{"id":747,"date":"2018-08-30T22:56:15","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T05:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/langlabbies\/?p=747"},"modified":"2018-08-30T23:00:56","modified_gmt":"2018-08-31T06:00:56","slug":"easy-videos-for-french-grammar-vocab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/langlabbies\/2018\/08\/30\/easy-videos-for-french-grammar-vocab\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Videos for French vocab + speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Get ready to learn some French vocab the fun and easy way!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/langlabbies\/files\/2018\/08\/lady.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-749 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/langlabbies\/files\/2018\/08\/lady-150x150.png\" alt=\"ladybug image\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong>Easy French Vocab and Phrases<\/strong> 5min: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fq_4V-Ia1z0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/fq_4V-Ia1z0<\/a>.<br \/>\nThis video is in French with French and English subtitles. The video covers basic French nouns and phrases, describing them by walking around the town and pointing to objects. Also helpful for pronunciation.<br \/>\n<strong>Days of the Week Song<\/strong> 2min: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Lpwf5N0rfVE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Lpwf5N0rfVE<\/a>.<br \/>\nThis video uses a mnemonic device to help you learn the days of the week in French. The song is catchy and easy to remember.<br \/>\n<strong>Months of the Year Song<\/strong> 2min: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KxTsMctlfTY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/KxTsMctlfTY<\/a>.<br \/>\nThis video uses a song as a mnemonic device to help learn the months of the year in French.<br \/>\n<strong>Weather and Seasons in French<\/strong> 12min: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Kq4Luegns8c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Kq4Luegns8c<\/a>.<br \/>\nThis is a detailed video in English, introducing basic weather expressions, how to describe the weather, and the names of the seasons.<br \/>\n<b>What Not to Pronounce in French<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a06min: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NTU-2zvJ92U\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/NTU-2zvJ92U<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This video is in English and some basic French, and helps with the pronunciation of final syllables in French, including dropping the -d, -p, -t, -s, and -e at the ends of words.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<b>How to Pronounce the French \u201cR\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a02min: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YCw_lEb1qXk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/YCw_lEb1qXk<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is a slightly silly pronunciation guide given in English on when and how to pronounce the \u201cr\u201d in French. Cognates like \u2018horrible\u2019 and \u2018m\u00e9tro\u2019 are compared in both languages, demonstrating the throat constriction present in French. <\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Uses of \u201cFaire\u201d<\/strong> 2min: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kjni-2B9d4w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/kjni-2B9d4w<\/a>.<br \/>\nThis video introduces the verb \u2018faire\u2019 and different phrases in which it is used. A number of French speakers pronounce a variety of phrases in French with English subtitles.<br \/>\n<strong>Uses of \u201cAvoir\u201d<\/strong> 2min: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SaIxCyfowrA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/SaIxCyfowrA<\/a>.<br \/>\nThis video introduces the verb \u2018avoir\u2019 and a variety of phrases in which it appears. French and English subtitles are included.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get ready to learn some French vocab the fun and easy way! Easy French Vocab and Phrases 5min: https:\/\/youtu.be\/fq_4V-Ia1z0. This video is in French with French and English subtitles. The video covers basic French nouns and phrases, describing them by walking around the town and pointing to objects. Also helpful for pronunciation. 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