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Language/French/Grammar/Auxiliaries

2020-04-17T02:30:54Z

Emileee: Created page with "There are 2 auxiliary verbs in French: ''être'' (to have) and ''avoir'' (to have). They are completely irregular, but they're often used, so it's useful to know how to conjug..."

There are 2 auxiliary verbs in French: ''être'' (to have) and ''avoir'' (to have). They are completely irregular, but they're often used, so it's useful to know how to conjugate at the 4 most used tenses (''imparfait'', ''passé composé'', ''présent'', ''futur simple''):

{| class="wikitable"
!
!''Imparfait''
!''Passé composé''
!''Présent''
!''Futur simple''
|-
|'''''<u>Être</u>''''' (''to be'')
|
|
|
|
|-
|J'/Je
|étais
|ai été
|suis
|serai
|-
|Tu
|étais
|as été
|es
|seras
|-
|Il/Elle/On
|était
|a été
|est
|sera
|-
|Nous
|étions
|avons été
|sommes
|serons
|-
|Vous
|étiez
|avez été
|êtes
|serez
|-
|Ils/Elles
|étaient
|ont été
|sont
|seront
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|<u>'''''Avoir'''''</u> (''to have'')
|
|
|
|
|-
|J'/Je
|avais
|ai eu
|ai
|aurai
|-
|Tu
|avais
|as eu
|as
|auras
|-
|Il/Elle/On
|avait
|a eu
|a
|aura
|-
|Nous
|avions
|avons eu
|avons
|aurons
|-
|Vous
|aviez
|avez eu
|avez
|aurez
|-
|Ils/Elles
|avaient
|ont eu
|ont
|auront
|}

Language/French/Vocabulary/Useful-sentences

2020-04-17T02:13:28Z

Emileee: Created page with "{| class="wikitable" !English !French !IPA |- |Hello |Bonjour |Bɔ̃ʒuʁ |- |Hi |Salut |Saly |- |Please |S'il-te-plaît (''informal'') S'il-vous-plaît (''formal'') |Sil.tø...."

{| class="wikitable"
!English
!French
!IPA
|-
|Hello
|Bonjour
|Bɔ̃ʒuʁ
|-
|Hi
|Salut
|Saly
|-
|Please
|S'il-te-plaît (''informal'')
S'il-vous-plaît (''formal'')
|Sil.tø.plɛ:
Sil.vu.plɛ:
|-
|Thank you
|Merci
|Mɛʁsi
|-
|You are welcome
|De rien
|Dø.ʁiɛ̃
|-
|Welcome
|Bienvenue
|Biɛ̃vøny
|-
|Bye
|Salut (''informal'')
Au revoir
|Saly
O.røvwaʁ
|}

Language/Hungarian/Vocabulary/Count-from-1-to-10

2020-04-15T23:26:45Z

Emileee: Created page with "{| class="wikitable" !English !Hungarian !IPA |- |Zero (0) |Nulla |Nulːɒ |- |One (1) |Egy |ɛɟ |- |Two (2) |Két/Kettő |Ke:t/Kɛt:ø: |- |Three (3) |Három |Ha:rom |-..."

{| class="wikitable"
!English
!Hungarian
![[IPA]]
|-
|Zero (0)
|Nulla
|Nulːɒ
|-
|One (1)
|Egy
|ɛɟ
|-
|Two (2)
|Két/Kettő
|Ke:t/Kɛt:ø:
|-
|Three (3)
|Három
|Ha:rom
|-
|Four (4)
|Négy
|Ne:ɟ
|-
|Five (5)
|Öt
|øt
|-
|Six (6)
|Hat
|Hɒt
|-
|Seven (7)
|Hét
|He:t
|-
|Eight (8)
|Nyolc
|ɲolt͡s
|-
|Nine (9)
|Kilenc
|Kilɛnt͡s
|-
|Ten (10)
|Tíz
|Ti:z
|}

Language/French/Culture/French-territories

2019-11-09T15:54:16Z

Emileee: /* Overseas territories */

== Introduction ==
France is not just France. There are also many oversea regions, covering 5 continents and tens of time zones. You probably don't know them, but, even these regions are quite autonomous, they are entirely part of France.

== Metropolitan France ==
Metropolitan France is ''de facto'' including 96 '

départements' and 22 regions, but officially 13 since 2016 that not many people consider. The 22 regions are :
* Aquitaine, Poitou-Charentes, Limousin which have merged into Nouvelle-Aquitaine (South-West)
* Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées which have merged into Occitanie (South-Center)
* Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur (South-East)
* Auvergne, Rhône-Alpes which merged into Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (East-Center)
* Corsica (Extreme South-East, the only region which is an island)
* Burgundy, Franche-Comté which merged into Burgundy-Franche-Comté (East-Center)
* Centre, renamed into Centre-Val-de-Loire (Center)
* Pays-de-la-Loire (West-Center)
* Brittany (North-West)
* Île-de-France (Center, region of Paris)
* Lower Normandy and Higher Normandy which have merged into Normandy (North-Center)
* Champagne-Ardenne, Lorraine and Alsace which have merged into Grand Est (North-East)
* Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy which have merged into Hauts-de-France (North)

== Overseas 'départements' ==
There are actually 6 overseas 'départements', 4 in America and 2 in Africa. Their particularity is that they are both regions and 'départements'. They have more autonomy than the 'départements' of the Metropolitan France but lesser than the French overseas territories. They are :

=== America ===
* Guadeloupe : An island between Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, and next to Martinique.

* Martinique : An island between Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, and next to Guadeloupe.

* Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon : A very small land near Atlantic Ocean and Québec Province in Canada.
* French Guyana : The biggest French 'département', where the European Lancement Rocket Base is located. It makes France have common borders with Brazil and Surinam.

=== Africa ===
* Réunion : A volcanic island, the most populated of French overseas 'départements', with around 1M inhabitants, located next to Madagascar and Mayotte.
* Mayotte : A small island located next to Madagascar and La Réunion.

== Overseas territories ==
There are many French overseas territories, located all over the world. They are :
* Saint-Barthélémy and Saint-Martin, two islands next to Caribbean Sea. Saint-Martin is split into 2 countries : the North belongs to France and the South to the Netherlands.
* Clipperton, an uninhabited island, 4000km far from the nearest inhabited place, in Pacific Ocean. It expands the French EEZ.
* French Polynesia, in the Pacific Ocean, is the hugest French archipelago including hundreds of islands. It has its own government but belongs to France. The main island is Tahiti.
* Wallis and Futuna, 2 small islands located in the Pacific Ocean.
* New Caledonia, a big island next to Vanuatu and Australia. A referendum for independance has been voted in 2017, but people mostly said 'no'.

=== TAAF ===
The 'Terres australes et antarctiques françaises' (French Austral and Antarctic Territories) are 5 lands, islands or archipelagos next to Indian Ocean, inhabited by a total of 140 people, but giving to France an EEZ of 2,7M square kilometres. They are :
* Crozet Archipelago (18 inhabitants) is an island next to Antarctica.
* Terre Adélie is a territory in Antarctica which is almost as big as Metropolitan France, and on which are living around scientists.
* Kerguelen Islands are inhabited by around 50 people and are located next to Antarctica.
* Saint-Paul and the New-Amsterdam are 2 islands in the Indian Ocean inhabited by around 30 people.
* 'Les îles Éparses' are 5 uninhabited islands between Mozambique and Madagascar.

