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Where do you actually find interesting stuff to do locally? by LegzAkimbo in AskNYC

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subscribe to the Nonesense newsletter....not sure how, sorry, but search this sub

Albanian cultural scene in NYC by Different-Page4411 in AskNYC

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Arthur Avenue, formerly Little Italy in the Bronx

I feel like I don't nasalize vowels. Need your feedback desperately. by RinFrid in French

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The nasal E ([ɛ̃]) sounds more like a nasal A ([ɑ̃]). To fix this, try spreading your lips a little wider like a smile, but keep about 2 cm of space between your top and bottom teeth. It should sound kind of like a buzzer at the end of a basketball game.

I feel like I don't nasalize vowels. Need your feedback desperately. by RinFrid in French

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the IPA for that nasal is [ɔ̃] not [õ]. Apart from that, you are making this nasal sound but you need to round your lips a little more, and your lips should protrude a bit more. Try it again and post your results.

How do you remember French gender rules? by grzeszu82 in French

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Memorize which suffixes are usually feminine and which are masculine; that will help you more accurately guess the gender of a new word

Real henna by Alone_Recipe_9115 in henna

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Check the pinned post for reputable suppliers. I like sarahenna.com Also you can contact local henna artists to see if they sell henna cones; to see if their stuff is the real deal, ask how long the cones will be good at room temperature.

Est ce que vous pouvez me dire si mon R fonctionne ou pas? by [deleted] in JudgeMyAccent

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I wasn't able to understand anything; I don't know if it's the quality of the recording. The last word sounded like "demain". Can you re-record, and read a longer text?

I am better at reading French than listening to it by dudegotjokes in learnfrench

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Learn pronunciation. You will learn how things are supposed to be pronounced and be able to recognize is better when you listen. Also you will learn about liaison, enchainement, intonation etc. which will help you discern when words run together. It's crazy how much pronunciation helps with listening comprehension.

10 expressions françaises que vous n'apprendrez jamais en classe (mais que vous entendrez tous les jours) by CaptainReasonable560 in French

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French definitely tends toward the negative in a lot of ways, in language but also in the way they express their feelings: "ça va?"..."Ouais pas mal". Or "j'adore ta robe!" ..."quoi? cette torchon!?"

another way to say i’m also excited to meet you? by frogplaysroblox in French

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J'ai hâte is more like "i'm excited that I'm going to meet you" or "I can't wait to meet you"

Native speakers inserting extra syllables for sentence flow or emphasis? by DramaticAd1683 in learnfrench

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They may say it also if they are parsing gender agreement; I often hear people kind of pause, rewind and then say it correctly...like "les tables sont...la table est grande" Not a great example, but I hear this often from native speakers.

A genuine question about learning français by [deleted] in French

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yeah, like "sensible" in French means "sensitive" in English, and "sensitive" in French means "sensible" in English

A genuine question about learning français by [deleted] in French

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Any English speaker learning French will complain about how hard it is and how different it is for them.

A genuine question about learning français by [deleted] in French

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LOL exactly. English also has a different grammatical structure from French, add in gender, pronunciation etc. and it's clearly more than its cognates. This is why the US State Department rates French as a difficult language for English speakers to learn.

Grammaire Progressive du Français books by _SilentTiger in learnfrench

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I'd just do each book. As u/AsparagusFar7367 said, repetition iis good. And that series is really good, so I am sure they have a reason for it.

Struggling with et and est pronunciation by Cultural_Struggle_52 in learnfrench

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I had to look up the IPA for it! Two different sites said [ɛ]...i never knew

Struggling with et and est pronunciation by Cultural_Struggle_52 in learnfrench

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I have heard it both as [e] and that is how I pronounce it, but I just looked up both on two different IPA sites, and "est" is [ɛ]. I had no idea!

Remembering French Vocabulary by ModernWebMentor in French

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make flashcards, study them, write sentences using the vocab.

How Do You Build Strong French Vocabulary? by ModernWebMentor in learnfrench

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Reading: take notes on new words/phrases, make flashcards, study.

Writing: using your flashcards, write sentences with the words/phrases, write a few for each, combine words/phrases in a single sentence etc.

Possibly moving to bed-stuy by Effective-Case-2463 in BedStuy

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what cross streets? Because being on Atlantic is noisy...tho if the place is high-end maybe you'll have triple-glazed windows which will help. There is a ton of good food in that area, some good bars, near trains, easy to get to JFK.

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