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  • u/Orikrin1998 (they/any) — I'm Eowyn, a 1998-born autistic creature from France. I'm into learning languages, conlanging, mapmaking, and making music. I have a blog about linguistics, I love writing, linguistics, sociology, cats, and online communities moderation and management! Yeah, I'm a bit all over the place. And I wouldn't have it any other way.

  • u/Deeb4905 (she/her) — I'm Deeb, a French hermit & language lover. I'm also a Computer Science student, and that's a pretty much exhaustive description of me I think? When I'm not doing those things, I'm either watching random shows/streamers, sleeping or staring at a wall.

  • u/loveableRogue07 (he/him) — Bonjour-hi, everyone. My name is Jeremy. I am a proud Francophile who has had the pleasure of living in France and Senegal. I hope to do more future travel in the Francophonie. My favorite sports are 🏈 and 🏒.

  • u/azoq (he/him) — Hello I'm azoq! I'm American born, but I married a French guy and now I've lived in France since 2020. In college I studied French and linguistics and I'm currently an English teacher.

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What is this called?

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2024/11/02
18:55 UTC

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Interested in learning Quebec french how different is it from french of France

Heyy 21M here I'm intrested in learning Quebec french but I don't even have any idea about the France of French let alone Quebec french and I assume there are more resources for France of French online/offline how hard would it be for me to learn quebec french after I have learned french of France or should I directly learn quebec french is the difference between the two massive or it's easier to learn quebec french after french of France

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2024/11/03
06:01 UTC

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« Je ne te connaissais pas cette cravate, elle est superbe ! » te is COI or COD?

I don’t know why use Te here

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2024/11/03
03:21 UTC

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L'Usage de l'objet direct en français sans équivalent en anglais

Bonjour à tous,

Récemment, en lisant des livres français, j’ai remarqué l’usage d’un objet direct où on n’en emploie pas en anglais:

  • “C’est moi mais je vous ***le* jure, je ne savais pas ce qu’il y avait sur le disque… sinon je ne l’aurais pas fait!"
    • Agatha Christie, Ils Étaient Dix
  • “‘Et que signifie le Jour de Durin?’ demanda Elrond. ‘Le premier jour du Nouvel An des Nains, dit Thorin, comme toute personne devrait *le* savoir, est le premier jour de la dernière lune d’automne au seil de l’hiver.’”
    • J.R.R. Tolkien, Le Hobbit
  • “Et c’est là qu’ils se tiennent encore aujourd’hui, tout seuls, sauf quand les oiseaux viennent s’y percher; car les trolls, comme vous *le* savez sans doute, doivent rentrer sous terre avant l’aube, autrement ils retournent a la pierre des montagne dont ils sont faits, et ne bougent jamais plus.” 
    • J.R.R. Tolkien, Le Hobbit

Est-ce qu’on peut m’expliquer le règle ici? C’est difficile à comprendre pour moi, et je crains que je vais oublier d’utiliser l’objet direct dans ces cas.

Veuillez corriger mes erreurs si vous en voyez. Merci beaucoup!

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2024/11/03
02:07 UTC

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need help making a sign

planning on making a sign in french for a hockey game. im trying to say "trade for a stick or puck?" im learning on duolingo, which apparently isnt the best. am i saying what i think im saying? "échanger pour un bâton ou un palet?

EDIT: canadian french idk if theres a separate subreddit for that i didnt think that far ahead

3 Comments
2024/11/03
01:52 UTC

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Can someone read this cover letter? Does it make sense?

Madame, Monsieur,

J’aimerais postuler pour le poste d'assistant juridique dans l’institution _____, comme annoncé [____]. J’ai une passion pour le droit et une expérience dans des milieux juridiques. Je suis convaincu que mes compétences et mon sens de la rigueur contribueraient grandement à votre équipe.

Pendant ma carrière professionnelle précédente, en particulier en tant que [____], j'ai acquis une expérience solide dans la gestion de dossiers juridiques, la rédaction de documents officiels et la coordination des tâches administratives liées aux procédures judiciaires. Ma rigueur et ma capacité à fonctionner sous pression m'ont permis de contribuer significativement au succès des affaires.

Grâce à mon cursus en droit, j'ai développé une expertise solide en matière de procédures juridiques et de législation en vigueur. De plus, je suis à l'aise avec les outils bureautiques et les logiciels de gestion de dossiers, ce qui me permet de gérer efficacement les affaires.

De plus, mon excellent sens de la communication me permet de m'adapter facilement à la diversité des interlocuteurs et interlocutrices du milieu judiciaire, que ce soit avec les avocats et avocates, les magistrats et magistrates ou la clientèle. Cette aptitude facilitera assurément les échanges et la collaboration au sein de votre institution.