Language/French/Culture/French-territories

2019-11-09T15:53:00Z

Emileee: /* Overseas territories */

== Introduction ==
France is not just France. There are also many oversea regions, covering 5 continents and tens of time zones. You probably don't know them, but, even these regions are quite autonomous, they are entirely part of France.

== Metropolitan France ==
Metropolitan France is ''de facto'' including 96 '

départements' and 22 regions, but officially 13 since 2016 that not many people consider. The 22 regions are :
* Aquitaine, Poitou-Charentes, Limousin which have merged into Nouvelle-Aquitaine (South-West)
* Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées which have merged into Occitanie (South-Center)
* Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur (South-East)
* Auvergne, Rhône-Alpes which merged into Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (East-Center)
* Corsica (Extreme South-East, the only region which is an island)
* Burgundy, Franche-Comté which merged into Burgundy-Franche-Comté (East-Center)
* Centre, renamed into Centre-Val-de-Loire (Center)
* Pays-de-la-Loire (West-Center)
* Brittany (North-West)
* Île-de-France (Center, region of Paris)
* Lower Normandy and Higher Normandy which have merged into Normandy (North-Center)
* Champagne-Ardenne, Lorraine and Alsace which have merged into Grand Est (North-East)
* Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy which have merged into Hauts-de-France (North)

== Overseas 'départements' ==
There are actually 6 overseas 'départements', 4 in America and 2 in Africa. Their particularity is that they are both regions and 'départements'. They have more autonomy than the 'départements' of the Metropolitan France but lesser than the French overseas territories. They are :

=== America ===
* Guadeloupe : An island between Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, and next to Martinique.

* Martinique : An island between Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, and next to Guadeloupe.

* Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon : A very small land near Atlantic Ocean and Québec Province in Canada.
* French Guyana : The biggest French 'département', where the European Lancement Rocket Base is located. It makes France have common borders with Brazil and Surinam.

=== Africa ===
* Réunion : A volcanic island, the most populated of French overseas 'départements', with around 1M inhabitants, located next to Madagascar and Mayotte.
* Mayotte : A small island located next to Madagascar and La Réunion.

== Overseas territories ==
There are many French overseas territories, located all over the world. They are :
* Saint-Barthélémy and Saint-Martin, two islands next to Caribbean Sea. Saint-Martin is split into 2 countries : the North belongs to France and the South to the Netherlands.
* Clipperton, an uninhabited island, 4000km far from the nearest inhabited place, in Pacific Ocean. It expands the French EEZ.
* French Polynesia, in the Pacific Ocean, is the hugest French archipelago including hundreds of islands. It has its own government but belongs to France. The main island is Tahiti.
* Wallis and Futuna, 2 small islands located in the Pacific Ocean.
* New Caledonia, a big island next to Vanuatu and Australia. A referendum for indépendance has been voted in 2017, but people mostly said 'no'.

=== TAAF ===
The 'Terres australes et antarctiques françaises' (French Austral and Antarctic Territories) are 5 lands, islands or archipelagos next to Indian Ocean, inhabited by a total of 140 people, but giving to France an EEZ of 2,7M square kilometres. They are :
* Crozet Archipelago (18 inhabitants) is an island next to Antarctica.
* Terre Adélie is a territory in Antarctica which is almost as big as Metropolitan France, and on which are living around scientists.
* Kerguelen Islands are inhabited by around 50 people and are located next to Antarctica.
* Saint-Paul and the New-Amsterdam are 2 islands in the Indian Ocean inhabited by around 30 people.
* 'Les îles Éparses' are 5 uninhabited islands between Mozambique and Madagascar.

Language/French/Culture/French-territories

2019-11-09T15:51:54Z

Emileee: /* Overseas territories */Added 1 sentence

== Introduction ==
France is not just France. There are also many oversea regions, covering 5 continents and tens of time zones. You probably don't know them, but, even these regions are quite autonomous, they are entirely part of France.

== Metropolitan France ==
Metropolitan France is ''de facto'' including 96 '

départements' and 22 regions, but officially 13 since 2016 that not many people consider. The 22 regions are :
* Aquitaine, Poitou-Charentes, Limousin which have merged into Nouvelle-Aquitaine (South-West)
* Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées which have merged into Occitanie (South-Center)
* Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur (South-East)
* Auvergne, Rhône-Alpes which merged into Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (East-Center)
* Corsica (Extreme South-East, the only region which is an island)
* Burgundy, Franche-Comté which merged into Burgundy-Franche-Comté (East-Center)
* Centre, renamed into Centre-Val-de-Loire (Center)
* Pays-de-la-Loire (West-Center)
* Brittany (North-West)
* Île-de-France (Center, region of Paris)
* Lower Normandy and Higher Normandy which have merged into Normandy (North-Center)
* Champagne-Ardenne, Lorraine and Alsace which have merged into Grand Est (North-East)
* Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy which have merged into Hauts-de-France (North)

== Overseas 'départements' ==
There are actually 6 overseas 'départements', 4 in America and 2 in Africa. Their particularity is that they are both regions and 'départements'. They have more autonomy than the 'départements' of the Metropolitan France but lesser than the French overseas territories. They are :

=== America ===
* Guadeloupe : An island between Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, and next to Martinique.

* Martinique : An island between Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, and next to Guadeloupe.

* Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon : A very small land near Atlantic Ocean and Québec Province in Canada.
* French Guyana : The biggest French 'département', where the European Lancement Rocket Base is located. It makes France have common borders with Brazil and Surinam.

=== Africa ===
* Réunion : A volcanic island, the most populated of French overseas 'départements', with around 1M inhabitants, located next to Madagascar and Mayotte.
* Mayotte : A small island located next to Madagascar and La Réunion.

== Overseas territories ==
There are many French overseas territories, located all over the world. They are :
* Saint-Barthélémy and Saint-Martin, two islands next to Caribbean Sea. Saint-Martin is split : the North belongs to the Netherlands and the South to France.
* Clipperton, an uninhabited island, 4000km far from the nearest inhabited place, in Pacific Ocean. It expands the French EEZ.
* French Polynesia, in the Pacific Ocean, is the hugest French archipelago including hundreds of islands. It has its own government but belongs to France. The main island is Tahiti.
* Wallis and Futuna, 2 small islands located in the Pacific Ocean.
* New Caledonia, a big island next to Vanuatu and Australia. A referendum for indépendance has been voted in 2017, but people mostly said 'no'.

=== TAAF ===
The 'Terres australes et antarctiques françaises' (French Austral and Antarctic Territories) are 5 lands, islands or archipelagos next to Indian Ocean, inhabited by a total of 140 people, but giving to France an EEZ of 2,7M square kilometres. They are :
* Crozet Archipelago (18 inhabitants) is an island next to Antarctica.
* Terre Adélie is a territory in Antarctica which is almost as big as Metropolitan France, and on which are living around scientists.
* Kerguelen Islands are inhabited by around 50 people and are located next to Antarctica.
* Saint-Paul and the New-Amsterdam are 2 islands in the Indian Ocean inhabited by around 30 people.
* 'Les îles Éparses' are 5 uninhabited islands between Mozambique and Madagascar.

Language/French/Culture/French-territories

2019-11-08T19:43:04Z

Emileee:

== Introduction ==
France is not just France. There are also many oversea regions, covering 5 continents and tens of time zones. You probably don't know them, but, even these regions are quite autonomous, they are entirely part of France.

== Metropolitan France ==
Metropolitan France is ''de facto'' including 96 '

départements' and 22 regions, but officially 13 since 2016 that not many people consider. The 22 regions are :
* Aquitaine, Poitou-Charentes, Limousin which have merged into Nouvelle-Aquitaine (South-West)
* Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées which have merged into Occitanie (South-Center)
* Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur (South-East)
* Auvergne, Rhône-Alpes which merged into Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (East-Center)
* Corsica (Extreme South-East, the only region which is an island)
* Burgundy, Franche-Comté which merged into Burgundy-Franche-Comté (East-Center)
* Centre, renamed into Centre-Val-de-Loire (Center)
* Pays-de-la-Loire (West-Center)
* Brittany (North-West)
* Île-de-France (Center, region of Paris)
* Lower Normandy and Higher Normandy which have merged into Normandy (North-Center)
* Champagne-Ardenne, Lorraine and Alsace which have merged into Grand Est (North-East)
* Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy which have merged into Hauts-de-France (North)

== Overseas 'départements' ==
There are actually 6 overseas 'départements', 4 in America and 2 in Africa. Their particularity is that they are both regions and 'départements'. They have more autonomy than the 'départements' of the Metropolitan France but lesser than the French overseas territories. They are :

=== America ===
* Guadeloupe : An island between Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, and next to Martinique.

* Martinique : An island between Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, and next to Guadeloupe.

* Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon : A very small land near Atlantic Ocean and Québec Province in Canada.
* French Guyana : The biggest French 'département', where the European Lancement Rocket Base is located. It makes France have common borders with Brazil and Surinam.

=== Africa ===
* Réunion : A volcanic island, the most populated of French overseas 'départements', with around 1M inhabitants, located next to Madagascar and Mayotte.
* Mayotte : A small island located next to Madagascar and La Réunion.

== Overseas territories ==
There are many French overseas territories, located all over the world. They are :
* Saint-Barthélémy and Saint-Martin, two islands next to Caribbean Sea.
* Clipperton, an uninhabited island, 4000km far from the nearest inhabited place, in Pacific Ocean. It expands the French EEZ.
* French Polynesia, in the Pacific Ocean, is the hugest French archipelago including hundreds of islands. It has its own government but belongs to France. The main island is Tahiti.
* Wallis and Futuna, 2 small islands located in the Pacific Ocean.
* New Caledonia, a big island next to Vanuatu and Australia. A referendum for indépendance has been voted in 2017, but people mostly said 'no'.

=== TAAF ===
The 'Terres australes et antarctiques françaises' (French Austral and Antarctic Territories) are 5 lands, islands or archipelagos next to Indian Ocean, inhabited by a total of 140 people, but giving to France an EEZ of 2,7M square kilometres. They are :
* Crozet Archipelago (18 inhabitants) is an island next to Antarctica.
* Terre Adélie is a territory in Antarctica which is almost as big as Metropolitan France, and on which are living around scientists.
* Kerguelen Islands are inhabited by around 50 people and are located next to Antarctica.
* Saint-Paul and the New-Amsterdam are 2 islands in the Indian Ocean inhabited by around 30 people.
* 'Les îles Éparses' are 5 uninhabited islands between Mozambique and Madagascar.

Language/French/Culture/French-territories

2019-11-08T19:41:33Z

Emileee: I ended the article

== Introduction ==
France is not just France. There are also many oversea regions, covering 5 continents and tens of time zones. You probably don't know them, but, even these regions are quite autonomous, they are entirely part of France.

== Metropolitan France ==
Metropolitan France is ''de facto'' including 96 '

départements' and 22 regions, but officially 13 since 2016 that not many people consider. The 22 regions are :
* Aquitaine, Poitou-Charentes, Limousin which have merged into Nouvelle-Aquitaine (South-West)
* Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées which have merged into Occitanie (South-Center)
* Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur (South-East)
* Auvergne, Rhône-Alpes which merged into Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (East-Center)
* Corsica (Extreme South-East, the only region which is an island)
* Burgundy, Franche-Comté which merged into Burgundy-Franche-Comté (East-Center)
* Centre, renamed into Centre-Val-de-Loire (Center)
* Pays-de-la-Loire (West-Center)
* Brittany (North-West)
* Île-de-France (Center, region of Paris)
* Lower Normandy and Higher Normandy which have merged into Normandy (North-Center)
* Champagne-Ardenne, Lorraine and Alsace which have merged into Grand Est (North-East)
* Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy which have merged into Hauts-de-France (North)

== Overseas 'départements' ==
There are actually 5 overseas 'départements', 4 in America and 2 in Africa. Their particularity is that they are both regions and 'départements'. They have more autonomy than the 'départements' of the Metropolitan France but lesser than the French overseas territories. They are :

=== America ===
* Guadeloupe : An island between Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, and next to Martinique.

* Martinique : An island between Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, and next to Guadeloupe.

* Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon : A very small land near Atlantic Ocean and Québec Province in Canada.
* French Guyana : The biggest French 'département', where the European Lancement Rocket Base is located. It makes France have common borders with Brazil and Surinam.

=== Africa ===
* Réunion : A volcanic island, the most populated of French overseas 'départements', with around 1M inhabitants, located next to Madagascar and Mayotte.
* Mayotte : A small island located next to Madagascar and La Réunion.

== Overseas territories ==
There are many French overseas territories, located all over the world. They are :
* Saint-Barthélémy and Saint-Martin, two islands next to Caribbean Sea.
* Clipperton, an uninhabited island, 4000km far from the nearest inhabited place, in Pacific Ocean. It expands the French EEZ.
* French Polynesia, in the Pacific Ocean, is the hugest French archipelago including hundreds of islands. It has its own government but belongs to France. The main island is Tahiti.
* Wallis and Futuna, 2 small islands located in the Pacific Ocean.
* New Caledonia, a big island next to Vanuatu and Australia. A referendum for indépendance has been voted in 2017, but people mostly said 'no'.

=== TAAF ===
The 'Terres australes et antarctiques françaises' (French Austral and Antarctic Territories) are 5 lands, islands or archipelagos next to Indian Ocean, inhabited by a total of 140 people, but giving to France an EEZ of 2,7M square kilometres. They are :
* Crozet Archipelago (18 inhabitants) is an island next to Antarctica.
* Terre Adélie is a territory in Antarctica which is almost as big as Metropolitan France, and on which are living around scientists.
* Kerguelen Islands are inhabited by around 50 people and are located next to Antarctica.
* Saint-Paul and the New-Amsterdam are 2 islands in the Indian Ocean inhabited by around 30 people.
* 'Les îles Éparses' are 5 uninhabited islands between Mozambique and Madagascar.

Language/French/Culture/French-territories

2019-11-08T19:18:05Z

Emileee: Not finished but too big and I can't take the risk to lose my text

Language/French/Culture/Les-clichés

2019-10-03T19:09:21Z

Emileee:

If "cliché" is a French word, it's probably because the French are loooving to judge each other.

