Hervé's French resources, links, tips and tricks by herve bongrain

Hervé's French resources, links, tips and tricks by herve bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources Students always come up to me with fantastic resources. In this space you can freely share them for everyone's benefit. Post interesting sites, tips, texts, links to French books (or books about French people) amusing facts, tourist tips. Anything! It's easy to post: no sign in or email, just double click anywhere. Just remember to leave your name and level. Thanks for sharing. en-us 2016-04-07 11:29:53 UTC 2026-02-23 16:39:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.storage.googleapis.com/portrait/brainstorm.jpg A site with the front pages of all the main French newspapers herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104558500
http://fr.w3streams.com/laune

From: Hervé-teacher]]> 2016-04-07 11:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104558500 An amusing collection of idiomatic expressions in French with English equivalents and translations. Speak like the locals! herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104560058

http://www.fluentu.com/french/blog/french-idioms/

http://www.omniglot.com/language/idioms/french.php

http://www.listenandlearnaustralia.com.au/blog/french-slang-terms-to-help-you-speak-like-a-local/

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:French_idioms

From: Hervé-Teacher]]> 2016-04-07 11:55:43 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104560058 5000 most common French words on Memrise.com herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104561786
http://www.memrise.com/course/131111/5000-most-common-french-words-2/

From Hervé-teacher

]]> 2016-04-07 12:04:56 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104561786 TIP: herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104562260
‘I am interested in this book’ - you need to switch it around “ce livre m’intéresse”, not “je m’intéresse à ce livre”

From Hervé-teacher]]> 2016-04-07 12:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104562260 Tip: herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104562935
Partir = (to leave) je pars, tu pars...

“Le départ” is the noun = the departure.
"~~Départir~~" (verb) and "~~le partir~~" (noun) DO NOT EXIST.
STOP USING THEM :)

From: Hervé-teacher

]]> 2016-04-07 12:10:30 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104562935 One of the best video resource out there herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104566592
TV5 is there to promote French language abroad. They have tons of video resources dedicated to learning French. Just pick your level and have a go!

http://apprendre.tv5monde.com/

From : Hervé-teacher

]]> 2016-04-07 12:26:02 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104566592 Tip: herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104568063
Be careful: “Interessant” means interesting and “interessé” means interested

From: Hervé-teacher

]]> 2016-04-07 12:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104568063 Lost in Translation: What the First Line of “The Stranger” Should Be- By the Newyorker herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104570181
Thanks Kerry (advance class) for showing me this article!

Interesting article, in English, about the famous first line of Albert Camus's book "l'étranger"
“Today, Maman died. Or yesterday maybe, I don’t know. I got a telegram from the home: “Mother deceased. Funeral tomorrow. Faithfully yours.” That doesn’t mean anything. Maybe it was yesterday.

The last line of the book is not without interest neither in my opinion.

"For everything to be consummated, for me to feel less alone, I had only to wish that there be a large crowd of spectators the day of my execution and that they greet me with cries of hate."

http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/lost-in-translation-what-the-first-line-of-the-stranger-should-be

From: Hervé-teacher

]]> 2016-04-07 12:40:56 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104570181 Tip: herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104576435
"Un placard" is a closet or a cupboard, it has nothing to do with a placard (une pancarte)

from: Hervé-teacher

]]> 2016-04-07 13:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104576435 Did you know there isn't any French Easter bunny? herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104578001
No Easter bunny in France. Instead we have little flying bells (with wings) dropping eggs everywhere

from: Hervé-teacher

]]> 2016-04-07 13:10:30 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104578001 The news in French, slow enough so I can understand it! https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104737370
Hi Herve, this is the site I talked about the other day

https://www.newsinslowfrench.com/?gclid=CL_24cCd_ssCFQwlvQodKwIFmQ

it's called news in slow french.

Rebeca (Bec)-intermediate 1]]> 2016-04-08 04:44:34 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104737370 YouTube video sur les verbes pronominaux https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104879260
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1-zkDdimaE

John level 3]]> 2016-04-09 13:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104879260 Le Monde article https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104957885
The Padlet is great Herve!

Watched the YouTube clip. I also tried this article on the terrorist attack.

http://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2016/03/25/attentats-de-bruxelles-la-police-recherche-un-homme-presente-comme-naim-al-hamed_4890109_3214.html

Josh upper intermediate

]]> 2016-04-11 00:55:57 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104957885 SBS 8.30am Monday to Friday https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104980518 France 5 is interesting to watch. Images assist to understand the spoken reports.
Chris
Conversation class.

