Allright! Week 2- this week I’m learning so much about Food that this image was required. And let’s face it- French culture and good food and just one and the same! I think that culture is more than just words- it’s food, songs, stories, much more than we can learn through vocabulary and grammar. But grammar is a first step to get there. This week- to get into the French mode- I am focusing on food! I bought croissant dough and going to make some for my French lessons! I hope this will get me in the mood. I am great at burning my food- but will do my best to bake them well.
I’ve learned so far how to say the difference between I am eating pizza and I want pizza- which is pretty cool because I can actually use it! This week’s learning are the verbs Manges (to eat) and Vouloir (to want). I used Doulingo for the daily practices and conjugation (still only learning present tense). You can see how Doulingo shows the verbs clearly here:
https://www.duolingo.com/dictionary/French/manges/7607a8eb97fb67c7d390b8ae63bd8ab4
This video also helped. I found it was more useful for me as his style, both verbally and visually, were easier to follow along with. Here is the video:
Also- I finally found how to do polls! Help me choose my final project in the poll of last week’s learning project blog!
Hope this was fun for you to read and that you enjoy this French adventure! (as close as I get to travel now!)
Let me know what is your favorite French food? or just tips to learn a new language?
Colorfully yours,
Maya
Hi Maya! I love how immersed you got into your learning project this week by also making croissants, and I definitely agree there is so much more to learning about a culture than just learning their language(s). That video you found was great, the speaker did a fantastic job of teaching how to actually pronounce the terms. One tip I have for you is that instead of adding a long URL link, you could instead link the site to a word (like you did with Duolingo) or take a screenshot of the page and add the picture to your post! Oh, and my favourite French food is definitely crepes 🙂 Great work!
Thanks so much Sarah!
And thanks for following my blog! 🙂
I also appreciate your tips- that’s a great idea to keep it organized in a clean way. I’m learning so much about how to write, organize, and navigate online blogs- and so every advice is helpful and encouraging.
Sending colorful hugs!
Maya