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French Language August 2013 Archive

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Mot du jour: flemme

Friday August 30, 2013
Learn a French word a day! Today's word is flemme. More vocabulary Essential French Most common French words Most common French phrases More Daily French Twitter  Facebook  Google+  Newsletter  RSS

French expression: De rien

Friday August 30, 2013
Don't thank me until you've read this lesson on the French expression de rien. More: French expressions | Common French phrases Subscribe to this French blog: RSS | Twitter ... Read More

French verb of the week: aller

Thursday August 29, 2013
Learn simple verb conjugations, see similarly conjugated verbs, and learn more with links to related lessons for the French verb aller. French verb conjugatorSubscribe to this French blog: RSS | ... Read More

French vocabulary: School

Thursday August 29, 2013
Learn French vocabulary related to school, including different types of schools and school supplies. More: French vocabulary

Mot du jour: tonton

Thursday August 29, 2013
Learn a new French word today: tonton. More vocabulary Essential French Most common French words Most common French phrases More Daily French | How to speak French Twitter  Facebook  Google+  Newsletter  RSS

French quiz: Accent homographs

Wednesday August 28, 2013
Unless you think un auteur illustré is just as important as un auteur illustre, accents matter when writing in French. Test yourself on word pairs spelled identically other than accent ... Read More

Like French: Expressions with comme

Wednesday August 28, 2013
The French word comme literally means "like" or "as" and is also used in many idiomatic expressions. Learn how to say soaking wet, knee-high to a grasshopper, everyday, and more ... Read More

Mot du jour: lambda

Wednesday August 28, 2013
Increase your French vocabulary, one day at a time. Le mot d'aujourd'hui est lambda. Tips: Improve your French vocabulary More: Daily French Mises à jour Mot du jour @ Twitter Learn French on Facebook French ... Read More

Pour les profs : First day teaching tips

Tuesday August 27, 2013
What should you do on the first day of French class? Students may be new to language learning or coming back from vacation, so is it better to have some ... Read More

Mot du jour: tranquille

Tuesday August 27, 2013
Learn a new French word today: tranquille. More: French vocabulary | Daily French | How to speak French  Free French Help If you have questions about French or just want to ... Read More

French expression: Ça va ? Ça va

Monday August 26, 2013
The French expression ça va is one of the most common in the entire language. It can be both question and answer, but it is informal, so you should try ... Read More

Mot du jour: planter

Monday August 26, 2013
Increase your French vocabulary, one day at a time. Le mot d'aujourd'hui est planter. Tips: Improve your French vocabulary More: Daily French Mises à jour Mot du jour @ Twitter Learn French on Facebook French ... Read More

Get your fix: Daily French

Sunday August 25, 2013
One surefire way to improve your French is to work on it as often as possible. This site offers various daily French features as well as tips on incorporating French ... Read More

Mot du jour: tas

Friday August 23, 2013
Learn a new French word every weekday! Today's word is tas. More vocabulary Essential French Most common French words Most common French phrases More Daily French Twitter  Facebook  Google+  Newsletter  RSS

French expression: Je ne sais quoi

Friday August 23, 2013
The French expression je ne sais quoi has a certain something - click to learn all about it. More: French expressions | Common French phrases Subscribe to this French ... Read More

French vocabulary: Media and communciation

Thursday August 22, 2013
Learn French vocabulary related to media and communication, including television, radio, internet, and snail mail. More: French vocabulary | French news

French verb of the week: épeler

Thursday August 22, 2013
Simple verb conjugations, similarly conjugated verbs, and links to related lessons for the French verb épeler. French verb conjugator Subscribe to this French blog: RSS | Twitter | Facebook

Mot du jour: téméraire

Thursday August 22, 2013
Learn a new French word every weekday! Today's word is téméraire. More vocabulary Essential French Most common French words Most common French phrases More Daily French Twitter  Facebook  Google+  Newsletter  RSS

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. ... Read More

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 ... Read More

Mot du jour: ronchon

Wednesday August 21, 2013
Learn a new French word every weekday! Today's word is ronchon. More vocabulary Essential French Most common French words Most common French phrases More Daily French Twitter  Facebook  Google+  Newsletter  RSS

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 ... Read More

Mot du jour: télécharger

Tuesday August 20, 2013
Learn a new French word today: télécharger. More: French vocabulary | Daily French | How to speak French  Free French Help Questions about French? Looking to practice? Please join us in the ... Read More

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. More: French expressions

Mot du jour: larguer

Monday August 19, 2013
Learn a new French word today: larguer More vocabulary Essential French Most common French words Most common French phrases More Daily French | How to speak French Twitter  Facebook  Google+  Newsletter  RSS

Mot du jour: souci

Friday August 16, 2013
Learn a French word a day: souci. More vocabulary Essential French Most common French words Most common French phrases More Daily French Twitter  Facebook  Google+  Newsletter  RSS

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. More: French expressions

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 ... Read More

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! French verb conjugator Subscribe to this French blog: RSS ... Read More

Mot du jour: villégiature

Thursday August 15, 2013
Learn a French word a day: villégiature. More vocabulary Essential French Most common French words Most common French phrases More Daily French Twitter  Facebook  Google+  Newsletter  RSS

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 ... Read More

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. ... Read More

Mot du jour: taule

Wednesday August 14, 2013
Learn a French word today: taule. More vocabulary Essential French Most common French words Most common French phrases More Daily French Twitter  Facebook  Google+  Newsletter  RSS

French vocabulary: Home

Tuesday August 13, 2013
Learn some French vocabulary related to the home. More: French vocabulary

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. More: French expressions

Mot du jour: saccadé

Monday August 12, 2013
Take a few minutes today to learn the French word saccadé. More vocabulary Essential French Most common French words Most common French phrases More Daily French Twitter  Facebook  Google+  Newsletter  RSS

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. More: French expressions

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." ... Read More

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 Subscribe to this French blog: RSS feed | Learn French @ ... Read More

French quiz: Calendar vocabulary

Wednesday August 7, 2013
Do you know the days of the week, months of the year, and seasons in French? Test yourself with this little quiz, or take a look at the lesson to ... Read More

French learning: Independent study

Wednesday August 7, 2013
Learning French on your own? The Learn French at About site has all kinds of tools and resources for independent learners. More: French lessons

French grammar: Conjunctive phrases

Tuesday August 6, 2013
A conjunctive phrase is a group of two or more words that functions as a conjunction, such as afin que and parce que. French conjunctive phrases usually end in que ... Read More

French expression: Il pleut des cordes

Monday August 5, 2013
Don't know the idiomatic French expression il pleut des cordes? I'll throw you a rope - click to read my lesson. More: French expressions

Of a French preposition: De

Saturday August 3, 2013
De is a very important and versatile preposition with many different meanings in French. Learn about the preposition de: its uses, how to decide between de and à, and whether ... Read More

French expression: Plus ça change...

Friday August 2, 2013
Another French expression, same simple click needed to learn all about it. Plus ça change.... More: French expressions

French geography: Canadian provinces

Thursday August 1, 2013
Once you know how to say each of the 13 Canadian provinces and territories in French, see how well you do on the gender quiz. More: French geography

French verb of the week: créer

Thursday August 1, 2013
Learn simple verb conjugations, see similarly conjugated verbs, and learn more with links to related lessons for the French verb créer. French verb conjugator Subscribe to this French blog: RSS ... Read More

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