new lessons and update

[The Angler]

Hey everyone,

I spent some time this last week trying to make the Cajun 101 lesson a
little easier to navigate online. Check out Unité 1 and let me know
if that's an improvement.

Unité 1 -> http://angler.donavanhall.net/cajun101/01/?n=0

Also, to make things simpler, if you only want to check one page to
find out what's new, the page

http://angler.donavanhall.net/cajun101/lesson.php

will give you the latest and some links to other Cajun French language
resources.

I had a small scare this week. I checked Jim Léger Cajun French
Language Tutorials site in the middle the week and got an error
message. Seems the site was only down temporarily and it's now back
up. Jim's lessons for 2009 and 2010 are at

http://cajunlanguage.net/

I also notice some new content on La français louisianais

http://sites.google.com/site/louisianafrench/

I was amused by the note about the faux French term "Geaux". I first
saw the term "Geaux" during the election on a campaign button.
Another friend of mine used it to cheer on the Saints. Someone asked
me about how to say "Go Saints!" in Cajun French. In the picture on
La français louisianais, the phrase is "Allez les Saints!" which is
technically correct. I wonder though if we Cajuns would be less
formal? Perhaps, "Va les Saints!"?? I don't know. That's the
problem with growing up an Anglophone, I don't have that instinct for
what's appropriate and natural.

If you haven't done so already, you should start using the BYKI lists
found here:

http://sites.google.com/site/louisianafrench/home/flash-cards-cartes-eclairs

My six year old son is working his way through these and enjoying them
a lot.

I've started to make some BYKI lists using the vocabulary from Rev
Daigle's Cajun Self-Taught. You can find all the Cajun BYKI lists at

http://www.byki.com/listcentral.html

by searching for the tag "cajun". BTW, my handle on BYKI is
"theangler" so if you sign up, don't forget to make me your friend.

That's all for now.

On va se revoir!
Donavan

[David Hubbell]

Donavan,

 

Found your site last week and was thrilled. I bought Fr. Daigle's book 2 years ago and was working on learning in the early part of 2009, but got side tracked. I have seen some of these sites before, but am excited to see them with a lot of interactive exercises. I am starting from ground zero other than the dozen or so phrase I remember from my Memere and Pepere growing up. My girls are 7 & 3 and I am interested in them learning the language and culture. I may not be able to contribute much, but will try to give feedback as a user.

 

Keep up the good work.

 

David

[Donavan Hall]

David,  Thanks for the note!  Seems like we have a lot in common.  I'm trying to teach my son, 6, Cajun French and I've been using Père Daigle's Cajun Self-Taught along with his Dictionary.  I'm trying to make the lessons friendly for a six year old.

Probably the best plan is to spend 10 to 15 minutes a day (at least) rather than a bigger chunk of time once a week.

Between Quizlet and BYKI there should be plenty of interactivity.  I'm really enjoying the BYKI program.  I'm slowly adding words and phrases from Cajun Self-Taught, so keep an eye out on the "What's New" page.

All the lessons and text are "open source" so feel free to copy, use, distribute, give away, any of the material you want.

Welcome aboard!

Salut!
Donavan
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Donavan Hall
angler.donavanhall.net

2010/2/22 David Hubbell <rpca...@gmail.com>

[Patassa]

Bonjour, Donavan!

Your question about va vs. allez is interesting. While the "vous"
form is typically reserved to show respect for an elderly person,
you'll often hear a simple 3rd p. sing. verb used with it in the
indicative mood:

Vous va à la messe?
Vous est malade?

The plural "you" is "vous-autres," and that, too is usually conjugated
with what we sometimes call the "default" form, i.e. 3rd p. singular.

However, in the imperative mood, i.e. command sentences, where there
is no explicitly stated subject, the verb endings have been preserved:

Va là-bas! (Go over there!) when speaking to one person
Allez là-bas! when speaking to more than one person or to an elderly
person or in a very formal (rare) situation.

