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THESE HANDY REMINDERS WILL MAKE NAVIGATING CONVERSATIONS EASIER Learning French can be both a rewarding and a tiring experience. For example, a lot of words are written the same in French


and English but pronounced differently and some words seem to have the same meaning or purpose but are in fact used in different contexts.  Below are four language reminders that will help


make your French smoother.  WORDS THAT END IN AL  Lots of words that end in -al in French are the same in English, making it easier to do quick translations when you are looking for one of


these words.  There are always exceptions to the rule but generally speaking, this applies in lots of cases. Examples include normal, special, animal, festival, oral, loyal and metal. Note


that the pronunciation will often be slightly different and that in some cases, the French word also has an accent (metal/métal). One notable exception to the rule is cheval, which means


horse in English.  HOW TO PRONOUNCE PLUS IN FRENCH  Plus is a difficult word for English speakers because the ‘u’ sound in French does not exist in English.  It is made by sticking your


tongue to your bottom teeth and making a small circle with your lips and sounds similar to ‘ou’ (like in ‘you’ but without the ‘y’), but the sound comes from the front of your mouth. 


Depending on the context, plus can be pronounced ‘plou’ (without the s), ‘plous’ (with a normal ‘s’ sound) or ‘plouz’ (with a ‘z’ sound).  Read more: Could this method help if you lack


learning confidence in French?  When the phrase is negative, you never pronounce the ‘s’ and use plou. For example, il n’y a plus (plou) d’eau (there is no more water).  In a comparison


sentence when the plus is placed before an adjective beginning with a consonant, we use plou (with no ‘s’). For example, ta rue est plus (plou) bruyante que la mienne (your street is noisier


than mine).  However, when the adjective begins with a vowel, you pronounce the ‘s’ like a ‘z’ (plouz). Les enfants sont plus (plouz) autonomes cette année parce qu’ils sont plus (plouz)


âgés (the kids are more independent this year because they are older).  De plus (plouz) en plus (plous)... (More and more)  In most other cases, we use plus with the ‘s’ sound. WHEN TO USE


QUE AND DONT  Again, it can be confusing to know when to employ que and when it is replaced by dont.  But there is a simple rule to help you remember!  Que is used when the verb that follows


has no preposition, and dont is used when the verb that follows does have a preposition. Le film que j’ai vu hier est vraiment trop bien (The film I saw yesterday is really very good). 


This is because we say voir quelque chose.  Le film dont je te parlais hier est vraiment trop bien (The film I told you about yesterday is really very good) This is because we say parler de


quelque chose.  Read more: Tricks to get the gender of nouns correct in French AUSSI OR AUTANT? Finally, when do we use aussi and when do we use autant?  Both express comparison and


intensity, but they are used in different contexts.  Autant is used before a name or a verb, for example, pourquoi y a-t-il autant de gens dans la rue ce soir? (Why are there so many people


in the street tonight?) Meanwhile, aussi (as…as) is used before adjectives and adverbs. For example, il parle français aussi bien que toi maintenant (he speaks French as well as you now). 


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