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French Language August 2013 Archive

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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

Mot du jour: planer

Tuesday August 13, 2013
Increase your French vocabulary, one day at a time. Le mot d'aujourd'hui est planer. Tips: Improve your French vocabulary More: Daily French Mises à jour Learn French @Twitter Learn French on Facebook French ... Read More

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: souder

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

Mot du jour: déchirant

Friday August 9, 2013
Increase your French vocabulary, one day at a time. Le mot d'aujourd'hui est déchirant. Tips: Improve your French vocabulary More: Daily French Mises à jour Learn French @Twitter Learn French on Facebook French ... Read More

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

Mot du jour: luné

Thursday August 8, 2013
Learn a French word a day! Today's word is luné. More: French vocabulary | Daily French | How to speak French  Free French Help Questions about French? Looking to practice? Please join ... 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

Mot du jour: sabot

Wednesday August 7, 2013
Learn a French word a day! Le mot d'aujourd'hui est sabot. More vocabulary Essential French Most common French words Most common French phrases More Daily French Twitter  Facebook  Google+  Newsletter  RSS

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

Mot du jour: usine

Tuesday August 6, 2013
Learn a French word a day! Today's word is usine. More vocabulary Essential French Most common French words Most common French phrases More Daily French Twitter  Facebook  Google+  Newsletter  RSS

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

Mot du jour: trébucher

Monday August 5, 2013
Learn a new French word today: trébucher. More vocabulary Essential French Most common French words Most common French phrases More Daily French | How to speak French Twitter  Facebook  Google+  Newsletter  RSS

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

Mot du jour: bled

Friday August 2, 2013
Increase your French vocabulary, one day at a time. Le mot d'aujourd'hui est bled. Tips: Improve your French vocabulary More: Daily French Mises à jour Mot du jour @ Twitter Learn French on Facebook French ... 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

Mot du jour: fredaine

Thursday August 1, 2013
Learn a new French word today: fredaine. More: French vocabulary | Daily French | How to speak French  Free French Help If you have questions about French or just want to ... Read More

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