Laura's French Language Blog May 2008 Archive

What does the idiomatic French expression quand même mean? Learn all about it here, and then share your thoughts. More: French expressions

Bonjour mes lecteurs fidèles lecteurs et lectrices. J'ai appris deux nouveaux mots cette semaine : graminée et acarien. (Une graminée est une espèce d'herbe et un acarien est un parasite.) Pourquoi ? ... Read More

The French causative construction faire + infinitive is used to describe when someone/something has something done, causes something to happen, or makes someone do something. More about faire:   - Introduction   - Conjugations   - Expressions

Learn simple verb conjugations, see similarly conjugated verbs (if any), and learn more with links to related lessons for this common French verb. French verb conjugatorMot du jour: flemmeLearn a new ... Read More

Do you know how to introduce yourself and others in French? Test yourself with this quiz, or take a look at the lesson to review. More French TestsMot du jour: éclipserLearn ... Read More

What's the matter with saying il y sera to mean "there will be"? Click the link above to find out why it's wrong, and how to say it correctly. French ... Read More

Salut les Francophiles. Récemment, nous avons visité Toulouse, où nous avions habité pendant trois mois il y a deux ans. C'est une belle ville avec quatre universités et donc une ... Read More

The French verb tenir has several meanings on its own, and is also used in a number of idiomatic expressions which must be memorized. Learn how to be anxious, to ... Read More

Are you familiar with this common French gesture? Visit this page to learn what it means as well as how and when to use it. More French Gestures Mot du jour: en ... Read More

The French verb comprendre normally means "to understand," but also has a few other meanings, and is used in some expressions. Learn how to make yourself understood, catch on quickly, ... Read More

Bonjour mes amis. C'est intéressant d'entendre les stéréotypes que des Français ont envers les Américains. Une dame dans notre atelier de céramiques est étonnée que nous mangions le beurre, buvions ... Read More

If you want to make your French sound more, well, French, one place to start is with your vocabulary. In French classes, you tend to learn the most common, basic ... Read More

What's the matter with saying écouter à la radio? Click the link above to find out why it's wrong, and how to say it correctly. French mistakes will always be ... Read More

Salut tout le monde ! Je ne sais pas si vous aimez les outils de français autant que moi, mais je dois vous parler du nouveau Bon Usage. Je viens ... Read More

The French verb prendre normally means "to take," but has several additional meanings, and is also used in a number of idiomatic expressions which must be memorized. Learn how to ... Read More

What does the idiomatic French expression pédaler dans la choucroute mean? Learn all about it here, and then share your thoughts. More: French expressions

Bonjour les abonnés. Après plus de deux mois en France, je continue à chercher des moyens à utiliser mon français, et j'ai l'impression de pédaler dans la choucroute. L'atelier de ... Read More

When speaking French, it is important to use the correct sequence of tenses. In complex sentences, there is a relationship between the verb in the main clause and the verb ... Read More

Whether you love attending film festivals, watching movies, or just reading reviews, you'll want to learn some French vocabulary related to movies. More: Specialized French vocabulary

Salut mes amis. La saison vacancière commence - il y a de plus en plus de voitures, et les plages sont très peuplées. Nous trouvons aussi beaucoup de choses à ... Read More

There are over a hundred listening exercises on this site, ranging from simple dialogues to in-depth listening comprehension exercises. The most visited listening pages tend to be those that offer ... Read More

Why is it sometimes incorrect to say pour un an to mean "for a year"? Click the link above to find out when and why it's wrong, and how to ... Read More

Bonjour les Francophiles. J'ai enfin vu Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis, le film qui fait un tabac en France et ailleurs, et je l'ai adoré. C'était très marrant et intelligent à ... Read More

The French word fois is feminine and is equivalent to one meaning of time. It's also used in a number of idiomatic expressions. Learn how to say once upon a ... Read More

Salut tout le monde. En France, tout ce dont on parle actuellement, c'est du mai 1968 et des manifestations des étudiants qui ont changé la France pour toujours. Je dois ... Read More

When traveling (or doing anything else, for that matter), you need access to money, which means you need to know how to talk about it in the local language. Here's ... Read More

What does the idiomatic French expression passer du coq à l'âne mean? Learn all about it here, and then share your thoughts. More: French expressions

Bonjour mes amis. Si vous aimez lire les magazines français, vous allez être très content. Je viens de découvrir un kiosque numérique avec 400 magazines sur tous les sujets : actualité, ... Read More

Aimer is one of the most common French verbs. It is a regular -ER verb, requires avoir in the compound tenses, and can mean "to like" or "to love." There ... Read More