What are you doing right now?

[EndOfTheEarth]

Besides posting on here and replying to this thread. Original credit for this goes back to Fate and Nathan on MX.

[Xuut]

I've been learning since second grade.

I still fail. >.>

[Mudkip]

I haven't been learning at all. I now know what "chant" means in French, and I am learning by listening.

Oh, and a translator.

BTW, how do I pronounce chant?

ch-ah-nt?

[Xuut]

I know basic words, the difference of masculine and feminine, but have trouble with grammar and words with various ways to be used, like we, or are. We' starting a grammar unit in French so I'm hoping. XD

I can understand it while listening or reading, but I can't speak it or write it very well myself.

I never ever use a translator. Always, always, a dictionary.

Edit: Yes, I think so. My French pronunciation is a little iffy.

[Mudkip]

See, I don't see why they have to have masculine and feminine words. I don't know the various ways to use things like we or are.

Edit* Thank you! Do you know what "sing" is?

[Xuut]

Nor do I really. Terribly confusing. :\ Grammar in English is bad enough.

Chant? I believe it's the same thing.

[Mudkip]

*nods*
Your English is actually really good.

Oh, okay.
EDIT:
Which one do I use????

chanter, chantent, chantons, zinzinuler, chantez

all mean "sing"!

[Megan (Fishy)]

It depends. All the ones starting with "c" are different forms of the same word.

*sighs* Want me to conjugate it for you?

[Xuut]

Yeah, I pay attention to it a lot. -Ish Grammar Nazi-

I just hate all the exceptions, after fourteen years or so of enduring it, it's drilled into your head but gah, I have trouble with abuse of commas.

[Mudkip]

@ Fishy - If conjugate means explain, then yes!

@ Xuut - Yes. You do over-use the comma a little bit.

[Megan (Fishy)]

Conjugate....

Okay, what tense, and what person (I, you, he, they...)?

Unless you want me to overload you with five tenses, and command form, for all six persons, technically I could do that....

[Mudkip]

Hmm.

Past tense.
"I sung."

[Megan (Fishy)]

Errg. You can do Passé Composé or Imparfait.

Imparfait would be... closer to "I was singing," but.... Imparfait is fucking complicated to understand the usage.

So, P.C. - J'ai chanté. (accent is mandatory, otherwise it's wrong)

Imparfait - Je chantais.