Latest methods on acclerated language learning: http://ppalme.wordpress.com/2012/10/17/the-fastest-ways-to-learn-any-new-language/ The Fastest Way to Learn Any New Language. Deconstruction of French with the Tim Ferriss Method.

1. The Fastests Ways to Learn Any New Language
Example French: Deconstruction of The Language with the Tim Ferriss Method
English French
1. The apple is red. 1. La pomme est rouge.
2. It is John‘s apple. 2. C‘est la pomme de John.
3. I give John the apple. 3. Je donne la pomme à John.
4. We give him the apple. 4. Nous lui donnons la pomme.
5. He gives it to John. 5. Il la donne à John.
6. She gives it to him. 6. Elle la lui donne.
7. I must give it to him. 7. Je dois la lui donner.
8. I want to give it to him. 8. Je veux la lui donner.
How many differences can you spot between the grammar in French and English ?
What will be the number of „challenges“ as an native English speaker to form
the correct sentences in French ?

2. The Fastests Ways to Learn Any New Language
Example French: Deconstruction of The Language with the Tim Ferriss Method
English French
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1. The apple is red. 1. La pomme est rouge.
2
2. It is John‘s apple. 2. C‘est la pomme de John.
3 4
3. I give John the apple. 3. Je donne la pomme à John.
5 6
4. We give him the apple. 4. Nous lui donnons la pomme.
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5. He gives it to John. 5. Il la donne à John.
8 9
6. She gives it to him. 6. Elle la lui donne.
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7. I must give it to him. 7. Je dois la lui donner.
8. I want to give it to him. 8. Je veux la lui donner.
What do these 10 differences mean ? What do you think could be the rules behind
these differences ?

3. The Fastests Ways to Learn Any New Language
Example French: Deconstruction of The Language with the Tim Ferriss Method
Every Noun has a Gender. It can be feminine la
French 1 or masculine le.
1 First comes the object and then the person it
1. La pomme est rouge. 2
Belongs to. There is no John‘s or Francoise‘s..
2 Again you give first the object to someone with
2. C‘est la pomme de John. 3 a name and not to John the object (apple)
3 4 4 This is a challenge when writing French. You will need to
3. Je donne la pomme à John. Learn when to use apostrophes on letters in words.
5 6 Watch out here. If it is to me, him, etc. this
4. Nous lui donnons la pomme. 5 Comes right after the who is giving (doing)
and then the action (verb)
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5. Il la donne à John. 6 The ending of the verb is linked to the Subject.
It differs from if I do, you do, we do, etc..
8 9
6. Elle la lui donne. Watch out: If the object is not specified then
7 It is right after who is doing something and
10 before the action (verb)
7. Je dois la lui donner.
Relates to 4 and 6. The object nor the receiver is specified,
8 So they both come after the who is doing it and before the
8. Je veux la lui donner. action (verb).
9 There is to him or to her or to you. etc. in French.
10 Once you use I want, I must, Rule 6 is broken. The action
That you tend to do needs to describe in the basic form
of the action (to give, to take, to order,…)