Being a native speaker of Hindi, you might experience more difficulties with vowels than consonants. Most French consonants have counterparts in Hindi k, g, t, d, n, p, b, m are the same (unaspirated dental series for t, d, n) ...
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When can “j’suis” be used?
Business EditorsI would say it is perfectly harmless in any context but the most formal. And even in the most formal setting, I can hardly see it to be of any consequence. I would even go further and say it is ...
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A more compact and emphatic way of saying “please” in French?
Business EditorsI would say “steup” but it’s casual. Otherwise you have to say “s’il vous plait”/”s’il te plait” ! It’s OK to write S’il vous plaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit But “S’il vous plaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit le faire ?” doesn’t make sense. You could say: Faites-le. S’il ...
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Is it considered acceptable to insert the standalone, exclamatory “coïncidence” like this?
Business EditorsI think it’s ok. Maybe not the way I would put things, I would probably say instead : Il se trouve que Chloé at Sarah ont toutes les deux trente ans. Yes, this kind of incise is common, especially in ...
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Que disent les français pour se corriger en parlant ?
Business EditorsSi tu veux corriger ce que tu viens de dire, c’est à dire qu tu rends compte que tu t’es trompé dans ta phrase tu peux utiliser “ou plutôt”. Avec ton exemple : J’ai acheté du lait… ou plutôt du ...
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Meaning of “comme toi” used as a reply
Associations EditorsIn such contexts, chances are that “Comme toi !” is used to express “Je pense exactement la même chose que toi !” (I think the very exact same thing as you do!). It’s a commonly used shortcut in familiar speech. However, ...
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What are some great French voice actors, readers or radio presenters?
Business EditorsSerge Reggiani French singer and actor, sings here “Ma liberté” of Georges Moustaki, one of the most famous french songs. Reggiani voice is … vibrant. Two excellent story tellers (who could really captivate or even electrify TV and radio audiences) ...
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Tartuffe de Molière : “Raijon” et “fiche”
Business EditorsNon, c’est un défaut d’élocution (sigmatisme dorsal pour être exact, je crois). C’est aussi le genre de déformation qui est fréquemment employée pour indiquer que quelqu’un est fin saoul. (Avec l’ajout du passage depuis que j’ai répondu, c’est la réponse ...
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Saying phone numbers
Associations EditorsEssentially, by intonation and pauses. For “80, 16”, one would say: Quatre-vingt. [pause] Seize. with a rising intonation at the end of “80”, whereas for “96”, one would say: Quatre-vingt-seize. in one go, with a rising intonation at the end ...
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Ambivalent responses?
Associations EditorsTonalité positive si on veut on peut dire ça plutôt oui/non je pense peut-être tu crois ? À noter que le contexte et les indications non verbales jouent beaucoup et qu’au moins dans le cercle des personnes que je fréquente, ce ...