Forum | frenchgrinds.ie http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/ Simple:Press Forum Version 4.1.0 barneymc on Irregular verbs in Passé Composé http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/vocabulary/irregular-verbs-in-passe-compose/#p13 Vocabulary http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/vocabulary/irregular-verbs-in-passe-compose/#p13 Je suis allée   means I went (and the extra 'e' at the end is required because you -the writer - are female).



]]> Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:26:31 +0000 barneymc on Essay wrecking my head! http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/assignments/essay-wrecking-my-head/#p12 Assignments http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/assignments/essay-wrecking-my-head/#p12 Take a look at the Submit Assignment page. This link is a simple blog post explaining how to send on the assignment.


This can be a scanned-PDF, Word doc….basically anything (even a flat text file)…that I can look at and correct.

]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:41:57 +0000 Michael on Essay wrecking my head! http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/assignments/essay-wrecking-my-head/#p11 Assignments http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/assignments/essay-wrecking-my-head/#p11 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:19:22 +0000 Study1 on Preparation for the oral - any ideas? http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/oral/preparation-for-the-oral-any-ideas/#p10 Oral http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/oral/preparation-for-the-oral-any-ideas/#p10 I need some help with preparation for the oral. Have you any tips ?


thanks :-)


]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:28:35 +0000 Bob on Pronunciation http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/oral/pronunciation/#p9 Oral http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/oral/pronunciation/#p9 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:06:07 +0100 Joe on Essay wrecking my head! http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/assignments/essay-wrecking-my-head/#p8 Assignments http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/assignments/essay-wrecking-my-head/#p8 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:02:30 +0100 Mary on Irregular verbs in Passé Composé http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/vocabulary/irregular-verbs-in-passe-compose/#p7 Vocabulary http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/vocabulary/irregular-verbs-in-passe-compose/#p7 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:45:15 +0100 barneymc on How do you say "Welcome back?" http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/vocabulary/how-do-you-say-welcome-back/#p6 Vocabulary http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/vocabulary/how-do-you-say-welcome-back/#p6 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:10:13 +0100 barneymc on When to study http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/exam-technique-and-preparation/when-to-study/#p5 Exam technique and preparation http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/exam-technique-and-preparation/when-to-study/#p5 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:59:54 +0100 barneymc on Too many times.... http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/vocabulary/too-many-times/#p4 Vocabulary http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/vocabulary/too-many-times/#p4 Question from : @barneymc   http://twitter.com/barneymc/st.....4374160354

How do you say - Too many times....?


"Trop de fois..." or else "trop souvent" meaning "too often".


Trop de is like, beacuoup de or assez de    : you never can write trop des voitures

It's either trop d'usines or trop de voitures...never trop des....




]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:09:07 +0100 barneymc on How to say "Go away....!" - but politely http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/vocabulary/how-to-say-go-away-but-politely/#p3 Vocabulary http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/vocabulary/how-to-say-go-away-but-politely/#p3 Question from   barneymc http://twitter.com/barneymc/st.....4373497981


The best way of telling someone politely is

va-t-en - this is the Imperative Form : i.e. you are ordering them "to go"


A much stronger version is

Fous le camp :  which can mean "go f*** yourself"....so please avoid this version

Check out  http://forum.wordreference.com.....?t=1020253 for more details.


]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:40:14 +0100 barneymc on Meaning of l'usine à gaz http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/vocabulary/meaning-of-lusine-a-gaz/#p2 Vocabulary http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/vocabulary/meaning-of-lusine-a-gaz/#p2 Is it usually used in a derogatory context....


Literally it means....A Gaz factory....(in the sense really complex piping...ots of hot air).

So it means over-complicating something and creating a whole load of rubbish....



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]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:00:57 +0100 barneymc on Meaning of l'usine à gaz http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/vocabulary/meaning-of-lusine-a-gaz/#p1 Vocabulary http://frenchgrinds.ie/BLOG/forum/vocabulary/meaning-of-lusine-a-gaz/#p1 What is the meaning of l'usine à gaz ?

I think it means a large factory. Is this correct?


Joe

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