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French-English Translation bothches…

It is no wonder why many website owners are getting their sites translated into French considering that there are roughly 128 million people in the world who speak this international language. Whether the web pages are those of a not-for-profit organization or of a business engaging in e-commerce, French English translation services are useful in reaching a considerably larger group of people.

It is no wonder why many website owners are getting their sites translated into French considering that there are roughly 128 million people in the world who speak this international language. In addition to France and Canada, French speakers also come from Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland, in Europe. They come from Tunisia, Senegal, Morocco and Algeria in Africa. They also come from Vietnam and Cambodia in Asia, and the list could go on. Whether the web pages are those of a not-for-profit organization or of a business engaging in e-commerce, French English translation services are useful in reaching a considerably larger part of the world population.

The Price Considerations

Most web pages were uploaded to be viewed by as many people as possible. However, price is definitely a concern for owners who simply can’t afford the costs that interpretation and translation can bring forth. How can these webmasters participate in the exchange of information with French speaking visitors?

The Available Choices

A site that does not participate in e-commerce or isn’t related to a non-profit organization, may only require translation of certain of its sections. They may be pages that the owners of the site consider very informative and important. This is one way to save some money on French English translation projects. Also, there are a few free services that are available for non-commercial sites, and there are student translators who need experience to complete a practical. Freelang.net is one such place where assistance is available for brief, non-commercial translations for free. If the site boasts of heavy traffic, a webmaster shouldn’t take chances with low cost or free French English translation services because they have a higher probability of being tainted by errors.

The Botches

French English translation, like any other language translation work, can be involved and complex because some words and phrases simply can’t be directly translated. For example in French, there’s an familiar and unfamiliar way of addressing people in place of the word ‘you’, which has two ‘forms’: ‘tu’ and ‘vous’. Consequently, the verbs ‘tutoyer’ and ‘vouvoyer’ have no real immediate translation in English. Dictionaries often simply define one as being the familiar address and the other as the unfamiliar. But, this isn’t always readily grasped by English speakers learning French, especially beginners. Experience teaches the mature French English translator to simply describe instead of define. ‘Tutoyer’ could simply indicate being on a first name basis and ‘vouvoyer’ as not being on a first name basis. Some common French English translation blunders can even be seen in names. The first name of the famous soccer player, Michel Platini, has been confused with the American female name of ‘Michelle’. Goofs don’t only occur when English speakers attempt to translate to French, but also when French speakers translate to English. In a French Bed and Breakfast, an American citizen observed a sign reading: "The genuine antics in your room come from our family castle. Long life to it." Once the decision has been made to procure French English translation services, an evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of available choices has to be made.

About the Author:
Armando Riquier has many years of experience writing, translating and working with Tectrad, a company specialized in translating finance, legal and corporate matters. Maintain an excellent image with your investors, shareholders and foreign customers through quality French English translation of all your documents.

By Armando Riquier
Published: 4/17/2008

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Challenges of English-French Translation

English to French Translation can present challenges not commonly found with other language pairs. It’s therefore a good idea to familiarize oneself with these challenges in order to smoothly overcome as many of them as possible.

A Global Language

Acquiring knowledge of the facts about the French language is the first step in meeting obstacles of English to French translation projects. The number of Francophones (French-speakers) is estimated at 128 million, living on 5 continents. Such valuable information, although not in-depth, reveals much about the actual speakers, namely, the fact that divergent ways of life are represented within the French-speaking world. Although all of these cultures exhibit some characteristics of influence from France, their customs remain distinct. A prime example of the blend and separation of cultures is seen in the fact that most natives of France are Roman Catholic. However, the predominant religion of North Africa, where French is a common second language, remains Islam.

Linguistic Melting Pot

The blend of French ways of life with those of other nations and peoples has resulted in a linguistic mix of tongues, birthing a variety of dialects. Considering the fact that Francophones are represented on 5 continents, the individuals in need of English to French translation should remember that their targeted audience may be European, Asian, South American, or African. This means that the choice of dialect is important for the translation to really appeal to the people for which it is intended.

Canadian Or European French

Some challenges of English to French translation come into focus even when dealing with similar francophone cultures such as those of the province of Qubec, Canada and France. The French language in Qubec is commonly referred to as ‘Qubcois’. It is one of many dialects whose speakers have shown great determination in the preservation of the use of French in the face of the highly influential English language. Nevertheless, their perseverance could not halt the birth of ‘Franglais’–a mixture of English and French. English to French translation projects for the Canadian world would do well to cater to this region’s unique dialect. The same blending of language can also be seen in northern Africa where Arabic words have found their way into French and French into Arabic.

Businesses can’t survive without credibility with the people making up their markets. Consequently, English to French translation should not be left to anyone, rather great care must go into every project involving a translation. This is the case with translation between language pairs involving vast numbers of speakers. Nevertheless, how should company managers be advised when the specifics of their audience is unknown? What dialect of French should be chosen to have a ‘universal’ translation that works for all audiences? It’s generally agreed that the French of France, particularly around Paris, is ’standard’. Therefore, this dialect is taught in universities and schools worldwide and the one to select when an English to French translation needs to remain ‘neutral’.

