Yinkaexpress:


Bonjour tout, I have been learning through the online course of learnfrenchwithAlexa I don't know if anyone is using this medium also. Then I have a tutor that we have some seesions online through whatsapp but I wanna ask how to keep up with so much things to memorise such as verbs and nouns.

Just learnt that words like aimer can act as auxiliary verbs . E g J'aime a jouer au football

I think you're referring to "modal" use of the verb, even though strictly speaking the sentence you gave is neither correct nor an indicative use of a verb to show modality. The "a" shouldn't be there.

There are only two auxiliary verbs in French, etre and avoir.

etrange:
Bonjour à tous.

Je m'appelle étrange.

La collaboration et l'interdépendance ici sont vraiment époustouflantes et j'encourage tout le monde à continuer dans cette direction.

I've noticed a couple of off-thread/offline language learning assistance strategies. That's very commendable and I challenge everyone to take advantage of this as much as possible. However, in a bid to keep our thread alive, I also encourage us to bring the results of whatever we learned outside to this place so we can get more insight, share knowledge and have fun while at it. Essays, questions on grammar and vocabulary, etc. can be shared here for contributions (it's been long I saw an essay here).

A couple of people contacted me and asked if they could send thier essays to me for review, I agreed but I didn't get any eventually.

Shout out to everyone keeping the thread alive, Mamaroon, Fabguen, etc. You guys are helplessly passionate and we're here for it!

NB: Fabguen, you sent me a mail which I've responded to twice but you never got back to me

Good luck and best regards to everyone!

Bro please i am currently learning french using Duolingo. I am just this app till the lockdown is finally over so i register with Alliance Francais.

please i need tips on distinguishing between masculine and feminine nouns.

Merci Beaucoup

Canada2021:
Bro please i am currently learning french using Duolingo. I am just this app till the lockdown is finally over so i register with Alliance Francais.

please i need tips on distinguishing between masculine and feminine nouns.

Merci Beaucoup

salut ! I believe duo has tips on knowing the difference between the two and also make use of the Google to get more info.
I feel Duo is actually good in vocabularies but not enough to put you to standard.

tunlapapa:


salut ! I believe duo has tips on knowing the difference between the two and also make use of the Google to get more info.
I feel Duo is actually good in vocabularies but not enough to put you to standard.

Thanks

Canada2021:
Bro please i am currently learning french using Duolingo. I am just this app till the lockdown is finally over so i register with Alliance Francais.

please i need tips on distinguishing between masculine and feminine nouns.

Merci Beaucoup

Most of the time you just have to learn them with practice.
Very rough rule of thumb is to use mnemonics based on using endings in some cases, but this should be at the beginning of your studies.
Nouns ending in -sion, -tion, -aison, -ance, -ence, te, -ude, -ure etc. are usually feminine.

Those ending in -eau, -ment, -acle are usually masculine, etc.

Cyberknight:


Most of the time you just have to learn them with practice.
Very rough rule of thumb is to use mnemonics based on using endings in some cases, but this should be at the beginning of your studies.
Nouns ending in -sion, -tion, -aison, -ance, -ence, te, -ude, -ure etc. are usually feminine.

Those ending in -eau, -ment, -acle are usually masculine, etc.

thanks

etrange:


I also learned a new word 'abracadabrantesque' which simply means 'exaggerated'. Thought it was a joke till I looked it up. Lol

Abracadabra-ntesque!!!

This is a word that defines itself...preposterous, ludicrous, unbelievable.

Oga ju!

Yinkaexpress:


Bonjour tout, I have been learning through the online course of learnfrenchwithAlexa I don't know if anyone is using this medium also. Then I have a tutor that we have some seesions online through whatsapp but I wanna ask how to keep up with so much things to memorise such as verbs and nouns.

Practice makes perfect.

We just have to learn it! But continual exposure helps.

The brain is a very powerful organ. That's how kids learn to speak, by hearing words over and over when they are spoken by parents and older siblings...and by repeating the same over and over again.

Repeat what you read, repeat what you hear I.e.say it again aloud......if you are vain like me...try it in front of a mirror

Cyberknight:


Most of the time you just have to learn them with practice.
Very rough rule of thumb is to use mnemonics based on using endings in some cases, but this should be at the beginning of your studies.
Nouns ending in -sion, -tion, -aison, -ance, -ence, te, -ude, -ure etc. are usually feminine.

Those ending in -eau, -ment, -acle are usually masculine, etc.

Top tip!

Mamaroon:


So major caveat...we are NOT replacing any language school (online or physical)....we urge you to absolutely continue with those.

