Learning To Read In Your Target Language !

A beginner's guide

Bonjour! Is there a list of things that a french beginner should learn, is there a specific order to learn topics in french? Also, love your blog, it helps me a lot.

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Hello, thanks love you too! Here's roughly how to proceed:

#1. Genders.

Nouns, adjectives, determiners and past participles in French are either masculine or feminine. There is no neutral.

Known: LE/LA/L’ (+ vowel) + singular, LES + plural (The girl)

Unknown: UN/UNE + singular, DES + plural (A cat)

Uncountable: DU/DE LA + singular, DES + plural (Sugar)

How do I know what gender an item is?

Those that end with a consonant are likely masculine (Un éléphant), those that end with an -e likely feminine (Une girafe), especially if it follows a couple of the same consonant (Une tasse). A noun or adjective can be ‘gender-neutral’, or épicène (Juge, Drôle). There are obviously exceptions (Nation, Incendie).

What’s an uncountable item?

It’s a group of items that are either too small or too large to be counted: fruit, sugar, flour, people, etc (ex: Du sable, Des gens).

Let’s practice: Le facteur et la boulangère sont mariés. La ministre est sortie. Un chien aboie dehors. J’ai mangé du pain.

#2. Numbers.

To turn a singular into a plural, adding an -s is your most popular option. It can also be an -x (Bijou, Feu), nothing if the singular ends in -z, -s, -x (Nez); some words only exist as plurals (Ciseaux). There are a few irregulars (Oeil/yeux, Monsieur/messieurs, Madame/mesdames, Animal/animaux).

Let’s practice: J’ai deux petits frères qui sont nés (past participle) en 1998. J’ai un chat sur les genoux. Il y a des noix dans mes gâteaux. Mes yeux sont noirs.

#3. Verbs.

Verbs belong to one of three groups: -er except Aller (90%), -ir with a few exceptions, and the bin (auxiliaries Être and Avoir, Aller, -re, -oir, -ir exceptions). They can be modal (Should) or reflexive: preceded by an object pronoun (Je m’appelle).

The most useful verbs are:

Être: to be, avoir: to have, faire: to do/make, dire: to say, pouvoir: can, aller: to go, voir: to see, savoir: to know, vouloir: want, venir: to come, falloir: to have to, devoir: must, croire: to believe, trouver: to find, donner: to give, prendre: to take, mettre: to put down/place, laisser: to let, to need: avoir besoin de (...)

#4. Tenses.

The most useful tenses are:

Indicative present (J'aime le fromage - I like cheese)

Imperfect (J'aimais le fromage - I liked cheese)

Perfect (J'ai aimé le fromage - I have liked cheese)

Future (J'aimerai le fromage - I will like cheese)

Present conditional (J'aimerais le fromage - I would like cheese)

Present subjunctive (Je veux que tu prennes le fromage - I want you to take the cheese) triggered by certain verbs + que.

N.B.: There are irregular past participles (Être: été, Avoir: eu, Voir: vu, etc.).

Let’s practice: Je ne sais pas. Il dessinait bien. Nous sommes venus. Ils te verront quand ils reviendront. Vous seriez partis tôt.

#5. Function words.

Personal pronouns: Tu manges du pain

Demonstrative pronouns: Celui de ma soeur est mieux

Possessive determiners: C'est ton chien

Contracted words: Elle est au parc

Coordinating conjunctions: J'y vais mais j'ai peur

Subordinating conjunctions: Je demanderai quand il rentrera

Linkers: On se voit plus tard

Let’s practice: Je crois qu’elle sera à l’heure mais je peux me tromper. Pourquoi est-ce que tu pars? Nous reviendrons plus tard, quand il fera plus beau. Vous ne devez pas être en retard sans raison. C’est là, celle à droite.

#6. Basic knowledge.

Accents

Adverbs

Calendar

Colours

Conversation

En + Y

Family

Food

Negations

Numbers

Prepositions

Questions

Relative pronouns

Terminations

Time

Tu or Vous

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As you're mastering those, start practising.

Listen to music, podcasts, books while looking at the transcription - don't translate, get used to the pronunciation and the word chewing. Record yourself reading.

Then, start reading. I recommend starting with children's literature, especially books you already know in English. Things like Le petit prince or Perrault's fairytales should be accessible.

Use Reverso and Deepl as if you were paid to.

Study the pronunciation posts. The devil is in the details.

Learn vocabulary every week. Avoid translating English word by word, it's often a fool's bet; make a simpler sentence instead.

Explore my grammar tag once in a while.

