{"id":22063,"date":"2015-05-27T15:02:34","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T13:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=22063"},"modified":"2017-10-23T15:08:30","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T13:08:30","slug":"more-mistakes-thinking-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/more-mistakes-thinking-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"More Mistakes: Thinking in English"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learning from des fautes<\/strong> (mistakes) is always useful. Les Fran\u00e7ais<\/strong> make many fautes<\/a><\/strong> when using French that can make learning the language faster<\/a> and easier<\/a>! En m\u00eame temps<\/strong> (at the same time), there are many fautes<\/strong> that language learners make when their langue maternelle<\/strong> (native language) interferes.<\/p>\n

I wrote about des fautes<\/strong> French speakers make when speaking English<\/a> to show how the brain works in French. It’s only fair that I do the same pour les anglophones<\/strong>. Here are des<\/strong> fautes<\/strong> that I had to overcome while learning French. You\u2019ll be able to see how most of them are a result of trying to fit English grammar into French.<\/p>\n

Je suis en amour avec\u2026 \u2013 I\u2019m in love with\u2026
\nFaute<\/em>: amoureux de \u2013 in love with
\nPrepositions change between French and English. In English you say \u201cin love with<\/em>\u201d, but in French it\u2019s \u201camoureux de<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n

J\u2019habite \u00e0 Main Street \u2013 I live on Main Street
\nFaute<\/em>: habiter<\/a> \u2013 live on
\nSometimes French has no preposition where English does! “I Live on Main Street<\/em>” would become “J’habite rue Main<\/em>” in French. Habiter<\/em> often doesn’t take a preposition when you want to say “to live on…”<\/em>. All the rules with habiter<\/strong> are a bit complex, the details of this complex verb will be tackled in a future article<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Vous\/Tu \u2013 You
\nFaute<\/em>: No tutoiement or vouvoiement in English
\nIn English, you can call anybody you<\/em>, but in French there\u2019s tu<\/strong>, which is more like buddy<\/em>, and vous<\/strong>, which is more like mister<\/em>. Calling your boss buddy<\/em> could make for an awkward situation!<\/p>\n

Je te manque \u2013 I miss you
\nFaute<\/em>: manquer \u00e0 quelqu’un \u2013 to miss someone
\nManquer<\/em> conjugates the opposite way an English speaker would think. In French la phrase<\/strong> “I miss you<\/em>” is “Tu me manques<\/em>” and is understood as \u201cYou are missing to me<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n

Ma histoire \u2013 My history
\nFaute<\/em>: ma\/mon \u2013 my
\nIf un nom f\u00e9minin<\/strong> (feminine noun) starts with une voyelle<\/strong> or un h muet<\/a><\/strong>, then you have to use mon<\/strong> instead of ma<\/strong> even though it’s un nom f\u00e9minin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

There are many more fautes<\/strong> that anglophones make in French, but don’t let them get you down! Learn from them and keep them in mind to take your French to the next level!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Learning from des fautes (mistakes) is always useful. Les Fran\u00e7ais make many fautes when using French that can make learning the language faster and easier! En m\u00eame temps (at the same time), there are many fautes that language learners make when their langue maternelle (native language) interferes. I wrote about des fautes French speakers make…<\/p>\n

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