Recommended French Language Sites

This post is for sites that I believe are useful to learn the French language along with a description. I will update it when and if I find other sites to share. Feel free to to share anything in the comments below that you would like to see on this list!

Last Updated: 2015.03.30

1. Open Learning Initiative – A site that has open courses for any one to take free of charge. They have Elementary French I and Elementary French II.
2. Learn French at About – About.com is pretty famous for it’s various of topics. They have a French section that covers a variety of topics.
3. Bonjour de France – A site to learn many things about the French languages from beginner to advance. The site is in French. (There is an English version, but after picking a lesson, it always turns back to French, at least for me)
4. ielanguages French – ielanguages has a lot of grammar explanations. It’s definitely one of the languages that has the most lessons out of the languages they teach.
5. Talk in French – A good site with a lot of things about the French language. Also has a few ebooks to purchase.
6. Lawless French – A site that the old about.com French author created.
7. Frenchpod101 – A French Podcast site for absolute beginners to advanced learners. Tons of lessons. You get more out of the site if you become a premium member.
8. Conjugaison – French conjugation site.
9. Comme une Francaise – An awesome site with some awesome videos to explain French expression and culture. You can go directly to the Youtube page here.
10. Lingvist – A flashcard site to learn vocabulary. They currently have French available for free while they’re in beta. This could mean it could become a paid site in the future. Use it for free while you can!
11. Duolingo – This goes directly to the French for English speakers course on Duolingo.
12. Memrise – This goes directly to the French courses page on Memrise.

[Languages] Learning Korean in French

I have recently taken the challenge to learn basic Korean in French.

Since I have a little bit more basic knowledge in French now, I want to try to apply it to my basic knowledge of Korean. I am currently doing this course on Memrise to learn the basics of Korean over again but in French instead of English. I actually already did this course in English here, the main difference (besides language) is the English one is a no typing course while the French one is a typing course.

The simple stuff is the easiest part. Bonjour -> 안녕하세요, oui -> 네, etc. It’s the sentences that are going to be a little bit of a challenge, such as je ne comprends pas -> 저는 이해하지 못했습니다. Since I already did the course in English,  I can have a general idea of what both the French and Korean says. Though, I’m trying to think French -> Korean and vice versa, not English -> French/Korean -> Korean/French and so on.

But I’m enjoying this little challenge so far. I think it’s fun to play around with basic knowledge of both languages and see how far I can go. ^^

Do you like to learn a language in a language you’ve already learned or are currently learning? Let me know~

Until next time! 안녕~ à bientôt~

[Languages] Goodbye French I, Hello French II!

Saluuuuuuut~

I haven’t made a language post in such a long time. Since midterms/finals are over, I think it’s the perfect time to say I am now a French II student!

Earlier this year, I said I was taking two semesters of French in one semester. My French classes are basically accelerated. We learn one semester worth of stuff in half the time.

Last Wednesday, March 18th, I took my final for the French I class. This Monday, March 23rd, I’ll be starting the first day of French II. So far, basing on the time in the first class, the pace was fine. There were some times that it felt like it was going fast, but I’ve been doing surprisingly well. I think this pace is good for a class that is supposed to be accelerated.

If the intermediate French classes do the same thing next fall, I’ll definitely do it again. Just thinking of getting four semesters of French down in only two semesters sounds amazing to me.

Anyway, I’ll find a way to post more about my language adventures soon, especially Korean. Until next time~ à bientôt!