Ok, so since this seems to be a great idea, and since the best ideas are always the ones that get copied on, I though I'd share my knowledge of French with you guys! Any one of you who remember me from way back might also remember that I'm a francophone, so if any of you got questions that need an answer in french, go right ahead, and I'll be glad to help.
And for those who are taking french lessons, I'll be more than willing to help with anything you can throw at me... I've always been good at that
Ok, first up! The main difference that I found there is between french and english, apart from the pronounciation of course, is the fact that, unlike english, french uses gender a lot. Basically, where english has only gender when refering to a person (he/she), most nouns in french have a masculine or feminine gender, and sometimes, the same noun has both a masculine and a feminine version. And what is especially complicated is that the entire sentence has to conjugate according to this gender.
For example, for the sentence "My friends went back home/to their place", depending if these friends are guys or girls, many things will change in the sentence:
- Masculine: Mes amis sont rentrés chez eux.
- Feminine: Mes amies sont rentrées chez elles.
Confused yet? Yeah, I know, it's complicated... But if you really want to learn, you can do it!
So I am hoping you drop in here and enjoy learning! Feel free to ask anything (not offensive, of course )
Clara
And for those who are taking french lessons, I'll be more than willing to help with anything you can throw at me... I've always been good at that
Ok, first up! The main difference that I found there is between french and english, apart from the pronounciation of course, is the fact that, unlike english, french uses gender a lot. Basically, where english has only gender when refering to a person (he/she), most nouns in french have a masculine or feminine gender, and sometimes, the same noun has both a masculine and a feminine version. And what is especially complicated is that the entire sentence has to conjugate according to this gender.
For example, for the sentence "My friends went back home/to their place", depending if these friends are guys or girls, many things will change in the sentence:
- Masculine: Mes amis sont rentrés chez eux.
- Feminine: Mes amies sont rentrées chez elles.
Confused yet? Yeah, I know, it's complicated... But if you really want to learn, you can do it!
So I am hoping you drop in here and enjoy learning! Feel free to ask anything (not offensive, of course )
Clara