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    Learn French for Beginners & Dummies
    Learn French for Beginners & Dummies
    Learn French for Beginners & Dummies
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    Learn French for Beginners & Dummies

    By Glenn Nora

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    Learn the basics of French pronunciation and grammar, as well as a wide range of conversational topics to add to your vocabulary.  Each chapter builds on the previous one to help repeat previously learned topics and develop a better grasp on the language. 

     

    Just like hobby or study you take on, the key is regular practice.  Aim to spend at least 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week, practicing your French.  Before you know it, you'll be a confident French speaker!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGlenn Nora
    Release dateApr 3, 2020
    ISBN9781393398288

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      Learn French for Beginners & Dummies - Glenn Nora

      Introduction

      You are ready to jump in and learn to speak French as a beginner. Learning a new language is always a big step and you made the right choice.

      We will learn the basics of French pronunciation and grammar, as well as a wide range of conversational topics to add to your vocabulary.  Each chapter builds on the previous one to help repeat previously learned topics and develop a better grasp on the language.  Be sure to spend ample time on each chapter in order to allow the lessons to take hold.  Also feel free to complement this book by making flash cards of what you’ve learned to help retain the knowledge.

      This book includes many suggestions for practice exercises.  The more you challenge yourself to think outside the box, the more benefit you will get.  Think about how you might express something in English, then try to recreate that same sentence in French. Doing so will help you learn how to speak and write more naturally, and it will stick with you better. Once you’ve finished an exercise, double check yourself by entering your French phrases and sentences into an online translator and making sure they translate back into English correctly.

      Just like hobby or study you take on, the key is regular practice.  Aim to spend at least 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week, practicing your French.  Before you know it, you’ll be a confident French speaker!

      Chapter 1:  Alphabet, Accents, and Pronunciation

      The French Alphabet

      Good news!  The French alphabet is very similar to our own English alphabet.  Both alphabets include the same 26 letters, they’re just pronounced slightly differently.  Read through each letter below out loud a few times, then close the book and see if you can recite the alphabet from memory.

      A – Ah

      B – Bay

      C – Say

      D – Day

      E – Err

      F – Eff

      G – Szhay

      H – Ahsh

      I – Ee

      J – Szhee

      K – Kah

      L – Ell

      M – Emm

      N – Enn

      O – Oh

      P – Pay

      Q – Koo

      R – Air

      S – Ess

      T – Tay

      U – Oo

      V – Vay

      W – DOO-bluh-vay

      X – Eeks

      Y – EE-grek

      Z – Zed

      How did it go?  Don’t worry if it feels strange, the more you practice, the more natural it will feel.  Here are a few notes that will help your pronunciation sounds more authentic.

      For many of the letters, such as B, P, and T, make the letter sound breathy.  For instance, instead of ending in a harsh ay sound, which is natural to American English, lighten the end of the syllable a bit.  It should be somewhere between an ay sound and an eh sound.

      The r’s in the letter E are not harsh either.  E can also be described as sounding like uhh.  This sound is very common in

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