About the Author:
Armando Riquier is a freelance writer and expert translator who has worked with Tectrad for over a decade. Develop new foreign markets very effectively right from the start with Tectrad’s specialized English to French translation services for your promotional and business materials. By Armando Riquier
Published: 4/10/2008

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The French Language

A concise introduction to the French language.

The French language, considered by some to be the most romantic in the world, is currently spoken by approximately 350 million people world wide, as a first or second language. The language which finds its origins in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Luxemburg today is the official language of 31 different countries and is spoken informally in many more. Native French speakers can be found all over the world, from Europe to Africa and even parts of America and Canada. It is one of the main Romance Languages, meaning that it developed from Rome, and therefore shares many of its characteristics with other Romance languages, such as Spanish and Italian, for example all nouns are either masculine or feminine. There are undeniably some similarities between the French and English languages however, which may be surprising considering that English is a Germanic language. After the invasion of France by Germanic Western Europe in the third century AD, some of the invaders settled in Gaul (now Brittany). Inevitably some of their Germanic language was interjected into the French of the time, and so today there are certain French words which are reminiscent of their English equivalents. It is still hotly contested however, whether the English words influenced the French, or vice versa.

The French are fiercely proud of the quality and beauty of their language, and have not responded well to the recent ‘English invasion’ of their tongue. The mainstream nature of British and American films and television has sidelined French art house cinema and meant that French speakers have started to pick up English catchphrases and slogans. What began as the slight use of a few English words gradually developed into what the French considered to be a significant problem. This led to pre-existing associations concerned with protecting the French language being given a new lease of life both in France, and in other countries such as Quebec. There are official rules in place regarding the correct use of accents and grammar, as well as how many English or American words can be used in certain literature. Some have regarded this move as too extreme, but the French do not want to see their language become more and more dilute in years to come. Their language is as important to them as their good food and wine, and it is something which will always be staunchly protected. Indeed, this was an issue as far back as 1634, when Richelieu set up the Acadamie Franaise, whose purpose was to keep the French language as pure as possible and to guard its many intricacies. Due to the desire to unify the French language, not many dialects are found in the France of today. In the south west of France, towards the Pyrenees, some people speak Catalan as their mother tongue, and some people in rural Brittany still speak the Breton dialect, which remains from the time when the north-west of France was owned by England. However, as French is the official language, and bearing in mind the existence of the Acadamie Franaise, it is almost inevitable that French schools are bound to conduct lessons in French. Added to this, the fact that in the world today, some 72 million people living in Francophone countries do not speak French regularly due to not being familiar enough with the language makes it unsurprising that native speakers are profusely defensive of the language they love.

In terms of learning French as a second language, there are many formulaic rules to follow, and a great many tenses to master. A tense which is often used is the subjunctive, which is something that native English speakers often struggle to understand, as the equivalent is no longer used in everyday English. In terms of attempting to explain the subjunctive, pupils are not told much more than it is a mood, used to express uncertainties or beliefs, and there are certain times when you have to use it. For example, the French phrase il faut que is ALWAYS followed by the subjunctive. That is not something that will mean much to anybody who only speaks English, and there is no easy way to explain it. It is just one of many complexities within the French language which takes time to understand and to fine tune, and as a person’s knowledge of the language grows, so too will their understanding of the fact that what makes the it so romantic is its irregularities and nuances. This means that rather than try to struggle which complicated concepts such as the subjunctive, pupils end up just accepting that they exist.

Another way in which the French language distinguishes itself from the English language across The Channel is in the continued use of accents. It is pleasantly surprising that even in the age of text message abbreviations, French accents have not been compromised. This is probably because of the effect an accent has on the sound of the word. For example, ending a word with an rather than an e changes it from a silent letter to one which is pronounced. Similarly, using a rather than a c makes the sound more like an English s. This might prompt the question as to why the language hasn’t evolved over time to substitute the with an s, but this question can be answered by highlighting that a French s is often a silent s, unless it is at the beginning of a word. French speech is very fluid, and voice intonation is extremely important. The pronunciation guide below will shed some light on the way the French speak.

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 Learn French Pronunciation

It’s not easy to learn French pronunciation. For a start, if you’re an English speaker your mouth has always learned to be the wrong shape!

There’s a lot to grasp when you’re learning a new language. If you’re a native English speaker there aren’t just the words but also new verb forms, different grammatical construction and, as if that wasn’t enough, you’ve got to learn French pronunciation – and your mouth shape isn’t used to that at all!

Now that might sound a bit odd to you, but the truth is that you’ve always pronounced words in a certain way, and it’s affected the way your mouth and tongue works. Pronouncing French words – especially those with certain vowel combinations and the famous ‘rolled r’ – is quite different. Believe me, once you start you’ll soon discover exactly what ‘tongue tied’ means. Sometimes it seems you just can’t make that sound, and the harder you try, the worse it gets!

The answer of course is not just practice but the right kind of practice. It’s no good, for example, getting a French book and just reading the words out – how will you know if your pronunciation is correct? Fortunately you’ve got the perfect tool right in front of you – your computer.