Je suis particulièrement intéressée par [____], et j'aimerais beaucoup y participer. Je suis persuadée que mon enthousiasme et mon engagement envers le droit me permettront de m'intégrer facilement et d’apporter une contribution significative à votre équipe.

Merci d’avance pour le temps et l'intérêt que vous accorderez à ma candidature. J’attends avec impatience l’occasion de parler de ma détermination et de mes capacités lors d'un entretien. Je me tiens à votre disposition pour répondre à toutes vos questions supplémentaires.

En vous souhaitant une excellente journée, je vous prie d'accepter, Madame, Monsieur, mes salutations distinguées.

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2024/11/03
01:17 UTC

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To learn the true and know all about pigs (In french)

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2024/11/03
00:40 UTC

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Help Advice Needed for Studying

Hi everyone! I wanted to get some advice on whether it’s realistic to make solid progress in French over the next six months while also taking AP Italian. For some background, Spanish is my first language, and I’ve been studying Italian for four years, including a recent trip to Italy.

Given the similarities between Spanish, Italian, and French, I’m hoping my background will help me pick up French a bit faster, but I’m also mindful of the time commitment. Does anyone have tips or resources that worked for you when learning multiple languages, especially if you were already familiar with other Romance languages? Any advice on time management or balancing AP Italian with French study would be really helpful. Thanks!

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2024/11/03
00:08 UTC

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Is there a word in French or a dialect in French that uses the yuh sound /j/ and what letter is used to represent it?

It makes you wonder since French had heavily influenced English spelling and J makes the ZH sound in both French and English, but almost all languages have a yuh /j/ sound even in Romance languages like Spanish and Italian.

I tried looking it up but all Google is giving me is the /y/ sound and not the yuh sound. Like seriously what letter (combination) in French makes the yuh sound?

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2024/11/02
23:54 UTC

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can anyone help me with this ?

HINT: I'm Canadian

Edit: sorry for the cryptic post. Here is the explanation. I often type to friends in either English or French. So I have the English (Canada), French (Canada) and French (France) keyboards. On my work laptop I think I even have English (US). Sometimes it's just to use one or two characters. For French, I think it's for the "ù". I don't know how many times I switch between keyboards in a day, but it seems like too often. Not to mention on my phone. And even worse sometimes I text people in Spanish. Wondering if anyone else has this problem, or has a better way of operating.

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2024/11/02
23:19 UTC

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Do people actually use the post-1990 spellings? Are there nuances in this topic?

Example I came across: coûter vs couter

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2024/11/02
22:56 UTC

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"soyez attardés" vs. American English: retarded

Hello, native French speakers. In American English, the term retarded - while also meaning delayed - has fallen out of polite speech because of its use a pejorative for the mentally handicapped.

Are the 1st and 3rd definitions here from Collinsdictionary.com still common among native speakers, or is it an equally impolite phrase in French too?

Thanks in advance!

21 Comments
2024/11/02
22:17 UTC

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Do you use the past infinitive, the present tense or the future anterior here. Also what's the difference

After you eat, you can leave. What's the best translation for this in french.

Is it après avoir mangé, tu peux partir

The past infinitive

Or apres qué tu mange...

The present

après que tu auras mangé....

After que tu manges, tu peux partir

Or the future anterior

Also what's the difference in when you use the future anterior and the past infinitive. Thank you

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2024/11/02
21:34 UTC

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Asterix chez les helvetes

In one of the panels, Obelix says "j'ai un creux, là"

https://archive.org/details/AsterixChezLesHelvetes/page/n17/mode/2up

is this a pun?

5 Comments
2024/11/02
20:08 UTC

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My son got a shirt that says “oui mais non”

What exactly does this mean? I don’t speak French and google says “Yes but no”

32 Comments
2024/11/02
19:08 UTC

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french...COD or Y pronom?

which pronom would you use for this question?

avez-vous déjà visité LA FRANCE?

i wrote- oui, j'y ai déjà visité and i was marked wrong.

3 Comments
2024/11/02
18:50 UTC

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Why are so many letters silent in French.

51 Comments
2024/11/02
16:54 UTC

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Je me suis aperçu que « sans mot dire » et « sans maudire » se prononcent de la même manière

Il ne serait pas un problème dans la plupart des situations.

Mais y a-t-il un moyen de les distinguer par la prononciation ?

10 Comments
2024/11/02
16:11 UTC

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Jouer echecs? [Do we use Jouer or Faire for Chess?]

Do we use jouer for echecs? and if so, why? Chess isn't played with a ball.

7 Comments
2024/11/02
14:51 UTC

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What is"Crasseux" meaning?

I was studying "Les misérables" novel in school and there was a phrase says :

un pantalon crasseux.

When we asked the teacher he said that the word "crasseux" means patchwork (the pants was ripped so it was patchworked) but when I googled it, translation say that it means "dirty" so what is the right meaning?

