Daily Minute with J'Ouellette® - French conversation for jet-setters

French EXPRESSIONS: (confinement  expressions - P4) Première nécessité - terme désignant les produits de base. Quaranteam - désigne l’équipe avec laquelle on est confiné. Quarantinis - néologisme désignant un cocktail de quarantaine inventé chez soi avec ce qui traîne dans les placards. Variante : Coronarita. Become fluent at LearnParisianFrench.com

French EXPRESSIONS: (confinement  expressions - P3) Gestes barrières - terme imagé désignant les précautions sanitaires à appliquer pour contrer la transmission du virus, y faire barrière. Mask-ara - nouvelle routine beauté où le maquillage des yeux est amplifié pour compenser l’absence de visibilité du bas du visage. Mélancovid - terme apparu en une de Libération pour désigner l’impact psychologique après deux semaines (seulement !) d’enfermement. Pandémie - une contagion qui n’est pas limitée à un seul pays. Become fluent at LearnParisianFrench.com

French EXPRESSIONS: (confinement  expressions - P2) Coronials - Les futurs Millenials, à savoir les enfants nés en 2020. = The future Millenials, namely the children born in 2020. Covidivorce - désigne les divorces dûs à une quarantine en couple. = Refers to divorces due to a couple in their forties. Covidiot - Se dit de quelqu’un qui dévalise les supermarchés. = Someone who robs supermarkets. Demhygiène - Quand tu ne te laves plus que pour sortir faire les courses. = When you wash only to go out shopping. Become fluent at LearnParisianFrench.com

French EXPRESSIONS: (confinement  expressions - P1) La distanciation antisociale = The social distancing Tous les soirs à 20h, les confinés applaudissent à leur fenêtre. =    Every evening at 8 p.m., those confined applaud at their window. Coronanniversaire - quand votre anniversaire tombe en plein confinement. = Coronanniversaire when your birthday falls in confinement.  Coronapocalypse - le scénario catastrophe que nous vivons. = Coronapocalypse - the catastrophic scenario we live in. Become fluent at LearnParisianFrench.com

DIY French (Episode 5/5) Speak French fluently, regardless of your knowledge level Have you tried and tried and you just can’t seem to advance in your French conversation? Do you want to reach a higher level of conversation with your clients in French and improve your skills in asking questions (the correct way)? 5 weekends only I'm answering your questions about fluency:  what keeps you from becoming . a francophone? This week, I answered these questions: I tried learning the traditional way, starting with vowels, etc. Then the method of learning conversational French. To be fair, all of this was off YouTube. I just don't seem to retain it. (Cheryl) If you want to participate to these calls, click here: https://learnparisianfrench.j-ouellette.com/diy-french/

DIY French (Episode 4/5) Speak French fluently, regardless of your knowledge level Have you tried and tried and you just can’t seem to advance in your French conversation? Do you want to reach a higher level of conversation with your clients in French and improve your skills in asking questions (the correct way)? 5 weekends only I'm answering your questions about fluency:  what keeps you from becoming . a francophone? This week, I answered these questions: 1. I don't speak fast enough, and I fear that people I talk to will get bored; 2. I'm learning for an exam that takes place in 4 weeks, and I have trouble with the verb conjugation; 3. I don't seem to memorize quickly enough the words I need to speak (Live with Julie from Switzerland) If you want to participate to these calls, click here: https://learnparisianfrench.j-ouellette.com/diy-french/

DIY French (Episode 3/5) Speak French fluently, regardless of your knowledge level Have you tried and tried and you just can’t seem to advance in your French conversation? Do you want to reach a higher level of conversation with your clients in French and improve your skills in asking questions (the correct way)? 5 weekends only I'm answering your questions about fluency:  what keeps you from becoming . a francophone? This week, I answered these questions: 1. I would love to get back to practice and remember what I learned in the past. It's a challenge. Where do I start? (Marta) 2. I'm an absolute beginner, I'm learning with Duolingo, and we'll move to France next year. I'm quite panicked now. How can I get to read the written word, and be able to go shopping and use basic sentences? (Live with Karen) If you want to participate to these calls, click here: https://learnparisianfrench.j-ouellette.com/diy-french/

DIY French (Episode 2/5) Speak French fluently, regardless of your knowledge level Have you tried and tried and you just can’t seem to advance in your French conversation? Do you want to reach a higher level of conversation with your clients in French and improve your skills in asking questions (the correct way)? 5 weekends only I'm answering your questions about fluency:  what keeps you from becoming . a francophone? This week, I answered these questions: 1. I want to reach a degree of fluency and comprehension. I can generally get by with limited vocab but understanding responses is harder (Charlie) 2. I took Spanish and Italian and neither of them are as hard as French: two words sound as if they were one, and the letters don't sound like they are written. What can I do to finally learn it? (Live with Julie) If you want to participate to these calls, click here: https://learnparisianfrench.j-ouellette.com/diy-french/

DIY French (Episode 1/5) Speak French fluently, regardless of your knowledge level Have you tried and tried and you just can’t seem to advance in your French conversation? Do you want to reach a higher level of conversation with your clients in French and improve your skills in asking questions (the correct way)? 5 weekends only I'm answering your questions about fluency:  what keeps you from becoming . a francophone? This week, I answered these questions: 1. How can I hold and understand a conversation? (Paul) 2. My knowledge of French is good but conversation  and the pronunciation are difficult. I feel stuck. (Helen) 3. At Alliance Française they want us to stop thinking in English and it's impossible. What do I do? (Live with Nate). If you want to participate to these calls, click here: https://learnparisianfrench.j-ouellette.com/diy-french/

French conversation for jet-setters: the verb RÉUSSIR (to succeed) at present tense: je réussis tu réussis Il réussit elle réussit nous réussissons vous réussissez ils réussissent elles réussissent Become fluent at LearnParisianFrench.com

French conversation for jet-setters: the verb CHOISIR (to choose) at present tense: je choisis tu choisis il choisit elle choisit nous choisissons vous choisissez ils choisissent elles choisissent Become fluent at LearnParisianFrench.com

French conversation for jet-setters: the verb MOURIR (to die) at present tense: je meurs tu meurs il meurt elle meurt nous mourons vous mourez ils meurent elles meurent Become fluent at LearnParisianFrench.com

French conversation for jet-setters: the verb ENVOYER (to send) at present tense: j'envoie tu envoies il envoie elle envoie nous envoyons vous envoyez ils envoient elles envoient Become fluent at LearnParisianFrench.com