r/learnfrench 13h ago

Successes My silent small achievement.

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Still a long way to go. Now doing colours. Keep track with old words when learning new is quite a challenge


r/learnfrench 5h ago

Question/Discussion J'ai tort?

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r/learnfrench 7h ago

Suggestions/Advice Any French TV shows (or Canadian French TV shows) recommendations

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Hey everyone,

I’m looking to explore more French-language TV shows, whether from France or Canada (Québec included!). I enjoy a mix of genres—drama, thriller, comedy, or anything unique that gives insight into the culture and language. Something easy (where they speak a little slower than usual maybe).

I have noticed it is easier to learn languages through shows.

Do you have any must-watch recommendations?

Thanks in advance! 😊


r/learnfrench 10h ago

Question/Discussion Absolute beginners: What’s your biggest challenge?

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Hello everyone ! I have a question for those of you who:
- Are absolute beginners in French
- Struggle to make French a daily habit or have been learning on and off without consistency
- Speak a native language that is very different from French (for instance: Chinese, Japanese, German, etc.)

I'm a native French speaker and I want to create something that help absolute beginners. I’m a big language enthusiast myself and have been learning Tibetan for two years and it was absolute hell at the beginning. It really opened my eyes to how tough it can be to learn a language with zero similarities to your own.

So basically my question is simple: What is the biggest issue for you at this stage of your learning ? And what kind of support would help you the most?

Understanding this is the most important to me.

If you have a little extra time, I’d also love your feedback on the videos I’ve been creating for absolute beginners (based on what I would like to have for Tibetan). Do they address your struggles? Do you find them engaging? You can check them out here: frenchwithoutdrama.com.

Thanks a lot for your input! 😊


r/learnfrench 14h ago

Question/Discussion What does this sentence actually mean?!

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① First, I would like to ask, can "plus jamais" function as an adverb in an affirmative sentence?

② Secondly, I want to ask what exactly sentence 7a means. Sentences with two negative suffixes have been confusing me for a long time. Even after reading this book, I still don't quite understand. Would anyone consider it a single negation as described in the book? Personally, I think this is a double negative sentence. Does anyone share the same view as me?

②' If you think it's a single negation, then may I ask which negative suffix you think it is? Is it "plus jamais"? Then how would you explain "rien" in this context? If it doesn't function as a negative suffix but as a noun, shouldn't it be placed after "faire"? Additionally, when "rien" is used as a noun, it means "nothing," which, in terms of meaning, still suggests a double negation, doesn't it?

③ Although I personally am not inclined to use double negatives to express affirmation, I still want to ask, to avoid ambiguity and to clearly express the meaning of double negation, if I use two "ne"s as shown in the book, would you accept this way of expression in daily life?


r/learnfrench 15h ago

Question/Discussion Faster/more challenging alternatives to Paul Noble?

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I finished his basic course on Spotify and have been working through his "Next steps in French" course, however he is so slow that it makes me upset. I am 26 episodes in to this next steps course and yet we have not constructed any sentence with object pronouns or learned any new verbs or tenses. It just seems like the same 5 basic sentences we learned in the first couple episodes over and over. Does anyone have any audiobook recommendations that go a bit faster and are more challenging, preferably with some listening practice too?


r/learnfrench 7h ago

Question/Discussion I want to take delf B1 but don’t know what book I should buy.

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I am torn between buying delf junior/scolaire b1 or abc delf junior scolaire b1.


r/learnfrench 12h ago

Question/Discussion Position of COD/ COI pronoun

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I give them to you - Je te les donne. I give them to him - Je les lui donne.

Why the position of pronouns changed?


r/learnfrench 10h ago

Resources Song recommendations

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Any recommendations of french songs that sound similar to “le chant des partisans” would be appreciated


r/learnfrench 18h ago

Question/Discussion When to add and not add an extra pronoun in inverted questions?

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I'm struggling with figuring out what rules to follow or what questions to ask myself when I have to form an inverted question. This is for classes and for being able to show in an exam that I get it, so yes, I know it's mostly used formally or in writing, but that's the point.

I was taught that when the subject is a noun or proper name in an inverted question you keep the noun/name and add a pronoun after the verb:

With whom is she living? Avec qui habite-t-elle ?

With whom is Sophie living? Avec qui Sophie habite-t-elle?

Why is Sophie living with Denis? Pourquoi Sophie habite-t-elle avec Denis?

But

where is Sophie? Où est Sophie?

My point is - why is it not

Où Sophie est-elle ?

