beau.
C'est mardi, le onze …
Howto speak French: Numbers - Hundreds and Thousand Not rated yet
100 - Cent
200 - Deux Cent
300 - Trois Cent
400 - Quatre Cent
500 - Cinq Cent
600 - Six Cent
700 - Sept Cent
800 - Huit Cent
900 …
How to speak French: Seasons +Months+ Date + weather + time Not rated yet
Aujourd'hui c'est Lundi le dix Decembre 2012
regular time: Il est huit heures seize
military time: Il est vingt heures seize (+ 12 to regular …
How to speak French: Date & time Not rated yet
Aujourd'hui c'est lundi le dix decembre 2012.
Il est huit heures vingt-trois.
Aujourd'hui il fait beau.
Il est cinq heures vingt-trois a paris. …
How to speak French: Date, Time, and Paris Time Not rated yet
Aujourd'hui c'est Lundi, le dix, 2012.
Aujourd'hui il fait froid.
Il est cinq heures quatorze-cinq. [quarante-cinq]
Il est deux heures quatorze-cinq …
How to speak French: Date, Weather, and numbers Not rated yet
Aujourd'hui c'est lundi dix decembre demi-duze [deux mil douze]
Aujourd'hui c'est:today is
lundi: monday
Dix:10
Decembre:december
…
How to speak French: Studying For Test Not rated yet
This is a way that I reviewed for our test tomorrow:
Mon-My
Ton-your
Son-his/her
Ma-My
Ta-your
Sa-his/her
MEs-my
Tes-your
Ses-his/her
Notre-Our …
How to speak French: Practice for Assessment Not rated yet
Aujourd'hui c'est Lundi Decembre le dix Deux Mille Douze (2012)
corr: Aujourd'hui c'est Lundi le dix Décembre Deux Mille Douze
Il est quinze …
How to speak French: Numbers 69-100 Not rated yet
Tricky numbers in French: 69 to 99
69 soixante-neuf
70 soixante-dix
71 soixante-et-onze
72 soixante-douze
73 soixante-treize
74 soixante-quatorze …
HOw to speak French: Numbers 80-89 Not rated yet
80 quatre-vingt
81 quatre-vingt-un
82 quatre-vingt-deux
83 quatre-vingt-trois
84 quatre-vingt-quatre
85 quatre-vingt-cinq
86 quatre-vingt-six
87 …
How to speak French: making up basic sentences Not rated yet
À côté du lit: next to the bed
Derrière le bureau : behind the desk
Devant le bureau: In front of the desk
Sur l'escalier: on …
How to speak French: Possessive Determiners + Months Not rated yet
mon: My
Ton: Your
Son: His/her
Ma: My
Ta: Your
Sa: His/her
Mes: My (plural)
Tes: Your (plural)
Ses: His/her (plural)
Notre: …
How to speak French: General Conversation & the Seasons Not rated yet
General Conversation (Date, Weather, and Time)
Question: What is today's date?
Quelle est la date aujourd'hui?
Answer: Today is Monday, …
How to speak French: Weather + verbs + numbers + time Not rated yet
Aujourd'hui c'est Lundi le trois Décembre 2012.
il est sept heures trois. OR il est dix-neuf heures trois.
Aujourd'hui il pleut.
Numbers …
How to speak French: Date, Time, months, and Verbe Être Not rated yet
Aujourd'hui c'est Dimanche le ? Décembre deux deux mille douze
"Quelle heure est-il?"
"Il est vingt-et-une heure …
How to speak French: Date in French and ER verb conjugation Not rated yet
Aujourd'hui C'est le Vendredi trente novembre demi-duze (see correction below)
week day month year …
How to Speak French - Weather in French + Months of the Year Not rated yet
The Weather:
il fait beau.
it's nice out.
il y a du soleit. soleil
there is sun.
il fait chaud.
it is hot.
il fait frais.
it is …
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