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Mot du jour: téméraire

Thursday August 22, 2013
Learn a new French word every weekday! Today's word is téméraire.

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French quiz: Demonstrative adjectives

Wednesday August 21, 2013
In this quiz, you can see how well you know those French demonstrative adjectives. Test yourself with this little quiz, or take a look at my lesson to review.
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Back to school: French class

Wednesday August 21, 2013
School is starting again - time to start dusting off your old French notes and figuring out whatever happened to that beat-up old dictionary. To help you get back into the French mood - pun intended - here are some pages of general information about French, lessons, online resources, and recommended tools and supplies. Whether you need to start thinking about a formal evaluation of your French level, figuring out what kind of job you can use your French in, or upgrading to a bigger dictionary, this page has everything students and teachers need to get back into French.
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Mot du jour: ronchon

Wednesday August 21, 2013
Learn a new French word every weekday! Today's word is ronchon.

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Essential French: Vouloir, Pouvoir, Devoir

Tuesday August 20, 2013
To want, to be able to, to have to. It is absolutely essential that you learn to understand and use these three irregular French verbs, as they are very common as well as useful. They are often learned together because of the similarities in the conjugations of vouloir and pouvoir nd the uses of pouvoir and devoir.
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Mot du jour: télécharger

Tuesday August 20, 2013
Learn a new French word today: télécharger.

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French expression: Ah bon ?

Monday August 19, 2013
Oh really, you don't know what the French expression ah bon means? Click to learn all about it.
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Mot du jour: larguer

Monday August 19, 2013
Learn a new French word today: larguer

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Mot du jour: souci

Friday August 16, 2013
Learn a French word a day: souci.

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French expression: Un coup d'œil

Friday August 16, 2013
It'll take more than a glance to learn everything there is to know about the French expression coup d'œil - click to read my lesson.
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French pronunciation: Silent letters

Thursday August 15, 2013
Part of the difficulty with French pronunciation is that French is not a phonetic language - it has letters that can be pronounced in different ways or sometimes not at all. This lesson will teach you all about silent letters.
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French verb of the week: risquer

Thursday August 15, 2013
Simple verb conjugations, similarly conjugated verbs, and links to related lessons for the French verb risquer. Attention: it's a faux ami!
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Mot du jour: villégiature

Thursday August 15, 2013
Learn a French word a day: villégiature.

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French quiz: Avoir or être?

Wednesday August 14, 2013
Most French verbs need avoir in the compound tenses, but some need être - do you know which ones? Test yourself on French helping verbs with this little quiz, or take a look at the lesson to review.
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French help: Top grammar glossary terms

Wednesday August 14, 2013
When you start learning a foreign language, you'll have a head start if you're already familiar with grammar terms related to things like parts of speech in your own language. If you don't know these terms, you'll have more trouble learning French, because grammar is a key component in language study. My French Grammar Glossary can help you understand dozens of grammatical terms, but to give you a head start, I've compiled this list of essential grammar terms with links to more info.
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Mot du jour: taule

Wednesday August 14, 2013
Learn a French word today: taule.

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French vocabulary: Home

Tuesday August 13, 2013
Learn some French vocabulary related to the home.
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Mot du jour: planer

Tuesday August 13, 2013
Increase your French vocabulary, one day at a time. Le mot d'aujourd'hui est planer.

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French expression: Tu connais la musique

Monday August 12, 2013
You know the routine - just click to learn about the idiomatic French expression connaître la musique.
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Mot du jour: souder

Monday August 12, 2013
Take a few minutes today to learn the French word souder.

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Mot du jour: déchirant

Friday August 9, 2013
Increase your French vocabulary, one day at a time. Le mot d'aujourd'hui est déchirant.

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French expression: Et patati et patata

Friday August 9, 2013
It's time to learn yet another French useful expression—yada, yada, yada. Just click to read about et patati et patata.
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French mistake: Ce hôpital

Thursday August 8, 2013
Even though hôpital is masculine, ce is not the correct demonstrative adjective to use with it. Check out this page to find out the right way to say "this hospital."
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French verb of the week: gâter

Thursday August 8, 2013
Simple verb conjugations, similarly conjugated verbs, and links to related lessons for the French verb gâter.
French verb conjugator

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Mot du jour: luné

Thursday August 8, 2013
Learn a French word a day! Today's word is luné.
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