Francais Parle

By Adrienne

Book Overview

Every language has a basic vocabulary of similar words and expressions. Adrienne's acclaimed Gimmick approach offers both the beginner and the seasoned traveler a fast and effective route to this lexicon by teaching language as it is actually spoken. Adrienne's vocabulary lists are contemporary, practical, and uncensored -- you'll find words here that aren't in any other language book -- and they group together families of words, which makes expanding your vocabulary painless. For the more advanced student, access to the Gimmick's expansive array of colloquial expressions will add an impossible-to-fake native fluency.

Whether you're trying to learn the rudiments (My name is Steve), travel with globe-trotting panache (The Louvre has many paintings by Monet), or get out of a prickly situation (May I call my lawyer?), Adrienne and the Gimmick will show you the way.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393318117
• ISBN13: 9780393318111
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Your French Friends Will Love This Book

This is a great book if you're a notch-above French speaker and ready to learn some rich, colorful French slang. I got a lot of mileage out of Le Gimmick when I was a student in Paris in the 80s. It has a wonderful compendium of French slang terms translated from English to French and vice versa. My French friends enjoyed learning colloquialisms like "If my Aunt had some she'd be my Uncle." The whole thing is eminently readable and you wind up learning a lot along the way. Completely worth the money.

Unforgetable Approach At Learning French

Humorous and Educational Approach in French . There are phrases I may never use,but one day may find handy. The choice is there as to what I chose to learn and utilize. Thank you for the possibilities and the humor. People at the beach to this day are wondering what was so funny in your book.Especially a French instruction book.Learning is never dull ,nor need be, and either is this book.