Bonjour (good day), bonsoir (good evening, from 5/6 pm) (formal)
Salut, coucou (childish), hola, hey (informal)
Hello (without pronouncing the h-) (mostly informal)
Yo, wesh (ironical, ‘ghetto’ slang) (very informal)
Allô (on the phone - neutral)
Je suis ravi-e de vous rencontrer (nice to meet you - formal)
Enchanté-e (charmed - formal)
Je m’appelle X (’I’m called X’)
Je suis la fille de Y (I am Y’s daughter)
J’ai vingt-six ans (’I have 26 years’)
Je vis à paris, en france (I live in paris, france)
Je travaille dans la publicité (I work in advertisement)
J’ai les cheveux bruns et les yeux verts (I have brown hair and green eyes)
Je mesure un mètre soixante-dix pour cinquante kilos (I’m 5′7/110 lbs)
J’ai deux frères mais pas de soeur (I have two brothers but no sister)
Comment allez-vous/vas-tu ? (how are you?)
Comment vous appelez-vous/t’appelles-tu? (what’s your name?)
Quel âge avez-vous/as-tu ? (how old are you?)
Où vivez-vous/vis-tu? (where do you live?)
Est-ce que tu as un-e copain/copine? (do you have a so? - informal)
Quel-le(s) est/sont ton/ta/tes/votre(s) x préféré-e(s)/favori-te(s)?
Que faites-vous/fais-tu dans la vie? (what do you do for a living?)
Combien mesurez-vous/mesures-tu? (how tall are you?)
Comment va votre/ta famille? (how’s the family?)
Merci (thank you - neutral)
Merci beaucoup (thank you very much - neutral)
C’est très gentil (that’s very nice - neutral)
C’est très généreux de votre/ta part (it’s very generous of you - formal)
Un grand merci pour votre/ton aide (many thanks for your help - neutral)
Vous n’auriez/tu n’aurais pas dû (you shouldn’t have - neutral)
Mille mercis (a thousand thanks - very formal)
Cimer (verlan - very informal)
De rien (informal)
Ce n’est rien (formal)
Pas de problème/soucis (informal)
Avec plaisir (formal)
Je t’ / vous en prie (neutral)
Il n’y a pas de quoi (neutral)
Je suis désolé-e (after a mistake, i’m sorry - neutral)
Pardon (sorry, after a mistake or in a crowd - neutral)
Excusez-moi (in a crowd, neutral)
Veuillez m’excuser (to excuse yourself, very formal)
Je suis (vraiment) navré-e (after a big mistake, very formal)
Je regrette (i wish that didn’t happen/i didn’t - neutral)
Au revoir (goodbye - neutral)
À bientôt (see you soon - neutral)
À tout de suite (see you in a bit - neutral)
À demain/mardi (see you tomorrow/on Tuesday - neutral)
À la semaine prochaine (see you next week - neutral)
À tout à l’heure (see you later today - neutral)
Bonne journée/soirée/nuit (good day, evening, night - neutral)
Ravi-e de vous avoir connu-e(s)/rencontré-e(s) (glad we met - formal)
i finally managed to get my favourite asmr/ambience/soundscape videos into a neat list. i use these while i study, and they also help me get to sleep. since i cannot do anything without some sort of background noise on, they are a lifesaver for me; they’re also great for daydreaming purposes. if you have any that you like, please share!
