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Learn French Fluently - The Question

As you quickly learn French, it's good to recognize and be able to identify the different ways of asking a question in French. Let's compare English questions with French questionswith the following examples:

Example 1
English: It's warm, isn't it?
French: Il fait chaud, n’est ce pas?

English: Is it warm?
French: Fait-il chaud?

Example 2
English: I am thirsty!
French: J’ai soif!

English: Are you thirsty?
French: As-tu soif?

English: He is hungry, isn't he?
French: Il a soif, n'est ce pas?

You should notice that in the above examples the type of prinicple applied in English is also applied in French. As shown in example 3, as is the case in English, often only one word is needed to ask a question or communicate what you want.

Example 3
English: How much/many?
French: Combien?

English: When?
French: Quand?

English: Why?
French: Pourquoi?

English: Where is it?
French: C'est ou?

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Learn French Fluently - It's Never too Late

The new school year is here and it's the right time to start or resume French especially if you want to learn French fluently for your stay in France next spring or summer. For most Anglophones, learning French is more feasible than learning a non-European language. The critical step that most of us fail to do is our "homework" in choosing the right course or methodology to learn French. This can make your ability to learn French fluently a walk in the park or much more difficult.

Learning French is an intelligent thing you can do to help yourself become more marketable in today's Global economy because, after English, French is the second most commonly taught second language in the world. Learning French can open doors to employment in many different types of occupations such as in education, translation, interpreting and the travel industry. So get cracking and learn French fluently!

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Learn French the Easy Way - Using A French Lullaby

One way to learn French fluently is to use your auditory learning skills and make it more engaging such as learning a French song. You can try this catchy French lullaby called "La Petite Poule Grise". It's easy to sing-a-long to this lullaby and you'd be surprised at how the vocabulary such as the words for colors: grise, noir, blanche, rousse, etc.; the words for child: enfant; church: église, etc and your pronunciation of French words will "stick" to your memory and solidify your learning. Enjoy!



La Petite Poule Grise

Verse 1

L'était une p'tit' poul' (une petite poule) grise
Qu'allait pondre dans l'église
Pondait un p'tit' coco
Que l'enfant mangeait tout chaud

Verse 2

L'était une p'tit' poul' noir
Qu'allait pondre dans l'armoire
Pondait un p'tit' coco
Que l'enfant mangeait tout chaud

Verse 3

L'était une p'tit' poul' blanche
Qu'allait pondre dans la grange
Pondait un p'tit' coco
Que l'enfant mangeait tout chaud

Verse 4

L’était une p’tit’ poul’ rousse
Qu’allait pondre dans la mousse
Pondait un p'tit' coco
Que l'enfant mangeait tout chaud

Verse 5

L'était une p'tit' poule brune
Qu'allait pondre dans la lune
Pondait un p'tit' coco
Que l'enfant mangeait tout chaud

The Translation:

(French children call an egg "coco")

T' was (it was) a little grey hen
Who laid in the church
(It) laid a little egg
The child ate this warm egg

T' was a little black hen
Who laid in the closet
(It) laid a little egg
The child ate this warm egg

T' was a little white hen
Who laid in the barn
(It) laid a little egg
The child ate this warm egg

T' was a little red hen
Who laid to lay in the moss
(It) laid a little egg
The child ate this warm egg

T' was a little brunette hen
Who laid on the moon
(It) laid a little egg
The child ate this warm egg

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