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1.101 French Idioms (101... Language Series) by: Jean-Marie Cassagne, Luc Nisset January 01, 2000
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I'm not a French speaker or learner myself, but bought this as a gift for a friend who is tackling the language. I'm sure they'll enjoy it as it's quite fun compared to the dry language texts I had to wade through at school. It's interesting to see that some French idioms are quite similar to ours but have an unusual slant. For example, where we have 'Pushing up the daisies', they have 'Eating the daisies from the roots up'; we write 'Rubber cheques', and they write 'wooden' ones (like taking a 'wooden nickel'?). Others are quite surreal 'Falling backwards into apples' sound quite painful, but to the French this is a soft landing. Although it's amusing, the text is scholarly enough to be useful to the serious student and the cartoons are excellent. ... Read More:

2.1001 Most Useful French Words (Beginners' Guides) (Beginners' Guides) by: Buxbaum March 28, 2003
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For the price, this is a must buy for anyone learning French or needing a handy lookup. All words are placed in context with a French sentence alongside an English translation. Come on - for this price, do what I did an just buy it! Worth every penny!

3.Instant Recall French Vocabulary: Learn and Remember French Faster than You Ever Imagined Possible!: Learn and Remember French Faster Than You Ever Imagined Possible! (Instant recall) by: Michael Gruneberg November 01, 2001
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In response to the person who wrote: I haven't read this book but I was struck by the 'official review' apparently taken from the back cover of the book. The French word for bread is "pain" not "pan" - the method may work but if the information being taught is inaccurate this is not a useful tool. Well, I do own this, and the mistake is in the review, not the product. The back of the box actually says: The french for bread is pain. (PAHn) Imagine putting loaves of bread in a pan. (Because, although spelt pain, it is not pronounced pain). This is indeed a good method of learning vocabulary. This won't teach you French, on its own - its not meant ... Read More:

4.RAPID FRENCH: 200+ essential words and phrases anchored into your long-term memory with great music. Vol. 1 (Earworms Musical Brain Trainer) by: Earworms Learning July 15, 2005
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I bought this originally for myself as I am studying French, German and Spanish (for fun would you believe) but it is so easy to learn that my 7 year old has it on her iPod and we are starting to have conversations. (I also speak to her in German at times and due to how easy these CD's are, she is able to have limited chats in that too.) There are some tunes in the background which phrases are laid over in time, and you hear them and lock them in your mind along with the tune. The guys voice is almost hypnotic and the woman who speaks with him is clear and easy to understand making it ultra easy to repeat and learn. She will often make the odd comment about language rules, but the CD doesn't bombard you with nouns, verbs, conjucating ... Read More:

5.Easy French Phrase Book: Over 750 Basic Phrases for Everyday Use (Dover easy phrase books): Over 750 Basic Phrases for Everyday Use (Dover easy phrase books) by: Dover Publications Inc September 01, 1994
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Although this book does contain some useful phrases and an easy breakdown of each word, i have to agree with the previous reviewer in that many phrases are outdated. calling a waiter 'boy!' in england would get odd looks, in france you would be asked to leave. This book is probably best used as a basic reference for those who speak some french already and need to brush up on a few things... just dont shout 'garcon' at anyone ;)

6.101 French Proverbs (101... Language Series) by: Jean-Marie Cassagne January 01, 1999
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I bought this book just before moving to France 7 years ago. It's amusing and the ilustrations are great!

7.Bescherelle Complete Guide to Conjugating 12000 French Verbs (English Edition) (Bescherelle 1) by: Bescherelle December 31, 1995
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OK, so it is impossible to make a book like this interesting - at least for me. However, I have had this book for about six months, and I still find it's the first book I reach for when I get stuck. 82 verbs are given a whole page, with 16 tenses written out in full - which is plenty. Although the cover says that there are 12,000 verbs, only the 82 verbs are explained in detail, though these are the ones you'll want most frequently. After that you are referred to one conjugated in the same way as the one you are interested in. At first this niggled because I like to see the word on the page, but then the book would be huge if every single verb was written out. Please not that you need to know the French word you are looking for as this isn't a dictionary too, and although the French ... Read More:

8.Pardon My French: Unleash Your Inner Gaul by: Charles Timoney August 02, 2007
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This book is both entertaining and instructive.Written in an easy, informal style, it certainly has added many more every-day French words to my vocabulary. I can't wait to try out some of the terms & expressions on my next trip to France! The small size also makes it very handy to slip into the door pocket, or a large bag. Worth buying.

9.Collins Easy Learning French Grammar from: Collins June 06, 2004
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This book is perfect for anyone studying French at GCSE level or any intermediate learner. Key grammar points are simply explained and organised by the different parts of speech meaning it is easy to find what your looking for. If you are an advanced student, don't choose this book as you will already be familiar with most of the topics covered in this book, but if you're beginning in your studies this is an excellent reference book to get you started.

10.Merde!: The Real French You Were Never Taught at School: the Real French You Were Never Taught at School by: Genevi eve December 21, 1998
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Not an exhaustive or scholarly dictionary of 'argot', but a saucy guide to survival in everyday French as it is really spoken. Includes chapters on love, sex, food and drink, expressing anger and insults

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