Le groupe français 2016 - 2023 Les Voyageurs
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Re: Le groupe français 2016 - 2019 Les Voyageurs
Don't forget your local library and interlibrary loans. Though if interlibrary loans are not free at your local, costs can mount, though rarely as much as a purchase, even second-hand. For a small fee, a local university might issue what in my neck of the woods is called a town-borrower's card. In my experience, though, this should be a last resort.
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Nice idea, but I annotate very heavily all the French books I read. That is, I write in definitions, underline idioms, etc. So a library book is out of the question for me.
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To my knowledge, Alibris is not owned by Amazon?
https://www.alibris.com
What I do is use Amazon to find a specific title, then use ISBN or something to find the title on Alibris.
There's also ebay.com
https://www.alibris.com
What I do is use Amazon to find a specific title, then use ISBN or something to find the title on Alibris.
There's also ebay.com
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www.thriftbooks.com
They currently have all three books in stock. Great source for used books, they usually have all mainstream titles available. (Mainstream as in popular fiction sold in major international airports.) A nice feature of their site is that it links you to all editions available for a particular text, including different translations. I’ve purchased a favorite Norwegian author in both French and German depending on what was available.
They currently have all three books in stock. Great source for used books, they usually have all mainstream titles available. (Mainstream as in popular fiction sold in major international airports.) A nice feature of their site is that it links you to all editions available for a particular text, including different translations. I’ve purchased a favorite Norwegian author in both French and German depending on what was available.
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You can try Kobo (Canadian company) http://www.kobo.com they have a lot of books available normally cheaper than Amazon.
I found a couple of others, not sure how reliable.
https://www.livredepoche.com/
https://fr.shopping.rakuten.com/s/livre+poche
https://www.fnac.com/livre.asp
I found a couple of others, not sure how reliable.
https://www.livredepoche.com/
https://fr.shopping.rakuten.com/s/livre+poche
https://www.fnac.com/livre.asp
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My thanks to everyone for the speedy and thorough answers. Since I would prefer to use a bookseller that is based within the USA but is not owned in whole or in part by Amazon, I will in the future probably go with one of the following URLs for my future purchases:
https://www.thriftbooks.com
https://www.alibris.com
https://www.bookfinder.com/?ref=bf_s3_hd_1
https://www.biblio.com/
Again, many thanks to all.
https://www.thriftbooks.com
https://www.alibris.com
https://www.bookfinder.com/?ref=bf_s3_hd_1
https://www.biblio.com/
Again, many thanks to all.
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Speaking French in France for the first time has been THE highlight in my French learning journey this year. We arrived in Nice about 8 in the evening and we took a taxi to the hotel. After I told the taxi driver the address, he asked me, if I were from Belgium . He was so delighted speaking French with me and we talked for about twenty minutes about this and that. It was surprising to him that I not only could speak in complete sentences but also understand all what he was saying. At the end, he walked us to the hotel entrance, shook our hands and wished us a nice stay in Nice.
The lady at the reception asked immediately "English or French" and after my answer - we are in France, so let's speak French - she gave me a big smile and was somewhat relieved not to have to speak English. Everything went fine, again I had no problems to understand or speak French with her.
During our week I used every opportunity to speak French. Unfortunately, my husband got a very bad cold. So I went to the nearest pharmacy and there the pharmacist, an elderly man, was again soooo nice to me - he asked me about the symptoms, how long we would stay and then recommended a medicine. This was like a textbook-conversation!
Once we took a coffee in a brasserie, then hearing all the conversations and scraps of words around us gave me the feeling of being in the middle of a scene from my daily soap opera "Un si grand soleil", very funny experience.
Of course, I was not perfect, when I was lost, I just improvised somehow. I was not shy and was surprised how good my listening comprehension in real life actually is. The week went by quickly and back in Germany, I got a huge compliment from my husband. He didn't expect me to get along so well with French.
All this encouraged me to continue with my established learning regime, which I still really like.
The lady at the reception asked immediately "English or French" and after my answer - we are in France, so let's speak French - she gave me a big smile and was somewhat relieved not to have to speak English. Everything went fine, again I had no problems to understand or speak French with her.
During our week I used every opportunity to speak French. Unfortunately, my husband got a very bad cold. So I went to the nearest pharmacy and there the pharmacist, an elderly man, was again soooo nice to me - he asked me about the symptoms, how long we would stay and then recommended a medicine. This was like a textbook-conversation!
Once we took a coffee in a brasserie, then hearing all the conversations and scraps of words around us gave me the feeling of being in the middle of a scene from my daily soap opera "Un si grand soleil", very funny experience.
Of course, I was not perfect, when I was lost, I just improvised somehow. I was not shy and was surprised how good my listening comprehension in real life actually is. The week went by quickly and back in Germany, I got a huge compliment from my husband. He didn't expect me to get along so well with French.
All this encouraged me to continue with my established learning regime, which I still really like.
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If you have time and are interested, I posted a thread in Practical Questions and Advice area re the best French grammar book...
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Of course I will post an answer there
Although I mainly use French-German grammar books, which are of no interest in this forum, I will recommend a monolingual French grammar.
Although I mainly use French-German grammar books, which are of no interest in this forum, I will recommend a monolingual French grammar.
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Just a note to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Special greetings of course to Tom Gosse the originator of this group and who like many Orthodox Christians annually celebrate Christmas Day on or near January 7. Thanks so much again for all your great help Tom!
We hope your medical issues are healing.
Special greetings of course to Tom Gosse the originator of this group and who like many Orthodox Christians annually celebrate Christmas Day on or near January 7. Thanks so much again for all your great help Tom!
We hope your medical issues are healing.
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