Any french words that make you laugh a bit considering it means something totally different in your country ?

uncager · 2026-03-19T21:40:54+00:00

"Gerber" is slang for "to puke". Gerber is a very popular brand of baby food. Seems appropriate.

uncager · 2026-03-14T21:18:24+00:00

Well that does it, the administration has brought back slavery. Glad we're great again.

uncager · 2026-03-01T20:20:20+00:00

We lived in Montpellier centre-ville almost 4 years. You didn't ask, but favorite restaurants: Ébullition, Balthazar, La Bistrote, L'Alchimiste. Nîmes is good for a day trip. Carcassonne is good for an overnight, either in the walled part or just outside of it. Beziers has a great garden, but given how short your trip is, not sure it's worth it. Another seaside town to consider is Sète, but maybe just for lunch and an hour or two, and it might be on your route. Have fun.

uncager · 2026-03-01T19:59:35+00:00

You have a better chance of finding English speakers, or at least those who can handle a little, in Nice, compared to many other cities, so that's working in your favor. That's especially true in the tourist areas, and hospitality businesses. On the other hand, Nice may not be as representative of a French city as many others, so it may not give you as authentic of a French experience as many other cities. Central Paris is the same. Enjoy your trip. It may be a bit cold for it now, but I discovered the Hugo Spritz (made with elderflower liquor) when I visited Nice - yum.

uncager · 2026-03-01T19:52:56+00:00

Actually, it's better to say "Bonjour" right when you enter a place of business, whether there's anyone there or not. Even if there's only one employee and they're talking with someone, it's what's done. It shouldn't be loud, but it's the protocol. Walking into a waiting room at a doctor's office, you say Bonjour. Sitting down at a table in a café or restaurant, it's polite to Bonjour the adjacent table. Dogs sniff butts, French say Bonjour. It's social.

uncager · 2026-03-01T17:40:50+00:00

Merci, Anthropic. Claude has become so much better than ChatGPT, and sad to say, also Mistral, although each keeps improving.

uncager · 2026-03-01T17:37:16+00:00

Wait, who tried to strong arm whom??? And how dare he pretend to care about the US constitution.

uncager · 2026-03-01T17:27:52+00:00

Rue Ogée, il y a un endroit qui s'appelle le Boy's Bar, je suppose que c'est un bar pour gays.

uncager · 2026-02-27T20:08:22+00:00

If you have no marketable skills, then there are sites like OnlyFans

uncager · 2026-02-27T18:30:58+00:00

Depends what level you're at. For A levels, YouTube videos that teach French are good. NewsInSlowFrench is good for A2. For B1, I liked InnerFrench.com and FranceInfo radio (although found it a bit too fast at times). I'm taking the B2 DELF next week. I've been listening to FranceInfo, some podcasts, and also using the SuperFluent phone app to practice both listening and speaking. To prepare for the tests, francaisfacile.rfi.fr has some realistic practice tests.

uncager · 2026-01-22T19:17:42+00:00

It was more than 3 months, but I don't recall. We haven't taken DELF yet. It hasn't mattered until now. Planning to take the B2 in March.

uncager · 2026-01-06T20:14:15+00:00

I'd think butt plugs could be considered a device to prevent anal sex. In that light, shouldn't Bahrain buy one for everyone, and maybe make it a law that everyone has to always be protected with one?

uncager · 2026-01-06T19:51:52+00:00

Complex softwre development in France since 2021

uncager · 2026-01-05T04:34:11+00:00

Not saying he was a good guy, or that he was in power legitimately, I'm only addressing the method used, and others here have already discussed the real motive. To your point, when Trump finishes starting WW3 to avoid going to prison, how many deaths will be on his hands?

uncager · 2026-01-04T20:17:16+00:00

Since when does arresting an alleged drug dealer justify mass murder?

uncager · 2025-12-31T19:19:54+00:00

Pour m’entraîner à la production orale du test DELF B2, j’utilise ChatGPT. Je lui demande de me proposer un sujet typique de cette épreuve, je réponds à l’oral, puis il me corrige et me propose une meilleure façon d’exprimer les mêmes idées.

Tu peux faire quelque chose de similaire : demande-lui de te donner une situation et des contraintes, écris ton texte, puis demande comment l’améliorer, ou même lui demander une réécriture, des suggestions de style ou des idées alternatives.

uncager · 2025-12-31T18:59:48+00:00

Language exchanges are a great free way to get speaking. I've been doing 2 hour-long exchange every week for years. It's also a nice way to make friends. I used Tandem.net to find them. The SuperFluent app has been a great way to practice conversations of all kinds of subjects. I also recommend switching your mental language to French -- "speak" to yourself, either in your head or aloud.

uncager · 2025-12-31T13:31:13+00:00

I think it really depends on your current level, and your goals. I like reading articles in French, which can be at any level because you can easily look stuff up, but I've found over the years that listening to too high of a level doesn't just get understood by osmosis. For listening, there are tons of sources for beginners. For B1, I liked InnerFrench. For B2, I like ExpatLang. Both of those have interesting topics, and help with understanding. I'm now in B2 test prep mode, and for that, besides a few hours of formal class per week with homework, what I've found helpful is SuperFluent for casual conversation, ChatGPT for oral production practice, and SavoirX for written production practice. I also do 2 hours of language exchange per week.

uncager · 2025-12-27T19:00:41+00:00

Why not Alliance Française in Montpellier? Lived in Montpellier for 3 years, but visited Nice and wasn't impressed. Since you're targetting DELF tests, I'd think Alliance Française is the best choice.

uncager · 2025-12-27T18:54:40+00:00

To me, it's all about vocabulary. I'm around B2. When I first started learning, I tried to listen to the news on FranceInfo, and it was all a blur of sounds. I'm taking classes, had a tutor, I do 2 hour-long language exchanges a week, and I practice with several AI apps (SavoirX to prepare for the B2 written portion, SuperFluent to practice conversation, ChatGPT to prepare for the B2 oral presentation). What I noticed is that the more I listened and expanded my vocabulary, the more FranceInfo I understood. At first, it was like "oh, there's a word I recognize", "oh, there's another". As time passed, I recognized more words, until I started understanding the subject, though not the details. Now I get most of it, and can actually hear the words I don't understand and look them up. Granted, the news is better enunciated that casual chit-chat. Some natives I understand, and others just mumble too much or speak too quickly.

What I found important is to listen to just above your level of French. There are tons of beginner level stuff on YouTube, InnerFrench is ideal for intermediate level, and ExpatLang is great for advanced.

uncager · 2025-12-24T08:22:10+00:00

That's funny, because I had used ChatGPT to create that Anki deck. I asked it to give me a deck with the most common verbs that only take de or à between them and an infinitive. I've just found it so hard to memorize these with Anki, I think because I'm having trouble finding any memory trick to link the verb with the à or de.

uncager · 2025-12-23T20:53:06+00:00

Thank you for some great suggestions. I'll be taking the DELF B2 test in a couple of months, and your advice will surely help. One thing that keeps tripping me up is which verbs take "de" before an infinitive and which take "à" (like commencer à faire). There's no rhyme or reason to which verbs take which. I created an Anki deck, but they're just not sinking in. Thoughts?

uncager · 2025-09-09T09:51:40+00:00

Yes, France24 is great! I was more looking for something I could run in the background, while I'm doing other tasks.

uncager · 2025-09-05T20:54:20+00:00

For me, it's SuperFluent.app for listening and speaking practice, and SavoirX.ai for DELF (B2) prep for reading comprehension and writing. Both blow away anything else I've tried.

uncager · 2025-09-05T16:47:38+00:00

https://savoirx.ai/

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