== Definition ==
A cliché is an idea of something thunk by a lot of people about something they never have seen (or heard or smelt or touched or ate...), generally wrong.

== Some countries seen by many French ==
<nowiki>*</nowiki>''United States'' : Probably the country seen the most negatively by the French. The American are seen as fat, dumb and too rich people (which is not really appreciated in France).

<nowiki>*</nowiki>''United Kingdom'' : The French think that English people are living in the whole country. So the clichés are about them. They are seen as snobs, weird and people who don't know how to cook. Irish (they're independant, but not for all French) and Scottish are always drunk and know how to animate parties.

<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Japan'' : The Japanese are quite appreciated by the French, for their culture, but those latters think that they're Chinese (like all Asians).

<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Germany'' : They are seen as always eating sausages and bretzels (which is not totally wrong, I lived 2 months in Bavaria and it was it), drinking too much (not so wrong too) and speaking a weird language (on that point I'm disagreeing).

<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Italia'' : They are sexist, racist, mafiosi and men are attractive.

<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Spain'' : The inhabitants of Spain are seen as living in amazing villas near the beach, always eating paella, going to bed very late and men are attractive too.

That's all for the moment !

Hope you'll look "more French" right now !

Language/French/Culture/Les-clichés

2019-10-03T19:08:16Z

Emileee:

If "cliché" is a French word, it's probably because the French are loooving to judge each other.

== Definition ==
A cliché is an idea of something thunk by a lot of people about something they never have seen (or heard or smelt or touched or ate...), generally wrong.

== Some countries seen by many French ==
<nowiki>*</nowiki>''United States'' : Probably the country seen the most negatively by the French. The American are seen as fat, dumb and too rich people (which is not really appreciated in France).

<nowiki>*</nowiki>''United Kingdom'' : The French think that English people are living in the whole country. So the clichés are about them. They are seen as snobs, weird and people who don't know how to cook. Irish (they're independant, but nt for all French) and Scottish are always drunk and know how to animate parties.

<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Japan'' : The Japanese are quite appreciated by the French, for their culture, but those latters think that they're Chinese (like all Asians).

<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Germany'' : They are seen as always eating sausages and bretzels (which is not totally wrong, I lived 2 months in Bavaria and it was it), drinking too much (not so wrong too) and speaking a weird language (on that point I'm disagreeing).

<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Italia'' : They are sexist, racist, mafiosi and men are attractive.

<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Spain'' : The inhabitants of Spain are seen as living in amazing villas near the beach, always eating paella, going to bed very late and men are attractive too.

That's all for the moment !

Hope you'll look "more French" right now !

Language/French/Culture/Les-clichés

2019-10-03T19:07:04Z

Emileee: I wrote a page on clichés of other countries seen by many French.

If "cliché" is a French word, it's probably because the French are loooving to judge each other.

== Définition ==
A cliché is an idea of something thunk by a lot of people about something they never have seen (or heard or smelt or touched or ate...), generally wrong.

== Some countries seen by many French ==
<nowiki>*</nowiki>''United States'' : Probably the country seen the most negatively by the French. The American are seen as fat, dumb and too rich people (which is not really appreciated in France).

<nowiki>*</nowiki>''United Kingdom'' : The French think that English people are living in the whole country. So the clichés are about them. They are seen as snobs, weird and people who don't know how to cook. Irish (they're independant, but nt for all French) and Scottish are always drunk and know how to animate parties.

<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Japan'' : The Japanese are quite appreciated by the French, for their culture, but those latters think that they're Chinese (like all Asians).

<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Germany'' : They are seen as always eating sausages and bretzels (which is not totally wrong, I lived 2 months in Bavaria and it was it), drinking too much (not so wrong too) and speaking a weird language (on that point I'm disagreeing).

<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Italia'' : They are sexist, racist, mafiosi and men are attractive.

<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Spain'' : The inhabitants of Spain are seen as living in amazing villas near the beach, always eating paella, going to bed very late and men are attractive too.

That's all for the moment !

Hope you'll look "more French" right now !

Language/French/Vocabulary/Express-Surprise

2019-09-28T14:10:51Z

Emileee: /* Merde ! */

[[File:exprimer-la-surprise-en-français.png]]

Bonjour à toutes et à tous,

In this lesson, you will learn how French like to express their '''feelings of suprise'''.

When something unusual happens, French have their own casual and fun expressions.

Good learning!

==Popular Expressions ==
===Oh la la !===
*Meaning: Oh my God!, Oh dear!, wow!

It is an interjection meaning surprise, admiration.

Examples of use:

*''Oh la la ! il est déjà 20h30, je vais rater mon train !''
<blockquote>Oh dear ! It's already 8:30 pm, I'll miss my train!</blockquote>
*''Oh la la ! mais qu'est-ce qui t'es arrivé ?''
<blockquote>Oh dear ! But what happened to you?</blockquote>
*''Oh la la ! qu'est-ce qu'il fait chaud ici !''
<blockquote>Oh dear ! It's so hot here!</blockquote>

===Ça, alors !===
*Meaning: My goodness!, good grief!
This exclamation can express a whole range of reactions, from delight to surprise to indignation.
* Examples:
''Ça alors ! Je n'aurais jamais imaginé cela !''<blockquote>My goodness! I'd never have imagined that.</blockquote>

===Whaou !===
*Meaning: Wow!
*Example: Whaou, tu as vu ce qu'il est capable de faire ?
<blockquote>Wow, have you seen what he can do?</blockquote>

===C'est pas possible !===
*Meaning: I can't believe this!

The correct spelling would be: "C'''E''' '''N''''est pas possible" but French often omit the "N'/NE" in the spoken language for negative sentences.

===Je n'y crois pas ! / J'y crois pas===
*Meaning: I can't believe it!
Note : "J'y crois pas" is more familiar than "Je n'y crois pas".
*Example: Je n'y crois pas, elle a osé!
<blockquote>I can't believe this, she dared to do that!</blockquote>

===C'est magnifique !===
*Meaning: Magnificent!
*Example: Je rentre de l'exposition: C'est vraiment magnifique !
<blockquote>I come back from the exhibition: It's really beautiful!</blockquote>

===Génial !===
*Meaning: Great!
This adjective which means super, great, something which is brilliant & fantastic according to you.

===Impressionnant !===
*Meaning: Awesome!

* Example: Wahou ! C'est impressionnant, très beau travail !

===Incroyable !===
*Meaning: Amazing!
*Example: Incroyable, il l'a fait !
<blockquote>Amazing, he did it!</blockquote>

===Mon Dieu !===
*Meaning: Oh my God!
It's similar to the English locution "OH MY GOD" or "oh my gosh".
* Example: Mon dieu, ce n'est pas possible !
<blockquote>Oh my God, it's not possible!</blockquote>

===Quel malheur !===
*Meaning: What a disgrace!
*Example: Tu as vu l'article dans le journal? Quel malheur !
<blockquote>Did you see the article in the newspaper? What a disgrace!</blockquote>

===Comme c’est beau !===
*Meaning: How beautiful! / it's beautiful
*Example: Tu as vu ce qu'ils ont fait? Comme c'est beau !
<blockquote>Did you see what they did? It's beautiful!</blockquote>

===Quel travail !===
*Meaning: What work!
*Example: Quel travail ! Il a nettoyé toute la maison
<blockquote>What work! He has cleaned the whole house</blockquote>

===Quelle chance !===
*Meaning: What a Luck!