]]> 2016-04-11 05:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/104980518 Hi, conversation class herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/105214212
Link to the video on OGM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH9ZYnNnM64

Hervé-teacher

]]> 2016-04-12 01:50:38 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/105214212 AppMichel Thomas https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/105463335
Audio French lessons for your Iphone http://www.michelthomasapp.com/#/french

Very interesting audio-only course.
Shivaun
beginner 2

]]> 2016-04-13 02:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/105463335 Tip of the week: herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/105474937
Watch out for this confusing trio of "false friends":

to wait=attendre
to attend=assister à
to assist= aider

Hervé-teacher]]> 2016-04-13 05:17:57 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/105474937 Ex Machina - improv videos https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/106167433 Some entertaining videos about improv theatre in French. (Plug for brother of my partner)

Su (adv conversation)]]> 2016-04-17 11:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/106167433 http://savoirs.rfi.fr/fr/apprendre-enseigner/langue-francaise/journal-en-francais-facile https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/106272542 Journal en français facile.
10 minute daily podcast on world news. With transcript!!!
Nancy-adv. conversation ]]> 2016-04-18 11:33:06 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/106272542 https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/106506645 A very useful French cheat sheet (from: Eliza)]]> 2016-04-19 11:46:16 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/106506645 French Podcasts https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/106960877 I have tried a few different French podcasts. So far I like 'Coffee Break French' and 'RFI - Journal en français facile'. Easy to listen to in the car or when walking to work...
I also have found the app 'duolingo' good for practicing some grammar in a slightly less boring way than exercises from a textbook.

https://radiolingua.com/coffeebreakfrench/

https://www.duolingo.com/

http://savoirs.rfi.fr/fr/apprendre-enseigner/langue-francaise/journal-en-francais-facile

Jane - Intermediate]]> 2016-04-21 10:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/106960877 10 Hilarious French Onomeatopoeia herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/108667201
Interesting and funny. From the excellent FrenchToday's newsletter.

10 Funniest French Onomatopoeia - Written Sound

Hervé-teacher

]]> 2016-05-02 00:27:55 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/108667201 Alcoholic Drinks Lesson You Tube https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/109694183 Found this quite funny. Think Alexa has had "Beauoup de Vin Rouge". Chris F - French 4 Elementary

]]> 2016-05-07 02:39:56 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/109694183 2 tips this week because I forgot last week herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/109784152 We don't say "~~une pièce de meuble~~" - we say "un meuble". A piece of furniture = un meuble. Furniture = les meubles

Diesel cars take “gazole” (or gasoil), regular cars take “essence”, usually some kind of “super sans plomb”

Hervé- teacher

]]> 2016-05-09 02:17:18 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/109784152 How to get the transcripts of the French videos on Youtube herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/109785190

]]> 2016-05-09 02:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/109785190 Passé composé: court-métrage de Ted Hardy-Carnac herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/111945410
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PobIyL1V9BU

]]> 2016-05-21 07:01:42 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/111945410 Tip herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/114865195
Chimique is only an adjective in French so to say "chemicals" you need to say "produits chimiques". ~~les chimiques~~ does NOT exist!

Hervé-teacher]]> 2016-06-16 21:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/114865195 Le Monde Video herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/114865230
Great video from "Le Monde" explainingthe Sunni/Chiite division

Hervé-teacher]]> 2016-06-16 21:03:36 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/114865230 La Famille en France herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/115469839
http://www.bfmtv.com/breves-et-depeches/les-francais-changent-plus-souvent-de-partenaire-937360.html

]]> 2016-06-27 00:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/115469839 Tip -Les chiffres et les nombres- Difficultés d'orthographe herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/115475008
Les chiffres et les nombres sont invariables.
*Sur les sept étudiants, quatre sont absents

20 et 100 s'accordent quand ils sont multipliés par un nombre sans être suivis par un autre nombre.
* quatre-vingts
* quatre-vingt-trois
* quatre cents
* quatre cent vingt et un

Mille est toujours invariable
* trois mille * dix mille deux

un est invariable en nombre mais pas en genre :
* cinquante et une pages

Millier, million et milliard sont des noms et non des adjectifs. Ils s'accordent:
* quatre cents millions
* deux cent mille
* deux cents milliers

Le pluriel commence à partir de 2. On écrit donc :
* 1,9 point
* 2 points
* 1,9 million
* 2 millions

Hervé- teacher

]]> 2016-06-27 02:22:38 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/115475008 Tip-Les mots finissant en -té ou tié herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/115479728
Les noms feminins se terminant en –té ou –tié s’écrivent sans -e
Exemples : l'amitié, la liberté, la beauté, la volonté...
Exceptions :
1. la dictée, la jetée, la montée, la pâtée, la portée.
2. les noms féminins qui indiquent une quantité ou un contenu Exemples : une cuillerée, une brouettée, une charretée...

