Bilvy
Lol, yeah, it does look pretty complicated for beginners.
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It's probably overwhelming for them.
Ohh haha, and whne I said 'véhicule', I actually meant 'voiture'.
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The word just slipped outta my mind so I used véhicule instead for some reason.
Eh, you can always do some research on Wiki? I found this page on Wiki about the difference between Cajun French and the real French. It's kinda interesting.
Erm, and you can always start with "tabarnak" (sp? XD), if it's acceptable on this guild.
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It's probably overwhelming for them.
Ohh haha, and whne I said 'véhicule', I actually meant 'voiture'.
sweatdrop
The word just slipped outta my mind so I used véhicule instead for some reason.
Eh, you can always do some research on Wiki? I found this page on Wiki about the difference between Cajun French and the real French. It's kinda interesting.
Erm, and you can always start with "tabarnak" (sp? XD), if it's acceptable on this guild.
Haha it's ok xD
Tabernacle? God... That sounds like Québecois lol.
I don't know anything about Cajun sweatdrop But I think that if you're interested in Cajun, if my memories are good, EI knows some stuffs about it !
Piggelah
This. is. awesome. No, srsly. Ilu for this ~ <3
THE TENSES! THEY ARE CONFUSING! Dx [/random angst]
THE TENSES! THEY ARE CONFUSING! Dx [/random angst]
Haha thanks! And I guess they are ;] Especially if you're not used to have more than 5 tenses lol
Murderous Penguin of DOOM
Merci beaucoup, c'est bien. =]
Cette ete, j'allee au Canada pour un immersion programme, et je dois practice....
Well, clearly my French is horrible. I tried to say something like, I'm going to Canada this summer for a French immersion program and I have to practice. A lot, clearly. I'm making a mini notebook of different little terms like kitty and puppy, now. Would you want to PM in French to give me a little bit of practice? If yes, could you send me a PM? This goes to anyone who knows French or is just beginning like me. Sorry if I'm asking too much.
And sorry about my avatar; my friend and I were having a competition for the sluttiest avvie. I always feel like I have to apologize for it. ^^;;
Have a great day, and thanks for this little guide. It's an amazing summarizer that's really helpful to me.
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Cette ete, j'allee au Canada pour un immersion programme, et je dois practice....
Well, clearly my French is horrible. I tried to say something like, I'm going to Canada this summer for a French immersion program and I have to practice. A lot, clearly. I'm making a mini notebook of different little terms like kitty and puppy, now. Would you want to PM in French to give me a little bit of practice? If yes, could you send me a PM? This goes to anyone who knows French or is just beginning like me. Sorry if I'm asking too much.
And sorry about my avatar; my friend and I were having a competition for the sluttiest avvie. I always feel like I have to apologize for it. ^^;;
Have a great day, and thanks for this little guide. It's an amazing summarizer that's really helpful to me.
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Ha no it's not! Some country fellows can't even spell as well lol ;]
The right sentence would be "Cet été je suis allée au Canada pour un programme d'immersion, et je dois pratiquer"
Well, you can PM me but I won't be much on internet before may because of my finals, but I promise I'll try to answer as often as possible lol !
And don't worry about the avi ;]
CreatorVonDark
Chic! Merci pour tout, mon vieux! 3nodding
Ben... De rien? :] Lol Actually it would rather be "ma vieille" for me ;]
diarrhea of the mouth
This is really cool.
I already knew a lot of this because I take French at school (that class is over though, so I'm out of it right now) but I need to practice.
Can you guys explain "ce que", "ce qui", and "donc" to me? I don't understand when you are supposed to use them. I know how to tell them apart but that's about it. Also, could you guys write about the conditonnnel tense (i.e. I would)? I always get that mixed up with imparfait and futur.
I already knew a lot of this because I take French at school (that class is over though, so I'm out of it right now) but I need to practice.
Can you guys explain "ce que", "ce qui", and "donc" to me? I don't understand when you are supposed to use them. I know how to tell them apart but that's about it. Also, could you guys write about the conditonnnel tense (i.e. I would)? I always get that mixed up with imparfait and futur.
Ha... Well "donc" is like "so" , or "therefore" as said Avis... For example if you say "donc je vais faire ceci ou cela" it means "so I'm going to do this or that".
Well... About "ce qui" and "ce que", that's a tough question!
"Ce que" and "ce qui" both means "which" , but the difference is that :
- "ce qui" is the subject : for example, "il a dit que blablabla, ce qui signifie que blablabla" = " he said that blabla which means that blablabla"
- "ce que" is the COD (Complément d'Objet Direct / Direct complement object), for example : "Ils sont partis, ce que je ne veux pas croire" = "they are gone, which I don't want to believe" here "ce que" isn't the subject, it is "je"
Hope it's not too confused XD
Also, on a note, "ce que" can means "what" when it is used this way:
"Ce que voulait dire Y est que..." = " What means Y is that ...."
Ok... You can easily distinguish imparfait, futur and conditionnel : let's take an easy verb "aimer" (love)
- imparfait : You just keep the root, and add the imparfait (ais/ais/ait/ions/iez/aient)
j'aimais / tu aimais ... Nous aimions / Vous aimiez etc
- Futur : root + end depending on the person : erai/ erais/erait/erons/erez/eront .
You can easily notice that it's future because of the "er"
J'aimerai , tu aimeras, il aimera, nous aimerons, vous aimerez, ils aimeront
- Conditionnel can be tricky : you use the "er" that is typical of the future, and add the imparfait ends : which gives
J'aimerais , tu aimerais, il aimerait, nous aimerions, vous aimeriez, ils aimeraient
But watch out, cause people often tend to mix futur and conditionnel with "je" : the difference is only that there's a "s" in conditionnel : j'aimerai [futur] / j'aimerais [conditionnel]
And about how to use them :
- imparfait is used for description or long actions, it's a past form
- futur... Well it's futur ;] it's equivalent to the use of "will" in english
- conditionnel is equivalent to "would" or "could"