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some people were asking for a actual and i can never pass up an opportunity to procrastinate so here’s just a couple of things i always need to remind myself of…now back to my paper :(

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Reading French: Well shit this might as well be english I can read this quickly and with 100% understanding wow

Listening to French: *blank expression staring light years past the person as my facial features slowly petrify*

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general study tips

this is just a quick list of study habits that work for me, as a straight a’s student

1. even if it’s not in your teacher’s presentation written on a slide, if you hear your teacher mention a fact, WRITE IT DOWN. you might need it later for a test.

2. when you’re rewriting your notes/compiling a study guide, pretend you’re making it for someone else. include everything, even if you think you know it. (unless you’re low on time, in which case, just write what you don’t know)

3. when you’re trying to learn a new concept, pretend you’re teaching it to someone else. this is a form of active learning, and the act of breaking the concept down into steps that you can teach will improve your understanding of the concept. (for the longest time, i actually didn’t even know this was an actual study technique, because i’ve always done it subconsciously!)

4. don’t over color your notes!! if you really need a key for all the colors, then you’re using way too many. try to stick with 2-3 pens/pencils. for me, i write most of my notes in black ink or pencil and i write the important concepts i might need to find quickly later (such as vocabulary) in red or blue pen.

5. have your water bottle next to you (so you remember to stay hydrated; this makes focusing easier as well), as well as any other things you might need during a study session so you don’t have to keep getting up to get stuff (which is pretty distracting for me as i’m easily sidetracked).

6. make it a habit to write lists of everything you need to do by the end of the weekend (or the end of that day, depending on how much work you have). this’ll help you familiarize yourself with your tasks so you have a clear plan of what needs to get done.

7. (not really necessary, just something i like to do!) learn to eat with your non-dominant hand so you can eat and take notes and turn pages w/out ripping them instead of scrolling through social media. keep in mind that sometimes, meal times are for taking your mind off school so unless you’re really pressed for time, it’s not a huge deal if you spend this time w/passive reading, texting friends, etc.

8. when you’re assigned a research project, COME UP WITH A THESIS FIRST so you know what to research. try to get all your research done within the first two days or so, to have more time to plan out how you’re going to structure it. then get your draft done (something is better than nothing) so you can revise at your own pace instead of rushing at the last minute.

9. prioritize your homework!! as someone who spends hours fencing and even misses school for fencing tournaments, is part of symphonic band, and on the robotics team (build season is suuuuuper busy), i can’t express how important this is!! if you have math first period, get that done first, whereas if you have math last period, you can do it at lunch and spend your time working on something that’s due in the morning. don’t do this all the time, but if you need to, know which teachers are more strict with due dates so if you really do need an extension, you’ll be asking the least strict teacher and will have much better chances of getting said extension.

10. if you study at home like me, change into new clothes (comfy clothes, but not pajamas) before cracking open your textbooks. it’ll help make you feel more refreshed and ready to start your homework, but not confined to uncomfortable uniforms from school. tie up your hair, if it’s long. try to study at a table/desk rather than in bed (for sleeping not studying) or on the floor (bad for your posture).

11. check out this post for productive things you can do when you aren’t studying, but still want to be productive!

hope these helped some of you!!

xoxo, sal

Japanese listening practice for beginners - Youtube videos

“キッズボンボン for Children” channel

All of the videos on this list have Japanese subtitles. It is mostly in ひらがな and the words are separated. This and the fact that these videos are aimed for children, makes them great for beginners.

PEACH BOY - MOMOTARO (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale

KINTARO (Japanese) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale

USHIWAKAMARU (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale

SHINING PRINCESS (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale

THE TONGUELESS SPARROW (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale

THE DANCING KETTLE (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale

THE STORY OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRAB (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale

CLACK CLACK MOUNTAIN (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale

OLD MAN WITH THE LUMP (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale

OLD MAN FLOWER (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale

THE YOUNG MONK IKKYU (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale

THE GRATEFUL CRANE (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale

URASHIMA TARO (JAPANESE) / うらしまたろう - 浦島太郎（日本語版）Japanese classical stories | fairy tale

THE SNOW WOMAN (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale

THE ROLLING RICE BALL (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy

INCH BOY (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale

THE CHILD GODS (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale

THE STORY OF THE ZODIAC (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale

All of these videos have an English version on this channel. Search for them or click on this playlist. You can use both versions to study what’s being said.

