It didn’t start as a tale of misery and it probably won’t end up in one, the middle part is all a bit woeful though. In France, there is a medical examination you have to go through if you are on a longer stay visa. It is called OFII (Oh-fee) and seems to be basically […]
Conjugating the verb s’appeler (to be called) Conjugating the verb s’appeler (to be called) simply means to show the different inflections of the verb. In this case the verb ending changes depending on whether it is being used for “I am called” or “He is called”. French English Je m’appelle I am called. Tu t’appelles […]
Rhythm When speaking French the sentences are rhythmic. It actually makes it a lot easier to say things especially in the longer sentences. They are divided up into rhythmic groups with each group inside the phrase having a slightly higher pitch on the last syllable except for the last one which has a lower pitch. […]
Vowel sounds i – as in ici [isi]. y – as in unique [ynik]. u – as in ouverte [uvɛʁt]. e – as in été [ete]. ø – as in Europe [øʁɔp]. o – as in aucune [okyn]. ɛ – as in elle [ɛl]. œ – as in œil [œːj]. ɔ – as in homme […]
The Alphabet The French alphabet is basically the same as the English alphabet but some of the letters have different sounds. To make matters worse some of them have sounds similar to other letters in the English language. For instance I sounds like E to me, J sounds like G, E sounds like A and […]