For a start, a quick search of the internet will find quite a few free French audio files. It’s a good place to start because you can listen and repeat the sounds yourself. The drawback is that what you sound like to yourself may not be what you really sound like. If you’ve ever listed to a recording of your own voice you’ll know exactly what I mean.

Your PC can come to the rescue again here. If it hasn’t already got a microphone built in you can buy one for a few dollars and record yourself, that way you’ll know exactly what you sound like. Listen to the example, record yourself, listen to yourself. How do you sound? Now to be honest you’ll probably feel a little foolish at first, most of us do, but you do want to learn French pronunciation don’t you? Can you think of a better way?

A good place to start is the French alphabet. There are several places online that offer free MP3s. Another way to learn is to download these to a player or a CD so you can listen to them while you’re on the move. You can’t do the ‘record and playback’ thing, but hearing French over and over again will help it sink in. Once you’ve got the alphabet learned you can move on to useful phrases. Again you should find quite a few online.

As you progress you’ll soon get beyond what’s available for free. I would then suggest you go for one of the downloadable courses or perhaps a CD. Good ones can definitely help accelerate your learning and will offer interactive lessons you can play on your PC and text files in addition to the all-important sound files you can use while you’re at home or on your MP3 or CD player (before you buy, make sure you’ll be able to do this).

I wouldn’t be being fair if I said that learning French pronunciation was easy. Sometimes it’s very frustrating. I still get it wrong sometimes, much to the amusement of my French friends. It really doesn’t matter, the benefits of being able to speak to the French in their own language is far more rewarding than the occasional faux pas that you’ll make!

Learn French pronunciation and get six FREE language lessons at How2LearnFrench.com. By Dennis Cordy
Published: 5/26/2008

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Great Choices for Free French Lessons Online

I don’t think you can really learn French for free – you’ll need to spend a little eventually. Having said that, if you’re just starting out I’d still recommend taking advantage of what free French lessons are available.

Thanks to the internet we now have many more resources for learning to speak French than we ever had in the past. What’s more you can start learning, the basics at least, using a number of sites that provide French language lessons absolutely free.

Over at the BBC website (the British Broadcasting Corporation) there are a number of really excellent starter courses for learning French. You can subscribe for a 12 week email course, you can take part in a quiz which tests your current level of French and suggests further study and, given a good internet connection, you can even take part in an interactive video course called ‘Ma France’ which covers a variety of subjects like eating out, asking directions, holidays, cooking and more. It’s voiced by a native French speaker so you can hear what each French word sounds like. It’s a superb way to start to learn French and it’s absolutely free.

That’s probably the most comprehensive set of French lessons but there are plenty of others. Just do a search on the internet and you’ll find dozens. While writing this article I entered ‘free French lesson’ in Google and got over half a million results!

Of course a lot of those results are duplicates, and a lot of them are, frankly, rubbish, but if you take a bit of time to search around you’ll find a few gems.

For instance, one thing I didn’t find at the BBC was how to pronounce the French alphabet. Maybe it’s there but I missed it, but it’s not important because I found several other places with short audio clips so I could hear each letter.

A trawl around the internet will find free lessons for French days, weeks, months, greetings, food, clothes, romance, you name it there’s somewhere online you can find the French for it!

The audio lessons or sound clips are the most useful, of course, because hearing the language is vital in understanding it and speaking it. Don’t just rule out the sites that only offer written texts though – there’s a lot there that can be useful too and the actual construction of French grammar is difficult to explain by sound alone – sometimes you need something written down.

I’m sure you’ll come across some websites that you find frustrating. I certainly did. It’s rather annoying, in my opinion, to click several times in search of French sound files only to discover that the written texts are free but you have to pay for sound. It’s not that I object to paying necessarily, but I do object to being led along like that. Never mind, along with the benefits of the internet you’re bound to find one or two sites that don’t deliver.

Nevertheless, you can find free French lessons online and good ones at that. If they’re limited in any way it’s that those I’ve found can really only deal with the French language at the beginner level. Going on from that I’m afraid you’ll have to pay. That said, there are some extremely good systems out there and many of those you can get a free sample of so you can try before you buy. Well worth looking into when you want to take your French lessons to the next level.

Get free, independent tips and advice on learning French plus six free professional French lessons here: how2learnfrench.com By Dennis Cordy
Published: 5/29/2008

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Things Your Software to Learn French… 

These days there are lots of bits of software to learn French, how do you pick the good from the bad?

Thank goodness for software to learn French! Not so long ago we had options of either dusty books or "listen-and-repeat" tapes. Now we have a revolution in training that makes getting used to with the French language much quicker and much more fun!

But with so many alternatives, how do we know which software to learn French is the one for you?

1. Can you try it first?
With a lot of software you can get a free sample to try. At least some of the French language programs have the same. If you can get some free French teaching it will help you decide whether the package is for you. Even if you don’t particularly care for it, you got a few French lessons for now!

