You want to learn French but you’re not looking to spend hours in front of a textbook becoming fluent. Maybe you took French in school, but remember nothing but boring grammar rules and useless words. Or perhaps you just want to know some words and phrases so that you can communicate on a basic level. Whatever your reason for taking up French, you want a starter course that’s fun yet effective. 
Now you can enjoy practicing with French For Dummies Audio Set! This 3-CD package will enable you to quickly familiarize yourself with the French language and begin communicating with French speakers. With this audio set ,you can learn at your own pace about topics that interest you. Some of the subjects you’ll be able to talk about include: <ul>
<li>Greetings and introductions</li> <li>Work, jobs, and office life</li> <li>Making small talk</li> <li>Traveling and making arrangements</li> <li>Asking for directions</li> <li>Getting help and assistance</li> <li>Ordering at a restaurant</li> <li>Booking a room in a hotel</li> <li>Exchanging money at the bank</li> <li>Shopping in a store or boutique</li> </ul>
Along with all these topics, these CDs cover essential rules and building blocks of the French language, such as verb conjugation and tenses, sentence structure, and vocabulary. It also includes a list of essential words that are used indispensably by French speakers. With this beginner audio set, you can pop any of the CDs in your CD player or computer and discover the joy and fun of the French language!

French For Dummies Audio Set

Reference

Erotopoulos, Zoe

Foreign Language Study & Reference

For Dummies

The fast, informal way to learn to speak French - with integrated audio clips throughout. Listen to pronunciations and conversations. French is a beautiful language but quite difficult to learn. Whether you need to learn the language for a French class, or you travel overseas for business or leisure, this enhanced edition of French for Dummies can help. Written in an easy-to-follow format, with integrated audio clips, it gives you just what you need for basic communication in French. The enhanced edition includes: <ul>
<li>Expanded coverage of necessary grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciations</li> <li>Useful exercises, practice questions, and a mini-dictionary</li> </ul>
Business, an upcoming class, travel – whatever your reason for wanting to learn a new language but don't have time to take a class, this enhanced edition of French For Dummies can get you well on your way to becoming fluent in no time!

French For Dummies

Education & Teaching

Schmidt, Dodi-Katrin

Williams, Michelle M.

Wenzel, Dominique

Schools & Teaching

Just the core concepts you need to write and speak French correctly If you have some knowledge of French and want to polish your skills, French Essentials For Dummies focuses on just the core concepts you need to communicate effectively. From conjugating verbs to understanding tenses, this easy-to-follow guide lets you skip the suffering and score high at exam time. <ul>
<li> French 101 ― get the lowdown on the basics, from expressing dates and times to identifying parts of speech </li> <li> Gender matters ― see how a noun's gender determines the articles, adjectives, and pronouns you have to use </li> <li> The here and now ― learn how to conjugate verbs in the present tense, choose subject pronouns, and form the present participle </li> <li> Way back when ― get guidance on working with the past tense, including hints about when to use the compound past (passé composé) and when to use the imperfect </li> <li> What lies ahead ― discover the different ways to express the future </li> </ul>
Open the book and find: <ul>
<li> A review of numbers, dates, and times </li> <li> The parts of speech </li> <li> How to determine a noun's gender </li> <li> How to select the correct preposition </li> <li> Rules for making adjectives agree </li> <li> Tips for asking and answering yes/no questions </li> <li> Ways to spice up your descriptions </li> <li> Ten important verb distinctions </li> </ul>
Learn: <ul>
<li> The basics of French grammar and sentence construction </li> <li> How to conjugate regular, irregular, and stem-changing verbs </li> <li> To express ideas about the past, present, and future </li> </ul>

French Essentials For Dummies

Lawless, Laura K.

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