*Example: Quelle chance ! tu as décroché le poste
<blockquote>How lucky you are! You got the job</blockquote>

===Quoi ?===
*Meaning: What?
*Example: Quoi ? Il a fait ça?
<blockquote>What? He did that?</blockquote>

===C'est pas vrai !===
*Meaning: No way!

===N'importe quoi !===
*Meaning: "Nonsense!" (US) or "Rubbish!" (UK)

*Example: Il a osé faire ça ? N'importe quoi !
<blockquote>He dared to do that? Nonsense!</blockquote>

===Je n’en crois pas mes yeux !===
*Meaning: I can’t believe my eyes!

===Trop bien !===
*Meaning: Awesome!
===Oh la vache !===
*Meaning: holy cow, Wow, Good heavens!
Use "oh la vache!", or simply "la vache!", to express surprise or admiration.

===Mince alors ! / zut alors ! ===
*Meaning: Ah, heck!
Surprise with a certain degree of disappointment.

==Slang Expressions==
===Putain !===

*Meaning: f**k!
Among young French people, "putain" is so common, it may even be used as often as the word "oui". Its nearest equivalent in English is probably “f**k!”.

It can be used to express anger, but can also be used to describe something amazing :
*Example: Wahou ! c'est un putain d’artiste!
<blockquote>it's a f****ing artist</blockquote>

===Merde !===
*Meaning: s**t!
It has the same meaning as "Putain !".

A combination of the two words and often used as in "Putain, merde !".

*Example: Putain, merde ! C'est pas possible
<blockquote>f**k! I can't believe this!</blockquote>

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Language/French/Vocabulary/Express-Surprise

2019-09-28T14:08:49Z

Emileee: /* Comme c’est beau ! */

[[File:exprimer-la-surprise-en-français.png]]

Bonjour à toutes et à tous,

In this lesson, you will learn how French like to express their '''feelings of suprise'''.

When something unusual happens, French have their own casual and fun expressions.

Good learning!

==Popular Expressions ==
===Oh la la !===
*Meaning: Oh my God!, Oh dear!, wow!

It is an interjection meaning surprise, admiration.

Examples of use:

*''Oh la la ! il est déjà 20h30, je vais rater mon train !''
<blockquote>Oh dear ! It's already 8:30 pm, I'll miss my train!</blockquote>
*''Oh la la ! mais qu'est-ce qui t'es arrivé ?''
<blockquote>Oh dear ! But what happened to you?</blockquote>
*''Oh la la ! qu'est-ce qu'il fait chaud ici !''
<blockquote>Oh dear ! It's so hot here!</blockquote>

===Ça, alors !===
*Meaning: My goodness!, good grief!
This exclamation can express a whole range of reactions, from delight to surprise to indignation.
* Examples:
''Ça alors ! Je n'aurais jamais imaginé cela !''<blockquote>My goodness! I'd never have imagined that.</blockquote>

===Whaou !===
*Meaning: Wow!
*Example: Whaou, tu as vu ce qu'il est capable de faire ?
<blockquote>Wow, have you seen what he can do?</blockquote>

===C'est pas possible !===
*Meaning: I can't believe this!

The correct spelling would be: "C'''E''' '''N''''est pas possible" but French often omit the "N'/NE" in the spoken language for negative sentences.

===Je n'y crois pas ! / J'y crois pas===
*Meaning: I can't believe it!
Note : "J'y crois pas" is more familiar than "Je n'y crois pas".
*Example: Je n'y crois pas, elle a osé!
<blockquote>I can't believe this, she dared to do that!</blockquote>

===C'est magnifique !===
*Meaning: Magnificent!
*Example: Je rentre de l'exposition: C'est vraiment magnifique !
<blockquote>I come back from the exhibition: It's really beautiful!</blockquote>

===Génial !===
*Meaning: Great!
This adjective which means super, great, something which is brilliant & fantastic according to you.

===Impressionnant !===
*Meaning: Awesome!

* Example: Wahou ! C'est impressionnant, très beau travail !

===Incroyable !===
*Meaning: Amazing!
*Example: Incroyable, il l'a fait !
<blockquote>Amazing, he did it!</blockquote>

===Mon Dieu !===
*Meaning: Oh my God!
It's similar to the English locution "OH MY GOD" or "oh my gosh".
* Example: Mon dieu, ce n'est pas possible !
<blockquote>Oh my God, it's not possible!</blockquote>

===Quel malheur !===
*Meaning: What a disgrace!
*Example: Tu as vu l'article dans le journal? Quel malheur !
<blockquote>Did you see the article in the newspaper? What a disgrace!</blockquote>

===Comme c’est beau !===
*Meaning: How beautiful! / it's beautiful
*Example: Tu as vu ce qu'ils ont fait? Comme c'est beau !
<blockquote>Did you see what they did? It's beautiful!</blockquote>

===Quel travail !===
*Meaning: What work!
*Example: Quel travail ! Il a nettoyé toute la maison
<blockquote>What work! He has cleaned the whole house</blockquote>

===Quelle chance !===
*Meaning: What a Luck!

*Example: Quelle chance ! tu as décroché le poste
<blockquote>How lucky you are! You got the job</blockquote>

===Quoi ?===
*Meaning: What?
*Example: Quoi ? Il a fait ça?
<blockquote>What? He did that?</blockquote>

===C'est pas vrai !===
*Meaning: No way!

===N'importe quoi !===
*Meaning: "Nonsense!" (US) or "Rubbish!" (UK)

*Example: Il a osé faire ça ? N'importe quoi !
<blockquote>He dared to do that? Nonsense!</blockquote>

===Je n’en crois pas mes yeux !===
*Meaning: I can’t believe my eyes!

===Trop bien !===
*Meaning: Awesome!
===Oh la vache !===
*Meaning: holy cow, Wow, Good heavens!
Use "oh la vache!", or simply "la vache!", to express surprise or admiration.

===Mince alors ! / zut alors ! ===
*Meaning: Ah, heck!
Surprise with a certain degree of disappointment.

==Slang Expressions==
===Putain !===

*Meaning: f**k!
Among young French people, "putain" is so common, it may even be used as often as the word "oui". Its nearest equivalent in English is probably “f**k!”.

It can be used to express anger, but can also be used to describe something amazing :
*Example: Wahou ! c'est un putain d’artiste!
<blockquote>it's a f****ing artist</blockquote>

===Merde !===
*Meaning: f**k!
It has the same meaning as "Putain !".

A combination of the two words and often used as in "Putain, merde !".

*Example: Putain, merde ! C'est pas possible
<blockquote>f**k! I can't believe this!</blockquote>

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Language/French/Vocabulary/Countries-and-Continents

2019-09-27T21:37:26Z

Emileee: Added content

Hi !
In that lesson, you'll learn some countries' and continents' translations into French, and their prounounciation.

