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frenchaise:

⭐️ (for beginners) ⭐️

When talking to french people, focus on innocuous topics like the weather, current events (“avez-vous lu à propos de..?” Have you read about…?), and cultural topics like food, movies, art, music, and so on. And remember to use vous instead of tu!

• I only speak a little French. Je ne parle qu'un peu le français.
  
• I am learning French, but I am only a beginner. J'apprends le français mais je ne suis qu'un débutant.
  
• I have been learning french for 2 days / 2 weeks / 2 months / 1 year / 2 years. J'apprends le français depuis deux jours / deux semaines / deux mois / un an / deux ans.
  
• Will you please correct me? Peux-tu me corriger, s'il te plaît?
  
• What does ___ mean? Que veut dire ___?
  
• What does that mean? Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire?
  
• Can you explain in French/English to me? Peux-tu m'expliquer en français / anglais?
  
• What does that mean in this context? Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire dans ce contexte?
  
• What is the French word for ___? Quel est le mot français pour ___?
  
• Is this/that correct? C'est juste?
  
• Am I wrong? Je me trompe?/Est-ce que j'ai tort?
  
• Am I correct? Est-ce que j'ai raison?
  
• Do you understand? Est-ce que tu me comprends?
  
• I do not understand. Je ne comprends pas.
  
• I want to improve my level in French. Je veux améliorer mon niveau de français.
  
• I need to practice French. J'ai besoin de pratiquer le français.
  
• Do you have time to speak with me? As-tu le temps de parler avec moi ?
  
• Can you help me to learn French? Peux-tu m'aider à apprendre le français?
  
• Do you mind if we speak in French? Ça te dérange si nous parlons en français?
  
• Can you please speak in French? it helps me to learn. Peux-tu me parler en français s'il te plaît? Ça m'aide à apprendre.
  
• How do you say ’___’ in French? Comment dit-on ’___’ en français ?
  
• I struggle with spelling / reading / writing / listening / pronunciation. J'ai du mal avec l'orthographe / la lecture / l'écriture / la compréhension orale / la prononciation.
  
• Can you please repeat? I did not understand. Pouvez-vous répéter s'il vous plaît ? Je n'ai pas compris.
  
• I don’t speak French fluently. Je ne parle pas couramment le français.
  
• I am confused. Je suis perdu(e).
  
• I don’t know how to say it in French. Je ne sais pas comment le dire en Français,
  
• Sorry (or ‘pardon’), what did you say? Pardon, qu'est-ce que tu as dit?
  
• I’ve never heard of that. Je n'ai jamais entendu ça.
  
• That makes sense. Ça se tient.
  
• That does not make sense. Ça n'a aucun sens.
  
• What’s happening? / What’s going on? Qu'est-ce qui se passe?
  
• What do you mean by ’___’ ? Qu'est-ce que tu entends par ’___’? / Qu'est-ce que tu veux dire par ’___’?
  

⭐️ Personal Stuff ⭐️

Here is a list of phrases you can use and practice when giving and asking for personal information. Take note that the list makes use of the formal “vous”.

• Comment vous appelez-vous? What is your name?
  
• Je m'appelle Christine. My name is Christine.
  
• Quel est votre nom? What is your name?
  
• Comment allez-vous? How are you?
  
• Je vais bien, merci. I am doing well, thank you.
  
• Très bien, merci. Very well, thank you.
  
• Quel âge avez-vous? How old are you?
  
• J'ai # ans. I am # years old.
  
• J'ai trente ans. I am thirty years old.
  
• J'ai quarante-deux ans. I am forty two old.
  
• Quelle est votre nationalité? What is your Nationality?
  
• Je suis canadien(ne). I am Canadian.
  
• Je suis américain(e). I am American.
  
• Je suis chinois(e). I am Chinese.
  
• Je suis coréen(ne). I am Korean.
  
• Où habitez-vous? Where do you live?
  
• J'habite en Californie. I live in California.
  
• Quel est votre numéro de téléphone? What is your phone number?
  
• Mon numéro de téléphone est le … My phone number is …
  
• Où êtes-vous né(e)? Where were you born?
  
• Je suis né(e) à… I was born in…
  
• Êtes-vous marié(e)? Are you married?
  
• Oui, je suis marié. Yes, I am married
  
• Non, je ne suis pas marié. No, I am not married
  
• Je suis célibataire. I am single
  
• Est-ce que vous avez des frères et soeurs? Do you have any brothers and sisters?
  
• Je suis fille unique. I am an only child/daughter
  
• Je suis fils unique. I am an only child/son
  
• J'ai - frère(s). I have - brother(s).
  
• J'ai - soeur(s).  I have - sisters(s).
  
