Language Quiz 1
I scored 8/14. Eesh.
Then I did a better and longer test and scored 250. However, I think I got very difficult one as the second time I did it I scored 650.
The Great Language Game
Have fun! :)
mardi 13 mai 2014
The Great Language Quiz
Note this is not a test on any one particular language or how well you know the vocabulary, but a test on how well you can distinguish between languages or family of languages...
Language Quiz 1
I scored 8/14. Eesh.
Then I did a better and longer test and scored 250. However, I think I got very difficult one as the second time I did it I scored 650.
The Great Language Game
Have fun! :)
Language Quiz 1
I scored 8/14. Eesh.
Then I did a better and longer test and scored 250. However, I think I got very difficult one as the second time I did it I scored 650.
The Great Language Game
Have fun! :)
jeudi 1 mai 2014
The most popular French boys and girls baby names over the last 55 years
The most popular French boys and girls baby names (by region) from 1946 to 2011.
This is really interesting.
Created by lemonde.fr it's an interactive graphic that shows the most popular French boys and girls baby names in each région since 1946. Click here for the link.
This is really accurate because when I think about students that I've taught, teachers I've had, people I've met, friends I've made and their approximate ages, it matches up well. I have, however, met a lot of Oliviers which doesn't appear on the list/map.
Personally, I'm not a fan of common names though and there are some on that list I really don't like. I don't think Manon sounds like a very nice girl's name. I had a student called Manon.
Click here to read my other posts about French baby names.
This is really interesting.
Created by lemonde.fr it's an interactive graphic that shows the most popular French boys and girls baby names in each région since 1946. Click here for the link.
This is really accurate because when I think about students that I've taught, teachers I've had, people I've met, friends I've made and their approximate ages, it matches up well. I have, however, met a lot of Oliviers which doesn't appear on the list/map.
Personally, I'm not a fan of common names though and there are some on that list I really don't like. I don't think Manon sounds like a very nice girl's name. I had a student called Manon.
Click here to read my other posts about French baby names.
lundi 21 avril 2014
French slang words you need to know
Check out this link here and learn some new French vocab! :)
Car: la voiture -> la bagnole
Money: l'argent -> le fric
Children: les enfants -> les gosses/les gamin(e)s
Criminal: le criminel -> la racaille
Police officers: les policiers -> les flics
Work: le travail -> le boulot
Food: le nourriture -> la bouffe (see my French food and cooking vocabulary list here)
Boyfriend: le petit ami -> le copain
Girlfriend: la petite amie -> la copine
Brother: frère -> frangin
Sister: soeur -> frangine
A drink: un verre
Sleep: sommeil -> dodo ("metro, boulot, dodo")
University: le fac
Clothes: les vêtements -> les fringues, les habits (see my French fashion and sewing vocabulary list here)
Cigarettes: les cigarettes ->les clopes
Check out my previous post on French slang where you can also find a list of books to buy from Amazon to help you.
PS J'en ai marre means... I've had enough! I'm fed up! I'm sick of this! etc...