Asia : L'Asie. [Lazi]
Africa : L'Afrique. [Lafrik]
America : L'Amérique. [Lamerik]
Antarctica : L'Antarctique. [Lãtarktik]
Europe : L'Europe. [Lörop]
Oceania : L'Océanie. [Losseani]

France : La France. [La frãss]
Russia : La Russie. [La rüssi]
China : La Chine. [La shin]
Canada : Le Canada. [Lö kanada]
United States (of America) : Les États-Unis (d'Amérique). [Le z'etazüni (damerik)]
Brazil : Le Brésil. [Lö brezil]
Germany : L'Allemagne. [Lal'mañ]
Italia : L'Italie. [Litali]
Spain : L'Espagne. [Läspañ]
Portugal : Le Portugal. [Lö portügal]
Ireland : L'Irlande. [Lirlãd]
United Kingdom : Le Royaume-Uni. [Lö rwajomüni]
Belgium : La Belgique. [La belʒik]
Poland : La Pologne. [La polɔñ]
Australia : L'Australie. [Lostrali]
Austria : L'Autriche. [Lotrish]
New Zealand : Nouvelle-Zélande. [Nuvelzälãd]
India : L'Inde. [Lind]
South Africa : L'Afrique du Sud. [Lafrik'dussüd]
Uruguay : L'Uruguay. [Lürügwe]
Japan : Le Japon. [Lö ʒapõ]
South Korea : La Corée du Sud. [La koredüssüd]

I hope you learned something !

= French-English Vocabulary lists : =

= "Les Pays 1 " / "The Countries 1 " =

- France / France

- Angleterre / England

- Allemagne / Germany

- Belgique / Belgium

- Suisse / Switzerland

- Irlande / Ireland

- Espagne / Spain

- Italie / Italy

- Portugal / Portugal

- Pays-Bas / Netherlands

- Danemark / Denmark

Language/French/Pronunciation/Accents

2019-09-27T21:05:01Z

Emileee: /* 5 accent marks */

[[File:french-accents-les-accents-français.png|thumb|none]]
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<translate>


Knowing the right French accents (les accents français) is essential for proper spelling in French.


Accent marks in French change the pronunciation and meaning of the word.


In this lesson, we will explain how to use French accents.


The French uses many accents, and their prounounciation is quite particular.
Here's the list of the accents used in French :

â : [a]. Examples : château, gâteau.
à : [a]. Examples : Je vais à l'école, déjà.
ç : [ss]. Used to make the "[ss]" sound before "a", "o" and "u". "ce", "ci" and "cy" are already sounding "[ssi]" without any accent (called "cédille" [sedi:]). Examples : ça, garçon.
é : [e]. Examples : chéri, j'ai mangé.
è, ê : [ä]. Examples : fête, tête, Grèce.
ë : [ø]. This letter, used as the female mark of adjectives finishing with an [-u] as an exception. Example : ciguë, exigu (male) --> exiguë (female), contigu (male) --> contiguë (female). The two forms have the same pronounciation ("[ägzigü]").
î : [i]. Examples : île, aîné, gîte.
ï : [i/j]. The pronounciation can be different for different words. Examples : naïf, laïc.
ô : [o]. Used to make a word sound [o] instead of [ɔ]. Examples : tôt, rôti.
œ : [ə]. Examples : œuf, sœur, cœur.
û : [ü]. Examples : dû, mûre, goût.
ü : [ɔ]/[Pronounciation of the original word in the source language]. Letter coming from other languages, except one word. Examples : capharnaüm.
ÿ : [j]. Letter used in some town names. Examples : L'Haÿ-les-Roses.

==5 accent marks == 


There are four French accents for vowels and one for a consonant, the letter "c".


The letter "é" is not pronounced the same as the letter "è". If you are able to hear the difference, you'll also know how to spell a word.


Here is the chart of French accent marks :

{| class="wikitable"

!|
'''Writing'''

!|
'''Name'''

! |
'''Example'''
!Pronunciation
|-
|
é

|
Accent aigu (acute accent)

|
'''é'''tudiant (student)
| <player>French-accent-aigu.mp3</player>
|-
|
à, è, ù

|
Accent grave (grave accent)

|
o'''ù''' (where), apr'''è'''s (after), J'habite '''à''' Paris (I live in Paris)
| <player>French-accent-grave.mp3</player>
|-
|
â, ê, î, ô,û

|
Accent circonflexe (accent circumflex)

|
for'''ê'''t (forest), pl'''â'''tre (plaster), '''î'''le (island), t'''ô'''t (early), ao'''û'''t (August)
| <player>French-accent-circonflexe.mp3</player>
|-
|
ë, ï,ü

|
Accent tréma (Diaeresis)

|
No'''ë'''l (Christmas), na'''ï'''ve (naïve), aigu'''ë''(acute)
| <player>French-accent-trema.mp3</player>
|-
|
ç

|
Cedille (cedilla)

|
gar'''ç'''on (boy)
| <player>French-accent-cedille.mp3</player>
|}
===Accent aigu (acute accent)=== 


The acute accent is very frequent and can only be used with the letter "e".


Here are some useful words using the "é":


*'''é'''crire (to write) : J'aime écrire des lettres = I like writing letters
*'''é'''t'''é''' (summer) : Cet été j'irai à la plage = This summer I will go to the beach
*'''é'''cole (school) : Son école n'est pas loin d'ici = His school is not far from here

===L'accent grave (grave accent)=== 
The grave accent is only used with vowels "a", "e", and "u" like in:


*Apr'''è'''s (after) : Après vous, je vous en prie = After you, please
*O'''ù''' (where) : Où habites tu ? = Where do you live?
*'''À''' (to) : Je suis allé à Paris = I have been to Paris

===L'accent circonflexe (accent circumflex)=== 
The accent circumflex appear over any vowel and means that an S used to be in the word after the vowel.


*For'''ê'''t (forest) : J'aime marcher dans la forêt = I like to walk in the forest
*H'''ô'''pital (hospital) : Je dois aller à l'hôpital = I must go to the hospital
*S'il vous pla'''î'''t (please) : S'il vous plaît, pourriez-vous m'aider = Could you please help me?
*Emb'''û'''che (pitfall) : Ce parcours est semé d'embûches = This route is filled with pitfalls.
*Dég'''â'''ts (damage) : L'ouragan a fait d'énormes dégâts = The hurricane caused a lot of damage.

===Le tréma (the Diaeresis)=== 
The umlaut appears only over the vowels "e", "i" and "u".


You have to pronounce each vowel separately when you see this accent.


Words using the accent tréma include:


*No'''ë'''l (Christmas) : Je serai à Paris pour Noël = I will be in Paris for Christmas
*Na'''ï'''ve (naïve) : Elle a l'air naïve = She looks naïve.
*Capharna'''ü'''m (mess). C'est un vrai capharnaüm ici = It's a real mess here

===La cédille (cedilla)=== 
The cedilla is also only found under the letter "c".


It changes a hard C sound (like K) into a soft C sound (like S).


Examples:


*fran'''ç'''ais (French): Apprendre le français = Learn French
*'''ç'''a (this) : ça me semble difficile = It looks hard

==Pronunciation== 


The videos below will help you identify sounds of accents on the E letter :


<youtube> 8DRz9gpBb5g</youtube>


<youtube> 6L3opwbpVxk</youtube>

==Type French accent marks on your computer== 
How can you type the French accents if you don't have a French keyboard?


<youtube> hZ_2OFZFt0E</youtube>


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Language/French/Pronunciation/Accents

2019-09-27T21:03:42Z

Emileee:

[[File:french-accents-les-accents-français.png|thumb|none]]
<languages/>
<translate>


Knowing the right French accents (les accents français) is essential for proper spelling in French.