26 Comments
2024/11/02
14:51 UTC

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Est-ce que «se taper dessus» est forcément physique et malveillant ?

Je crois que je fais un calque depuis ma langue maternelle… voilà pourquoi?

Est-ce que ces usage sont courants?

  1. "Ils se sont tapés dessus, c'est pourquoi sont nez saigne" (là c'est clair à mon avis)

  2. "Vous interprétez mal son caractère, Monsieur le juge. Lui et son frère ont toujours gardé un esprit compétitif et taquin. Donc quant à ce harcèlement soit-disant, ils aiment juste se taper dessus de temps en temps, c'est tout. "

(ici je pense que se taper dessus amicalement pourrait être une contradiction, si c'est toujours physique)

Merci de votre aide !

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2024/11/02
12:14 UTC

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French/English shared words

I think overall my pronunciation is fairly good, but I stumble on certain words that are the same in English like "distinct" and "poison" that don't have obviously French-sounding endings like "ance" or "ment". I end up slipping back into English pronunciation and it really takes me out of it! Does anyone else have this issue/have any tips?

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2024/11/02
12:11 UTC

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« Sauf votre respect » formule moins soutenue

J'ai l'impression que j'entends l'expression pas très souvent (voire jamais), pourtant les français aiment bien se critiquer.

Les natifs, quand vous risquez de parler mal à une autorité quelconque, avec quelle phrase est-ce que vous atténuez les critiques?

11 Comments
2024/11/02
11:52 UTC

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Media Recommendation Megathread!

Use this weekly thread to ask for specific media recommendations or spontaneously recommend movies, books, webcomics, video games and more to other members!

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2024/11/02
08:01 UTC

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Is this the correct way to say the sentence below?

En: Why spoil a good mystery?

Fr: Pourquoi gâcher un bon mystère?

I’m new to this so I wasn’t sure if translating it word for word is the correct way, or if there would be a more proper way of phrasing it. Thanks

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2024/11/01
14:02 UTC

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Rédaction autobiographique: passé simple?

Je viens de commencer un projet académique qui inclut une rédaction autobiographique, un peu comme une lettre de motivation, avec beaucoup de détails/histoires provenant de mes expériences antérieures. L'importance de cette rédaction pour ma carrière pourrait être énorme, et on va m'évaluer comme le français c'est ma langue maternelle (ce ne l'est pas) - donc j'aimerais qu'elle soit la plus belle possible...

Mais j'hésite entre le passé simple est le passé composé. Je n'ai jamais eu un cours de français écrit. Je lis assez souvent en français donc je suis habitué à lire et à comprendre le passé simple mais je suspecte qu'il y a des nuances importantes lorsqu'on entreprend à vraiment l'utiliser. Ou, j'ai tort et c'est assez simple que le passé composé devient passé simple dans tous les cas, fin de discussion.

Suggestions?

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2024/11/02
02:43 UTC

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What does <<rapports de droit>> mean? It’s for a college research

I’m having a hard time trying to understand the different meaning <<rapport>> can have, and I’m not exactly sure what Savigny is saying in passages such as <<je désignerai par l’expression rapports de droit, sans autre distinction, cette classe de rapports particulière au droit privé>>.

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2024/11/01
22:40 UTC

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Any free French video-classes (like Schoolhouse.world)?

Hi guys,

I just started learning French using Duolingo, but I thought it might not be useful too really learn to speak and communicate effectively. Thus, I have decided that it would be a good idea to practise immersion by speaking to natives, but the thing is that, my parents are not able to support me in this sense economically speaking. I recently discovered Schoolhouse.world, a really good place to learn with people teaching you, but I couldn't find any French courses there. Are there any other places in which I can do that? Are there any other immersion techniques to get better?

Thanks.

P.D.: btw I'm also learning german and already know how to speak (fluently) Spanish (I was born in Spain), Chinese (I'm chinese), and English (interacting in Reddit, YouTube and other stuff made me fluent at it).

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2024/11/01
21:24 UTC

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Is the verb "jouer" a so-called DI-transitive verb?

So, it's transitive direct as in: Jouer un instrument - and transitive indirect as in jouer au football? In English, the second case would have probably been a phrasal verb, lol.

12 Comments
2024/11/01
21:14 UTC

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Alphabet Song - Monsieur M'aidez?

About 25 years ago in high school, I learned a French alphabet rhyme, but none of my online searches are uncovering it. Maybe I have the spelling or words all wrong.

A, b, c, d / monsieur m'aidez / e, f, g, h, tirez sa (vache?)...

Does anyone else know this, and where I can find the rest of the rhyme? It's like having a song stuck in my head but not knowing the lyrics.

9 Comments
2024/11/01
19:08 UTC

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