French for Dummies
by Dodi-Katrin Schmidt, Dominique Wenzel, Michelle M. Williams
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Author: Dodi-Katrin Schmidt, Dominique Wenzel, Michelle M. WilliamsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-01-15
ISBN: 0764551930
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: For Dummies
Accessories:
- Intermediate French For Dummies
- French For Dummies Audio Set
- French Phrases For Dummies
- French Verbs For Dummies
Book Reviews of French for Dummies
Book Review: Excellent book to learn French quickly
Summary: 5 Stars
I cannot understand all the poor reviews for this text. I am a French native who has taught French at the University level and tutored many people in preparation for their trip to France. While I would not use this book in a university setting nor for an in-depth study of the French language, I have successfully used it to prepare travelers with the basics and my tutored students love this book !
With the help of this text, I am able to teach them the most French in the shortest amount of time and with the least amount of effort. So, for this purpose, the book is excellent. It covers the most commonly used sentences in various settings of everyday life, interspersed with a lot of handy facts about French life, French customs and things that anyone visiting France should know about French culture and French people in general.
The book is well-organized, topics are easy to find and the pronunciation is, for the most part, very accurate. I continue to be amazed at how fast my pupils learn to speak basic, useful sentences in a way that can be understood.
This book will not teach someone to follow a deep conversation with French natives but no book does that. It takes years to master a foreign language and French is no exception. I have reviewed dozens of French language books out there and found this one to be far superior for a quick primer on the language.
Summary of French for Dummies
If you buy into the Pepé Le Pew stereotype of the French ? arrogant, stuffy, overly amorous, and rather odiferous (Pepé Le Pew was a skunk. Talk about stereotypical!) ? then think again. Not only are the French people some of the most relaxed, pleasant people you'll ever meet, but their society is one of the oldest, most culturally rich societies in the world. So it's no surprise that French is known as perhaps the most beautiful of all languages. Listen to someone speak French ? sure, you don't have a clue what she's saying, but aren't you enraptured by the sound of it?Unfortunately, just because a language is beautiful doesn't mean that it's easy to learn. Although French has many things in common with English, French has had many, many centuries to evolve into the language it is today, which means it's had all that time to become more complex. That's where French For Dummies can help. Written in partnership with the language experts at Berlitz, this book can give you what you need for basic communication in French.
French For Dummies covers the following topics and more:
- Basic pronunciation and gestures
- The nuts and bolts of French grammar
- Meeting and greeting in French
- Situations in which you can use French: Making small talk, dining out, shopping, and talking on the phone
- Traveling to France: Dealing with French currency, staying at a hotel, and getting around town
- Top Ten lists on ways to pick up French quickly, things you should never say in French, favorite French expressions, and important French holidays to remember.
- Appendixes with verb conjugation tables, as well as a French mini-dictionary
French For Dummies also comes with a CD that has audio transcriptions of all the exercises in the book, so that you can actually hear the French pronunciations.
So whether you're taking a business trip and need to pick up a little French quickly; you're cramming for your high school French final; or you've always wanted to learn a new language but don't have the time to drag yourself to a class once a week, French For Dummies can get you well on your way to becoming fluent in no time.
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