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Common French Verbs in Present Tense- Learn French with me!

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Common present tense verbs

être- to be
je suis
tu es
il est
nous sommes
vous êtes
ils sont

avoir- to have
j'ai
tu as
il a
nous avons
vous avez
ils ont

faire- to do
je fais
tu fais
il fait
nous faisons
vous faites
ils font

aller- to go
je vais
tu vas
il va
nous allons
vous allez
ils vont

vouloir- to want
je veux
tu veux
il veut
nous voulons
vous voulez
ils veulent

Body parts in French- Learn French with me!

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Body parts 

le nez- nose
les yeux-eyes
l'oeil- eye
la bouche- mouth
les lèvres- lips
les dents- teeth
la dent- tooth
la joue- cheek
le visage- face
les sourcils- eyebrows
le sourcil- eyebrow
les cheveux- hair
la tête- head
l'oreille- ear
le cou- neck
les épaules- the shoulders
le coude- elbow
le bras- arm
le poignet- wrist
le main- hand
les doigts- fingers
le doigt- finger
le pouce- thumb
l'ongle- nail
le dos- back
le ventre- belly
l'estomac- stomach
les fesses- bottom
le jambe- leg
le genou- knee
la cheville- ankle
le pied- foot

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Prepositions in French- Learn French with me!

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Prepositions

dans- in
devant- in front of
sur- on
derrière- behind
entre- between
sous- under
à côté de- next to
à la droite de- on the right of
à la gauche de- on the left of
dessus- above
dessous- below
en face- in front of
prés de/proche de- close to
loin de- far away from
au bout de- at the end of
au début de- at the beginning of
par/parmi- among

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Meat and fish in French- Learn French with me!

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les viandes- meats
le poulet- chicken
le canard- duck
le lapin- rabbit
le porc- pork
l'agneau- lamb
le veau- veal
le boeuf- beef

le poisson- fish
le thon- tuna
la truite- trout
le saumon- salmon
l'espadon- swordfish
les sardines- sardines
les crevettes- shrimp
le homard- lobster
les moules- mussels
les huîtres- oysters
les coquilles Saint- Jacques- scallops

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Fruit and vegetables in French: Learn French with me!

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les fruits- fruits
la banane- banana
la pomme- apple
la poire- pear
la pêche- peach
l'abricot- apricot
la cerise- cherry
le raisin- grape
la prune- plum
la figue- fig
la framboise- raspberry
la fraise- strawberry
l'ananas- pineapple
l'orange- orange
la melon- canteloupe
la pastèque- watermelon

les légumes- vegetables
les pommes de terre- potatoes
les carottes- carrots
les haricots verts- green beans
les petits pois- peas
les épinards- spinach
les asperges- asparagus
le chou- cabbage
les choux de Bruxelles- brussels sprouts
le chou-fleur- cauliflower
les panais- parsnips
les poireaux- leeks
les champignons- mushrooms
les oignons- onions
les oignons de printemps- spring onions

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Numbers in Polish: Learn Polish with me!

