French for Beginners: Quantities, Comparatives/Superlatives, Can, Should

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French for Beginners Quantities, Comparatives/Superlatives, Can, Should From Laura K. Lawless, your Guide to French Language Salut tout le monde. Cette semaine nous apprendrons les quantités et les mesures, les adverbes comparatifs et superlatifs et les verbes pouvoir, devoir et vouloir. En plus, nous étudierons deux aspects liés (related) à la prononciation : l'enchaînement et la liaison. Vocabulary Quantities, Weights, and Measures Learn how to talk about quantities so that you can go shopping and follow recipes in French. Grammar Comparatives + Superlatives Comparatives describe something that is more or less something, while superlatives denote something that's the most or least something. Learn it all here. Verbs Vouloir, Pouvoir, Devoir To want, to be able to, to have to. These are important (and yes, irregular) French verbs. Pronunciation Enchaînement Ever wondered why French seems to flow together from one word to the next? Here's part of the reason. Liaisons Here's the other reason. :-) French in English Je ne sais quoi... carte blanche These are just two of the dozens of French expressions commonly used in English. Take a look at this list for more, as well as explanations of what they actually mean. This email is written by: Laura K. Lawless French Language Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Missing a lesson? Click here. About U. is our collection of free online courses designed to help you learn a new skill, solve a problem, get something done, or just learn more about your world. Sign up now, and we will email you lessons on a daily or weekly basis. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the About.com 'French for Beginners' email. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement