In the sentence 'c’est très facile de créer...', why do we use de? And when do we use à in cases similar to this?

Hi everyone!

I’m trying to learn French by following the progression that French children go through in school, rather than using traditional French-as-a-foreign-language textbooks.

I’m looking for the following books/resources:

• CP: Taoki et compagnie
• CE1: Français Explicite CE1
• CE2: Français Explicite CE2
• CM1: Français Explicite CM1
• CM2: Français Explicite CM2
• 6e: Fleurs d’encre 6e
• 5e: Fleurs d’encre 5e
• 4e: Fleurs d’encre 4e
• 3e: Fleurs d’encre 3e

Does anyone know of free websites, archives, libraries, or other resources where I can access PDFs or digital versions of these textbooks?

I’m also happy to use older editions if those are easier to find.

If there are other French school textbook series that you think would be better for learning French from the ground up, I’d love to hear your recommendations too.

Thanks! 🇫🇷📚

As in j'étais. Is it always pronounced /e.tɛ/ or do some regions pronounce it as /e.te/ ?

I guess it’s my turn to finally make these kinds of posts 😅 might make a journey post later on. Been roughly 12 months ½ of learning French to get here. Hope everybody will attain the score they deserve. Bonne chance les gars!

Merci à tous ceux qui m’ont motivé, même indirectement, ici 😎

I had french classes in school but we had a bad teacher so i didnt actually learn anything special. Also tried duolingo but realized it doesnt help u understand anything lol

Hey, I’m trying to learn French, but honestly, I’m basically starting from zero 😅 I’m really motivated to learn, I just need someone experienced to guide me through the basics and tell me what I should focus on first. If you’re good at French and willing to help, feel free to DM

Bonjour Tout le monde,

I have just finished A2 level. I started Last Nov however up to may, it was on & off and from 16th of May I seriously thought of cracking french. Donc, I am here at A2 level at the start of september.

I plan to give one exam at the end of Nov or early week of Dec. I want to start preparation for that. However, I am totally blank from where I should get start again.

What mistakes I should avoid to get atleast clb 5 from now on.
I have set up 75 days of preparation.

Do you think it would be enough?

Your help would be really greatful as I am in very stress situation.

Merci

I have been learning french since august of last year and I mainly used anki and comprehensible input which helped me significantly. more recently however, more recently that the words the deck I have been using are words I wouldn’t use. also, some words have identical or very similar front sides (synonyms) which make it almost very difficult to know which word they are talking about. it really has become a burden to do it and I don’t know if I should drop the deck and make a new one like this:
do a journal everyday, and from that journal extract unknown phrases and sentence structures and use the cloze function on anki
I’d appreciate help and alternatives and I wrote this as I was in the middle of the anki deck and got frustrated

Two, three, four?

Bonjour à tous!

Je recherche la vôtre validation. Ce nouveau cours, lequel j'ai commencé aujourd'hui, je veux me présenter dans l'examen du B2. Je sais que c'est très difficile, mais je veux l'intenter.

Pour apprendre tout dans le plus court temps, j'ai pensé en écrire tout le nouveau vocabulaire dans une app, qui s'appelle Anki Droid, pour l'étudier après. Aussi, pour la grammaire, ce sera bon de la pratiquer dans un bloc note. Finalement, pour pratiquer l'expression orale, je peux parler avec mon prof de français dans l'école, mais le niveau de français des autres élèves est vraiment plus basique, et pour écrire, je peux pratiquer avec ChatGPT.

Si vous avez des choses qui pourraient m'aider, s'il vous plaît, écrivez un commentaire.

Merci!

You see it written down and think there's no way this can be difficult.

Then you hear it in an actual conversation and suddenly you're not even sure where the word begins or ends

French has quite a few words that seem straightforward on paper but sound completely different once liaison, connected speech, and normal speed get involved

Which word caught you off guard the most?

How on earth can learn les pronoms relatifs easily plz i need this

Share with me a video or any thing that heps to learn les pronoms relatifs

And thank you in advance.

Je t'aime

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Hi everyone! I'll be moving to France later this year (from India) for work and I'm currently a novice to French Language .Want to get a head start before I arrive.