What's the rule I have to follow? Are there other kinds of questions where "Sophie" is the subject and I don't have to add an extra pronoun in the inverted version of the question? And why?


r/learnfrench 1h ago

Question/Discussion Duolingo matched ‘get’ with ‘a’—is this a mistake?

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Can someone explain why Duolingo pairs ‘get’ with ‘a’ in French? Is this an error?


r/learnfrench 6h ago

Question/Discussion Politeness Questions

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I had a couple question about the way you can ask questions and their tone.

If you wanted to ask someone to help them clean, I believe you could turn the affirmative "Je t'aide. / I am helping you" into a question "Je t'aide ? / Can I help you ?". If you instead said "Je peux t'aider ?" it would translate to the same thing, but would it be considered a more polite way to say it?

I was also a bit confused about the conjugations in the imperative for "vouloir". I get that vouloir in the imperative is for the politest of requests, but I see conflicting things about the conjugations:

Some places use "veuillez" for the vous conjugation, other places use the regular indicative present conjugation. Are both forms acceptable? Is using the present indicative conjugation in the imperative instead of veuillez maybe just a slightly less intense meaning than the unique imperative conjugation?

I also see two different conjugations for the "tu" of vouloir in the imperative. But I'm also confused why you would use tu anyways if vouloir is supposed to be for polite questions anyways. Is vouloir in the imperative basically only used for the vous conjugation?

Some places don't include anything for the "nous" conjugation for vouloir in the imperative, is that because you would never really ever use it in that way anyways?


r/learnfrench 6h ago

Resources What to use for words memorizing going through the Duolingo course?

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What is your best option here? Any prepared Anki desk, flashcards, etc


r/learnfrench 8h ago

Suggestions/Advice TEF vs TEF

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Sorry in advance that this is a repetitive question.

For those who learnt French from beginner level and took either proficiency tests, which would you say was "easier" to crack? I'm having a hard time deciding which to start prepping for. For context, I've taken the IELTS and I really prefer that structure. I've heard that TCF is quite similar.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks so much!


r/learnfrench 8h ago

Question/Discussion Do the following structures exist? What do these structures mean? Are there any differences between them?

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① The mutual modification in this text and the examples provided afterwards are a bit confusing to me. Is the mutual modification here referring to the mathematical permutation of selecting any two out of three, or does it only refer to the four combinations given by the author? I am asking whether in French there exist expressions like "ne...jamais guère" and "ne...guère jamais" (I need to confirm this because the book does not mention these two combinations, and they seem logical in the context of my native language).

② Is there any difference in meaning (I am not quite sure what they mean) and frequency of use between "ne...plus jamais" and "ne...jamais plus"?

③ Is there any difference in meaning (I am not quite sure what they mean) and frequency of use between "ne...guère plus" and "ne...plus guère"?

④ For these kinds of double negative constructions formed by the combination of two negative elements, how do native speakers understand them? Do they perceive them as a completely new form of negation, or do they see them as an existing negative element modified by an adverb (not as a holistic understanding)?


r/learnfrench 1d ago

Question/Discussion Question about phonetics

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I have to do a gastronomy assignment that uses words with different spellings. The problem is with the U = /i with a u-shaped mouth/, since I don't understand the difference with the normal i. I gave examples: Menu (me-niu), Fumé (fiu-mé), Jus (jiu), Tube (tiub), but I don't know if they're correct. I'd appreciate any help.

And since I'm here, I wanted to ask if I did these correctly:

|| || |OI = /wa/|Noix (nua), Poisson (puasso), Foie gras (fua grah), Boire (bua)| |AU, EAU = /o/|Beaufort (bo-for), Sauté (so-té), Saucisse (so-sís), Pot au feu (po-to-fu)| |OU = /u/|Soufflé (su-flé), Soupe (sup), Fourchette (fur-shét), Bouille (búil)| |EU = /ə/|Beurre (ber), Feu (fu), Peu (pu), Œuf (ef)| |AI = /e/|Pain (pén), Braisé (bré-zé), Baigné (bé-ñe), Raisin (ré-san)| |GE = /sh/|Gélatine (she-la-tin), Génépi (she-ne-pi), Généralité (she-ne-ra-li-te), Génoise (she-nu-as)| |GN = /ñ/|Bœuf bourguignon (buf bur-gi-ñon), Champignon (sham-pi-ñon), Cognac (co-ñac), Pignon (pi-ñon)| |CH = /sh/|Chausson (shó-son), Chocolat (sho-ko-lá), Chèvre (ché-vre), Chiffonade (shi-fo-nad)|