Podcasts help you learn French language

A podcast is a digital media file, or a series of such files, that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers. (Wikipedia)

Podcasts are very popular nowadays. They can be used as a very effective learning material. I just found a website where you could get French courses in the shape of podcasts. For free you get a daily podcast that features French lessons plus you will receive a weekly video podcast which is useful to learn vocabulary.

Try their free podcast or register to their free 7 day trial to see if this product is for you.

Visit DAILYFRENCHPOD

Asking for directions in French - Lesson 2

Now that you know how to introduce yourself to somebody in French, it is time to learn how to ask for directions.

Let’s say your looking for a specific place but you have difficulty locating it. You ask a person passing by for directions.

Can you tell me how I can get to this place ? : Pouvez-vous me dire comment je peux me rendre à cet endroit ?

Tips : “cet” can be pronounced as set

Cardinal points :

North : Nord

South : Sud

East : Est

West : Ouest

Left or right ?

Go right : Aller à droite

Go left : Aller à gauche

To the left : À gauche

To the Right : À droite

Turn Left : Tourner à gauche

Turn right : Tourner à droite

Up or down ?

Go up : Aller en haut

Go down : Aller en bas


Are you lost ?

I’m lost : Je suis perdus

Can you tell me in which part of the city I am ? : Pouvez-vous me dire dans quelle partie de la ville je me situe ?

Cool software to help you learn French : Before You Know It

Hello everybody !

First of all I would like to say sorry for not posting yesterday but hey it was labour day !! Nobody works on labour day ! Actually I had planned to make a post but then I realized I had too much things to do...yeah well university has started again so I'm pretty busy. But don't worry, I'll make sure you can read a new post each day of the week.

OK. Having said that I can tell you about today's post. I was browsing the net this weekend and found a really nice software that can be downloaded from the Internet. What this software does ? It makes you practice your French in a fun way.

It uses the old learning method of cards (old but still up to date) . On one side of a card you have a English word and on the other side you have the translation in French. The words are even read out loud so you can pratice their pronunciation. The cards can be use in four different manners.

- See the word in English and then flip the card to see the translation

- See the word in French and then flip the card to see the translation
- See the word in English, try to write in in French and see if you're right
- See the word in French, try to write in in English and see if you're right

Here are screenshots from the software:

You can earn points if you guess right. By tracking your score you can track your progress.

This software works on PCs and MACs, so no worries.

You can test yourself on different subject like animals, greeting/meeting, at the hotel, food...etc

All those subjects are regrouped in lists.

You can download the Lite version of BYKI (Before You Know It) for free at BYKI website.

Once you have downloaded the software and used all the lists that came with it, click here to download additional free lists in order to extend your practice.