French Essentials For Dummies

by Laura K. Lawless, Zoe Erotopoulos

Just the core concepts you need to write and speak French correctly If you have some knowledge of French and want to polish your skills, French Essentials For Dummies focuses on just the core concepts you need to communicate effectively. From conjugating verbs to understanding tenses, this easy-to-follow guide lets you skip the suffering and score high at exam time.

Genres: France, Language, Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published May 4, 2011

About the author

Virtual language teacher since '99 (English, French, Spanish, Italian, Greek)

My latest books:

French Essentials for Dummies, 2nd ed.

French Workbook for Dummies

Reviews

[Danish Sayanee · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the best books I have found which really helped me in learning french without looking for different tutorials....

[Colleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a good book, but a word of warning: Don't buy it if you're looking for pronunciation or basic words and phrases to help you learn the language. It's a book for people who have taken some form of a French class.

My French comprehension is basic at best. I took a full year of French in the seventh grade, and a semester in freshman year of high school. What French I do know is from those classes and the French movies I so enjoy losing myself in.

All in all, it's a great book, but it offers no way of knowing how to pronounce words, so it was a little difficult for me in parts.

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

As with most of the "... For Dummies" books, you need to have a basic knowledge of the subject. This would not help a complete novice, especially with pronunciation.