2. Is it interactive?
Now that may seem like a pointless question. Surely all French language software must be interactive. Sadly no. Some are just re-formatted examples of the old tedious tapes that have been around for years. Beware budget French language software, it’s probably of limited use.

3. How does it cope with French sound?
Again you might think any French programs to take advantage of the functions of your PC and provide you with audio files. Surprisingly some don’t. When you’re testing software to learn French it is a definite advantage if the audio is in MP3 format so you can copy it to a player or CD. That way you get the added benefit of lessons on the move, away from your PC.

4. How does it handle actually speaking French?
Assuming your software has proper sound components, are they spoken by an English person speaking French or a native French speaker? I’d say it was of more obvious benefit to hear and learn from a French person if that’s the language I was learning.

5. How are French grammar, verbs and vocabulary offered?
One of the major advantages of learning French from software on your home computer has to be the degree of interactivity. Good French software will involve you and challenge you. Does the program you’re thinking about offer movie clips or illustrated lessons? Does it use games to make learning French interesting?

6. How far can it take you?
When searching for software to learn French consider how far you can go with the software. Is it just a beginner’s course? Will you have to pay extra for intermediate lessons? Or is it a software that will take you right from starting at zero through intermediate success to confident French?

7. What guarantees do they offer?
OK, your French software program may offer to teach you perfect French in a week (unrealistic) or capable French within a couple of months (achievable) but do they actually offer any guarantees? There are some that provide your money back if not happy with the results. A guarantee like that would obviously make me trust in their ability to deliver. I learn or it costs me nothing – I like that.

Language teaching has continually improved since I was small and software to learn French can be entertaining and engaging which is going to help you learn faster and more comprehensively. Like all programs there are a massive range of products and prices and it’s hard to decide. I hope the above will help guide you.

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By Dennis Cordy
Published: 6/25/2008

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Super Size Your Vocabulary to Quickly Learn French

Are you experiencing French vocabulary boredom and fatigue? You can beat the vocabulary blues and keep your acquisition of French interesting and active with 4 fun and easy ways. This will greatly improve your ability to learn French fast by boosting your confidence and proficiency in French.

Not feeling so good about your French lessons? Here is an idea! At your next fast food binge to cheer up your language blues, instead of super sizing your order of burgers and fries, why not decide to go the delicious tasting fat and grease and opt for a healthier order of 4 easy ways to maximize your French vocabulary? Increasing your French vocabulary with these simple techniques will ease the vocabulary-type mental indigestion and mental bloating that irritate and discourage students as they learn French vocabulary. And most importantly, an increased knowledge of vocabulary will boost your confidence and fluency as you learn how to speak French.

The first activity to quickly learn French vocabulary is great for students at any level, and is a simple way to increase vocabulary without creating too much extra work. Find some old magazines or newspapers that can be used for cutting and find pictures of things that you do not know the words for. Cut the pictures out and paste them on a piece of paper and then put them anywhere noticeable at home or work. On the back, you write the word and a sentence using the word. And if you really want to annoy, educate or impress your colleagues, friends and family, you can even do "show and tell" with your pictures. It is an excellent method to review and test yourself, because when you teach it, you know it.

The second easy activity you can do to learn French fast is all about the Magic. You can make a Magic Calendar by downloading it for free or by buying a reusable calendar. At the start of your day, you must pick one new word that you have learned in your French course or French reading material and want to remember that day. Write that word on your calendar and draw a picture of the word and/or write a definition of the word in your own French. As each day passes jot that word of the day on a piece of paper and put it into your pocket for future reference throughout your day. Once the month is finished, you should have had the chance of recording up to 30 words. This is a good opportunity for you to learn how to take notes in a French, and to reflect about each word and what you have learned. It also helps you increase your vocabulary one day at a time. The Magic Calendar is a fun way to document your learning, and you can proudly say, "Wow, I learned all of those words, just like magic!" If you see it, think it, and write it, you will remember it.

Fridge magnets are not just for decoration anymore. The third fun activity you can do to learn French the easy way, is to put several packages of alphabet and number refrigerator magnets in a box. You can practice your alphabet and number pronunciation by pulling a letter or number out of the box. You can also see how many French words you can recall and/or create using the letters. Put your list of new words on the fridge as colorful reminders for you to recognize and remember French vocabulary. The fourth activity that will increase your vocabulary is by simply reading more French books (Ces Enfants de Ma Vie), magazines (Le Paris Match) or newspapers (Le Monde). Find a good caf or place to read and relax. Make sure you record the words you do not understand and then look them up in the dictionary. You should focus on the meaning and context of these words and eventually try to incorporate these words into your speech.

With an excellent French course, these four activities are very effective ways to complement your learning by getting you to remember French words thereby increasing your vocabulary. Whether you use some or all of these activities, your learning of French will surely improve in leaps and bounds. Your French vocabulary blues will be a thing of the past and the blue skies of Paris will be a thing in your future.

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 Learning With French Language Software

Like most other things, learning French has moved on from the old "listen-and-repeat" tapes to modern language techniques and software packages.