Accent marks in French change the pronunciation and meaning of the word.


In this lesson, we will explain how to use French accents.


The French uses many accents, and their prounounciation is quite particular.
Here's the list of the accents used in French :

â : [a]. Examples : château, gâteau.
à : [a]. Examples : Je vais à l'école, déjà.
ç : [ss]. Used to make the "[ss]" sound before "a", "o" and "u". "ce", "ci" and "cy" are already sounding "[ssi]" without any accent (called "cédille" [sedi:]). Examples : ça, garçon.
é : [e]. Examples : chéri, j'ai mangé.
è, ê : [ä]. Examples : fête, tête, Grèce.
ë : [ø]. This letter, used as the female mark of adjectives finishing with an [-u] as an exception. Example : ciguë, exigu (male) --> exiguë (female), contigu (male) --> contiguë (female). The two forms have the same pronounciation ("[ägzigü]").
î : [i]. Examples : île, aîné, gîte.
ï : [i/j]. The pronounciation can be different for different words. Examples : naïf, laïc.
ô : [o]. Used to make a word sound [o] instead of [ɔ]. Examples : tôt, rôti.
œ : [ə]. Examples : œuf, sœur, cœur.
û : [ü]. Examples : dû, mûre, goût.
ü : [ɔ]/[Pronounciation of the original word in the source language]. Letter coming from other languages, except one word. Examples : capharnaüm.
ÿ : [j]. Letter used in some town names. Examples : L'Haÿ-les-Roses.

==5 accent marks == 


There are four French accents for vowels and one for a consonant, the letter "c".


The letter "é" is not pronounced the same as the letter "è". If you are able to hear the difference, you'll also know how to spell a word.


Here is the chart of French accent marks :

{| class="wikitable"

!|
'''Writing'''

!|
'''Name'''

! |
'''Example'''
!Pronunciation
|-
|
é

|
Accent aigu (acute accent)

|
'''é'''tudiant (student)
| <player>French-accent-aigu.mp3</player>
|-
|
à, è, ù

|
Accent grave (grave accent)

|
o'''ù''' (where), apr'''è'''s (after), J'habite '''à''' Paris (I live in Paris)
| <player>French-accent-grave.mp3</player>
|-
|
â, ê, î, ô,û

|
Accent circonflexe (accent circumflex)

|
for'''ê'''t (forest), pl'''â'''tre (plaster), '''î'''le (island), t'''ô'''t (early), ao'''û'''t (August)
| <player>French-accent-circonflexe.mp3</player>
|-
|
ë, ï,ü

|
Accent tréma (Diaeresis)

|
No'''ë'''l (Christmas), na'''ï'''ve (naïve), aig'''ü'''e (acute)
| <player>French-accent-trema.mp3</player>
|-
|
ç

|
Cedille (cedilla)

|
gar'''ç'''on (boy)
| <player>French-accent-cedille.mp3</player>
|}
===Accent aigu (acute accent)=== 


The acute accent is very frequent and can only be used with the letter "e".


Here are some useful words using the "é":


*'''é'''crire (to write) : J'aime écrire des lettres = I like writing letters
*'''é'''t'''é''' (summer) : Cet été j'irai à la plage = This summer I will go to the beach
*'''é'''cole (school) : Son école n'est pas loin d'ici = His school is not far from here

===L'accent grave (grave accent)=== 
The grave accent is only used with vowels "a", "e", and "u" like in:


*Apr'''è'''s (after) : Après vous, je vous en prie = After you, please
*O'''ù''' (where) : Où habites tu ? = Where do you live?
*'''À''' (to) : Je suis allé à Paris = I have been to Paris

===L'accent circonflexe (accent circumflex)=== 
The accent circumflex appear over any vowel and means that an S used to be in the word after the vowel.


*For'''ê'''t (forest) : J'aime marcher dans la forêt = I like to walk in the forest
*H'''ô'''pital (hospital) : Je dois aller à l'hôpital = I must go to the hospital
*S'il vous pla'''î'''t (please) : S'il vous plaît, pourriez-vous m'aider = Could you please help me?
*Emb'''û'''che (pitfall) : Ce parcours est semé d'embûches = This route is filled with pitfalls.
*Dég'''â'''ts (damage) : L'ouragan a fait d'énormes dégâts = The hurricane caused a lot of damage.

===Le tréma (the Diaeresis)=== 
The umlaut appears only over the vowels "e", "i" and "u".


You have to pronounce each vowel separately when you see this accent.


Words using the accent tréma include:


*No'''ë'''l (Christmas) : Je serai à Paris pour Noël = I will be in Paris for Christmas
*Na'''ï'''ve (naïve) : Elle a l'air naïve = She looks naïve.
*Capharna'''ü'''m (mess). C'est un vrai capharnaüm ici = It's a real mess here

===La cédille (cedilla)=== 
The cedilla is also only found under the letter "c".


It changes a hard C sound (like K) into a soft C sound (like S).


Examples:


*fran'''ç'''ais (French): Apprendre le français = Learn French
*'''ç'''a (this) : ça me semble difficile = It looks hard

==Pronunciation== 


The videos below will help you identify sounds of accents on the E letter :


<youtube> 8DRz9gpBb5g</youtube>


<youtube> 6L3opwbpVxk</youtube>

==Type French accent marks on your computer== 
How can you type the French accents if you don't have a French keyboard?


<youtube> hZ_2OFZFt0E</youtube>


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Language/French/Pronunciation/Accents

2019-09-27T21:02:50Z

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Knowing the right French accents (les accents français) is essential for proper spelling in French.


Accent marks in French change the pronunciation and meaning of the word.


In this lesson, we will explain how to use French accents.


The French uses many accents, and their prounounciation is quite particular.
Here's the list of the accents used in French :

â : [a]. Examples : château, gâteau.
à : [a]. Examples : Je vais à l'école, déjà.
ç : [ss]. Used to make the "[ss]" sound before "a", "o" and "u". "ce", "ci" and "cy" are already sounding "[ssi]" without any accent (called "cédille" [sedi:]). Examples : ça, garçon.
é : [e]. Examples : chéri, j'ai mangé.
è, ê : [ä]. Examples : fête, tête, Grèce.
ë : [ø]. This letter, used as the female mark of adjectives finishing with an [-u] as an exception. Example : ciguë, exigu (male) --> exiguë (female), contigu (male) --> contiguë (female). The two forms have the same pronounciation ("[ägzigü]").
î : [i]. Examples : île, aîné, gîte.
ï : [i/j]. The pronounciation can be different for different words. Examples : naïf, laïc.
ô : [o]. Used to make a word sound [o] instead of [ɔ]. Examples : tôt, rôti.
œ : [ə]. Examples : œuf, sœur, cœur.
û : [ü]. Examples : dû, mûre, goût.
ü : [ɔ]/[Pronounciation of the original word in the source language]. Letter coming from other languages, except one word. Examples : capharnaüm.
ÿ : [j]. Letter used in some town names. Examples : L'Haÿ-les-Roses.

I hope you learned something !

==5 accent marks == 


There are four French accents for vowels and one for a consonant, the letter "c".


The letter "é" is not pronounced the same as the letter "è". If you are able to hear the difference, you'll also know how to spell a word.


Here is the chart of French accent marks :

{| class="wikitable"

!|
'''Writing'''

!|
'''Name'''

! |
'''Example'''
!Pronunciation
|-
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é

|
Accent aigu (acute accent)

|
'''é'''tudiant (student)
| <player>French-accent-aigu.mp3</player>
|-
|
à, è, ù

|
Accent grave (grave accent)

|
o'''ù''' (where), apr'''è'''s (after), J'habite '''à''' Paris (I live in Paris)
| <player>French-accent-grave.mp3</player>
|-
|
â, ê, î, ô,û

|
Accent circonflexe (accent circumflex)

|
for'''ê'''t (forest), pl'''â'''tre (plaster), '''î'''le (island), t'''ô'''t (early), ao'''û'''t (August)
| <player>French-accent-circonflexe.mp3</player>
|-
|
ë, ï,ü

|
Accent tréma (Diaeresis)

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No'''ë'''l (Christmas), na'''ï'''ve (naïve), aig'''ü'''e (acute)
| <player>French-accent-trema.mp3</player>
|-
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ç

|
Cedille (cedilla)

|
gar'''ç'''on (boy)
| <player>French-accent-cedille.mp3</player>
|}
===Accent aigu (acute accent)=== 


The acute accent is very frequent and can only be used with the letter "e".


Here are some useful words using the "é":


*'''é'''crire (to write) : J'aime écrire des lettres = I like writing letters
*'''é'''t'''é''' (summer) : Cet été j'irai à la plage = This summer I will go to the beach
*'''é'''cole (school) : Son école n'est pas loin d'ici = His school is not far from here

===L'accent grave (grave accent)=== 
The grave accent is only used with vowels "a", "e", and "u" like in:


*Apr'''è'''s (after) : Après vous, je vous en prie = After you, please
*O'''ù''' (where) : Où habites tu ? = Where do you live?
*'''À''' (to) : Je suis allé à Paris = I have been to Paris

===L'accent circonflexe (accent circumflex)=== 
The accent circumflex appear over any vowel and means that an S used to be in the word after the vowel.


*For'''ê'''t (forest) : J'aime marcher dans la forêt = I like to walk in the forest
*H'''ô'''pital (hospital) : Je dois aller à l'hôpital = I must go to the hospital
*S'il vous pla'''î'''t (please) : S'il vous plaît, pourriez-vous m'aider = Could you please help me?
*Emb'''û'''che (pitfall) : Ce parcours est semé d'embûches = This route is filled with pitfalls.
*Dég'''â'''ts (damage) : L'ouragan a fait d'énormes dégâts = The hurricane caused a lot of damage.

===Le tréma (the Diaeresis)=== 
The umlaut appears only over the vowels "e", "i" and "u".


You have to pronounce each vowel separately when you see this accent.


Words using the accent tréma include:


*No'''ë'''l (Christmas) : Je serai à Paris pour Noël = I will be in Paris for Christmas
*Na'''ï'''ve (naïve) : Elle a l'air naïve = She looks naïve.
*Capharna'''ü'''m (mess). C'est un vrai capharnaüm ici = It's a real mess here

===La cédille (cedilla)=== 
The cedilla is also only found under the letter "c".


It changes a hard C sound (like K) into a soft C sound (like S).


Examples:


*fran'''ç'''ais (French): Apprendre le français = Learn French
*'''ç'''a (this) : ça me semble difficile = It looks hard

==Pronunciation== 


The videos below will help you identify sounds of accents on the E letter :


<youtube> 8DRz9gpBb5g</youtube>


<youtube> 6L3opwbpVxk</youtube>

==Type French accent marks on your computer== 
How can you type the French accents if you don't have a French keyboard?


<youtube> hZ_2OFZFt0E</youtube>


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|description=Accent marks in French change the pronunciation and meaning of letters and words. This lesson will teach you all about French accents! Enjoy...
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Language/French/Vocabulary/Counting-and-Numbers

2019-09-27T18:31:37Z

Emileee:

Hey ! Here are written all numbers in French, from 0 to 100, with some explanations.

0-16 :
0 : zéro [zäro]
1 : un [in]
2 : deux [dö]
3 : trois [trwa]
4 : quatre [katr]
5 : cinq [sãk]
6 : six [siss]
7 : sept [set]
8 : huit [üit]
9 : neuf [nəf]
10 : dix [diss]
11 : onze [õz]
12 : douze [duz]
13 : treize [trez]
14 : quatorze [katorz]
15 : quinze [kinz]
16 : seize [sez]

16-100 (composed numbers, with a bit maths) :

17 : dix-sept [disset]
18 : dix-huit [dizüit]
19 : dix-neuf [diznəf]
20 : vingt [vã(t)] The pronounciation can be different following the regions.
21 : vingt-et-un [vintäin]
22 : vingt-deux [vintdö]
The construction is the same from now to 69.
30 : trente [trãt]
40 : quarante [karãt]
50 : cinquante [sinkãtnəf]
60 : soixante [swassãt]
70 : soixante-dix (France)/septante (Switzerland, Belgium) [swassãtdiss/septãt]
80 : quatre-vingts (France)/octante (Switzerland, Belgium) [katrövin/oktãt]
81 : quatre-vingt-un [katrövin-in]
90 : quatre-vingt-dix (France)/nonante (Switzerland, Belgium) [katrövindiss]
99 : quatre-vingt-dix-neuf [katrövindiznəf]
100 : cent [sã]

I hope you learned something.
Good luck to learn French !

Language/French/Vocabulary/Counting-and-Numbers

2019-09-27T18:31:14Z

Emileee:

Language/French/Vocabulary/Counting-and-Numbers

2019-09-27T18:30:41Z

Emileee: Added content

Hey ! Here are written all numbers in French, from 0 to 100, with some explanations.

0-16 :
0 : zéro [zäro]
1 : un [in]
2 : deux [dö]
3 : trois [trwa]
4 : quatre [katr]
5 : cinq [sãk]
6 : six [siss]
7 : sept [set]
8 : huit [üit]
9 : neuf [nəf]
10 : dix [diss]
11 : onze [õz]
12 : douze [duz]
13 : treize [trez]
14 : quatorze [katorz]
15 : quinze [kinz]
16 : seize [sez]

16-100 (composés numbers, with a bit maths) :

17 : dix-sept [disset]
18 : dix-huit [dizüit]
19 : dix-neuf [diznəf]
20 : vingt [vã(t)] The pronounciation can be different following the regions.
21 : vingt-et-un [vintäin]
22 : vingt-deux [vintdö]
The construction is the same from now to 69.
30 : trente [trãt]
40 : quarante [karãt]
50 : cinquante [sinkãtnəf]
60 : soixante [swassãt]
70 : soixante-dix (France)/septante (Switzerland, Belgium) [swassãtdiss/septãt]
80 : quatre-vingts (France)/octante (Switzerland, Belgium) [katrövin/oktãt]
81 : quatre-vingt-un [katrövin-in]
90 : quatre-vingt-dix (France)/nonante (Switzerland, Belgium) [katrövindiss]
99 : quatre-vingt-dix-neuf [katrövindiznəf]
100 : cent [sã]

I hope you learn something.
Good luck to learn French !