We are just people who have travelled this road and have come out on the other side victorious; we have done so with the gracious help of others like Etrange, Danmisla & Njbybrthnly, and we're just looking to play it forward.

Of course, we are all still here to respond on NL as well, so please feel free to shout for help on here. I can't think of any resource that was useful to me that hasn't already been shared here on the TEF thread.

BTW Ayandee's on board too......oya sis, inspire us biko!

Fabguen:
Lol. Full cruise.

Starting a free mentorship program soon for persons starting French from scratch and need some help or need help generally with the exam.

Thanks guys. More grease to your elbows

Mamaroon:



I'll go first ...I learnt (from etrange) that there is always a space between the word and an exclamation mark. Try it in EE and blow the examiner away.

Voila !

Ok here goes. I learnt 4 phrases last week as regards weather.

"its raining cats and dogs"
Il pleut des seaux d'eau
Il pleut des cordes

Very cold weather - un froid de canard
Very bad weather - un temps de chien

Cyberknight:


I think you're referring to "modal" use of the verb, even though strictly speaking the sentence you gave is neither correct nor an indicative use of a verb to show modality. The "a" shouldn't be there.

There are only two auxiliary verbs in French, etre and avoir.

Ok, guys, let's look into this since that's reason for sharing.

Like Sir Cyberknight rightly said, we have only two auxiliary verbs in French: 'être' and 'avoir'. Therefore, 'aimer' is not and cannot act as an auxiliary verb. Again, the verb 'aimer' is not followed by the preposition 'à' in this context.

I'd also like to clarify that 'aimer' is also not a model verb as we have three main modal verbs in French: 'pouvoir', 'devoir' and 'vouloir' (unlike in English, modal verbs are not needed to construct the future tense).

Having said these, I believe what Yinkaexpress wanted to say was "semi-auxiliary" and that would be correct (of course, with the exclusion of the preposition 'à'). Semi-auxiliary verbs are used to express nuances of time, mood or aspect. In fact, virtually all verbs that can be followed by an infinitive (with or without a preposition) are considered semi-auxiliary in French. This includes 'aller', 'venir', 'sembler', 'laisser', etc.

Going by the explanation above, it can be seen that all the modal verbs are also semi-auxiliary but not all the semi-auxiliary verbs are modal.

Bonjour a tous.

It's been a WHILE! Loving the vibes on the thread...glad to see we're keeping the dream alive.

Belated congratulations to all who may have conquered TEF (Mamaroon!!!!!), gotten PPR (Bellerin!!!!!), landed (Boss Etrange!!!!) or achieved some other milestone on this our waka. We shall all overcome by the special grace of God.

njbybrthnly:
Bonjour a tous.

It's been a WHILE! Loving the vibes on the thread...glad to see we're keeping the dream alive.

Belated congratulations to all who may have conquered TEF (Mamaroon!!!!!), gotten PPR (Bellerin!!!!!), landed (Boss Etrange!!!!) or achieved some other milestone on this our waka. We shall all overcome by the special grace of God.

hello ma, My name is Samuel. I am a young lawyer and i want to write TEF. Please will need some information fron you with regards to the TEF exams and law practice in canada. I need your permission to send a pm.

Thank you and God bless.

njbybrthnly:
Bonjour a tous.

It's been a WHILE! Loving the vibes on the thread...glad to see we're keeping the dream alive.

Belated congratulations to all who may have conquered TEF (Mamaroon!!!!!), gotten PPR (Bellerin!!!!!), landed (Boss Etrange!!!!) or achieved some other milestone on this our waka. We shall all overcome by the special grace of God.

Senior, long time o. Glad to see u here again.How things? So, what stage of the process are you now?

njbybrthnly:
Bonjour a tous.

It's been a WHILE! Loving the vibes on the thread...glad to see we're keeping the dream alive.

Belated congratulations to all who may have conquered TEF (Mamaroon!!!!!), gotten PPR (Bellerin!!!!!), landed (Boss Etrange!!!!) or achieved some other milestone on this our waka. We shall all overcome by the special grace of God.

NJ!!!

Hello , I am new here ..

I want to write TEF exam , and I want a minimum of B2 .

I have zero knowledge of French . I have downloaded Duolingo app which I have started using . Downloaded the google drive files that was shared here.

For the people who had zero knowledge and you pass the TEF exam , what was your strategy?

Can I learn French in 7months .. that is start learning now (May 2020) and write TEF exam in December 2020( this year ) ?

Currently A.F is not opened to new student yet because of this pandemic.

What the best way to learn faster ?

I need guidance . What can I use for self study ..
please help me .. I really need to get a good guidance.