Victorian London
Baker Street 221B
Hogwarts Express
Library
Victorian Office
Cottage Kitchen
Library Room with Fireplace
Potion Shop
Hobbit Hole
Autumn Village
Shell Cottage
Seaside Art Room
Italian Cafe
French Cafe
Autumn Coffee Shop with Jazz
Enchanted Forest (with music)
Forest (without music)
Spaceship Library
Pirate Ship
- Water -
♡ Ocean = l’océan ♡ Sea = la mer ♡ Lake = un lac ♡ River = une rivière ♡ River (that leads into the ocean) = un fleuve ♡ Stream = un ruisseau ♡ Waves = les vagues ♡ Foam = l’écume ♡ Shore = le rivage ♡ Beach = la plage ♡ Sand = le sable ♡ Rock = une pierre ♡ Rock (small) = un caillou ♡ Rock (big) = un rocher ♡ Pebble = un galet ♡ Cliff = une falaise ♡ To glisten = briller / scintiller ♡ To crash = se briser ♡ Shell = une coquille ♡ Whirlpool = un tourbillon ♡ Salt water = l’eau salée ♡ Fresh water = l’eau douce ♡ Island = une île ♡ Islet = un îlot ♡ Bubble = une bulle ♡ Reflection = un reflet ♡ Dune = une dune
- Animals -
♡ Dolphin = un dauphin ♡ Whale = une baleine ♡ Killer whale = une orque ♡ Shark = un requin ♡ Fish = un poisson ♡ Sea gull = une mouette ♡ Ray = une raie ♡ Starfish = une étoile de mer ♡ Sea horse = un hippocampe ♡ Crab = un crabe ♡ Lobster = un homard ♡ Mussel = une moule ♡ Clam = une palourde / un clam ♡ Prawn/ shrimp = un crevette ♡ Squid = un calamar ♡ Octopus = une pieuvre ♡ Jellyfish = une méduse ♡ Sea snail = une limace de mer ♡ Penguin = un manchot ♡ Emperor penguin = un manchot empereur ♡ Turtle = une tortue marine ♡ Seal = un phoque ♡ Clown fish = un poisson clown ♡ Tuna = un thon ♡ Salmon = un saumon ♡ Anchovy = un anchois ♡ Puffer fish = un tétraodon ♡ Mermaid = une sirène ♡ Sponge = une éponge ♡ Coral = un corail
- Plants -
♡ Sea weed / algae = les algues ♡ Kelp = le varech ♡ Palm tree = un palmier ♡ Coconut = une noix de coco
- Verbs -
♡ To swim = nager ♡ To surf = surfer ♡ To sunbathe = prendre un bain de soleil ♡ To tan = se faire bronzer ♡ To dive = plonger ♡ To snorkle = plonger avec masque et tuba ♡ To take the boat = prendre un bateau ♡ To take the ferry = prendre un ferry ♡ To fish = le pêcher ♡ To read = lire ♡ To sleep = dormir ♡ To burn = brûler ♡ To play sports = faire des sports
- Other nouns -
♡ Volleyball = le volley-ball ♡ Tennis = le tennis ♡ Football / soccer = le football / le foot ♡ Holiday = les vacances ♡ Sandcastle = un château de sable ♡ Ice cream = la glace ♡ Sea food = les fruits de mer ♡ Cocktail = un cocktail ♡ Fruit = la fruit ♡ Sun cream = la crème solaire ♡ Book = un livre / un bouquin ♡ Bikini = un bikini ♡ Beach towel = une serviette de plage ♡ Parasol (big) = un parasol ♡ Parasol (small) = une ombrelle ♡ Shorts = un short ♡ Sun glasses = les lunettes de soleil ♡ Swimming costume = un maillot de bain ♡ Goggles = les lunettes de natation ♡ Ball = une ball ♡ Beach ball = un ballon de plage ♡ Float = une planche ♡ Sun hat = un chapeau de soleil ♡ Shade = l’ombre
Here are some shorthand abbreviations of common words in French that you might see or would like to use when texting:
Slt (salut) - Hi
Pk (pourquoi) - why
Bcp (beaucoup) - a lot
Stp (s’il te plâit) - please
Tkt (ne t'inquiète pas) - no worries
à tte (à toute) - see you, bye
Mdr (mort de rire) - lol
Ptdr (pété de rire) - lmao
Dsl (desolée) - sorry
j’aime = I love
tu aimes = you love
il aime = he loves
elle aime = she loves
nous aimons = we love
vous aimez = you love (formal; plural)
ils aiment = they love (masculine)
elles aiment = they love (feminine)
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La Wicca - wicca
Le Chamanisme – Shamanism
Le Néo-paganisme - Neo-paganism
La Mythologie – mythology
gréco-romaine – Greco-Roman
slave – Slavic
celtique – Celtic
nordique- Norse
Un culte à mystères – mystery cult
Un wiccan – a Wiccan
Une sorcière / un sorcier – a witch
Un coven- Coven
La pratique solitaire (de la Wicca) – solitary practice (of Wicca)
Les dieux païens – Pagan Gods
La Grande Déesse – The Mother Goddess
Le Dieu Cornu – The Horned God
La Charge de la Déesse - The Charge of the Goddess
Le Panthéon - Pantheon
Le credo wiccan – The Wiccan Rede
Fais ce qu'il te plaît tant que cela ne nuit à personne - An it harm none, do what ye will.