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zero (ze-ro)- 0
jeden (yeden)- 1
dwa (dva)- 2
trzy (t-shih)- 3
cztery (chte-rih)- 4
pięć (pyen ch)- 5
sześć (shesh ch)- 6
siedem (sh'ye-dem)- 7
osiem (o-sh'yem)- 8
dziewięć (dj'ye vyen ch)- 9
dziesięć (dj'ye sh'yen' ch)- 10
jedenaście (ye de nash ch ye)- 11
dwanaście (dva nash ch ye)- 12
trzynaście  (t shih nash ch ye)- 13
czternaście (chter nash ch ye)- 14
piętnaście (pyet nash ch ye)- 15
szesnaście (shes nash ch ye)- 16
siedemnaście (sh ye dem nash ch ye)- 17
osiemnaście (o sh'yem nash ch ye)- 18
dziewiętnaście (dj'ye vyet nash ch ye)- 19
dwadzieścia (dva dj yesh ch ya)- 20
dwadzieścia jeden- 21
trzydzieści (t shih dj yesh ch ee)- 30
czterdzieści (chter dj yesh ch ee)- 40
pięćdziesiąt (pyen dj ye sh'ont)- 50
sześćdziesiąt (shez dj ye sh'ont)- 60
siedemdziesiąt (sh'ye dem dj'ye sh'ont)- 70
osiemdziesiąt (o sh'yem dj'ye sh'ont)- 80
dziewięćdziesiąt (dj'ye vyen dj'ye sh'ont)- 90
sto (sto)- 100
dwieście (dvyesh ch ye)- 200
tryzsta (t shih sta)- 300
czterysta (chte rih sta)- 400
pięćset (pyen ch set)- 500
sześćset (shesh ch-set shey-set)- 600
siedemset (sh'ye dem-set)- 700
osiemset (o sh'yem set)- 800
dziewięćset (dj'ye vyen ch set)- 900
tysiąc (tih sh'yonts)- 1000

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Animals in French: Learn French with me!

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animaux- animals
un animal- an animal

un chat- a cat
un chien- a dog
un lapin- a rabbit
un rat- a rat
une souris- a mouse
un hérisson- a hedgehog
un oiseau- a bird
un pigeon- a pigeon
un canari- a canary
un hibou- an owl
un perroquet- a parrot
un poisson- a fish
une vache- a cow
un cheval- a horse
un canard- a duck
un cochon- a pig
un poulet- a chicken
un coq- a rooster
une poule- a hen
une chèvre- a goat
un mouton- a sheep
un âne- a donkey
un renard- a fox
un loup- a wolf
un pingouin- a penguin
un écureuil- a squirrel
un dauphin- a dolphin
une baleine- a whale

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Polish greetings: Learn Polish with me!

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Saying hello
cześć- hi/ hello (informal)
dzień dobry- hello/good day/ good morning/ good afternoon (formal)
dobry wieczór- good evening

Saying goodbye
cześć- bye (informal)
do widzenia- goodbye (formal)
dobranoc- goodnight
pa, pa- bye bye (informal)
do jutra- see you tomorrow (informal)
do zobaczenia- see you later (formal/ informal)
trzymaj się- take care (informal)

Notes- don't ask how are you when greeting someone in Polish (unless they are friends or family and you haven't seen them in a while)

In informal situations, if you haven't seen someone in a long time you can ask:
co słychać?- how are things?
co nowego?- what's new?
co u ciebie?- what's new with you?

If you are asked co słychać?, you can reply with:
dziękuję, wszystko dobrze- fine, thank you 
or
dziękuję, wszystko w porzadku- everything is fine, thank you
nic nowego- nothing new
po staremu- much the same
a co u ciebie?- and how are you?

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Animals in Polish

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zwierzę- animal
pies- dog
kot- cat
mysz- mouse
ptak- bird
gołąb- pigeon
koń- horse
słoń- elephant
ryba- fish
lis- fox
kura- chicken
indyk- turkey
pingwin- penguin
wilk- wolf
koza- goat
owca- sheep
jagnię- lamb
krowa- cow
świnia- pig
lew- lion
wąż- snake
małpa- monkey
żyrafa- giraffe
krab- crab
homar- lobster
kaczka- duck
delfin- dolphin
wieloryb- whale
żaba- frog

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Getting Through The Tough Times With Your Mental Health Intact

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There are many kinds of tough times that we are all going to go through in our lives, and it is great if we can be as well prepared for them as possible. The truth is that these rites of passage very often sideblind you out of nowhere, which can be quite a worrying situation to find yourself in much of the time. It is then prudent to try and get through those difficult times with your mental health intact, in whatever way you can manage to do that. In this post, we are going to take a look at some of the things you might want to consider when it comes to this.

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