Traditional French language learning has generally been of the "listen and repeat" type, either in class or by way of the old tape systems that I’m sure some of you remember (I certainly do). Although more recently we’ve have CDs and DVDs we’re still presented with the same old methods on them. Now however, at last we have more advanced interactive French language software and in recent years French lessons you can download straight to your pc.

But are they any good or is it just technology for the sake of it?

Like everything else there’s some and some. If you search for free French language software you’re going to probably restrict yourself to a few MP3s you can download. No bad thing in itself as it’s always good to have something to listen too. Every little helps.

You might also find a few mpeg clips that you can view online and why not? If they’re free, what have you got to loose?

The problem is that sooner rather than later you run out of useful information. Not surprising really, most of these guys are trying to make a living so they’ll give you a free taster in the hope that you’ll buy the main French software product. Nothing wrong with that, that’s good business sense, but sadly for us it means we’ve got to put our hand in our pocket!

So do we get good value once we’ve done so? Well for a start there’s plenty of choice from kids ages upwards. There’s also a big price range, from around dollars to several hundreds, and from what I’ve seen so far, you get what you pay for.

At the bottom end you’re not getting much more than the free stuff. In the mid-range things get more interesting and at the top you have to say you’re getting pretty comprehensive French language tuition. Most of these are going to come on CD or DVD although there are a few learn French downloads now available that you just pay for and copy straight from the server to your computer. No waiting for the mail and in at least one case a considerable saving over competing products – around $100 instead of $250 or more.

But $100 is not cheap. You can get quite a few books or basic old-fashioned CDs for that money. What makes this course so superior?

Well really we can forget about books straight away. If you’re an advanced French learner then there are books for verb conjugation and grammar that will prove useful but for the beginner you need to actually hear the language, to hear a French person speaking. You just can’t get that from a book.

What about audio CDs though, you might ask, you can hear people speaking on them. Well yes, but it really is just the listed-and-repeat style learning that most people soon find quite tedious.

Modern French language software downloads really involve the student. You have the audio tracks that you always have had (and which you can still copy to a CD or MP3 player) but now you also have illustrated interactive lessons and vocabulary and word games. The software is constantly challenging you and responding to your answers. As a result you feel involved and your rate of learning accelerates dramatically.

We can’t really criticize the old tape systems. Back then, that’s all there was. To translate them to CDs was really a bit of a cop-out. Fortunately some companies have taken advantage of the technology to provide truly immersive learn French downloads that vastly increase our ability to absorb whilst greatly reducing the time it takes us.

Get free, independent tips and advice on learning French plus six free professional French lessons here: how2learnfrench.com By Dennis Cordy
Published: 4/2/2008

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Fastest Way to Learn French?

Let’s face it, if you want to learn French, you want to learn it fast. With PCs now widely accessible, learning French has never been quicker.

If you’re setting out to learn French you want to do it in the shortest time possible, right? With the least amount of difficulty. That’s only natural. Who wants to sit around leafing through dusty old French textbooks? Nobody. So if you’re looking to learn French fast there’s only one sensible solution and that’s to learn French on your computer.

For a start you’ve got the internet. It’s a huge resource for learning the French language with many sites where you can start to learn absolutely free. A lot of them provide French on MP3 clips so you can actually hear the language. That’s the way you want to learn. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not completely anti-book, but a book can’t speak. How are you going to learn French properly without knowing how it’s spoken?

Here’s an example. If I try to write down how to pronounce the French alphabet you’d get something like this: aah, bay, cay, day, euh, efah – well you can’t do much with that can you? But if I actually speak it to you, if you could actually hear my voice… I think you can see what I mean.

So learning French on your computer is definitely the way forward. The internet can not only give you French MP3s but also on a few sites, like the BBC, video clips as well. These walk you through situations like getting a cab, asking directions, ordering food. Again you’ve got the benefit of hearing spoken French and these videos bring the whole thing to life. They’re entertaining, and if you’re being entertained you learn faster because it all seems so much easier.

You will soon find that you run out of free places online to learn French. After all, most free services are just trying to get you to sign up to some kind of paid service. I don’t think there’s a problem with that, that’s business. If they didn’t get paid we probably wouldn’t have these services at all. Just take advantage of the free French lessons you can find and move on.

The thing is, if you want to continue to learn French fast you’re probably going to have to eventually put your hand in your pocket.

Learning French on your computer is still the way to go though because now we’re moving into software to learn French – and great stuff it is too!

Whether you’re five or ninety-five there’s French software that can help. There’s just as broad a rage of prices too. At the bottom end you tend to get what you pay for, and to be honest although it’s not practical for me to check them all, those I have seen don’t offer a great deal. For $20.00 I’m afraid you don’t get a great deal more that the free stuff.

However, for not a lot more (and certainly way less than a course of private French lessons) there are some amazing programs like Rocket French. This is what learning French on your computer should be like, utilizing all the abilities of your PC. It’s fun, it’s interactive, it’s got games which will provide you with a bit of a challenge and you’ve got French MP3 sound files so you can copy them to a player or a CD and continue to learn while you’re out walking around or in the car maybe.