@worltaker please don’t come with your to tobidam .. not interested..

etrange:
Bonjour à tous.

Je m'appelle étrange.

La collaboration et l'interdépendance ici sont vraiment époustouflantes et j'encourage tout le monde à continuer dans cette direction.

I've noticed a couple of off-thread/offline language learning assistance strategies. That's very commendable and I challenge everyone to take advantage of this as much as possible. However, in a bid to keep our thread alive, I also encourage us to bring the results of whatever we learned outside to this place so we can get more insight, share knowledge and have fun while at it. Essays, questions on grammar and vocabulary, etc. can be shared here for contributions (it's been long I saw an essay here).

A couple of people contacted me and asked if they could send thier essays to me for review, I agreed but I didn't get any eventually.

Shout out to everyone keeping the thread alive, Mamaroon, Fabguen, etc. You guys are helplessly passionate and we're here for it!

NB: Fabguen, you sent me a mail which I've responded to twice but you never got back to me

Good luck and best regards to everyone!

@etrange I would like to send you a message . Please can you kindly drop your email address

Talksub:


For the people who had zero knowledge and you pass the TEF exam , what was your strategy?

Can I learn French in 7months .. that is start learning now (May 2020) and write TEF exam in December 2020( this year ) ?

Currently A.F is not opened to new student yet because of this pandemic.

What the best way to learn faster ?

I need guidance . What can I use for self study ..
please help me ..

Pls see these posts. Both were beginners, started from zero, there were physically classes then (which one attended), but most of the work was done alone....... at home. Extremely detailed.....materials used are contained therein.

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/ray-of-hope-131st-draw.663931/post-8312566

https://www.nairaland.com/4672912/all-tef-candidates-canada-immigration/8#72990636

You could also ask to see if AF have an online school, I think IEF do.

Try iTalki
Try Duolingo
Try http://www.coursera.org/learn/etudier-en-france

Enough resources have been shared on this thread, pick one of the A1 books and begin.

The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a step...Just start!

Go through the last 15 - 20 pages of the thread. Various resources and strategies have been shared.

The bolded is a bit weird though.

Talksub:
Hello , I am new here ..

I want to write TEF exam , and I want a minimum of B2 .

I have zero knowledge of French . I have downloaded Duolingo app which I have started using . Downloaded the google drive files that was shared here.

For the people who had zero knowledge and you pass the TEF exam , what was your strategy?

Can I learn French in 7months .. that is start learning now (May 2020) and write TEF exam in December 2020( this year ) ?

Currently A.F is not opened to new student yet because of this pandemic.

What the best way to learn faster ?

I need guidance . What can I use for self study ..
please help me .. I really need to get a good guidance.

@worltaker please don’t come with your to tobidam .. not interested..

njbybrthnly:
Bonjour a tous.

It's been a WHILE! Loving the vibes on the thread...glad to see we're keeping the dream alive.

Belated congratulations to all who may have conquered TEF (Mamaroon!!!!!), gotten PPR (Bellerin!!!!!), landed (Boss Etrange!!!!) or achieved some other milestone on this our waka. We shall all overcome by the special grace of God.

NJayyy! Chaiii...it's good to hear from you!

Talksub:
Hello , I am new here ..

I want to write TEF exam , and I want a minimum of B2 .

I have zero knowledge of French . I have downloaded Duolingo app which I have started using . Downloaded the google drive files that was shared here.

For the people who had zero knowledge and you pass the TEF exam , what was your strategy?

Can I learn French in 7months .. that is start learning now (May 2020) and write TEF exam in December 2020( this year ) ?

Currently A.F is not opened to new student yet because of this pandemic.

What the best way to learn faster ?

I need guidance . What can I use for self study ..
please help me .. I really need to get a good guidance.

@worltaker please don’t come with your to tobidam .. not interested..

Your last statement is highly uncalled for. I don't think @ respected worldtaker ever forced any school on people. It really reflected your character even before starting the French itself.

Talksub:
Hello , I am new here ..

I want to write TEF exam , and I want a minimum of B2 .

I have zero knowledge of French . I have downloaded Duolingo app which I have started using . Downloaded the google drive files that was shared here.

For the people who had zero knowledge and you pass the TEF exam , what was your strategy?

Can I learn French in 7months .. that is start learning now (May 2020) and write TEF exam in December 2020( this year ) ?

Currently A.F is not opened to new student yet because of this pandemic.

What the best way to learn faster ?

I need guidance . What can I use for self study ..
please help me .. I really need to get a good guidance.

@worltaker please don’t come with your to tobidam .. not interested..

