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French

05/17/19

Some French Help would be appreciated!

Write a 5 sentence paragraph en français using present tense French that responds to the following prompt:Quel est ton avis sur l’importance de la musique d’être une grande partie de la vie?I also... more
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French

05/16/19

How do you pronounce the word 'CANCALE' in French? I'm looking for a video answer please!
I've heard a few different pronunciations and I'm looking for the right one before a trip to France.
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05/07/19

I have a question about french school diplomas
is a french diploma equal to two years of college in america?
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French Ap French

05/02/19

How to prepare for the French AP exam?
The French AP exam is coming up next week, what is the best way to prepare for it?
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French

04/30/19

Need help with French!

French Help! I'm having a very rough time figuring out the correct verb conjugation for each of these passé composé sentences. Can somebody that is experienced with the language lend a hand? Nous... more
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04/26/19

What's the best way to learn how to roll your R's in French?
Since almost every "R" in French has to be rolled in your throat, what's the best way to learn how to do that?
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04/26/19

Since so many letters in French are silent or pronounced differently, what's the best way to learn word pronunciation?

For example, I know that you are NEVER supposed to pronounce the letters ENT at the end of plural verbs, e.g. parlent, chantent, marchent, etc. but you ARE supposed to pronounce them when saying... more
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French

04/18/19

Is there any difference between “D'accord” and “Okay/OK”?
Recently, I've been around native French speakers on a daily basis and constantly hear phrases like “*Ah! d'accord, okay*”, but from my (very basic) understanding of French, they mean the same... more
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04/17/19

Donc voilà pourquoi votre finale est muette?
Spontanément, je prononce *donc* [dɔ̃k], c'est-à-dire avec le `c` final non muet. Je n'arrive pas à trouver un exemple de phrase où le `c` de donc est clairement muet, en fait.Pourtant les... more
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04/17/19

When to pronounce “s” at the end of words?
For instance, “*vous*” has a silent “*s*”, unless it's something like “*Je vous ai vu.*” (I'm not sure that I constructed that properly, but you get the point — the *s* is pronounced in that... more
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French Usage Sens Verbes

04/17/19

Difference between the verbs “amener” and “emmener”, and also “emporter” and “apporter”?
I was under the impression that both *amener* and *emmener* mean "to take" someone somewhere. I'm not sure how they differ in usage.I started wondering after hearing the song *L'Homme Que... more
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04/17/19

Quelles règles gouvernent la prononciation du "ch" ?
Un sondage dans le dictionnaire m'a laissé dans une confusion complète."chimie" devrait se prononcer "kimie" d'après l'étymologie *χημεία* ; de plus j'entends en général "kimiothérapie", et le... more
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04/16/19

Pourquoi le "ph" se prononce-t-il "f" ?
C'est une particularité, en français et en anglais, qui n'existe pas, ou plus, en espagnol ni en italien.Elle m'est d'autant plus incompréhensible que les mots en "ph" sont dérivés du grec, où une... more
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04/14/19

Le son [æ] existe-t-il en français ?
Je croyais que non, jusqu'à ce que j'écoute des chansons de Yelle, où (il me semble) [æ] apparaît comme allophone de /a/ dans, par exemple, *chaque* ou *caches*. Ecoutez sur... more
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04/14/19

Is there a liaison in the sentence "je suis américain"?
I heard the sentence “je suis desolé” read by a native audio program flashcard app as just “*je–suis–désolé*”, but then I listened to another one with “suis” in it: “je suis américain” and am I... more
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04/14/19

Quelles parties du monde francophone continuent à utiliser les nombres réformés pour dénombrer au-delà de 69?
Il existe en français des mots pour exprimer les multiples de dix, pour les valeurs au-delà de 60: septante (70), huitante/octante (80), et nonante (90). Ils ne sont pas utilisés en France. ... more
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French Prononciation

04/13/19

How does the French T relate to D (from a Chinese perspective)?
1. `t` Once I've heard a teacher saying never to pronounce the letter "T" with the sound "T", start with the sound "D" [in English]. So she said we should say [di], but not [ti]. But when I... more
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04/13/19

Pronunciation of "du 11 septembre 2001"?
I would expect this to be pronounced "de l'onze septembre," despite being written with *du* instead of *de l'*.Is that correct? Is it only written this way because it's written with numerals?
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04/13/19

Pronunciation of "au revoir" by regional accent?
Could someone please give examples of the differences in the pronunciation of "Au revoir" by regional accent (Belgium, etc)?
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04/12/19

Do you pronounce the "t" in "comment allez-vous"?
In the flashcard app I'm using the native audio pronounces it as "comment TALLEZ vous"...the "comment" runs into the "allez". Is that right? Is there a rule to it? Or can we pronounce it as just... more
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French Prononciation

04/12/19

Quelles sont les lettres qu'on ne prononce pas à la fin d'un mot?
Il est très difficile pour moi de comprendre quelles sont les lettres que je dois prononcer et quelles sont les lettres que je dois ignorer; pouvez-vous me l'expliquer mieux?Merci beaucoup d'avance.
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04/12/19

Which words introduced by the French Academy to replace loanwords from English have been successful?
I remember using the word "courriel" with a French acquaintance. They found it funny and said nobody uses it in French and that I should just say "email" like everybody else.I had read somewhere... more
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04/12/19

Mots pour la prononciation des voyelles?
Dans plusieurs langages, la différence entre voyelles de type ***é*** et ***è*** est donnée par les mots correspondants à *ouvert* et *fermé*.J'ai remarqué que les français que j'ai rencontrés ne... more
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04/11/19

What is a good French Tongue twister?
Un chasseur sachant chasser sans son chien, doit, savior faire secher ses chausseurs sur une souche secheA hunter knowing how to chase his dog, must know how to have his shoes dried on a Dry bench!
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04/10/19

Le français est-il la langue la plus rapide?
Quand j'étais gosse, je m'amusais avec mes amis à mimer les touristes qu'on rencontrait et à faire semblant de parler des langues étrangères. Quand il s'agissait du français, je me rappelle bien... more
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