La règledu triple retour – The threefold law
☸️La réincarnation - Reincarnation
Les éléments – The elements
🔥Le feu - Fire
🌊L’eau (f.) - Water
🌍La terre - Earth
🌬L’air (m.) - Air
👻L’esprit (m.) - Spirit
📓Le Livre des Ombres – Book of Shadows
⭐️Un pentagrame (droit/inversé) - Pentagram (upright/ inverted)
Un Pentacle - Pentacle
Une baguette magique - wand
Le rituel - ritual
Le cercle magique - magic circle
🎉Les fêtes (fpl.) wiccanes – Wiccan festivals
🔄La roue de l’année - The wheel of the year
Le Sabbat – Sabbat
Reading French: Well shit this might as well be english I can read this quickly and with 100% understanding wow
Listening to French: *blank expression staring light years past the person as my facial features slowly petrify*
How are you learning ASL? My local colleges don't offer any classes :(
That's a great question lmao! I'm currently on a break from active review and new vocabulary. But I have resources I can offer you.
Here’s emmastudies’ resource post
Here’s someone you can follow on instagram: Nyle DiMarco
Rochelle Barlow has a lot of resources. I caution this one, just because I’m genuinely wary of people who sell their method as being above all methods. She has some good points--language learning should be fun--but it also does take work and practice. You can just make those things a little less painful.
My old ass post about ASL still have a lot of resources I use, and the top one I recommend is ASL University. That’s where I got the majority of my basic vocab.
I am fortunate that we have Deaf Studies at this university, but it doesn’t have to be the only way. I would try to find a study buddy to hold you accountable--I’ve found, especially in the pandemic, it’s sooo hard and sooo isolating to endeavor with this kind of stuff alone.
Please let me know if you need more resources/help!
To stay: Je vais rester à la maison avec toi aujourd’hui - I am going to stay home with you today
To remain for a while: Ton coup de soleil va rester quelques jours - Your sunburn will remain for a few days
What is left: Il va rester assez pour demain - We are going to have enough left for tomorrow
One still has to: Il me reste à dire au revoir - I still have to say goodbye (i.e. and then I’ll be completely done)
Nevertheless: Il reste qu’ils vont partir plus tôt que prévu - Nevertheless, they are going to leave earlier than planned
abhorrer - to abhor sth
avoir horreur de - to hate sth - e.g. j’ai horreur de ce genre de film
avoir une sainte horreur de - to hate s.body/sth with a passion
détester - to hate
être haineux - to be full of hate
haïr - to hate
honnir - to abhor/despise/revile
mépriser - to despise sth or s.o
rempli de haine - full of hate
un amour vache - a love hate relationship
une bête noire - a pet hate
un chat / une chatte a cat (m.) / (f.) un chaton a kitten un matou a tomcat un chat domestique a house cat / a domestic cat un (chat) persan a persian cat un (chat) siamois a siamese cat un (chat) tigré a tabby cat le pélage, le poil fur les pattes (f.) paws les griffes rétractiles retractable claws la queue tail une litière a litter box une chatière a cat flap / a cat door la nourriture pour chat cat food ronronner to purr miauler to meow feuler to yowl