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...Need French for travel ?
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Rejoignez-nous! Come Join Us! French ^ojo^ English PROJET PILOTE : FORUM BILINGUE D'ENTRAIDE ET D'AMITIE POUR L'APPRENTISSAGE ET LA PRATIQUE DES LANGUES Members 800-plus / Membres plus de 800 EXPERIMENTAL MUTUAL-AID BILINGUAL FRIENDSHIP FORUM FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING & PRACTICE /__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/ S'inscrire sur - Join he http://minilien.com/?ZiQxcLUGmN After joining, please send your own brief intro statement to the group (name, job, studies, interests, ambitions)...as you wish. Après vous être inscrit, envoyez au groupe quelques mots sur vous (nom, boulot, études, passe-temps, ambitions)...comme vous voulez. /__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/ Communiquons par tous les moyens ! Let's communicate by all possible ways & means ! MESSAGERIE INSTANTANEE ~ INSTANT MESSENGER Yahoo, MSN, SKYPE, Google Talk, AIM, WebCam, Telephonie, etc. Invite fellow group members to talk LIVE Invitez d'autres membres à discuter EN DIRECT Introductions Présentations Vous trouverez les présentations que d'autres membres du forum ont envoyées à d'autres membres sur: Read the introductory statements of other group members at: http://minilien.com/?9VfkmdQ90q More info / Plus d'infos: http://minilien.com/?KhQ6gIGVPC Bienvenue ! Welcome ! /__/__/__/__/__/__/__/ 0 \ _ \__\__\__\ __\__\__\ Question: Do you need French for travel in Africa ? Marc Lurie wrote: .....I'm commenting only insofar as African travel is concerned. African travel can be made MUCH l ess difficult if you speak certain languages. French is spoken in Algeria, Morocco, Mauretania, Cameroon, Mali, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Benin, Niger, Chad, Rwanda, Burundi, CAR, Gabon, [Togo], both Congos, [Burkina Faso, formerly Upper Volta], etc. Portuguese is spoken in Angola and Mozambique, and kiSwahili is spoken all over East Africa. If you're in NW Tanzania then English is USELESS, and if you don't speak kiSwahili you will battle to get around. Try NOT speaking French in central Africa and see how far you get, or try to get around central Angola without Portuguese if you really want a challenge. I have to strongly disagree with Lynn Guini who asserts "French is all but useless for travel". Lynn, not everybody travels for the same reason as you do. Some people travel for pleasure, some for business, some for adventure, some emigrate etc. I travel to the DRC for business, and speaking a bit of French is incredibly useful. She also says that "Spanish is far more useful". Apart from being similar to Portuguese, AFAIK Spanish is spoken only in Equatorial Guinea. Lynn, you sound like a person who likes to "tick off" countries countries like a bird-watcher "twitches" new species. Nothing at all wrong with that, but you must realise that not all travellers are doing the same. Not all travellers are tourists who stay at hotels where the staff speak some English Marc [ Marc : Johannesburg, South Africa (where French IS useless, except for showing off to your friends in swanky restaurants, and where English is USELESS in parts of Zululand and Eastern Cape.] ====================== Conquering FRENCH in 10 months ? ..How I did it ! An AMAZING story...a methodology that could work for anyone. Read at: http://tinylink.com/?IbZUMIf2sn Or, http://minilien.com/?9bHKc6BSC4 ......................... Bonne chance...bon courage !! ============================= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_languages L a n g u a g e s o f A f r i c a There are an estimated 1800 languages spoken in Africa. Some African languages, such as Swahili, Hausa, and Yoruba, are spoken by millions of people. Others, such as Laal, Shabo, and Dahalo, are spoken by a few hundred or fewer. In addition, Africa has a wide variety of sign languages, many of whose genetic classification has yet to be worked out. Several African languages are also whistled for special purposes. The abundant linguistic diversity of many African countries has made language policy an extremely important issue in the neo-colonial era. In recent years, African countries have become increasingly aware of the value of their linguistic inheritance. Language policies that are being developed nowadays are mostly aimed at multilingualism. For example, all African languages are considered official languages of the African Union (AU). 2006 has been declared by AU as the "Year of African Languages". http://africanlanguages.com/ It is estimated that there are between 2000 and 3000 languages spoken on the African continent, with possibly as many as 8000 dialects. African languages are divided into four major language families, as well as Austronesian. (continued at link) |
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...Need French for travel ?
