L'année dernière à cette époque, nous nous apprêtions à partir en Australie. Nous sommes allés une semaine à Melbourne, et puis une semaine à Sydney
pendant laquelle nous sommes allés aux Montagnes Bleues.
Last year around the same time we were getting ready to leave for Australia. We spent a week in Melbourne and a week in Sydney, during which we went to the Blue Mountains.
Nos coeurs se serrent en pensant aux destructions causées par le feu, et nous pensons fort à nos amis australiens. Leyla, Olivier et moi avons adoré notre voyage et nous regardons souvent les photos et vidéos que nous avons prises.
Our hearts ache when we think about the destructions caused by the fire, and our thoughts are with our Australian friends. Leyla, Olivier and I loved our trip and often watch the pictures and videos that we took.
Nous retournerons très certainement en Australie dans le futur car il y a tellement de choses à voir dans cet immense pays. C'est un tel dépaysement pour nous : j'imagine que c'est également surprenant pour les Australiens de découvrir la faune française, les paysages et l'architecture historique !
We will surely return to Australia in the future since there are so many things to see in this large country. It's such a change of scenery for us: I imagine that it is equally surprising for Australians to discover the French fauna, landscapes and historic
architecture!
À bientôt.
Camille Chevalier Karfis Founder of French Today
HOW TO LEARN FRENCH
What Level of French Are You?
Many French students ask me: "what is my French level?", "how can I find out my French level?" and "which one of your French audiobooks should I study with?". I will do my best to answer these questions here.
Learn the French amusement park vocabulary and follow immersion teacher Eliane & partner Benjamin for a bilingual practice in magical Disneyland Paris.
Many of our teachers still have availabilities in February. The programs are booking up for the spring and many are already all booked for the summer.
EXCLUSIVE FRENCH TIPS
1. Longer French words can be intimidating for students. However, since there is no tonic accent or acceleration over syllables in French, they are not particularly difficult to pronounce. Breathe-in, and say it slowly, one syllable at a time. Learn more in my audiobook Secrets of French Pronunciation
2. At the beginning
of every single Skype lesson, I used to ask my students "comment s’est passé(e)... votre weekend / ta semaine / votre voyage..." ‘how did your.... go ?’ This construction is very often used in French and a wonderful conversation starter.
3. In French, "je veux bien" means you accept an invitation. You cannot say "je veux bien mais je ne peux pas".
4. "Se faire + verb infinitive" = to have something done to you ex: "je me fais couper les cheveux" = I'm getting my hair cut.
5. "Comme d’habitude", meaning 'as usual' is commonly shortened in
spoken French and becomes "comme d’hab", sounding like "dab".
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Are cities in French feminine or masculine? Most French cities don’t have an article, but when you use an adjective, should it be masculine or feminine: "Paris est beau" or "Paris est belle" ?