So much as I like a good book, if you want to learn French fast, with the minimum difficulty, learn French on your computer!

Get top tips and advice on learning French on your computer plus six free professional French lessons at How 2 Learn French.

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Published: 7/2/2008

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Learn Conversational French

If you’re an occasional visitor to France then learning French allows you to enjoy much more of the experience. However, that’s not the only reason to learn French as a second language.

As an Englishman living and working in France I’m one of those people who had to learn French as a second language and I have to say it’s been of huge benefit both from a business and personal point of view.

But why French, you might ask. People say that Chinese is the most spoken language in the world, English second and Spanish third, why do I suggest learning French – apart from the fact I’m quite obviously biased!

Well Chinese may be the most spoken language but that’s simply a population thing – it’s not spoken much outside China and its dependents. Unless your business is specifically with China there isn’t much commercial advantage. You probably won’t visit many Chinese speaking countries on holiday either.

English is obviously very useful and probably the world’s first second language, by which I mean if you’re Chinese you learn English, if you’re Russian you learn English, if you’re German, Moroccan, etc.

Spanish is spoken in Spain, is common in a lot of the southern US and all but one of the countries in South America speak it. Very useful if you’re on holiday but limited commercial possibilities.

It might surprise you to know that French is the sole official language of 33 different countries. It’s additionally the official language of another 16 countries which have two official languages like Belgium and Canada.

You can add another couple of dozen where French is important because of significant French-speaking populations from Brazil to Vietnam, from Egypt to Trinidad. In all, something in the region of 200 million people speak French every day.

If that wasn’t enough incentive to learn French as a second language there are many well-known international organizations that have French as their official language. Interpol, Amnesty International, The Red Cross (and Red Crescent), The United Nations, The International Olympic Committee, The World Health organization…

So if you’re looking for a language that’s useful in business, consider learning French. It’s not only useful in France itself but Belgium and Switzerland in Europe. It’s an official Canadian language of course and it’s used in many countries in North Africa. It’s also frequently used in the Middle East and Asia and several of the south sea or Polynesian islands like Hawaii. It’s even used in the Arctic!

Obviously the same goes if you’re going on holiday. If you learn French as a second language you’re going to be understood – and dare I say it, better treated – in literally dozens of countries. You might even like one of them so much you end up living there like I did!

Learning a second language isn’t ever easy, but modern language systems like the ones you can download use immersion techniques and entertaining interactive lessons and games to make learning French faster and with better retention. Some claim, with justification, to be able to get you to a competent level of French in just a couple of months.

So how about a business trip to Burundi or a layover in Luxembourg? How about a sojourn in Senegal or a trip to Togo? Learning French as a second language literally opens up a whole world of possibilities.

Get free, independent advice on how to learn French as a second language plus six free professional French lessons at How 2 Learn French.

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 Learn French Online

Learn French online and take the road less traveled to learn French fluently with this innovative course. A candid review is given highlighting the strengths of the course that make it note-worthy for those who are looking to quickly learn French effectively and practically.

To this day, I can still remember my four-month backpacking trek across Europe and of the many sites and experiences. But what stood out for me was the fact that most people, young or old alike, spoke English and at least one or two other languages. I would often feel guilty for having to communicate in their country in English and not in their language. How often as North Americans when we travel to foreign countries face the invisible wall of language, which keeps us hemmed in and somewhat restricted and limited in our experiences of the people and culture of that country. On my return home I resolved to learn French so that the next time I re-visited Europe, I would be at the very least bilingual. I no longer wanted to be the typical monolingual North American. And you have to admit that we are living in a global community in which the world is no longer a big place. I want to be a member of our global community.

So, why learn a language? The reasons are many so I won’t bore you with the "why". Let’s address the generic "why" at a later time. But as Martin H. Fischer says, "Any man who does not make himself proficient in at least two languages other than his own is a fool." And the benefits range from the personal to the biological and listing them would be redundant. Well folks, I didn’t want to be a ‘fool’ no more. I chose French as my first language because my husband is French and I’m an Anglophone living in a French environment. I also love the sound of the language and the French cuisine and culture.

By what means was I going to employ to learn French fluently? I chose to learn French online. I wanted to learn French the easy way with the convenience of learning at home, having my own hours and learning at my own pace. I wanted to find a proficient French language package that was innovative as well as educationally and linguistically sound yet affordable. So let’s cut to the chase and review what this package entails:

Firstly, this package is portable. If you can access the Internet, you can go online and listen to a French lesson or do a grammar exercise. If you want to use your mp3 player to learn French vocabulary, just download one or more audio lessons and begin to learn. If you want to burn a CD to learn French fast, once you’ve downloaded the audio to iTunes or Windows Media Player, insert your CD-Rom and you’re ready. This enables you to save and use time effectively especially if you want to learn French fast.

Secondly, you can learn to speak French fluently with a real French accent because the program, including the interactive software games, uses native French speakers. So you get to hear authentic French spoken instead of reading a boring textbook and guessing how to pronounce the words. You can also quickly learn French as most lessons and games are between 15 to 34 minutes.