The on line course "Allons!" linked on the www.cajunfrench.org site
gives some pretty detailed explanation of the subject pronouns and
basic verb system. It's still got some rough spots, but I think your
son might enjoy some of the activities on that site, too.

Bon courage!

Amanda

[Donavan Hall]

George, Merci pour les bon mots. On commence avec les leçons en
français quand mon fils a six ans. Mais asteur il a neuf ans et il
veut à reprondre en français plus. Salut!
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Donavan Hall
donavanhall.net


2012/8/1 george hand <big...@cox.net>:
> Don,
> merci bien pour tes efforts a aider tout nous-autres avec le Fancais Cajun.
> Moi aussi apres apprendre mon tit fis de six ans le Cajun. Ca va tres
> doucement et il append un tas, mais il jamais (ou presque jamais) repond on
> Cajun, plutot un Englais. De tout forme je vai continuer essayer de le
> apprendre! Bonne chance a toi et moi je te remercie plus une fois.
> George

[David n Dianne]

George,

 

I don't know how I got this email, but I am glad I did. I have been trying to learn Louisiana french for a long time. I go to a class in Galvez, La. but it is on Saturdays and I have a hard time making them.  I seem to do better with a class because you can hear people talk it. Where is everybody located. I would like to help get a class started during the week in the Baton Rouge area.

 

David LeMieux

----- Original Message -----

From: george hand

To: caju...@googlegroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2012 7:58 AM

Subject: [cajun-101:27] Re: new lessons and update

Don,

merci bien pour tes efforts a aider tout nous-autres avec le Fancais Cajun.  Moi aussi apres apprendre mon tit fis de six ans le Cajun.  Ca va tres doucement et il append un tas, mais il jamais (ou presque jamais) repond on Cajun, plutot un Englais.  De tout forme je vai continuer essayer de le apprendre!  Bonne chance a toi et moi je te remercie plus une fois.

George

On Friday, February 19, 2010 6:52:30 AM UTC-8, The Angler wrote:

[Donavan Hall]

David, That's an excellent idea to get a class going. I imagine most
folks on this mailing list are in and around Louisiana. I started it
a few years back as a way to organize the Louisiana French lessons I
was collecting to use at home with my son. We left Baton Rouge
fifteen years ago, but still have family there and visit often. Right
now we're living in elective exile on Long Island. Lâche pas la
patate!
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Donavan Hall
donavanhall.net


2012/8/2 David n Dianne <dn...@cox.net>:

[John Jeansonne]

I am originally from Louisiana, but now live in Nashville, TN. I know some Cajun French, continuously study it, but could always use more practice. I'm willing to travel to Louisiana for classes. Ultimately, I would like to someday see a full Cajun course offered online or even a Cajun chat room online. I am very thankful for this group. It is very helpful. Thank you very much for it.

John Jeansonne

[Ashlee michot]

I don't know how I received this email, either, but thanks. My husband and I teach our young sons Louisiana French. I enjoy knowing that there are others like us. Thank you for the resource and the contact. Ashlee

Envoyé de mon iPad

On Aug 2, 2012, at 8:41 AM, Donavan Hall <donav...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Ruth Speight]

Very Nice!! Thank you!!

Sent from my iPhone

[Ashlee michot]

I am a French teacher who specialized in teaching Louisiana French language through music to high school age students. I am in the Opelousas area.

Envoyé de mon iPad

[Donavan Hall]

One of the reasons I created this mailing list was to encourage folks
to communicate in Louisiana French. So feel free to write in French
and we'll all get some good practice.

Also, if anyone uses Facebook, I started a group over there to make
daily communication in Louisiana French a little easier than this
old-style mailing list. The url for that is

https://www.facebook.com/groups/francaislouisiane/

if you're interested.

Cheers!
Donavan

[Donavan Hall]

Bienvenu Ashlee! On a besoin d'une enseignante pour nous aider.
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Donavan Hall
donavanhall.net


2012/8/2 Ashlee michot <ashlee...@gmail.com>:

[Ashlee Michot]

Je peux bein vous aider.

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