Learning French
French is the third most widely spoken language in the United States after English and Spanish. Like Spanish it is a Romance language meaning that it is descended from Latin and much of the core vocabulary has similarities. Unfortunately for the student, the orthography (pronunciation from the written language) can be a bit more difficult than other Romance languages.
There are at least 65 million native French speakers in the world and as many as 500 million that speak French as a first or second language.
Many DVDs distributed in the United States and Canada share English and French language tracks (or at least subtitling). Also, many products destined for distribution in the United States and Canada have English and French packaging information (instructions, labelling, etc.) because English and French are both required for products distributed in Canada.
Typically French is considered one of the more pleasing languages to the ear (although that is quite subjective….) It is also an official language of the UN, and is commonly used as a second language in many areas that were former French colonies.
The following are the resources we’ve organized here:
French Language Online Resources
Eurolanguages.com has information on French language learning courses in places where it is spoken in Europe.
Subpages of this page:
- French Language Audio
- French Language Courses
- French Language Detailed Profile
- French Language Music
- French Language News
- French Language Online Resources
- French Language Reading List
- French Language Video
“french language” - Google News
Will Montreal's Cup unite two solitudes? - Globe and Mail
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Will Montreal's Cup unite two solitudes?
Globe and Mail, Canada - Ratings are strong for the CFL on French-language television (RDS did a huge number for the East final), but that last Montreal Grey Cup, for all of the … |
Nino Ricci, Christie Blatchford take GGs, while GG herself preps … - National Post
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Nino Ricci, Christie Blatchford take GGs, while GG herself preps …
National Post, Canada - French-language winners included Marie-Claire Blais of Westmount, Que. for fiction (Naissance de Rebecca al’ere des tourments) and Pierre Ouellet in the … Nino Ricci repeats as GG Literary Award winner Nino Ricci wins GG's Award for fiction Toronto's Nino Ricci wins Governor General's Literary Award |
Why do we pronounce one like it is ‘wun’? - Albert Lea Tribune
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Why do we pronounce one like it is ‘wun’?
Albert Lea Tribune, MN - The Norman invasion of 1066 brought the French language into England, melding the two languages. However, the Normans weren’t the most sophistated of French … |
Radio Vacs: A daily summary of the French language calls today - Vendée Globe
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Radio Vacs: A daily summary of the French language calls today
Vendée Globe, France - Moods are mixed, tiredness and stress for some, especially at the front of the fleet where the Doldrums loom large. Here is a summary of the key thoughts … |
We just love to learn the lingo at school - Liverpool Echo
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We just love to learn the lingo at school
Liverpool Echo, UK - Four Spanish and one French language assistant are also timetabled to work alongside teachers and students. Spanish is a permanent fixture on the timetable … |
Evangeline Parish Police Jury scheduled December meeting to be … - Alexandria Town Talk
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Evangeline Parish Police Jury scheduled December meeting to be …
Alexandria Town Talk, LA - 8 at 2 pm to continue having the entire meeting conducted in the French language as has been the custom for the past few years. … |
The fading French connection - Boston Globe (registration)
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The fading French connection
Boston Globe (registration), United States - Elsewhere, the French language isn't doing so well. A recent insult came last summer when the Ladies Professional Golf Association insisted that proficiency … |
Customer Fulfilment Representative-English and French language … - JOJ.sk
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Customer Fulfilment Representative-English and French language …
JOJ.sk, Slovakia - On this position you will be responsible for supporting sales teams, communication within teams, proccessing customer orders and reporting. … |
Teaching foreign language turns into growing business - Bizjournals.com
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Teaching foreign language turns into growing business
Bizjournals.com, NC - “I was pretty disappointed when I found out that’s where I was going,” admitted Kuroiwa, given his experience with the French language. … |
Betsy Marcum is Foreign Language Teacher of Year - Blount Today
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Betsy Marcum is Foreign Language Teacher of Year
Blount Today, Blount - Her students appreciate her opening doors that they “never dreamed possible” by introducing them to not just the French language but also the French culture … |
