New lesson?

[Toc De Mac]

After having browsed this section, I see that garçoncanadien and CFHollister have done a tremendous amount of work in compiling all of these lessons. I figure that I might as well help too, since I have some spare time.

So my question for you guys is "What next?" What else do you want to learn? Is there really anything that hasn't been covered? :D

Thanks for your help!

[Deus_Ex]

After having browsed this section, I see that garçoncanadien and CFHollister have done a tremendous amount of work in compiling all of these lessons. I figure that I might as well help too, since I have some spare time.

So my question for you guys is "What next?" What else do you want to learn? Is there really anything that hasn't been covered? :D

Thanks for your help!

although i haven't gotten around to reading all of the lessons, i suggest putting them all in one massive pdf file. it'll just make it easer for other people who want to learn in the future.

[Deus_Ex]

although i haven't gotten around to reading all of the lessons, i suggest putting them all in one massive pdf file. it'll just make it easer for other people who want to learn in the future.

nevermind, wikipedia already has a huge pdf file.


http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/French

[heyamigo]

i haven't gone through them all yet, but are there lessons about slangs and colloquialisms that are not easy to pick up for a french beginner?

[SupaKrupa]

although i haven't gotten around to reading all of the lessons, i suggest putting them all in one massive pdf file. it'll just make it easer for other people who want to learn in the future.

Hmm, I find that it's easier this way :p - You don't have to scroll anywhere to find the section you want as you would in a pdf. The tables of content thread is genius.

[Tye]

Hmm, I find that it's easier this way :p - You don't have to scroll anywhere to find the section you want as you would in a pdf. The tables of content thread is genius.

When you open the Wikipedia French Lesson PDF in Adobe Reader it has a table of contents.

[Abstract Being]

Is there a lesson on gerunds? to say "I'm running", "he's laughing", etc.

[espire]

In French, you simply say "je cours" or "il ris." It is possible to say "je suis courant" or "il est rirant," but it's a very anglophone thing to say and while technically correct, it is not used.

[Runner Simon]

Next step will be to learn swedish, since it is the country that has most members on this site among does who don't have english as main language.

[fsquared]

Lår er svenska!

[Abstract Being]

Ok, so in which cases is used "être en train de"?

[ajaccio corsica]

hi
well, when you're doing a thing and when another ppl asks you what you are doing
but you can say both "je fais" or "je suis en train de faire", the only little difference is that there's a duration meaning in "en train de faire"
cheers

[Abstract Being]

Thanks, so "en train de" is shorter than the other? are both common? Merry Christmas!!! I better have a shower now (2:30 hours left to 00:00). Have fun!

[ajaccio corsica]

hi
no, it's the opposite, it's longer or it will be longer
for example you gotta go out with a french girl, she's in the bathroom and when you knock at the door she answers: je suis en train de me maquiller, meaning: you'll have to wait for an hour or two...
cheers

[Abstract Being]

Thanks Ajaccio! does it bother you if I PM you some questions from time to time?

[ajaccio corsica]

hi
sure, no problem
cheers

[Abstract Being]

hi, can any of you tell the exact meaning of the word "y"

I know that "il y a" means "there is"

but I don't get it in other sentences, for example why "j'y vais demain" means "I'll go tomorrow"?

[fsquared]

Here's a page about that:

http://french.about.com/library/weekly/aa110899.htm

[Fish]

Kudos, f. That link cleared it up quite well, the site I use didn't go in good detail about that particular piece of grammar.

[Yaceman]

Lår er svenska!

dude, you read my mind... :wub:

[The Swede]

Ok, first lesson:

Jag älskar Alizée = I love Alizée

[Moi-aimes-Alizée]

Ok that was first and last lesson :> Let's go back to french shall we? :) If we want to learn swedish we just go hire a blond girl from the zoo ;) J/K :PPP

[The Swede]

Sad but true:o, but not every blond girl is like that, I hope...