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Learn All French adverbs in-depth

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French adverbs- forms of adverb, utilisation of adverb,types of adverb, how adverb work. Forms of adverb:- Adverbs can take several different girls in french. Although these adverbs always take ending with  - ment are formed from adjectives and follow certain rules. Adverbs made from adjectives:- Almost all adverbs ending in -ment are formed from the feminine form of adjective to which the ending -ment is added.  For example:- Doux--douce--- doucement Naïf--naïve--- naïvement Sec-- sèche---- sèchement Long-- longue--- longuement Lent-- lente----lentement Naturel--- naturelle---naturellement Some adverbs ending in - ment, however ,are based on the masculine form of the adjective, to which the ending -ment is added. These adverbs are formed from masculine adjectives which end in a vowel  For instance:-  Poli- poliment Joli-- joliment Vrai-vraiment Carré- carrément Absolu- absolument Adjectives ending  in - ant ...

Learn French Vocabulary regarding les grèves( strikes)

Talking about media of France and strikes in France and relative french voVocabula. France is very famous for his strikes(Des strikes ), the number of worker regarding un syndicat (trade union) is rare. This quote from l'OCDE(organisation de coopération et de développement écon omique) describes that ( avec 7% à 8% de salaires (workest rate ) de syndiqués (unionized) , la France a la plus faible taux( weakest rate) de syndicalisation (unionisation) Des pays de l'OCDE. En 2010, l'Allemagne en comptait 18,6%, le royaume-uni 26%, l'Italie 35% et la Finlande 70%. However Les français have a very strong sense of Justice sociale (sociale justice), especially when livelihood issues are at stake: licenciement (redundancies), retraites( pensions), réformes de l'éducation nationale ( national eduéducat réformes), de la sécurité ou de la justice.             (French Vocabulary builder) Un cri- a shout Crier - to shout Menteur,monteuse- liar Ça suffit- ...

Learn French Vocabulary at shopping centres(dans les grandes surfaces)

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Shopping in France and talk about buying clothes, find a bargain. All french towns have out of town shopping centres with a vast range of supermarchés and hypermarchés ( super markets and hypermarket). They are generally referred to as grand surfaces because of the large space they occupy. Most of them are located in large shopping arcades, with a whole range of smaller shops, boutiques of all sorts and restaurants. In addition to the permanent shopping area , they fréquemment (frequently) have seasonal products at competitive prices sous chapiteau (under a large Marquee) : wins in the autumn , chrysanthemums for all saints day on 1 ER November , oysters for Christmas and he new year, bedding and furniture in the spring and camping equipment in the summer. They all compete with one another by having promotions (promotional offers) , soldes (sales) , affaires du jours( the bargans of the day) and offers spéciales ( spécial offers ).         ...

Learn French about weather, apprendre le français du temps

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Weather vocabulary rain and shine(le pluie et le beau temot) Le temps( the weather) is un sujet de conversation ( topic of conversation) quotidian (daily) pour le français . Not only do people talk about the weather where they are , but about how shocking or how good the weather is in other Parts of france. il pleut toujours en Bretagne (it always rain in Brittany), il  fait toujours beau sur la côte méditerranéenne ( it is always nice on the Mediterranean coast) et il n'y a jamais assez de neige en montagne (there is never enough snow on the mountains ) pour les sports d'hiver. Les previprévi météorologique (the weather forecast) , is referred to as la météo and often blmaed for its lack of accuracy.  Vocabulary enhancer about weather.... Le temps - the weather Le temps est lourd - the weather is muggy/close Le ciel- the sky Une goutte de pluie- a raindrop  Les prévisions météorologique/la météo - weather forecast La mi-journée-- midday/lunchtime...

Learn French Vocabulary about trains and railway stations( on prend le TGV)

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At the railway station. If you prefer voyager(travelling)à travers la France (through France ) par le train (by train), starting or ending your journey in paris, there are six main line station which can take you to any corner of France . There are also liaison (links) to airports and other Major TGV station around Paris. In Paris there are six main railway stations: from la gare Montparnasse, you go vers l'ouest (towards the west) La côté atlantique , la Bretagne , le Sud-Ouest (the southwest )et l'Espagne (Spain). From la gare St Lazare you can get to le Nord  de la France et la Belgique . From la gare de l'est you can reach l'est de la France (the east of France ) et l'Allemagne (German) . From la gare de Lyon you can go to learn sud-est de la France , la côté Méditerranée et l'Italie. From la gare d'Austerlitz you can reach le centre de la France.                             Writer(Gaëlle Graham) ...

In depth knowledge of determiners adjectives (possessive adjectives, demonstrative adjectives, interrogative adjectives, indefinite adjectives,

French determiner adjectives which are most confusable. Types of  the indefinite adjectives. There are many different kinds of indefinite adjective. Like all other adjectives in French, they agree in gender and number with the noun they describe. Sometimes this type of adjective is called a determiner or quantifier. Uses of indefinite adjectives are not preceded by a partitive article in the plural Here are some indefinite adjectives consisting of one word which are used to identify people or things.: Quelque (mfpl quelques) In the singular, quelque means some, other. It is only used in the singular in rather formal french. Ik a été retardé par quelque problème grave.( he has been held up by some serious problem. I. The plural it means a certain number of, a small number of and translates into English as some. Il a quelques prépositions à te faire.(he has some suggestions to make you. - Plusieurs :- Plusieurs has the same from both masculine...

Learn French Vocabulary at metro station (take metro)and voice and voilà

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France's metro stations(excellent vocabulary) and voici and voilà. Paris is the beautiful town of France where are plenty of sightseeing places. The metro helps to visiters for explore themselves around the town. Le prix d'un ticket de métro (for the cost of a metro ticket) ou  le prix de location d'un Vélo'(vélo libre) ( cost of hiring a Vélib' part of the bicycle share system in Paris). One of the most historically symbolic sights in Paris is the axis from la grande Arche de la défense , completed in 1989 as president Mitterran's legacy to Paris . From the top , par temps clair (on a clear day) la vue sur Paris et l'île de France est spectaculaire (thé view over Paris and l'ile de France is spectacular) in it self, but also because of its location which lines it up with l'avenue de la grande armée (népoleon's army), l'arc de triomphe (planned by népoleon in 1806), Les Champs-Elysées et l'obélisque de louxor sur la place de...

French excellent parking vocabulary

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            French vocabulary about parking You can buy carte prepay(a prepaid card) for €15 or €40 To use in les parkings intra muros (car parking within the wall) of the town. L'hirodate ( the machine) also lets you use pièces de monnaie (coins) . Un bon conseil (a good piece of advice): you can garer votre voiture (Park your car) outside the town and use la navette-bus(the park and ride system) to visit St malo. You have to pay for me stationnement (parking), but la navette is free. C'EST gratuit ! It's free. Everyone de moins de 26 ans (under the age of 26) , from the European community can visit all french national museums gratuitement(for free) . If you're 26 or under  and a part of  the European community, hurry and check these museums out soon!                   Vocabulary builder Stationnement gratuit- free parking  Stationnement payant- pays parking Stationnemen...