"English French FORUM" wrote in message oups.com... [Message bilingue ~ Bilingual message] I prefer biLABIAL messages. Rejoignez-nous! Come Join Us! French ^ojo^ English PROJET PILOTE : FORUM BILINGUE D'ENTRAIDE ET D'AMITIE POUR L'APPRENTISSAGE ET LA PRATIQUE DES LANGUES Members 800-plus / Membres plus de 800 EXPERIMENTAL MUTUAL-AID BILINGUAL FRIENDSHIP FORUM FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING & PRACTICE /__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/ S'inscrire sur - Join he http://minilien.com/?ZiQxcLUGmN After joining, please send your own brief intro statement to the group (name, job, studies, interests, ambitions)...as you wish. Après vous être inscrit, envoyez au groupe quelques mots sur vous (nom, boulot, études, passe-temps, ambitions)...comme vous voulez. /__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/ Communiquons par tous les moyens ! Let's communicate by all possible ways & means ! MESSAGERIE INSTANTANEE ~ INSTANT MESSENGER Yahoo, MSN, SKYPE, Google Talk, AIM, WebCam, Telephonie, etc. Invite fellow group members to talk LIVE Invitez d'autres membres à discuter EN DIRECT Introductions Présentations Vous trouverez les présentations que d'autres membres du forum ont envoyées à d'autres membres sur: Read the introductory statements of other group members at: http://minilien.com/?9VfkmdQ90q More info / Plus d'infos: http://minilien.com/?KhQ6gIGVPC Bienvenue ! Welcome ! /__/__/__/__/__/__/__/ 0 \ _ \__\__\__\ __\__\__\ Question: Do you need French for travel in Africa ? Marc Lurie wrote: .....I'm commenting only insofar as African travel is concerned. African travel can be made MUCH l ess difficult if you speak certain languages. French is spoken in Algeria, Morocco, Mauretania, Cameroon, Mali, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Benin, Niger, Chad, Rwanda, Burundi, CAR, Gabon, [Togo], both Congos, [Burkina Faso, formerly Upper Volta], etc. Portuguese is spoken in Angola and Mozambique, and kiSwahili is spoken all over East Africa. If you're in NW Tanzania then English is USELESS, and if you don't speak kiSwahili you will battle to get around. Try NOT speaking French in central Africa and see how far you get, or try to get around central Angola without Portuguese if you really want a challenge. I have to strongly disagree with Lynn Guini who asserts "French is all but useless for travel". Lynn, not everybody travels for the same reason as you do. Some people travel for pleasure, some for business, some for adventure, some emigrate etc. I travel to the DRC for business, and speaking a bit of French is incredibly useful. She also says that "Spanish is far more useful". Apart from being similar to Portuguese, AFAIK Spanish is spoken only in Equatorial Guinea. Lynn, you sound like a person who likes to "tick off" countries countries like a bird-watcher "twitches" new species. Nothing at all wrong with that, but you must realise that not all travellers are doing the same. Not all travellers are tourists who stay at hotels where the staff speak some English Marc [ Marc : Johannesburg, South Africa (where French IS useless, except for showing off to your friends in swanky restaurants, and where English is USELESS in parts of Zululand and Eastern Cape.] ====================== Conquering FRENCH in 10 months ? ..How I did it ! An AMAZING story...a methodology that could work for anyone. Read at: http://tinylink.com/?IbZUMIf2sn Or, http://minilien.com/?9bHKc6BSC4 ......................... Bonne chance...bon courage !! ============================= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_languages L a n g u a g e s o f A f r i c a There are an estimated 1800 languages spoken in Africa. Some African languages, such as Swahili, Hausa, and Yoruba, are spoken by millions of people. Others, such as Laal, Shabo, and Dahalo, are spoken by a few hundred or fewer. In addition, Africa has a wide variety of sign languages, many of whose genetic classification has yet to be worked out. Several African languages are also whistled for special purposes. The abundant linguistic diversity of many African countries has made language policy an extremely important issue in the neo-colonial era. In recent years, African countries have become increasingly aware of the value of their linguistic inheritance. Language policies that are being developed nowadays are mostly aimed at multilingualism. For example, all African languages are considered official languages of the African Union (AU). 2006 has been declared by AU as the "Year of African Languages". http://africanlanguages.com/ It is estimated that there are between 2000 and 3000 languages spoken on the African continent, with possibly as many as 8000 dialects. African languages are divided into four major language families, as well as Austronesian. (continued at link) |
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...Need French for travel ?