Hervé-teacher

]]> 2016-06-27 03:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/115479728 Deux articles du Monde sur les elections Australiennes herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/115976786
http://www.lemonde.fr/asie-pacifique/article/2016/07/02/en-australie-l-incertitude-apres-les-elections-legislatives_4962665_3216.html

http://www.lemonde.fr/asie-pacifique/article/2016/07/03/la-premiere-femme-aborigene-fait-son-entree-au-parlement-australien_4962797_3216.html

Hervé]]> 2016-07-05 23:38:08 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/115976786 Extraits de "Pas si Fous ces Français" herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/115976879
Le livre existe en Français et en Anglais.

Hervé]]> 2016-07-05 23:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/115976879 Liste de paronymes herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/116320682
Colorer ou colorier ? Vous hésitez entre ces paronymes, ou vous ne savez pas ce qu'est un paronyme, alors voilà la liste qu'il vous faut. Vous pouvez aussi regarder l'index thématique très utile et très bien fait de ce site.
La Banque de Dépannage Linguistique.

http://66.46.185.79/bdl/gabarit_bdl.asp?Th=1&Th_id=130&niveau=

Hervé- teacher]]> 2016-07-13 03:52:19 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/116320682 Citation de Prévert herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/116385585
“Notre Père qui êtes aux cieux
Restez-y
Et nous nous resterons sur la terre
Qui est quelque fois si jolie”

― Jacques Prévert

Hervé- teacher

]]> 2016-07-14 04:21:28 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/116385585 Déjeuner du matin herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/116977755
Voici le lien vers la vidéo. J'ai aussi ajouté une très bonne revue littéraire du poème, trouvée en ligne. La lettre de Prévert à l' Abbé Viennot y est aussi. Prenez le temps de lire cette critique litteraire, elle est très intéressante.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4YoBuJCbfo

Hervé-teacher

]]> 2016-07-26 04:13:27 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/116977755 What can I do to help me learn French-beginner herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/126855761
Here is the beginner document with the hyperlinks

Hervé-teacher]]> 2016-09-28 04:41:31 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/126855761 French prononciation herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/126856204
Handy pronunciation sheet for beginners. Definitely worth spending a bit of time on it!

Hervé-teacher]]> 2016-09-28 04:50:25 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/126856204 Mood and Health expressions in French herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/126856424
Hervé-teacher]]> 2016-09-28 04:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/126856424 Video to go with Claude Gazier parle de ses filles herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/138298745
Hervé]]> 2016-11-17 03:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/138298745 Les marqueurs temporels https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/153342350
DEPUIS = indicates the origin of an action/a situation that is still continuing at the moment or that was still going on at the time something else happened. If the action is still current, you can simply conjugate the verb in the sentence in the present tense.

PENDANT = indicates the duration of an action/situation. It is mostly used when speaking in the past tense about an action that is over, but can also be used in the present when expressing a generality.

POUR = is used to project how long a specific action/situation will last in the future. You can conjugate the verb in the present if you’re speaking about schedules/timetables.

DANS = indicates the start of a specific action/situation which will take place in the future. Again, you may conjugate the sentence in the present when you’re speaking about timetables.

EN = indicates the amount of time it takes to complete an action.

IL Y A = an idiomatic expression meaning ‘ago’.

À = It is used to express the clock time at which an event occurs.

]]> 2017-02-13 04:48:50 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/153342350 French Idioms https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/169081629 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:French_idioms

Herv]]> 2017-04-30 21:27:24 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/169081629 hervebongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/176191180 A quoi ça sert un président de la République ? ]]> 2017-06-13 04:38:07 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/176191180 Guide to modal verbs https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/177395993 2017-06-25 23:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/177395993 Jacques Brel- Powerful performance 2 herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/177605609 2017-06-28 01:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/177605609 Jacques Brel- you will know that one herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/177605775 2017-06-28 01:34:43 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/177605775 Jacques Brel-Powerful performance herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/177605981 Superbe interpretation d'une histoire dramatique]]> 2017-06-28 01:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/177605981 Audio sur Le Puy du Fou herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/178893052 2017-07-17 21:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/178893052 Pronunciation cheat sheet herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/178920727 2017-07-18 03:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/178920727 En voie de disparition herve_bongrain https://padlet.com/herve_bongrain/french_resources/wish/180205685
Please skip the first 45 seconds

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