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AudioFrench.com is an on-line French audio dictionary with thousands of sound files, accompanying text, and video clips to help you learn, practice, and enjoy the French language.

The site contains vocabulary lists, verb conjugation tables, and topical phrases to help the foreign language student and international traveler. Fluent French speakers author all the sound files. Both English-to-French and French-to-English written translations are presented.

You will hear French words, while you see French words, simultaneously, which helps you learn. Just double-click and listen.

Inside AudioFrench.com you will find:

• Vocabulary Lists. Extensive words lists organized by subject matter. Sort by French or English translation. Each French word is linked to a sound file recorded by a fluent French speaker.

  • Study 30 subject lists, including les animaux (the animals), la cuisine (the kitchen), and le temps (the weather).

  • Sing the alphabet in French: l'alphabet.

  • Hear pronunciation change with les accents (the accents), like e with l'accent aigu (é) and l'accent grave (è).

  • Say in French the symbols of punctuation (la ponctuation).

  • Learn to pronounce nearly 600 adverbs: les adverbes, including more than 200 adverbs ending with -ment.

• Verb Tables. Conjugations for over 200 verbs - irregular, regular, and exceptions (regular verbs with spelling exceptions). Sound files include subject pronouns and auxiliary verbs. Each table includes English translation.

  • Learn verbs conjugated with être and the helpful mnemonic DR. and MRS. VANDERTRAMPP.

• Word Videos. On-line videos of each subject list and verb conjugation, with English translation. Helps reinforce the sight-with-sound approach to learning French. All are *.mov format and downloadable.

• Quick Reference Verb Tables. Convenient form of individual verb tables mentioned above, arranged by alphabet, person, and tense - all linked to sound files. Just glance-and-click.

  • To see tables of the most commonly used verbs, arranged by person and tense...click here!

• Expressions for...At the restaurant. Some helpful conversation to better experience dinner at a Parisian restaurant.

• Travel log...Le Vélib’ Sur La Sellette. The darling of Parisians and tourists...a conservation project to reduce congestion and pollution. Anne-Marie describes its pluses and minuses.

• Travel log...Une nouvelle fascination pour Van Gogh. Join with Arnaud and Emilie as they explore the Musée d'Orsay and Auvers-sur-Oise...the last home of Vincent Van Gogh.

• Be sure to check out 10 Tips for Traveling To Paris.

• Helpful Links. Recommended sites, products, and other resources for learning French and visiting Paris. Nearly all recommendations listed based on first-hand experience.

• Please note the customized Google Search at bottom of page to further help you locate French words throughout the site.

• Guidelines. To ensure you can hear the sound files on-line, download and print.

All individual sound files and word videos on AudioFrench.com can be downloaded for personal use to practice off-line on your computer or your portable media player. (Please see Terms of Use.) You can build your own customized vocabulary lists and integrate into other educational language tools, like flashcard software.

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Pour votre plaisir, Charles