anugrah - Lesson Suggestions
I hope that this will spark a never dying thread. I hope that people that care about FrenchPod will put up their lesson suggestions here. I also hope that FrenchPod will listen. This is an attempt to get you guys to bring up the amount of lessons made each week, we give you the ideas, you make the people happy. Please don't do this to yourselves, you are losing subscribers!
Sorry if list is too long.
- Shapes,
- Common French Foods,
- common junk food snacks
- Sending a letter
- getting a hair cut
- at the laundromat
- at the bank
- Cultural idiomatic expressions
- Doing some math
- Subjects at school
- At the garage/autoshop
- Fast food restaurant
- World Countries
- French in Quebec as well as in France
- Scheduling an appointment
- A review on famous French books
- Buying a Pet
- Going shopping
I will think of more as the days go on. I hope that others will start posting suggestions as well!
Merci FrenchPod, I hope you're listening!
Posted by anugrah June 2, 2009 .
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londonparis says
June 2, 2009
Fantasic idea for a thread!
I'll add a few to the list as well.
French in Africa.
Sports/Exercise
anugrah says
June 2, 2009
I don't think French in Africa is that different, but it's a start. Sports and excercise are good to. Pitching, throwing. Frisbee, idk, I hope we can get more ideas brewing in the pot.
anugrah says
June 4, 2009
I'll think of some more FrenchPod. I'll try not to make this thread die out by giving them little by little.
londonparis says
June 6, 2009
Answer user questions about French grammar in Frenchpod Cafe
londonparis says
June 6, 2009
Mini shows explaining French grammer. Might be a good idea to have these in the grammer/resources section.
amaurylibeer says
June 7, 2009
Merci, merci beaucoup to both of you anugrah and londonparis for these suggestions.
anugrah says
June 8, 2009
No Problem FP anything to help out the team who's working their butts off to give us service. Thanks a lot guys. A little help can't hurt right?
Anytime. I'll try to think of some more suggestions soon.
anugrah says
June 12, 2009
Hey, FP I have made it my mission to give at least 2 suggestions each week. So here's some that I came up with on the bus on the way home from school.
londonparis says
June 16, 2009
Weekly Frenchpod Cafe show.
anugrah says
June 17, 2009
Here's some more I thought up on the bus. I'm quite sad that Londonparis is the only other person participating...
marion33 says
June 17, 2009
Merci pour vos nouvelles suggestions Anugrah!
anugrah says
June 25, 2009
Hey, FP here's my last suggestions before I head off to Senegal for a month. I hope you are using them well.
Sorry if they suck, but I will try to do what I can to improve them. Well I'll see FP in a month!
londonparis says
July 3, 2009
londonparis says
July 5, 2009
Sizes: clothes, shoes etc.
londonparis says
July 17, 2009
A lesson just devoted to clothes. The names of items of clothing.
anugrah says
July 26, 2009
Hey FrenchPod. I'm back from my month in Senegal, and it was an amazing experience. Since I'm back I'll be giving some suggestions!
marion33 says
July 27, 2009
Hello Anugrah,
It`s a pleasure to see you back at Frenchpod, welcome back! I`m glad you had great holidays, thanks for the lessons suggestions!
anugrah says
July 29, 2009
How to tell someone you are full!
anugrah says
July 31, 2009
Asking when someone starts school, or something else...
anugrah says
October 16, 2009
Amaury. I have a big request of you. Although you can't make a recorded lesson, I have some big questions to ask of you.
Since I've left Senegal, I've always called my friends back. The only problem is, how do I say these phrases. This would also be a good lesson for the future.
I only have ... minutes left(left is the main word I want to know) on my calling card.
Calling card.
The connection is very bad.
Can you repeat, there's static (the buzzing noise)?
Can you hear me?
Merci encore mon cher ami Amaury. How do you say you are the best? Tu es le meilleur?
anugrah says
October 16, 2009
Also, how do you say, can you do me a favor?
Also, if the teacher stops you in class, would you say, je vais a poubelle? Could you say, I'm throwing something out like we do in English, (is there like another way to say it?)
anugrah says
October 27, 2009
Amaury please respond!
amaurylibeer says
October 28, 2009
All my apologies anugrah,
I missed your last comments as I was checking the messages on the lessons. Let me have a look now :
I only have ... minutes left on my calling card : Il ne me reste que ... minutes sur ma carte. We don't use the same structure in French. Here, the verb 'rester' means 'to be left', 'to remain'.
Calling card (to call abroad) : carte téléphonique (pour appeler à l'étranger)
The connection is very bad : la connection est très mauvaise.
I can't hear very well : Je t'entends très mal.
Can you repeat, there's static (the buzzing noise)? Est-ce que tu peux répéter? Il y a des interférences / il y a des parasites.
Can you hear me? Est-ce que tu m'entends?
Can you do me a favor? Est-ce que tu peux me rendre service?
Yes, "you're the best" is "tu es le meilleur"
And yes, if you're standing in the middle of the class and the teacher catches you, you can say : 'Je vais jeter quelque chose à la poubelle' (I'm going to throw something out) or 'Je vais jeter un papier à la poubelle' (I'm going to throw a paper away).
I haven't been the best on that one anugrah, sorry to have kept you waiting. I'll do better next time.
Je n'ai pas été le meilleur cette fois-ci anugrah, désolé de t'avoir fait attendre. Je ferai mieux la prochaine fois.
anugrah says
October 29, 2009
It's alright, c'est pas grave
I know you didn't do that on purpose (that would be another good phrase to translate).
Thanks a lot Amaury!
amaurylibeer says
November 4, 2009
Merci d'être si tolérant et compréhensif anugrah (thanks for being so tolerant and understanding).
Just to make sure that it is clear for everyone, "c'est pas grave" is used in spoken French but is not grammatically correct. The correct form is "ce n'est pas grave". French people tend to omit the first part of the negation (ne or n') when they speak. Another example that you can hear very frequently in France is "Je sais pas" instead of "Je ne sais pas".
The translation of "I know you didn't do that on purpose" is "Je sais que tu ne l'as pas fait exprès".
anugrah says
November 5, 2009
De rien Amaury,
There's nothing (at least somewhat) free in the world except the French you are teaching me. Haha.
Merci beaucoup Amaury! Je vais (comment on dit, "post) more lesson suggestions (that too) soon.
amaurylibeer says
November 7, 2009
D'accord anugrah, c'est une bonne idée, même si je ne sais pas si nous allons un jour publier de nouvelles leçons (ok, that's a good idea, even if I don't know if we're going to publish new lessons one day).
'post' se traduit par 'poster', 'annoncer', 'publier'. Mais dans le contexte des commentaires, ce verbe se traduit par 'écrire', 'faire', 'donner'.
Donc ici, tu pourrais écrire : "Je vais faire, écrire, donner d'autres suggestions de leçon bientôt."