What are the best sites for learning French for beginner?
It is best to learn a language in a classroom setting or by living in a country whose language you want to learn. Just learning it via a website will not be sufficient or successful in the long run as you need to practice your verbal/ listening skills as well. Over time your newly acquired skills will fade if you do not put them to use regularly.Still here are the details:1. Duolingo: Good for building vocabulary. Not good for sentence construction and grammar.2: Babble: Much like duolingo. Good for practice if you know some basics, but might seem confusing in subsequent lessons.3. Busuu: It stresses upon oral skills as well and has mock conversations which you have to translate. I would suggest you subscribe to a youtube channel which has french lessons and then combine it with Busuu for best results.
What is the origin of french month names?
Hey! Janvier - January, has the same origin as the English January. They come from "month of Janus". Janus was a moon of Saturn, named after an Italian deity. And yes, as the person below said, Janus was the "guardian of the doorway" - doorway beginning, January beginning of year... Capiche? Fevrier - February, from Latin februa which is the name of a purification feast in the second month Mars - from Martius (Latin) which meant month of Mars (the planet). April - aperire meaning "to open" in Latin because new flowers open. It is also traced back (a fair bit of history in between) to Aphrodite, the goddess of love May - It's from Latin Maius, which is from the Goddess Maia who was the daughter of Atlas and the mother of Hermes and the goddess of Spring. Maius means "month of Spring" June - From Junius meaning month of June, which came from Junonius which means sacred to Juno. Juno was the Roman goddess of mariiage. July - From Julius "month of July" in turn from Julius Caesar. So Julius Caesar has his own month! August - from augustus meaning consecrated, venerable, which in turn came from Roman emperor Augustus Caesar September - Septem means seven, and originally in the Roman calendar September was the seventh month of the year October - Octo means eight, and october used to be the 8th month of the year (same reasons as above) November - novem meaning nine, originally in the roman calendar november was the ninth month December - the latin decem means ten, and december used to be the tenth month! Hope this helps! Beau
Is it possible to skip French exam level A2 and study for B1 directly?
It is certainly possible to skip the A2 level and study for the B1 exam directly but it is not advisable to do so.This is an overview of the French levels of CEFR and the proficiency each level describes from French levels CEFR A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2.Beginner level - A1: Can recognise and use familiar words and simple phrases for concrete purposes. Can introduce himself or someone else. Can ask and answer basic questions about home, family, surroundings, etc. Can communicate in a basic way when the other person speaks slowly and clearly, and is ready to repeat or reformulate to help communication.Elementary level - A2: Can understand isolated phrases and common expressions that relate to areas of high personal relevance (like personal or family information, shopping, immediate environment, work). Can communicate during easy or habitual tasks requiring a basic and direct information exchange on familiar subjects. Using simple words, can describe his or her surroundings and communicate immediate needs.Intermediate level - B1: Can understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar subjects in work, school, leisure activities, etc. Can manage in most situations that come up when travelling in a region where the language is spoken. Can produce a simple and cohesive text on familiar subjects or subjects of personal interest. Can narrate an event, an experience or a dream; describe a desire or goal, and outline reasons or explanations behind a project or idea.B1 is an intermediate level that is built up on the basic grammar and vocabulary you learn in beginner and elementary levels A1 and A2, respectively. Moreover, A1 is far too basic to give you the necessary background to excel in B1 level. You’ll end up spending far more time brushing up on A2 French than actually gaining B2 level knowledge if you skip A2.If you do not have time to attend the A2 classes conducted by Alliance Française, you could opt for a private tutor who should be able to help you finish A2 preparation in a shorter duration of time or you could request them to have a combined A2 and B1 preparation class for you, which would be very helpful.I am not aware of any online courses and tutorials other than Duolingo. There is also a Youtube channel Comme une Française that offers a lot of tips on spoken French.Bonne Chance!
At a county fair there is a betting game that involves a spinning wheel. As the drawing shows, the wheel is se?
At a county fair there is a betting game that involves a spinning wheel. As the drawing shows, the wheel is set into rotational motion with the beginning of the angular section labeled "1" at the marker at the top of the wheel. The wheel then decelerates and eventually comes to a halt on one of the numbered sections. The wheel in the drawing is divided into twelve sections, each of which is an angle of 30°. Determine the numbered section on which the wheel comes to a halt when the deceleration of the wheel has a magnitude of 0.369 rev/s2 and the initial angular velocity is (a) +1.36 rev/s and (b) +2.31 rev/s. (a) Numbered section = (b) Numbered section =
Which language should I learn first??? (Japanese, French, Danish, German)?
Okay, I want to learn other languages, I'm just having a difficult time deciding which one to learn first. I want to learn Japanese, Danish, German, and French the most right now. I already have a lot of experience with Japanese, great at pronunciation, and I'm probably just a bit above a beginner level. The only thing though, is that I don't know how to write in Japanese at all, and just taking all the time to actually sit down and learn this language is really time consuming, which is not something I have a lot of right now (I am teaching myself, by the way). And I'm wondering if I should start with another European language that's a little closer to my native tongue. Like Danish. A lot of the words are similar to English, and I've picked up the pronunciation surprisingly well. I've only studied Danish for like a week, but I'm already understanding it well. And the alphabet is exactly like the English alphabet, just said differently and with a few more letters. With German, I have very little experience, and pronouncing words are hard for me (strange I'm better with Danish words than German, right? haha) I really know almost nothing about German, including the grammar, so I don't know if it's really difficult or what. And finally, French. Again, I don't know a lot about this language. In fact, I don't know much beyond what the average American does (bonjour, merci, parle vous francais, etc. ), and I know nothing about grammar and things like that, but I'm told I'm fairly well at pronouncing the words. So what do you think? Which language should I learn first/what order should I learn them in? Also, any advice for learning a particular language or any resources you used? Any help is much appreciated! ♥