Overview of French grammar and vocabulary explanations [work in progress :)]

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[Originally posted on 08/05/14 on the Duolingo French for English speakers forum by Remy]

Grammar Glossary:

• Grammar Glossary and Helpful Links

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Basics:

• Noun genders in French
• Meaning of “garçon” in French
• Meaning of “fille” in French
• Basic French greetings & expressions

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Articles (= Determiners):

• Les or Des?
• Why not Je suis un professeur?

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Pronouns:

• Personal Pronouns in French
• “C’est” vs “Il est” (singular) & “Ce sont” vs “Ils sont” (plural)
• Le/Les/Lui/Leur/Eux/Elles: Different Types of Object Pronouns
• “You formal” vs “You informal”

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Adjectives:

• Placement of Adjectives
• Gros vs grand
• Invariable Colours

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Plurals:

• Regular and Irregular Plurals

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Questions:

• Quel vs lequel (quelle vs laquelle, etc.)

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Adverbs:

• “ici”, “là” and “là-bas” in French
• Difference between “-ci” and “-là” (after words) in French
• Adverb formation

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Tenses & conjugations:

• French conjugations (present of indicative)
• The past participle agreement
• Le passé composé: the explanation of how to choose the auxiliary verb

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Prepositions:

• A Guide to “En”

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Spelling & Pronunciation:

• Accents in French
• French “liaisons” between words
• Nasal vowels in French
• Pronunciation Tip: ‘u’ vs. ‘ou’

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Similar Verbs with Different Meanings:

• “aimer bien”, “aimer” and “adorer”
• “Entendre” and “écouter” in French

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Note:

• This is an overview thread which is meant to provide a home base for the links towards grammar & vocabulary explanation threads. This is why this thread has been locked.
• If you have any suggestions for a grammar explanation or extra information, feel free to post these on a French team member’s profile (Sitesurf, ThankWee, DXLi or me).
• A useful thing to do is to bookmark this page in order to always have a quick access to grammar & vocabulary tips.
• … and thanks to the Dutch team who inspired this post 🙂

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