Laura's French Language Blog

Le Centre Pompidou will soon be found not just in Paris, but also in Metz. Learn about the idea behind this project, the architects who designed it, and some of ... Read More

Possessive adjectives are the words used in place of articles to indicate to whom or to what something belongs: my, your, him, her, its, our, and their. The usage of ... Read More

French exclamative adverbs are placed in front of clauses to indicate shock, disbelief, awe, or some other strong emotion felt by the speaker. There are five French exclamative adverbs: comme, ... Read More

Pronominal verbs are conjugated with a reflexive pronoun in addition to the subject. This lesson explains the types, usage, and word orderof pronominal verbs (including the placement of the reflexive ... Read More

The publisher of the online French audio magazine La Guinguette has a new product to help you work on your French listening and writing skills at the same time. Dictation ... Read More

The French word si can be an adverb or a conjunction. Either way, si has several meanings and is used in numerous French constructions.

Since French adjectives usually have to agree with the nouns they modify in gender and number, most of them have up to four forms. But there are several French adjectives ... Read More

Conjugation refers to the five possible inflections of a verb. Once you've made a choice from each of these five, you have a conjugation or inflection. In addition, some factors ... Read More

Over the years, the English language has borrowed a great number of words and expressions from French. Some of this vocabulary has been so completely absorbed by English that speakers ... Read More

Narbonne is a little-known town with with a lot of history in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. Learn about the past and present of this beautiful town in this listening ... Read More

What's the difference between qui, que, and quoi? They all mean "what," so how do you know which one to use? This lesson has the answers about French interrogative pronouns.

If you want to live in France for an extended period of time, you need a visa de long séjour. I recently applied for one, and this article explains everything ... Read More

The verb sonner literally means "to ring" and is used in a number of idiomatic expressions which must be memorized. Learn how to talk about ringing bells, ringing ears, ringing ... Read More

Some days students just aren't in the mood to learn, which can make French classes frustrating for them as well as for the teacher. Playing games in French is one ... Read More

Even if you're just starting to learn French, you already know hundreds of French words. True cognates are words that are spelled (although not pronounced) identically in French and English ... Read More

Making sentences negative in French is a bit different than in English, due to the two-part negative adverb and the sometimes difficult issue of placement. Normally, ne... pas is the ... Read More