I think several options have been given you already, maybe you are new here. We don't talk the way you talk. Your last remark is very appalling. You could have asked your questions without calling someone's name. There are many options of school to learn. Everyone to its taste. There are many here looking surprised at your remark. You may have a really really long journey to go in this French, if your first impression is like this.

Mamaroon:


Pls see this post. The person was a beginner, started form zero, there were physically classes then, but most of the work was done alone, at home. It is extremely detailed. Materials used are contained in it.

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/ray-of-hope-131st-draw.663931/post-8312566

https://www.nairaland.com/4672912/all-tef-candidates-canada-immigration/8#72990636

You could also ask to see if AF have an online school, I think IEF do.

Try iTalki
Try Duolingo
Try http://www.coursera.org/learn/etudier-en-france

Enough resources have been shared on this thread, just pick one of the A1 books and start there.

The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a step, just start!

Thank you very much !.. God bless you

Joshmuch:
I think several options have been given you already, maybe you are new here. We don't talk the way you talk. Your last remark is very appalling. You could have asked your questions without calling someone's name. There are many options of school to learn. Everyone to its taste. There are many here looking surprised at your remark. You may have a really really long journey to go in this French, if your first impression is like this.

Thank you so much ..

Goodnigga:
Your last statement is highly uncalled for. I don't think @ respected worldtaker ever forced any school on people. It really reflected your character even before starting the French itself.

Well I was not trying to be rude or spoil any body business.. i am a nice person , so for me to say this then I have my reasons . I checked the website out, hence I made up my mind ,so I to quickly let the person know I am not interested, instead of the person coming to market me . I notice when most people ask a question he or she quickly comment and recommend .

Goodnigga:
Your last statement is highly uncalled for. I don't think @ respected worldtaker ever forced any school on people. It really reflected your character even before starting the French itself.

Thanks

Talksub:
Hello , I am new here ..

I want to write TEF exam , and I want a minimum of B2 .

I have zero knowledge of French . I have downloaded Duolingo app which I have started using . Downloaded the google drive files that was shared here.

For the people who had zero knowledge and you pass the TEF exam , what was your strategy?

Can I learn French in 7months .. that is start learning now (May 2020) and write TEF exam in December 2020( this year ) ?

Currently A.F is not opened to new student yet because of this pandemic.

What the best way to learn faster ?

I need guidance . What can I use for self study ..
please help me .. I really need to get a good guidance.

@worltaker please don’t come with your to tobidam .. not interested..

Your last statement . You know their modus operandi

Worldtaker:
Hi sweetoma. Your experience is touching that's why I had to comment. Forget about the loss, think about the big picture. How do I get to Mapleland fast should occupy your mind. I will suggest either TEF and/CIMA if you can. For TEF, it's either you wait for AF to reopen and continue. But if you can't, I will suggest you go for an online school. I was like you last year, indecisive of what to do coupled with work. I was then introduced to Tobidam. I can confidently recommend the site, because I came out excellently in TEF early this year. My testimony is on this forum. I started then last year. Choose a private class if you want it to be intensive. Then along side , start preparing for CIMA. Just do all you can!! Canada a-must should henceforth be your slogan.

Peace!!!

Pls is cibn( chartered institute of bankers in Nigeria certificate) allowed for a second degree?

gbens2000:

Pls is cibn( chartered institute of bankers in Nigeria certificate) allowed for a second degree?

I have not heard much about it. Mail Wes or Search online if someone has used it. I was reticent in even answering your question here, however everybody can't be the same. I will keep helping with as much info as I can since I benefited alot from here too.

Kindly help me friend.

I woke up to this mail this morning from WES (as attached above)

QUESTION 1:
What's does the message from WES mean and what is the solution, because even my school LASU doesn't seem to understand, they are even on lockdown inoperation. But Lasu said they courier my document using UPS.

QUESTION 2
My wife has her ECA & IELTALS ready. Mine is the delay. Should I just let her enter pool while start fixing my issues .
Is this a wise decision to allow her to go with my baby while she does spouse invite or I process the love-vendor entry since I have more age but more work experience, when all my issues or she does spouse invite?

QUESTION 3
I DONT HAVE A MEANS (email or phone) to contact WES. Can you help me with this?

I will really appreciate your responses friends as I'm getting discouraged.

Hey Samuel, I may not necessarily be the best person to ask but please feel free to send a pm.

Canada2021:
hello ma, My name is Samuel. I am a young lawyer and i want to write TEF. Please will need some information fron you with regards to the TEF exams and law practice in canada. I need your permission to send a pm.

Thank you and God bless.