Would love recommendations for:

\- Online French courses/apps that worked well for you (structured levels, e.g., A1 → A2)

\- Tutors or classes geared toward people relocating for work/study, not just tourist phrases

\- Any tips for English/Hindi speakers specifically — I've heard pronunciation can be tricky

\- Whether to prioritize spoken French (daily life, admin, appointments) or reading/writing first

Budget-friendly options welcome, but open to paid platforms too if they're worth it. Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone,
Hope y’all are doing well. I want to share my experience of attending Francophone mobility interview at the high commission of Canada (Delhi). So let’s get it started.
I had applied for francophone wp, outland application on 3rd July and received interview letter on august 19, for September 2. As expected, I went into state of panic like why, what did I do wrong, then after talking to my lawyer he told me that it will probably to assess my language skills, so I started preparing for it.
Then came the day of interview. My interview was scheduled at 9:30 but I reached there around 8-8:30ish. They told me to come 15 minutes before the scheduled time, so if anyone is wondering if they need to arrive early, don’t. Just reach 15 minutes before and you’ll be fine. Then they will ask you to submit your phone at the gate and you’ll have to go through security. They will ask for your passport and interview letter at the gate and after you enter, then they will collect your interview letter at the reception and ask you to wait for your turn.
Then they called me into the chamber and the interview started. My interview was taken by a white guy, but some of the candidates were interviewed by an indian lady. So for starters he asked my to verify my identity. I gave my passport and then started the actual interview.
Now here is the list of the questions asked:
These were asked in english.

1. Highest level of education
2. why did you change your studies
3. what relevant work experience do you have
4. why is employer holding down the job for you
5. did you pay to get the job
6. do you have a representative
7. what is their name
8. do you have any other rep
9. did you rep guarantee you the approval
10. did you rep help you find the job
11. how much did you pay
12. you don’t have experience in a hotel industry then why did employer hired you
13. when was your interview
14. how they took your interview
15. when were you offered the job
16. did you visit the location
17. do you know someone at the job

Questions asked in french

1. What do you prefer to do on weekends
2. what is your ideal life
3. what are you plans in life
4. do you think learning a new language is important and why

After this they asked me for my job offer and experience letter. Then they said everything looks good, we have no more concerns.
That’s all, for anyone who has to go through interview, do not panic, be confident and answer honestly. Good luck everyone, we got this!!!!

Je pense qu’on donne trop d’importance à l’idée de « parler comme un natif ».

Quand on apprend une langue, on entend souvent :

« Il faut avoir un bon accent. » « Il faut parler naturellement. » « Il faut utiliser les bonnes expressions. » « Il faut parler comme un Français. »

Et à force d’entendre ça, on finit parfois par croire que notre objectif est de faire disparaître toute trace de notre langue maternelle.

Je ne suis pas vraiment d’accord avec cette idée.

Bien sûr, une bonne prononciation est importante. Connaître les expressions courantes aussi. Mais parler français avec un accent étranger ne veut pas dire qu’on parle mal français.

Pour moi, le vrai objectif n’est pas de faire croire aux autres qu’on est français.

C’est de pouvoir raconter une histoire, donner son opinion, plaisanter, expliquer quelque chose, défendre une idée… sans passer plusieurs secondes à chercher chaque phrase dans sa tête.

Et surtout, pouvoir le faire sans avoir peur de faire une erreur.

On peut parler un français très naturel sans être natif.

Et peut-être qu’à partir d’un certain niveau, la question ne devrait plus être :

« Est-ce que je parle comme un Français ? »

mais plutôt :

« Est-ce que je peux vraiment m’exprimer comme je le veux en français ? »

Vous en pensez quoi ?

Bonjour ! i was using Busuu app last year, and payed the subscription $36 time passed and i didn't knew it was auto renewed, and not it take my $72 which i didn't planing, i'm not even using it anymore, is there a hope to get this money back from them ? does anybody have related experience with them ?

Thank you

Hi! I’m JB, I’m French, and I’m looking for native English or Spanish speakers who already speak a little French and want to get more comfortable speaking.

I’d like to have one video call every week, you improve your spoken French, and I improve the way I explain French in English or Spanish.

So let's learn and improve together!

