And I thought learning French was a good idea why???
Sunday I spoke a few words to my friend. She ripped off rapid fire French. Whoa whoa whoa, this is the beginning of week two, darlin’.
I really want to nail the uvula/guttural thing. At this point in time I sound disgusting.
Have you ever said ‘please’ in French? Seriously? Check it out sometime. Apples and oranges are feminine? Why? See, this is the problem when I learn anything new, I want to know how and why. Sometimes it’s best not to question. Do not be Curious George.
Liaison is more than covert operatives meeting to discuss strategy. I pulled up Pinterest to get clarification of pronunciation, phonetically speaking. So I find this link:
“Liaison is what makes listening to and speaking French so darn difficult for newbies (and even not so newbies). Liaisons happen when a consonant which is normally silent, dead, or phonologically null, suddenly gets pronounced at the beginning of the word that follows it.”
“Think of it as just like your normally silent and docile friend who suddenly acts up under a specific set of circumstances. Like probably the quiet guy who turns loud and rambunctious after a bottle of beer (yeah you know those types). That’s exactly what liaison is like.”
Snort.
Liaison buddy, you are sneaky.
Mind mapping makes me happy. Flow charts rock my world. You can only imagine my excitement when I ran across the chart below. (I would have made it colorful. What ever works.)
I know more Spanish than I realized. My Spanish and French are often combined. I’m a messed up chick.
Au revoir, friends. Bonsoir. Bonne nuit. Buenas noches.
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