Another of the geographically challenged who does not know his Africa from
his Canada-USA. Wonder where he obtained his geography education. "English French FORUM" wrote in message oups.com... [Message bilingue ~ Bilingual message] Rejoignez-nous! Come Join Us! French ^ojo^ English PROJET PILOTE : FORUM BILINGUE D'ENTRAIDE ET D'AMITIE POUR L'APPRENTISSAGE ET LA PRATIQUE DES LANGUES Members 800-plus / Membres plus de 800 EXPERIMENTAL MUTUAL-AID BILINGUAL FRIENDSHIP FORUM FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING & PRACTICE /__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/ S'inscrire sur - Join he http://minilien.com/?ZiQxcLUGmN After joining, please send your own brief intro statement to the group (name, job, studies, interests, ambitions)...as you wish. Après vous être inscrit, envoyez au groupe quelques mots sur vous (nom, boulot, études, passe-temps, ambitions)...comme vous voulez. /__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/ Communiquons par tous les moyens ! Let's communicate by all possible ways & means ! MESSAGERIE INSTANTANEE ~ INSTANT MESSENGER Yahoo, MSN, SKYPE, Google Talk, AIM, WebCam, Telephonie, etc. Invite fellow group members to talk LIVE Invitez d'autres membres à discuter EN DIRECT Introductions Présentations Vous trouverez les présentations que d'autres membres du forum ont envoyées à d'autres membres sur: Read the introductory statements of other group members at: http://minilien.com/?9VfkmdQ90q More info / Plus d'infos: http://minilien.com/?KhQ6gIGVPC Bienvenue ! Welcome ! /__/__/__/__/__/__/__/ 0 \ _ \__\__\__\ __\__\__\ Question: Do you need French for travel in Africa ? Marc Lurie wrote: .....I'm commenting only insofar as African travel is concerned. African travel can be made MUCH l ess difficult if you speak certain languages. French is spoken in Algeria, Morocco, Mauretania, Cameroon, Mali, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Benin, Niger, Chad, Rwanda, Burundi, CAR, Gabon, [Togo], both Congos, [Burkina Faso, formerly Upper Volta], etc. Portuguese is spoken in Angola and Mozambique, and kiSwahili is spoken all over East Africa. If you're in NW Tanzania then English is USELESS, and if you don't speak kiSwahili you will battle to get around. Try NOT speaking French in central Africa and see how far you get, or try to get around central Angola without Portuguese if you really want a challenge. I have to strongly disagree with Lynn Guini who asserts "French is all but useless for travel". Lynn, not everybody travels for the same reason as you do. Some people travel for pleasure, some for business, some for adventure, some emigrate etc. I travel to the DRC for business, and speaking a bit of French is incredibly useful. She also says that "Spanish is far more useful". Apart from being similar to Portuguese, AFAIK Spanish is spoken only in Equatorial Guinea. Lynn, you sound like a person who likes to "tick off" countries countries like a bird-watcher "twitches" new species. Nothing at all wrong with that, but you must realise that not all travellers are doing the same. Not all travellers are tourists who stay at hotels where the staff speak some English Marc [ Marc : Johannesburg, South Africa (where French IS useless, except for showing off to your friends in swanky restaurants, and where English is USELESS in parts of Zululand and Eastern Cape.] ====================== Conquering FRENCH in 10 months ? ..How I did it ! An AMAZING story...a methodology that could work for anyone. Read at: http://tinylink.com/?IbZUMIf2sn Or, http://minilien.com/?9bHKc6BSC4 ......................... Bonne chance...bon courage !! ============================= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_languages L a n g u a g e s o f A f r i c a There are an estimated 1800 languages spoken in Africa. Some African languages, such as Swahili, Hausa, and Yoruba, are spoken by millions of people. Others, such as Laal, Shabo, and Dahalo, are spoken by a few hundred or fewer. In addition, Africa has a wide variety of sign languages, many of whose genetic classification has yet to be worked out. Several African languages are also whistled for special purposes. The abundant linguistic diversity of many African countries has made language policy an extremely important issue in the neo-colonial era. In recent years, African countries have become increasingly aware of the value of their linguistic inheritance. Language policies that are being developed nowadays are mostly aimed at multilingualism. For example, all African languages are considered official languages of the African Union (AU). 2006 has been declared by AU as the "Year of African Languages". http://africanlanguages.com/ It is estimated that there are between 2000 and 3000 languages spoken on the African continent, with possibly as many as 8000 dialects. African languages are divided into four major language families, as well as Austronesian. (continued at link) |
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