SNOW WHITE (JAPANESE) fairytale | Folktales | bedtime stories

THUMBLINA (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories

PETER PAN (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories

A DOG OF FLANDERS (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories

PINOCCHIO (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories

PUSS IN BOOTS (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories

ALADDIN AND THE MAGIC LAMP (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories

THE WOLF AND THE SEVEN LITTLE GOATS (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories

CINDERELLA (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories

THE LITTLE MATCH SELLER | Folktales | bedtime stories

HE MERMAID PRINCESS | Folktales | bedtime stories

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD | Folktales | bedtime stories

THE THREE LITTLE PIGS (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories

THE ADVENTURE OF TOM SAWYER (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime

THE WIZARD OF OZ (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories

THE UGLY DUCKLING (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories

ALICE IN WONDERLAND (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories

All of these videos have an English version on this channel. Search for them or click on this playlist. You can use both versions to study what’s being said.

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are there any beginner japanese or french langblrs out there :|

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Ma routine quotidienne : My daily routine

Le matin

Se réveiller : To wake up Se lever : To get up Se doucher/prendre une douche : To shower Se baigner/prendre un bain : To bathe Se raser : To shave Se brosser les dents : To brush your teeth Se brosser les cheveux : To brush your hair Se peigner : To comb your hair Se coiffer : To do your hair S’habiller : To get dressed Se maquiller : To put on makeup Manger/prendre le petit déjeuner : To eat breakfast Aller/se rendre à/au :To go to l’école (f) : school le travail : work en voiture : by car en bus : by bus en métro : by subway en train : by train en vélo : by bike à pied : on foot

L’après-midi

Travailler/bosser (l’argot) : To work  Étudier : To study Une machine à café : The coffee machine Une réunion : A meeting Un bureau : An office/desk Rechauffer : To heat up Le bavardage : Gossip/informal talk La bibliothèque : The library L’université (f) : University La fac (La faculté) : University Une leçon : A lesson Un cours : A class Suivre un cours : Take a class Une boîte à lunch (Qc) : Sack lunch/lunch box Déjeuner/prendre le déjeuner : To each lunch Dîner (Qc) : To eat lunch La cantine : The cafeteria

Le soir

Rentrer : To go home Se reposer : To relax/to rest Réviser : To revise/study Se préparer pour : To prepare oneself for Préparer : To prepare Cuisiner : To cook Dîner/Souper (Qc) : To eat dinner Le dîner : Dinner/Supper Faire la vaisselle : To wash the dishes Se déshabiller : To undress Se coucher : To go to bed S’en dormir : To fall asleep Rêver : To dream

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Number-based expressions

À deux pas d'ici - Nearby

À nous deux - En garde

À quatre pattes - On all fours

À six pieds sous terre - Buried

À un de ces quatre - See you soon (casual)

Attendre cent-sept ans - Waiting forever

Aux quatre coins du monde - All over the world

Avoir deux mains gauches - Being very clumsy

Avoir deux mots à dire à qqun - Having someone to scold

Avoir du mal à joindre les deux bouts - Struggling to earn enough

Avoir la boule à zéro - Being bald/shaved

Avoir le cul entre deux chaises - Not knowing what to do (casual)

Avoir le moral à zéro - Being depressed

Avoir les deux pieds sur terre - Being realistic

Avoir un cheveu sur la langue - Having a lisp

Avoir un poil dans la main - Being lazy

Avoir zéro défaut - Being flawless

Blague à deux balles, f - Crappy joke

Brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts - Spending too much

Ça fait deux - It's incompatible (Moi et les maths, ça fait deux)

C'est reparti comme en quatorze - Here we go again

C'était moins une - It was almost too late

Chercher à midi à quatorze heures - Complicating things

Cinquième roue du carosse, f - Third wheel

Comme pas deux - Better than anyone (casual)

Compter deux par deux - Skip count by twos

Couper la poire en deux - Finding a compromise

Couper les cheveux en quatre - Being very/too meticulous

De deux choses l'une - Here are the options

De mes deux - useless (Voiture de mes deux!)

De première nécessité - Absolutely essential

De seconde main - Secondhand

Deux fois, ça va, trois fois, bonjour les dégâts - It will be a mess

Deux-pièces, m - Two-roomed flat, Bikini

Deux-roues, m - Two-wheeled vehicle

Deux-temps, m - Two-stroke

Dire à qqun ses quatre vérités - Telling smn a few home truths

Dire qqc cent fois - Repeating oneself

Dormir sur ses deux oreilles - Being at peace with oneself

Durer trois plombes - Taking a long time (casual)

En deux coups de cuillère à pot - Very quickly

En deux temps trois mouvements - very quickly

En huit - Of next week (Jeudi en huit)

En quinze - In two weeks

En un mot comme en mille - In a nutshell

Entre les deux mon coeur balance - I don't know what to pick

État second, m - Trance (after medication, drug, illness)

