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Happy Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day, on 14 February, is the perfect time to remind your loved ones just how much you love them. French is the language of love, so this year, why not surprise your beloved by learning how to say "I love you" in French?

Célébrons l'amour !

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French pronunciation: Affective accent

Tuesday February 9, 2010
English speakers can emphasize one word in a sentence just by pronouncing it with more stress or by saying it more loudly, but this is not the case in French. Instead, the affective accent can be used to emphasize what the speaker wants to say.
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Les vacances en France

Tuesday February 9, 2010

En France, l'année scolaire est entrecoupée de cinq périodes de vacances :

  1. Vacances de la Toussaint (deux semaines en octobre/novembre)
  2. Vacances de Noël (deux semaines en décembre/janvier)
  3. Vacances d'hiver (deux semaines en février/mars) Read more...


French and English: "French" Expressions

Monday February 8, 2010
There are dozens of expressions in English which contain the word "French," like French cleaners, French drain, and French leave, but are these things actually French? Take a look at this list with the French equivalents and the literal translations - you might be surprised.
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Mot du jour: information

Monday February 8, 2010
Learn a new French word every weekday!
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