Finally, you will learn how to speak French online because they teach you the 31 most useful French conversations. This is very practical especially if you desire to communicate in a proficient manner when visiting a French speaking country. They also provide you with an online forum with access to French teachers and fellow students. You too can break the language barrier and expand your horizons by learning to speak French with this innovative course. So when a French visitor speaks to you on your turf, you’ll be proud to respond in French and not look like a ‘fool’.

 
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Learn French Course

Do you know the old saying – "free, and worth every penny"? Well is the same true of the Free French lessons you can find online?

There’s an old saying that if it’s free it’s probably worth every penny – or, not to put too fine a point on it, if it’s free it’s worth nothing. But is that true of a free French lesson you find on the internet?

Like almost everything else online, it varies enormously. There is many a free French lesson offered which is just bait to try to get you to click on an advert, because each one of those clicks gets the website owner a few cents. If you find one of these sites it’s all too easy to clicking from one place to the next in a rather fruitless and annoying search.

On the other hand you can come across sites like the BBC where their free French lesson set-up is extremely useful. There are small movie clips you can watch and respond to. Short interactive quizzes and follow-up material from such highly regarded bodies as the Open University (although this extra material will cost).

Sites like this are a joy to find and of great help when you’re starting out. It’s one of the huge benefits of starting to learn French online that you can listen to actual French audio clips – pronunciation is such an important part of learning any language. The BBC isn’t the only site that is useful, it’s just unfortunate that there are such a lot that are only interested in the advertising dollars rather than helping you learn French. I’m afraid there’s a lot of rubbish to sort through to find the good ones.

But then it is costing you nothing so all you’re wasting is a bit of your time.

Eventually however, and probably quite quickly, you’ll outstrip your free French lesson. Even the good ones like the BBC’s are very limited and really only for basic French in a couple of situations – like asking directions, getting a coffee at a bar, booking a hotel room, etc. All very useful stuff, well worth learning, but you’ll soon grow beyond them and be looking for a comprehensive French course.

Unfortunately, to find one that’s worth using, you’ll eventually have to part with some cash!

The good news is that there are plenty of them and some are remarkable value for money. The best use all the advantages of your computer as a teaching machine and offer interactive French learning which is educational and entertaining. You can get courses that include French MP3s so you can learn at home or can take your lessons wherever you go.

So after you exhaust your free French lesson, never fear, there are a host of ways to continue learning the French language that are not a strain on your pocket and are fun as well!

Get at How2LearnFrench.com.

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 Wanting to Learn French? Start To Learn French Words

If you want to learn French words there’s no longer any need to wade through dusty old text books.

If you’re looking for a fast and easy way to learn French words then the good news is that it can indeed be easier than the traditional methods you’ve probably been through so far. Learning French words certainly shouldn’t be a boring, repetitive challenge. For years many people have gone through the "read-and-repeat" process which is a shame because for real French language success all you need to know are a few language learning tips.

The first and most important tip is consistency. It’s not always easy to dedicate a fixed amount of time, but whilst ten minutes learning French is better than none at all you’ll absorb much more of the French language if you can apply yourself in a structured manner. This can be going to French lessons (something I highly recommend), listening to a CD or MP3 while you’re on the move, setting aside an hour each evening for home study, any of a whole bunch of methods. Sound boring? Don’t let it be. Mix up the methods. Find ways to challenge yourself. Learn French related to your favorite pass time or hobby. What do you like to do when you go out? How would you handle that in French?

Another top tip is what I like to call saturation. Learn French words via sound recordings at every opportunity you can. Get a CD or MP3 that you can listen to in the car, on the train, around the house. Watch French films – even if you don’t understand them at first you’ll be amazed how quickly you pick things up. Likewise if you can receive French radio, listen to that too – something you can probably have running on your PC. Even if you’re not listening directly to it, even if you’re not concentrating on what’s being said, some of it will sink in. Your subconscious mind will learn for you – without any effort on your part. I’ve even had French playing quietly as I doze off to sleep at night or to wake me in the morning – you might laugh, but it works!

So to learn French words successfully you do need to give it some serious consideration and effort. It needn’t cost you a lot of money and it needn’t take all your time and effort – that’s just hard work and nobody learns well if it’s hard work – but you do have to try a few things and find what’s right for you – then you need to do those things regularly.

Here’s an example that works really well for me. I like reading so now I always have a couple of books on the go, not just one – a novel or something I’m interested in written in English, and a French phrase book. I read one for a while, then the other. That way I don’t get bored. I also bought a little digital dictionary made by Franklin with the help of Larousse who are the name in French dictionaries (you can get them at Amazon). It’s about the size of a mobile phone and has over 50,000 French words and phrases in it. It goes everywhere with me. Sometimes I use it for looking up French words I don’t understand when I’m out and about but quite often I’ll just sit and flick through the screens to teach myself a bit more. With it I can learn French words anywhere and any time I like.

Get free, independent tips and advice on how to learn French words plus six free professional French lessons here: how2learnfrench.com

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Learn French Phrases We can all learn a few French words but turning them into understandable phrases is the real challenge.

