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# A Frequency Dictionary of French (Routledge Frequency Dictionaries)

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    5000 words are not enough, but it's a start.
  

*by W***N on Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2020*

I bought this book because although my grammar and knowledge of sentence structure are servicable, I still feel stymied by lack of sufficient vocabulary. I would have guessed that I know about 3000 words well enough to use them. I was surprized to find that it took me about ten minutes of looking through the least common words in this book to find one I didn't know well enough to use in most of its forms. Sadly though, I still can't read an article in Le Monde without a dictionary handy. I now know that my vocabulary is probably closer to 10,000 words. So I would guess that I will need to get to around 20,000 words before the dictionary gathers any dust.However, this book would have been very handy when I was first starting out. If you know the words in this book, you will have enough vocabulary be able to get away from using an English/French dictionary and move to a good French dictionary like my favorite "Le Robert Micro". This is a big milestone in learning French and this book can help you get there. Use it as a guide to which words to learn first. But don't just accept the definitions given. They are inadequate in most cases and almost useless in some cases. Look up each word in at least one good dictionary, preferably at least two. Also, be aware that the word frequency is mainly based on written French. For instance, "merde" and "ouais" are listed as the 2376th and 1928th most common words. However, if you eavesdrop on a conversation in a Paris cafe you will learn that many Frenchmen seem incapable of forming a sentence that does not contain one or both of them!

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    Excellent resource - but ready for the 2nd edition (w/improvements!)
  

*by O***Y on Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2018*

This is an incredible resource which I've used for several years in my teaching.  I completely agree with other commenters that frequency lists are far more helpful than textbooks in developing a useful vocabulary base in a language and provide greater opportunity for fluency and conversational ability.  Also as others have noted, there are some ways in which it could be better organized etc.  Some of those improvements are evident in the equivalent Spanish resource which I purchased this summer and I admit that I am eagerly awaiting what I hope is in the works, a second edition of this French first edition, that incorporates some  of those ideas.  I love the topical sections, such as the weather one, and was so excited I got out my Spanish one b/c I need to learn those - and found they had so many MORE Spanish words, including a break down of verbs, nouns, and adjectives.  The Spanish one also included words for hurricane etc, which may not be as common, but it's sometimes helpful to know and which have a place in such a list.  Great resource and PLEASE get us the 2nd edition asap!

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    Several experts recommend that beginners focus on learning the most common 1000 ...
  

*by T***H on Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2018*

Disappointing.Several experts recommend that beginners focus of learning the most common 1000 to 2000 words in the new language, noting that those words will suffice for many basic conversations.  Therefore a frequency dictionary is recommended. I wanted to focus on the most frequently used nouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions & verbs. It's nice that there are lists of words by parts of speech but I found a few confusing things. For example, in the list of nouns, the fourth most common noun is listed as pouvoir. For most beginners, we know pouvoir as the verb meaning "to be able". It can be a noun also (meaning "power")  but its not used commonly.. In the main list of word frequency pouvoir is listed as the 20th most common word and the example sentence presents  it as a verb only. Its the same situation with the word vouloir, the verb meaning "to want". It's on the list of nouns (13th on the list of nouns) and indeed it can be used as a noun, meaning "desire". However, in the main list of word frequency, it's #57, but it's presented only as a verb. It's the same with the word pendant. It's on the list of nouns but in the main list of word frequency, it's 89, but used as a preposition, which is probably its most common usage for a beginner. It's on the list of nouns because it can mean "a pendant" but that is a very uncommon use of that word. Another example is the word, penser, also on the list of nouns. Penser is the verb "to think". The noun form "a thought" is "pensée".I do understand the concept of the lemma but why, in a $35 paperback, are there not some clarifications regarding such situations.I did appreciate that there were lists divided by parts of speech but there were no markings along the page edges so it required lots of flipping through pages to get to the desired section.

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