VoulezVouloz - French lessons and tuition in Sydney » Vocabulary http://www.voulezvouloz.com French lessons and tuition in Sydney Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:28:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 TIVI5MONDE PLUS http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2010/01/tivi5monde-plus/ http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2010/01/tivi5monde-plus/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:45:21 +0000 admin http://www.voulezvouloz.com/?p=190

Aimed at French-speaking children aged 3-12, TIVI5MONDE PLUS is the first entirely free, fun and educational Online TV station.

This innovative service allows French-speaking families, and also anyone with a love of French who wants to introduce their children to the French language, to access quality children’s broadcasting in a safe environment and without any restriction to viewing times.

Working closely with its partner broadcaster (FranceTélévisions) TIVI5MONDE has selected the very best French-speaking children’s programmes.

TIVI5MONDE PLUS offers a wealth and quality of unique programmes thanks to a selection of the best children’s television from French-speaking countries (France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada) with cartoons, entertainment, educational programmes and news.

Various competitions and educational features are also organised around a number of these programmes. Also designed to promote the French language to youngsters abroad, Children’s WEB TV will provide teachers with educational activities to encourage the learning and teaching of French through the use of cartoons.

]]> http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2010/01/tivi5monde-plus/feed/ 0 Speak French like the French! http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2010/01/speak-french-like-the-french/ http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2010/01/speak-french-like-the-french/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:41:54 +0000 admin http://www.voulezvouloz.com/?p=185 A few useful French phrases:

  • Par hasard… By chance
  • Par contre … On the other hand
  • en colère … angry
  • Je reve … I must be dreaming
  • il me semble que … It seems to me
  • Il faut que … It is necessary
  • en verité … truthfully, in truth
  • exprès … On purpose (e.g.tu l’as fait exprès)
  • enfin (enfin bref) … finally, to summarise, at last
  • Il me tarde … I am looking forward to
  • Je m’en vais … I’m off now

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]]> http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/12/beginners-french-lesson/feed/ 0 RFI – Radio France Internationale http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/12/rfi-radio-france-internationale/ http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/12/rfi-radio-france-internationale/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:47:13 +0000 admin http://www.voulezvouloz.com/?p=192

Radio France Internationale is a major international radio broadcaster with 46 million listeners.

It broadcasts 33.5 hours of programmes each week and is funded partly by the French government and partly by audiovisual licence fees.

Every day they bring their listeners a story that’s making the news in France (Focus on France) and each weekend they look at what’s happening in the world of French culture (Culture in France).

Their longer 20-minute features run every day and cover a wide range of subjects such as French culture, the African diaspora and world music.

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Je suis fatigué(e) = I’m tired
Je suis crevé(e) = I’m beat, wiped out
Je suis à bout de force = I’m beat, out of steam
J’ai sommeil = I’m sleepy
Au lit! = To bed!
Bonne nuit = Good night

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Dix-huit
Dix-neuf
Vingt
Vingt et un
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Trente
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Soixante
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Uhn
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Trwah
Kahtr
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Nuhf
Dees
Ohnz
Dooz
Trehz
Kahtohrz
Kanz
Sehz
Dee-seht
Dee-zweet
Deez-nuhf
Van
Van tay uh(n)
Van-duh
Van-trwah
Trahnt
Kahrahnt
Sankahnt
Swahsahnt
Swahsahnt-dees
Kahtruh-van
Kahtruh-van-dees
Sahn
Duh sahn
Meel
Pruhmyay
Pruhmyehr
Duhzyehm
Trwahzyehm

]]> http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/07/french-basics-number-2/feed/ 0 French basics – Number 1 http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/06/french-basics-number-1/ http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/06/french-basics-number-1/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:52:49 +0000 admin http://www.voulezvouloz.com/?p=26 A few French phrases to get you started:

Hello = Bonjour
Goodbye = Au revoir
Yes = Oui
No = Non
I speak (a little) French  = Je parle (un peu de) français
Do you speak English? = Parlez-vous anglais?
How do you say… in French? = Comment dit-on….. en français?
 I don’t understand = Je ne comprends pas
Okay = D’accord
And = Et
Who = Qui
What = Quoi
When = Quand
Where = où
Why = pourquoi
How = comment

]]> http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/06/french-basics-number-1/feed/ 0 The french alphabet taught by Vincent the grenouille. http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/06/learnfrench/ http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/06/learnfrench/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:46:27 +0000 admin http://www.voulezvouloz.com/?p=115

Learn how to pronounce the French alphabet with Vincent the grenouille.

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