French Language and Culture

Direct

IndirectSingulier

1ère pers.

2ème pers.

3ème pers

Me

Te

Le, la, en

Me

Te

Lui, en, yPluriel

1ère pers.

2ème pers

3ème pers

Nous

Vous

les

Nous

Vous

Leur, en, y

French is not widely spoken in Botswana. The official languages of Botswana are English and Setswana. French is more commonly spoken in countries such as France, Canada, and parts of Africa like Senegal and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Je te tue. -- I kill you (I am killing you)

Je te tuerais. -- I will kill you.

Je vais te tuer. -- I am going to kill you.

The most French-speaking province in Canada is Quebec, where French is the official language. The majority of the population in Quebec speaks French as their first language.

To assist someone as the same meaning as "assister quelqu'un" in French; they have the same roots, like "assistance" in both French and English.

No, but "attendre" is a verb meaning "to wait"

French is an official language in Québec and New-Brunswick.

However Ontario and Manitoba use french in administration and justice.

Canada uses canadian dollars and has french as one of it's official languages.

Forenames, nicknames and surnames originating in the west and south European countries of France and Italy explain the phrase French and Italian names. Some first names look the same, such as the French Paul, and others different, such as the Italian Paolo ("Paul"), from their English counterparts. Some last names likewise may be recognizable, such as the French Saint-Martin, and others not, such as Azzarà("fisherman") in Sicily, vis-à-vis their English equivalents.

In French, you say 1873 as "Mille huit cent soixante-treize."

Approximately 7.7 million people in Canada speak French as their first language. Additionally, there are around 2.7 million people who speak French as a second language, making French one of the country's official languages.

Psicine (swimming pool) is feminine.

"Quarante" in French means "forty" in English.

"Antoine" is a common French masculine given name, equivalent to "Anthony" in English.

Affluence (Francais) = a crowd of people

Affluence (English) = wealthy or has power

Affaire (Francais) = business, deal, matter, transaction, scandal

Affair (English) = refers only to an even of sexual scandal, the word for this in french is "laison"

Agony (Francais) = psychological pangs or mental distress, like the loss of a loved one.

Agony (English) = physical pain, like a gun shot wound, etc...

google Faux Amis, "false friends," words that are spelled the same but with different meanings.

Same as in English, "excellent". It's pronounced more like "excellaunt", though.

In French, "noms" means "names." It can also be used to refer to nouns, since in French grammar, nouns are often called "noms."

"venez ici" is pronounced as "veh-nay ee-see" in French. The "v" is pronounced like the English "v," "ee" as in "see," and the "ci" at the end sounds like "see."

The rhyming phrase from French is "au contraire, mon frère" (literally, on the contrary, my brother where brothermay be used in the sense of a close friend).

Hello,

it's the third person plural of the verb "dire" i.e.: ils/elles disent (they say)

"Themselves" in French translates to "eux-mêmes" or "elles-mêmes" depending on the gender of the subject.

French is generally considered easier to learn than Latin due to its more consistent pronunciation system, simpler grammar rules, and wider availability of resources for beginners. Latin, on the other hand, is an inflected language with complex verb conjugations and noun declensions, making it more challenging for some learners.

Some people refer to the French-speaking country of Switzerland as "heaven on earth" due to its stunning landscapes, clean cities, high standard of living, and peaceful atmosphere.

No, Fendi is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in Rome in 1925 by Adele and Edoardo Fendi.