#study french

You probably already know "MDR", aka "mort de rire" (dying of laughter). And if you do, then you can easily learn these 3 other variations for other moods:

être mort de faim = to be starving (dying of hunger)

être mort de honte = to be mortified (dying of shame)

être mort de peur = to be scared to death

FUTURE PROCHE

studying french

~finish all 45 conjugations

je rai

tu ras

il ra

elle ra

nous rons

vous rez

ils ront

elles ront

~finished so far

etre

avoir

aller

faire

venir

vouloir

tenir

pouvoir

savoir

var

envoyer

mener

emmener

amener

naitre

payer

devoir

lever

jeter

essayer

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Tu me manques.

It seems this concept is difficult for English-speakers to grasp (unless they speak another language that has a similar construction). So English-speakers will usually try to say, "Je te manque". But that means, "You miss me." A little presumptuous!

Here's how I explain it:

Imagine you are pie and all the people you love make you whole. When one of the people you love is not there, it's like a piece of the pie is cut out. You are no longer whole. There's a piece missing from the pie. So you say to your piece of pie loved one, "you are missing from me".

Hungarians use a similar construction. They also don't say, "I miss you", but more like, "You are missing to me".

Hiányzol nekem.

Do you know any other languages that have this way of expressing that someone's absence is felt?

Today I want to recommend a podcast aimed at people who are learning French: InnerFrench. I’m currently using this podcast to improve my listening skills.

InnerFrench is perfect for you if beginner content is too easy (and boring) but native content is still very difficult (like in my case).

In every episode, Hugo talks about a different topic. He speaks a bit slow compared to content aimed at native speakers but I think it’s not unnaturally slow, like, beginner content. Rather like a native speaker who talks in a very relaxed manner. It’s very pleasant to listen to.

I haven’t listened to every episode, yet, but in later episodes, you can also listen to conversations between Hugo and Ingrid, for example. Which is great because it’s important to not only listen to monologues but also how native speakers are talking to each other.

Each episode is around 30 minutes long. Hugo talks about a great variety of topics which makes this podcast very interesting (in my opinion). Plus, he often describes words that could be difficult for language learners with easier words. I think these "definitions“ are great. Not only because it helps you to understand but you also learn how you can describe words you don’t know. This is a very useful skill in conversations.

Some episodes are more difficult than others (depending on the topic and used vocabulary). Fortunately, you can find transcripts on the InnerFrench website (you just need to create a free account). This is extremely helpful!

/Ss'éVahDé/

-> to escape, either mentally or physically

~ Elle adore s'évader dans son monde intérieur.