Être à deux doigts de - Being very close to

Être au septième ciel - Being very happy

Être haut-e comme trois pommes - Being little (for a child)

Être plié-e en deux - Laughing very hard

Être tiré-e à quatre épingles - Being very well dressed

Être uni-es comme les doigts de la main - Being very good friends

Faire deux poids deux mesures - Having double standards

Faire d'une pierre deux coups - Killing two birds with one stone

Faire les cent pas - Pacing

Faire les quatre cents coups - Being up to mischief

Faire les trois-huit - Having an eight hour shift

Freiner des quatre fers - Digging in heels

Grand huit, m - Rollercoaster

Jamais deux sans trois - All things come in threes

Je te le donne en mille - You'll never guess

Le mot de cinq lettres - Shit (Merde)

Les deux font la paire - They are two of a kind

Les deux mon capitaine - Both options are reasonable

Les quatre fers en l'air - Flat on the back

Manger comme quatre - Eating a lot

Ménage à trois - Love triangle

Merci mille fois - Thank you so much

Mille-feuilles, m - Cream slice

Mille-pattes, m - Centipede

Mouton à cinq pattes, m - Something exceptional

Ne faire ni une ni deux - Deciding without hesitating

Ne faire qu'un (avec) - Being one with

Ne pas avoir un radis/rond - Being broke (casual)

Ne pas gagner des mille et des cent - Not earning much

Ne pas se le faire dire deux fois - Not having to be told twice

Ne pas y aller par quatre chemins - Going straight to the point

Ne rien savoir faire de ses dix doigts - Being lazy, uncapable

Neuf fois sur dix - Nine times out of ten

Nombre premier, m - Prime number

Paris ne s'est pas fait en un jour - Rome wasn't built in a day

Prendre son courage à deux mains - Plucking up courage

Quatre à quatre - Very quickly

Quatre-heures, m - Snack

Quatre-quarts, m - Pound cake

Recevoir cinq sur cinq - Understanding stg perfectly

Remettre les compteurs à zéro - Starting over

Repartir à zéro - Starting over

Semaine des quatre jeudi, f - The month of Sundays

Se mettre en quatre (pour qqun) - Doing a lot to give a favour

Se mettre sur son trente-et-un - Dressing up to the nines

S'en moquer comme de l'an quarante - Not caring (casual)

Se parler entre quatre z'yeux - Talking face to face

Se ressembler comme deux gouttes d'eau - Looking identical

Se saigner aux quatre veines - Depriving oneself

Tomber sur un os - Hitting a snag

Tourner sept fois sa langue dans sa bouche (avant de parler) - Thinking before speaking

Tous les trente-six du mois - Once in a blue moon

Treize à la douzaine - In large quantities

Trente-trois tours, m - Long-playing record

Troisième âge, m - Senior citizens

Un à la fois - One at a time

Un-e de perdu-e, dix de retrouvé-es - Plenty more fish in the sea

Un homme averti en vaut deux - Forewarned is forearmed

Un jour ou l'autre - Some day

Vingt dieux - Holy crap (casual/old)

Vingt-quatre heures sur vingt-quatre - 24/7

Voir trente-six chandelles - Seeing stars

Y regarder à deux fois - Thinking before making a decision

*Qqun/Quelqu'un - Someone; Qqch/Quelque chose - Something

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Harry Potter in French, part 1

I’m so going to rewatch each HP movie on Netflix and AIN’T NOBODY GONNA STOP ME

Aaaanyways, in the meantime, here’s a vocab list for all of you Potterheads!! I’ll probs do a part 2 ;)

Poudlard = Hogwarts

Gryffondor = Gryffindor

Serpentard = Slytherin

Serdaigle = Ravenclaw

Poufsouffle = Hufflepuff

La Grande Salle = the Great Hall

Le Choixpeau magique = the Sorting Hat

Pré-au-Lard = Hogsmeade

La Cabane hurlante = the Shrieking Shack

Le Saule cogneur = the Whomping Willow

La Salle sur Demande = the Room of Requirement

La Chambre des Secrets = the Chamber of Secrets

La Défense contre les forces du Mal = Defence against the Dark Arts

Un Moldu = a Muggle

Un Mangemort = a Death Eater

Un Détraqueur = a Dementor

Les Reliques de la Mort = the Deathly Hallows

La Baguette de Sureau = the Elder Wand

La Pierre de Résurrection = the Resurrection Stone

La Cape d'Invisibilité = the Cloak of Invisibility

Le Basilic = the Basilisk

Un Horcruxe = a Horcrux

Le Fourchelang = Parseltongue

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