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VoulezVouloz provides expert friendly French lessons wherever you are in Sydney. Our teachers aren't just native French speakers they each have over 10 years of teaching experience.

TIVI5MONDE PLUS

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 [...]

Speak French like the French!

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, [...]

Beginners French lesson

RFI – Radio France Internationale

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 [...]

J’ai sommeil!

Our head tutor, Hichem, has recently become a proud father any day now. Here are some phrases he might find useful in the coming weeks:
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! = [...]

Bad French Joke

Two cats have a swimming race aross the English Channel, one English, the other French.
The English cat is called “One two three”, the French cat is called “Un deux trois”.
Which cat wins…?
The English cat.
Why…?
Because Un deux trois cat sank…

French Basics – Number 2

Numbers

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
200
1000
First(m)
First(f)
Second
Third

Zéro
Un
Deux
Trois
Quatre
Cinq
Six
Sept
Huit
Neuf
Dix
Onze
Douze
Treize
Quatorze
Quinze
Seize
Dix-sept
Dix-huit
Dix-neuf
Vingt
Vingt et un
Vingt-deux
Vingt-trois
Trente
Quarante
Cinquante
Soixante
Soixante-dix
Quatre-vingts
Quatre-vingt-dix
Cent
deux cents
Mille
Premier
Première
Deuxième
Troisième

Zayroh
Uhn
Duh
Trwah
Kahtr
Sank
Sees
Seht
Weet
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

Mot du jour – Nerf

Definition: Nerve

Expressions:
porter/taper sur les nerfs de qqun – to get on someone’s nerves;
avoir ses nerfs – to have a fit of nerves;
Allons du nerf ! – Come on! Buck up!
avoir les nerfs en boule / avoir les nerfs en pelote – to be edgy, tense
avoir les nerfs malades – to suffer from nerves
[...]

Catherine Tate – French Exam

Lauren learns French

French basics – Number 1

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 [...]