It’s not difficult to learn French words. Anyone can do it. Repeat the words enough to yourself and eventually they’ll stick. You could teach French words to a parrot – but it’s not language. When you want to turn words into useful sentences, into meaningful conversations, you need to learn French phrases. So what’s a French phrase? Well a good place to start would be "Bonjour, comment allez-vous" (that’s "hello, how are you?" by the way). The French are normally very polite and almost every time you meet, no matter how well you know them, French will ask "Bonjour, comment allez-vous" or, if they know you well "Bonjour, ca va?" which means the same but is more informal.

I could go on through a whole string of short French phrases, "a fait combien?" ("how much is that?"), "Pouvez-vous m’aider?" ("can you help me?"), "Excusez-moi, ou est le gare?" (excuse me, where is the station?") all of which you’ll find useful – but there isn’t room here to do any list justice and it’s not really the purpose of this article. The purpose is to point out how important it is to learn French phrases – it’s the whole basis of conversation, the difference between a set of words in a dictionary and the construction of a language. Once you get the hang of learning French phrases a world of possibilities opens up to you. Once you know how the French language is constructed it’s like having the key to a secret lock. Unlock it and you’ll be able to put your own phrases together – and that’s really what speaking French is all about.

But where do you start ? Which is the best way to learn? How can you improve your grasp on French and take your learning to a proper conversational level? Well the good news is there’s probably never been a better time to learn, or easier ways to learn. Slightly less good news is that I can’t tell which method is best for you – you’ll have to find that yourself. The great news is that there are many French courses that you can find online that offer free samples – free French lessons or short French mp3s – so you can "try before you buy" if you like. On the other hand maybe you’re the kind who learns best from a book ? If that’s you, just visit your local library and see what they’ve got. I think that eventually if you’re serious about learning French you will have to spend a little money but if you use websites and your local library you can find which method suits you best before you part with your cash.

If pushed to make a recommendation I’d say the best way to learn French phrases is in a natural speaking situation and that’s a classroom. If you’re anything like me and you thought your school days were far behind you, I have to say that I shared your lack of enthusiasm for a return to school, but to my mind it really is the best way to learn.

However, I realize it isn’t for everyone – in fact courses aren’t always available or convenient – so my second choice would be the kind of French lessons you can now download online which offer a mix of visual and spoken exercises. Speaking is the key – even if you feel a bit self-conscious about talking to your pc! Reading is good, writing down is better (there’s something about writing stuff down that reinforces learning) but speaking out loud is by far the best way to learn French phrases. You might sound a bit strange to yourself at first, but after all, there’s no point learning French if you can’t actually talk to people!

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Learning French Games

Want to learn French fast – make a game of it! There’s no need for learning French to be difficult. OK, it’s not a five minute job, but modern teaching methods have vastly improved the speed you can learn at and one of the great ways to do it is via the French language game. Even the word sounds more fun doesn’t it! You have French language lessons or courses or you can have a French language game – which would you choose?

They’re not just for kids either – although teaching through play is one of the very best ways for youngsters to learn. Turning learning French into a game can be done by anyone, on their own or as a family, and the results are faster recall and therefore faster understanding. There are lots of ways to do it too. The best software for learning French will often have games elements to help you learn but we’ll come back to that in a minute. Although it’s obviously a help, you don’t need French language software to start with you can actually get going for next to nothing.

How about a game for learning French numbers? You can find the French for the different numbers in lots of places online but how do you make the learning fun? Well if you’re doing it as a family how about you associate the numbers with animals; one duck, two pigs, three cats, etc. It wouldn’t be too difficult to print out a few cards with a picture of the animal and the French word by it – oh, and you’re learning the names of the animals at the same time! If you’re on your own, challenge yourself. We used to do it with license plates – just translate whatever number you see to the French equivalent. You can do the same with basic phrases. There are lots of places online to find Free basic French lessons. All you have to do is add a bit of imagination to turn what you find from basic information into a French language game. It’s much easier in the family situation of course. If all of you are learning together you can do a bit of role playing or find the French words and phrases for things you like to do with your leisure time. On your own it’s not quite so easy but this is where software comes into its own.

We’re lucky now that rather than the dry old textbooks of years ago we now have the home pc and interactive French software. For around $100 dollars you can buy a program that can have you competent in the French language in just a couple of months and whilst it’s not all play, games are an important part. For your money you’ll get all kinds of grammar, spelling and verb components that are interactive and involving. You also get the added advantage of sound files that you can copy to an MP3 player or CDs so you can learn some parts of the French language while you’re on the move.

You can find software for less than a hundred dollars, of course, and you might be tempted to try some of the cheaper packages. The trouble is you soon out-learn what they have to offer and find yourself needing more to make any progress. If you consider what lessons would cost a hundred dolars isn’t a lot of money for something that can give you so much. But as I said, you don’t have to start there. Anyone with the imagination to learn a foreign language can turn the same skills to creating a French language game. You’ll have more fun and you’ll learn faster as a result.

Get free, independent tips and advice on learning French plus six free professional French lessons here: how2learnfrench.com

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