• Je n'ai pas de frères. I don’t have any brothers.
  
• Je n'ai pas de soeurs. I don’t have any sisters.
  
• Quel est votre métier? What is your job?
  
• Quelle est votre profession? What is your profession?
  
• Que faites-vous dans la vie? What do you do for a living?
  
• Je suis ingénieur. I am an engineer.
  
• Je suis boulanger/boulangère. I am a baker.
  
• Je suis médecin. I am a doctor.
  
• Je suis infirmier/infirmière. I am a nurse.
  

⭐️ Interests ⭐️

• Quel est votre sport préféré? What is your favorite sport? (formal)
  
• Quel est ton sport préféré? 
  
• What is your favorite sport? (informal)
  
• Mon sport préféré est… My favorite sport is….
  
• J'aime faire du sport et garder la forme. I like to do sports to keep fit.
  
• Quelle saison préférez-vous? What season do you prefer? (formal
  
• Quelle saison préfères-tu? What season do you prefer? (What season is your favorite?) (informal)
  
• Quels sont vos passe-temps préférés? What are your favorite pastimes? (formal)
  
• Quels sont tes passe-temps préférés? What are your favorite pastimes? (informal)
  
• Mes passe-temps préférés sont… My favorite pastimes are…
  
• Qu'est-ce que vous faites dans votre temps libre? What do you do in your free time? (formal)
  
• Qu'est-ce que tu fais dans ton temps libre? What do you do in your free time? (informal)
  
• Est-ce que vous avez un animal de compagnie? Do you have a pet?(formal)
  
• Est-ce que tu as un animal de compagnie? Do you have a pet? (informal)
  
• Non, Je n'ai pas un animal de compagnie. No, I don’t have a pet.
  
• Oui, J'ai un chat. Yes, I have a cat.
  
• Oui, J'ai un chien.Yes, I have a dog.
  
• Qu'est-ce que vous aimez? What do you like?
  
• J'aime le jazz. I like jazz.
  
• J'aime le rock. I like rock.
  
• J'aime le hip-hop. I like hip-hop.
  
• Je n'aime pas le rap. I don’t like rap.
  
• Je n'écoute pas de la musique très souvent. I don’t listen to music very often.
  
• J'aime les films d'amour. I like romance films.
  
• J'aime les films d'aventures. I like adventure films.
  
• Je n’aime pas faire du ski. I don’t like skiing.
  
• Qu'est-ce que vous aimeriez faire dans la vie? What would you like to do in life ?
  
• J'aimerais être chef. I would like to be a chef.
  
• J'aimerais être un bibliothécaire. I would like to be a librarian.
  

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polyglotten:

These vocabulary lists were based on this post. 

NOTE: the vocab lists are in Standard Arabic and the terms may vary between different dialects. Anyway, enjoy!

1. Animals
   
2. Transportation 
3. Location 
4. Clothing
5. Colours
6. People
7. Jobs
8. Society
9. Art
10. Beverages
11. Food
12. Home
13. Electronics
14. Body
15. Nature
16. Materials
17. Maths and Measurements
18. Misc. Nouns
19. Directions
20. Numbers
21. Months and Seasons
22. Days of the Week
23. Time
24. Verbs 
25. Adjectives 
26. Pronouns

625 words in other languages; including French, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Hungarian, German, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Finnish and Turkish!

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helaas–pindakaas:

Another post inspired by @asian-lang-stubyblr‘s post about learning 625 common words in your target language, this time in French (my previous one was in Dutch). Note that I am learning, so if you have any corrections, please tell me and I’ll fix them.

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frenchy-french:

- ça ne me dit rien : it doesn’t ring a bell / i’m skeptical 

- tu m’en diras tant : i couldn’t care less

- à bon entendeur, salut : word to the wise (threatening)

- cause toujours : lol shut up

- gardez la monnaie : keep the change

- même pas en rêve : not in your dreams

- pas moyen : no way (casual)

- bon vent “good wind” : so long, travel safe

- bas les pattes : hands off (v casual)

- c’est le comble : that takes the cake

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studyingclaw:

Originally posted by slothilda

Before classes:

1 - Have a good night of sleep. 
- At least eight hours.

2 - Take some coffee before going to school. 
- Always have a snack in your bag. (Don’t study hungry)

3 - Workout.
- I know it’s going to be hard, since most of you have to wake up so early, but working out will help you to make the most out of your day. 

4 - Organize your bag the night before. 

5 - Go through what you’ll be learning on the day.
- This way you will be prepared and you can take notes about your doubts on the subjects.

6 - Listen to a badass playlist on the way to school/college.
- It will boast your motivation. 

7 - Drink a lot of water. 
- That’s a tip to the whole day, actually. Always remember to take a bottle of water or tea to school/college. 