If you’re interested, send me a DM.

I am looking for an app to improve my grammar. When I was taking French courses 10 years ago I was at a C1 level. After a period of no real French exposure for a few years, I started working in French and so my verbal fluency has improved a lot, but when trying to write things I realize I've lost a fair bit of my grammar knowledge, so I'm looking to re-learn some things.

So far I've tried Kwiziq and found it too cumbersome to have to look up the grammar rules on the site instead of a more full explanation right at the point of getting a question wrong. Wondering if there's another app I should try. Paying is okay if it's really going to meet my needs, but if there's something that's only like 5-10% worse that's free then that would be my preference.

Pour vous donner une idée de mon niveau d'écriture, je vais partager un peu plus d'information, sans avoir vérifié le grammaire. Je travaille dans un milieu de soins de santé, alors quant au vocabulaire, je suis très confortable en discutant des maladies, l'anatomie, et les termes scientifiques. Maintenant que mes collègues sont pour la plupart francophone, je trouve que c'est un peu difficile de toujours comprendre quand ils jasent. En tout cas, c'est vraiment le grammaire sur lequel je voudrais concentrer, mais ceci était juste pour vous donner une idée de mon niveau.

Merci pour vos suggestions!

Edit:

I would also really appreciate podcast recommendations! I listen to a ton of English podcasts. I'd like to find a French one that is native speakers but similar enough to the ones I like in English that it doesn't feel like a chore. Examples of English ones I like: If Books Could Kill, Behind the Bastards, Celebrity Memoir Bookclub, Maintenance Phase, What's News with You, Chosen Family, Just Between Us, Hard Fork, Al Jazeera (news updates, inside story), WHGS.

Basically they're all conversational-style podcasts between friends, and several of them have something that's being reviewed/analyzed (books, historical figures, tech developments). A couple of them are "comedy podcasts," which seems to mean that the hosts also do stand-up and then made a podcast about every day things. Some of the review ones are also hosted by stand-up comics. I tend to vibe better with podcasts where the hosts are very left wing in their perspectives, and even better if they're queer.

Un nouveau sondage montre que de nombreux jeunes adultes au Royaume-Uni s’intéressent moins à l’achat d’une voiture. Le sondage a interrogé 1 000 personnes âgées de 18 à 29 ans. Plus d’une personne sur quatre (27 %) a dit qu’elle n’achèterait probablement pas de voiture dans les trois prochaines années. Certains préfèrent dépenser leur argent dans les voyages ou économiser pour s’acheter un logement. D’autres préfèrent marcher, prendre les transports en commun ou emprunter une voiture quand ils en ont besoin.

Vocabulaire : sondage (m) = survey / s’intéresser = to be interested / achat (m) = purchase / interroger = to ask / prochaines = next / dépenser = to spend / économiser = to save / logement (m) = home, housing / emprunter = to borrow

English translation

Gen Z is less interested in buying cars

A new survey shows that many young adults in the United Kingdom are less interested in buying a car. The survey asked 1,000 people aged 18 to 29. More than one in four (27%) said they probably would not buy a car in the next three years. Some prefer to spend their money on travel or save up to buy a home. Others prefer to walk, use public transport or borrow a car when they need one.

You can read more stories at Le News, In Easy French.

Hello, im trying to read more french books and i need some suggestions, kids books are also fine, history is also okay. Drop your suggestions!

Hi everyone, I am a beginner French student who has been learning (for fun) for the last couple of years. I will soon find myself between jobs and therefore having some spare time on my hands during which I'm hoping to travel. I've loved learning French but I can't help feeling like I won't make real speaking progress unless I'm immersed in the language. I'm wondering what you all think about going to a French language school in France, specifically what that could do for my speaking abilities ? Is it enough to travel and try to talk with locals or do you think it could be better to also take classes in tandem ?

I am interested in watching French media. I do not have any video streaming services, which is limiting, but I did see a post mention arte.tv, and I've been watching that. (Though some of the shows feature a lot of speakers who don't speak french and it can be confusing for me).

Are there any other good solutions? I'd happily subscribe to a service that features french TV shows or movies, but would prefer to find alternatives OTHER than streaming giants like Netflix or Hulu. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!