Things I Wish I Could Tell My Freshman Self: A List Of Miscellaneous College Tips From A Graduating College

The reality about spoken french

We don’t use the negation ne. We say Je sais pas (I don’t know) or On a pas à le faire (we don’t have to do it),

Speaking of which, we prefer using on rather than the pompous nous : On est arrivé-es (we’ve arrived), On y va? (shall we go)

Speaking of which, our questions are often affirmative sentences ending with a question mark (i.e. : a high-pitched tone) : Tu viens? (are you coming), T’en veux un-e? (do you want one).

Speaking of which, we chew words. When followed by words starting with a consonant, personal pronouns can lose their final letter : J’te l’dis! rather than Je te le dis (I’m telling you).

Speaking of which, we’re lazy : Je can be Che (chais pas), Il can be Y (r’garde, y’a un chat!) and grunt : many euh (uh), ah, bah (hum), ben (well), hein (tf?) and rhooo/rhaaa (ffs). We often start sentences with but : Mais tu saoules! (you’re annoying) to express displeasure.

Speaking of which, on top of dropping négations, we drop pronouns : You’re being a pain in my ass should be Tu me fais chier but can be Tu fais chier - maybe to make it universal or dramatic.

Speaking of which, we thrive on sarcasm and irony. To someone who’s babbling, we’ll answer It makes my leg look good.

Speaking of which, we repeat (personal) pronouns at the beginning or end of sentences. We’re likely to ask Qu’est-ce qu’il en dit, lui? and answer Moi, je veux bien (tonic pronouns, careful!).

Speaking of which, we like to use the conditional mode to indicate a wish or hypothesis : lots of Si j’avais su, j’aurais dit oui (had i known, i’d have said yes), J’aimerais bien pouvoir- (I wish I could-), etc.

Speaking of which, we add useless words : Bien (j’irais bien), Petit (un petit peu), Très (très vrai), Trop (je ne sais pas trop), ça (C’est quoi, ça?)…

Speaking of which, let’s stop before you all get disgusted and unfollow me. Remember this is spoken, private french and doesn’t apply to formal situations!

french vocab: l'environnement

un tremblement de terre: earthquake

réduire: to reduce

taux de déforestation: rate of deforestation

une espèce en peril: endangered species

un séisme: an earthquake

une catastrophe naturelle: natural disaster

contaminer: to contaminate

biodégradable: biodegradable

la biodiversité: biodiversity

la couche d’ozone: ozone layer

minimiser: to minimize

plastique: plastic

tasse en plastique: plastic cups

le climat: climate

l’atmosphère: the atmosphere

la perte de biodiversité: the loss of biodiversity

le sac en plastique: plastic bags

la sécheresse: the drought

le bac de recyclage: recycling bin

allumer: to turn on

le gaspillage: waste

gaspiller: to waste

le réchauffement planétaire: global warming

les réchauffement climatique: climate change/ global warming

la banquise: the ice shelf

la forêt tropicale: tropical forest

recycler: to recycle

l’effet de serre: greenhouse effect

le trou dans la couche d'ozone: the hole in the ozone layer

le reboisement: reforestation

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Aimer Conjugation

j’aime = I love

tu aimes = you love

il aime = he loves

elle aime = she loves

nous aimons = we love

vous aimez = you love (formal; plural)

ils aiment = they love (masculine)

elles aiment = they love (feminine)

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"-ing" verbs in Irish

Tá mé ag (taw may egg): I am… Níl mé ag (neel may egg): I am not…

- ithe (like “i” in the word “in” -ha): eating - ól (“hole” without the h): drinking - féachaint (faykent): watching - léamh (layuv): reading - staidéar (stad-air): studying - foghlaim (fowl-um): learning - lorg (lurg): looking/searching for - caitheamh (ka-hiv): wearing - caint (ka-int): talking - damhsa (da-u-sa): dancing - gáire (gaw-ira): laughing - caoineadh (queen-ah): crying - siúl (shool): walking

So if we wanted to watch some French animation, what films would you suggest?

the Triplets of Belleville is about an elderly woman searching for her son who was kidnapped in the middle of a Tour de France race. It’s largely free of dialogue, but the sound effects and such are wonderful. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature—it lost to Finding Nemo.

A Cat in Paris is about a young girl and her cat who discover mysteries in the course of one night. It was also nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Feature, but it lost to Rango.

Persepolis is based on an autobiographical graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi about her early life in Iran. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, but it lost to Ratatouille.

the Illusionist is about an aging magician and an imaginative young girl who form a father/daughter relationship. It was also nominated for a Best Animation Oscar, but lost to Toy Story 3.

The Rabbi’s Cat is a story about a cat who swallows a parrot and gains the ability to speak like a human. It is set in 1920’s Algeria.

Ernest & Celestine is the adorable story about a big bear and a little mouse who forge an unlikely friendship. It was also nominated for an Oscar in Best Animated Picture, but lost to Frozen.

Kirikou and the Sorceress is a story inspired by West African folklore that tells the story of Kirikou, a boy who was born with the ability to walk and talk, who saves his people from an evil witch. The film was popular enough to spawn sequels and a stage adaptation.

A Monster in Paris is a 3D animated musical film that is reaaaaalllly loosely based on the Phantom of the Opera. It’s set in 1910 and is about, surprisingly, a monster that lives in Paris, and his love for a young singer.

The King and the Mockingbird is an 80’s film about a cruel king titled Charles V + III = VIII + VIII = XVI, who is obsessed with a young shepherdess, and whose attempts to capture the young girl are thwarted by a mockingbird whose wife the King had previously killed.  

Those are probably the most famous of the feature length animated films.

But the animated short films are just as glorious. Here’s a compilation of a bunch of short films and I can link you to others as well. 

Sorry for the long answer but I just really love French animation.

donner (to give)✨, prendre (to take) ✨recevoir (to get)✨ present tense

donner - to give 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

je donne                 [I give]

tu donnes               [you give]

il/elle/on donne     [he/she/it/ gives]

nous donnons       [we give]

vous donnez          [you give]

ils/elle donnent     [they give]

prendre - to take 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

je prends               [I take]

tu prends               [you take]

il/elle/on prend     [he/she/it takes]

nous prenons        [we take]

vous prenez           [you take]

ils/elles prennent  [they take]

recevoir - to get 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

je reçois                   [I get]

tu reçois                   [you get]

il/elle/on reçoit       [he/she/it gets]

nous recevons        [we get]

vous recevez           [you get]

ils/elles reçoivent   [they get]

French Classical Mythology Vocab

Correct me if anything’s wrong~

mythologie - mythology

une dryade - dryad

une nymphe - nymph

une naïade - naiad

une sirène - siren

un(e) centaure(sse) - centaur

un(e) satyre(sse) - satyre

un faune - faun

les olympiens - the Olympians

un héros - hero

un dieu - god

une déesse - goddess

un demi-dieu - demigod

un mortel - mortal

un monstre - monster

cornes - hornes

une hydre - a hydra

un griffon - griffin

un messager - messenger

une harpe - harp

une légende - legend

le labyrinthe - the labyrinth

céleste - celestial

la prophétie - prophecy

l'aventure - adventure

la mer - sea

un navire - ship

la rivière - river

les bois/forêts - woods/forests

une île - island

la guerre - war