Have you been trying to learn French and simply can’t find the way to expand your vocabulary? Do your teachers recommend you boring textbooks and complicated stories that you don’t really understand? Are you looking for a way to learn the language quicker without taking shortcuts? If you answered “Yes!” to at least one of those previous questions, then this book is for you! We’ve compiled the 2000 Most Common Words in French, a list of terms that will expand your vocabulary to levels previously unseen. Did you know that — according to an important study — learning the top two thousand (2000) most frequently used words will enable you to understand up to 84% of all non-fiction and 86.1% of fiction literature and 92.7% of oral speech? Those are amazing stats, and this book will take you even further than those numbers! In this book: - A detailed introduction with tips and tricks on how to improve your learning - A list of 2000 of the most common words in French and their translations - An example sentence for each word – in both French and English - Finally, a conclusion to make sure you’ve learned and supply you with a final list of tips Don’t look any further, we’ve got what you need right here! In fact, we’re ready to turn you into a French speaker… are you ready to get involved in becoming one?

Have you been trying to learn French and simply can't find the way to expand your vocabulary? Do your teachers recommend you boring textbooks and complicated stories that you don't really understand? Are you looking for a way to learn the language quicker without taking shortcuts? If you answered "Yes!" to at least one of those previous questions, then this book is for you! We've compiled the 2000 Most Common Words in French, a list of terms that will expand your vocabulary to levels previously unseen. Did you know that - according to an important study - learning the top two thousand (2000) most frequently used words will enable you to understand up to 84% of all non-fiction and 86.1% of fiction literature and 92.7% of oral speech? Those are amazing stats, and this book will take you even further than those numbers! In this book: A detailed introduction with tips and tricks on how to improve your learning A list of 2000 of the most common words in French and their translations An example sentence for each word - in both French and English Finally, a conclusion to make sure you've learned and supply you with a final list of tips Don't look any further, we've got what you need right here! In fact, we're ready to turn you into a French speaker... are you ready to get involved in becoming one?

A Frequency Dictionary of French is an invaluable tool for all learners of French, providing a list of the 5000 most frequently used words in the language. Based on a 23-million-word corpus of French which includes written and spoken material both from France and overseas, this dictionary provides the user with detailed information for each of the 5000 entries, including English equivalents, a sample sentence, its English translation, usage statistics, and an indication of register variation. Users can access the top 5000 words either through the main frequency listing or through an alphabetical index. Throughout the frequency listing there are thematically-organized lists of the top words from a variety of key topics such as sports, weather, clothing, and family terms. An engaging and highly useful resource, the Frequency Dictionary of French will enable students of all levels to get the most out of their study of French vocabulary. Former CD content is now available to access at www.routledge.com/9780415775311 as support material. Designed for use by corpus and computational linguists it provides the full text in a format that researchers can process and turn into suitable lists for their own research work. Deryle Lonsdale is Associate Professor in the Linguistics and English Language Department at Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah). Yvon Le Bras is Associate Professor of French and Department Chair of the French and Italian Department at Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah).

Did you know by knowing the 2000 most used words in the French language you're able to speak 80% of the language? If you feel like your French isn't progressing fast enough, you're not understanding cultural references or idioms and you're not learning the vocabulary you really need, this book is for you! This book is packed full of real life phrases you would use in the real world. By reading, listening, or doing both simultaneously, you'll be able to master the language in no time! ★★ What you'll learn ★★ - French cultural references - Diverse range of vocabulary - Idioms you don't learn in textbooks - How different tenses are used And much much more! Don't wait any longer, fulfil that life long dream of learning French. Come in and let's get started!

About 50% of every written text in French consists of the same 100 basic, often-short words.About 75% of every written text in French consists of the same 1000 words.About 90% of every written text in French consists of the same 5000 words.This book contains the 5000 most frequently used words - sorted from the most frequent, to the least. With over 3500 example sentences.

You have recently decided to learn French, or maybe learned it before and need to brush up on it. Any reason that leads you to this book is a good reason. Learning a new language can seem intimidating at first, no matter what age or when you start. There are all these rules of pronunciation and grammar that don't exist in your native language, it can be discouraging for anyone. So where should you start ? The 20/80 rule What you should start working on at the beginning of your French journey is vocabulary, and more specifically, the 1000 most common French words. I have calculated that they represent around 20% of our language, but we use them 80% of the time. Which also means that you only need to learn 20% of the language to understand 80% of it. Isn't it wonderful news ?

Have you been trying to learn German and simply can't find the way to expand your vocabulary? Do your teachers recommend you boring textbooks and complicated stories that you don't really understand? Are you looking for a way to learn the language quicker without taking shortcuts? If you answered "Yes!" to at least one of those previous questions, then this book is for you! We've compiled the 2000 Most Common Words in German, a list of terms that will expand your vocabulary to levels previously unseen. Did you know that -- according to an important study -- learning the top two thousand (2000) most frequently used words will enable you to understand up to 84% of all non-fiction and 86.1% of fiction literature and 92.7% of oral speech? Those are amazing stats, and this book will take you even further than those numbers! In this book: A detailed introduction with tips and tricks on how to improve your learning A list of 2000 of the most common words in German and their translations An example sentence for each word - in both German and English Finally, a conclusion to make sure you've learned and supply you with a final list of tips Don't look any further, we've got what you need right here! In fact, we're ready to turn you into a German speaker... are you ready to get involved in becoming one?