During class:

1 - Sit in the front.
- You will understand more your teacher and be away from the noises that can take away your attention.

2 - Ask questions. (No matter how dumb you think they are.)
- Do not end a class with doubts. If you can’t ask during the class, take a note of your question on a sticker/notebook to ask later.

3 - Record the lectures.

4 - Put stickers on notes you will need to go over. 

5 - Listen to your teacher.
- Be friendly with them.
- Write down their names and contacts (number, emails, social media).

6 - Taking notes on class!

- Don’t worry about it being pretty, just make it organized and understandable so you can go over and make real notes later. 
- Always start with the subject title and date. 
- Differentiate by color your teacher’s notes and yours. Put in red (or any other color you want, actually) the important things.

After class:

1 - Eat.
- You need to replace energy!

2 - Review everything you learned on the day you learned it.

3 - Complete your homework on the day you get it. 
- Or start it, if the task is too big. 
- NEVER FALL BEHIND!

4 - Dress comfy.

5 - Have office hours in case you didn’t understand something.

6 - Watch documentaries on the topic you are currently studying.

7 - Study 30 minutes (50 minutes at the very most) and stop for 10 minutes. 
- Leave your study place when it’s break time.

8 - Turn off your phone or let it out of sight. 

9 - Test yourself/talk out loud.
- Do practice questions!

10 - Taking notes after class!

- Organize your notes by color.
- Rewrite the informations with your own words.
- When writing the new notes, make it pretty if you can. (I think it motivates me to study, looking at something well made) Otherwhise, be simple and objective, focus on the most important things.
- Go over the class recording and read the books to compare with your class notes, to make sure you didn’t forget anything.

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samsstudygram:

• put your phone on silent and put it across the room
  
• listen to classical/soundtrack music without lyrics
  
• make index cards for important vocab
• wear pajamas
  
• make diagrams and pictures. they don’t have to look pretty, as long as you understand it
  
• make timelines for historical events
  
• have a light snack
  
• drink coffee or tea to keep you going
  
• take a break every hour or so
• have one pencil/black pen and one colored pen or highlighter. anything more will just distract you. the aesthetics aren’t important, your knowledge is
• don’t be afraid to email/message your teacher or a classmate if you don’t understand something. the last thing you want to do is learn the incorrect information
• know that sleep and health is more important than your grade. you cannot perform as well on a test if you are tired or sick. take care of yourself
• it’s not a race. it’s not about who can learn something in the quickest time, it’s about learning
• take a deep breath 
• prioritize your homework by how long it will take you and when it’s due
• plan some you time in between studying and school
• if you’re mentally exhausted, set a timer for 30 minutes and take a nap. any longer and you’ll wake up even more tired
• don’t understand something? that’s perfectly fine, don’t stress over it. ask for help rather than complaining
• have a goal in mind and write them down. say things like “i am getting an education so i can get the job of my dreams. the life that i want. the happiness that i deserve”
• be thankful. it is a privilege that you get to go to school and get an education. 
• you got this.

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blackmessydesk:

Discipline: “discipline is doing what needs to be done, even when you don’t want to”, which means that you have to force yourself to start doing things. 

Concentration: when you make a real effort in your work (study, homeworks etc…) you will be more likely to actually focus, understand and learn. 

Organization: always set tasks and goals and organize a study-schedule. Maybe you don’t really want to plan all the week, but if you just wake up and open your agenda/bullet journal/iphone calendar and write down all the things you have to do, setting due dates and deadlines, you’ll feel more conscious and encouraged to stay on track. 

Tasks-splitting: sometimes, you write down your tasks. Some of these tasks may be very hard and complicated, and it will take a long long time to complete them. So, you can split them in smaller tasks, so you will feel satisfied after a shorter period of time, instead of studying for hours and still seeing that chapter undone on your study-schedule. 

Watch the sunrise: when I wake up late, I feel like I don’t have enought time to do my work and lose my motivation. I literally panic and then I think “whatever, I could not complete all the things anyway”. So, if you wake up earlier you will feel more positive and  controlled. 

Smart reading: try not to read your textbook just like a newspaper. For every paragraph you read, try to underline and write down key words and then your question about that subject. Literally, turn your textbook into questions. If you write down question - particularly why…? - and think about the answer, you will be more likely to remember that stuff later. 

Healthy lifestile: if you don’t drink enough water in the morning, you will be more likely to have a decrease of concentration in the afternoon/evening, so: stay hydrated. Try also to have some snaks every one-two hours: feed your brain. 

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bl-ossomed:

“The sign of a beautiful person is that they always see beauty in others.”

— Omar Suleiman (via bl-ossomed)

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