Voilà – Episode One

July 31, 2009 by admin · 2 Comments 

Learn basic French: 2 minute lesson.

Learn the basics of French language with style

Duration : 0:3:53

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Learn A Language Free Using Skype

July 29, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Learn how to use the voice chatting software Skype to meet native speakers and learn a new language for free like Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Chinese, etc.

Duration : 4 min 14 sec

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Audio Books: A New Way To Learn

July 29, 2009 by admin · 2 Comments 

Interesting article that could help you learn the French language:

Audio books are books you can enjoy by listening to them. Commonly, these are literary works that come to life, at least for the sense of hearing, through the voices of professional narrators or even famous actors. Audio books have changed the way people read books by making it more convenient and easy. This new literary format is taking bibliophiles by storm.

There are two types of services where you can enjoy audio books. The first and the classic one is audio book rentals. This set up permits a reader to rent a specific number of audio books that are recorded in common media devices like cassette tapes and compact discs. In this arrangement, you order the audio books from vendors, wait for the mailman to deliver the audio books, finish reading them within a specified period or pay penalties, return the audio books thru vendor’s prepaid mail.

Obviously, this burdensome and winding process of renting or acquiring a book, not to mention the hassles of carrying or losing the cassette tapes or compact discs, has discouraged some book lovers from ever ordering audio books. So vendors, and major libraries this time, have ingeniously come up with the second type of audio book service, the audio book download.

As the name suggests, this service offers an option of acquiring or renting books by means of downloading the audio book online. For a minimal monthly cost, you can download a number of your favorite literary titles without waiting for delivery and without an obligation to return them as the encryption code for the audio books automatically expire on the due date.

Audio book rental and audio book download have their pros and cons. For instance, rentals are available only in the States, while downloads can be made anywhere in the world. Of course, rentals can be a lot cheaper, but downloads do not make you wait for the delivery. Notwithstanding the many advantages and disadvantages of these two audio book services, audio books are the newest vehicles for learning; together, audio book rental and download are effective and convenient in the following areas:

Driving Your Car

Driving can be very tiresome, if not totally draining. A perfect way to pass the time and keep your cool amidst the tangled traffic is by listening to audio books. If you are living far from your place of work, convert those long driving hours into learning sessions. An audio book is all you need to keep yourself alert while driving and to feed yourself new knowledge.

Taking Mass Transit

If you are taking the train or the bus to work, whay not be learning as you travel? This lifestyle leaves you no room for reading and learning new things; and you know what they say about reading and becoming a person of substance. Through audio books, you do not need to allocate precious time for reading books and experiencing its favorable effects on your personality. By using audio books, you can be reading books anytime, anywhere, and in any position at that!

Keeping Your Skills Up

Advancement in technology is happening faster than anyone can cope with. The sad part is, if you are left behind by the ever changing technological progress, you lose your way of life. But through audio books, you can play catch up with what is current in the world of science and technology. Update your skills, not by attending seminars which you can have a hard time allocating time for, but through audio books.

Audio books will definitely save you time, energy, and money while you start sharpening your skills.

Learning New Languages

The best way for anybody to learn a foreign language is to be immersed in a community or a society that speaks the language you want to learn. Native speakers of the foreign tongue that you want to learn will help you know the pronunciation and other intricacies of the language. Just like English, other languages will have idiomatic expressions that are difficult to imbue if you do not spend time with a native speaker.

However, only few of us have the time and money to actually learn French in Paris or Swahili in Africa. Audio books are the perfect choice if you want to learn new languages during your free time. Audio books will teach you not just how to read but how to say the words correctly.

Bill Urell
http://www.articlesbase.com/education-articles/audio-books-a-new-way-to-learn-86795.html

Audio Books could be a way to improve your French Speaking Skills, however we still recommend to use other learning materials such as our free french course.

Learn French – le visage vol2

July 28, 2009 by admin · 1 Comment 

Learn French Vocabulary. Watch Today’s Le Visage Lesson.

Learn French – le visage vol2

Duration : 0:0:59

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Learn French 5

July 27, 2009 by admin · 25 Comments 

Learn French Phrases: This lesson covers 3 common used french Phrases. Learn to speak French for free.

*TO START DOING SOMETHING
= Commencer à faire quelque chose

→ I started learning Chinese.

= J’ai commencé à apprendre le Chinois.

*TO STOP DOING SOMETHING
= Arrêter de faire quelque chose

→ He stopped smoking last week.
= Il a arrêté de fumer la semaine dernière.

*TO GO ON DOING / CONTINUE TO DO SOMETHING
= Continuer à faire quelque chose (also « continuer de »)

→ This book is not very interesting, but I will continue to read it.

= Ce livre n’est pas très intéressant, mais je vais continuer à le lire.

Duration : 0:2:21

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when studyin fashion is it better to learn french or spanish?

July 27, 2009 by admin · 3 Comments 

when studying fashion is it better to learn french or spanish? I thought about learning French because Paris is the fashion capital of the world. But i read the spanish is the next most common language after english. Which one is easier to learn?

You could learn both. Spanish is easier to start with, and Hispanic designers and markets are very much on the rise, but French is also indispensable for the world of haute couture and will be easier to learn if you already have Spanish under your belt, so to speak.

You could sign up for free courses of both languages:

Sign up for the Free French Course
Sign up for the Free Spanish Course

Learn French – Les verbes vol1

July 23, 2009 by admin · 2 Comments 

Learn French Vocabulary Video, a great way to learn french language online:

Learn French – Les verbes vol1

Duration : 0:2:2

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Learn French – Les adjectifs

July 21, 2009 by admin · 20 Comments 

Learn to speak French Language for Free. Learn the French “Les adjectifs” with this video.

Learn French – Les adjectifs

Duration : 0:2:11

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Learn French – Les chiffres et les nombres – 1 20

July 19, 2009 by admin · 9 Comments 

Learn French Numbers

Duration : 0:1:31

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Learn French – L’école

July 17, 2009 by admin · 20 Comments 

Learn French – L’école

Duration : 0:3:11

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