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Building Your French Vocabulary Posted by Sean Young on Jun 11, 2012
A couple of weeks ago, I put up a post on French You Already Know. Besides these cognates, learning new words is a constant activity in language learning. While memorizing vocabulary lists is helpful, it is more important to learn the words you need in a real situation. Your goal is to learn to both…
French in Canada Posted by Sean Young on Apr 25, 2012
Canadian French refers to the language as spoken in Canada and is the mother tongue of nearly seven million Canadians (roughly 22% of the national population). The dialects of French spoken in Canada are Quebec, Acadian, Métis, Newfoundland and Brayon dialects. You will also find Canadian French spoken in parts of New England in the…
French is French…ou pas? Posted by Sean Young on Apr 12, 2012
If you’re somewhat familiar with the French language, you know that The French-speaking world is called la francophonie, and people who speak French are des francophones. So, everywhere you go in la francophonie, you can speak French and have a good time, right? Well, it’s true in a sense. If you’re familiar with the differences…