French quiz: Habiter v Vivre
Wednesday September 25, 2013
Do you know the difference between the French verbs habiter and vivre? Test yourself with this little quiz, or take a look at the lesson to review. More: French tests
French class game: Jeopardy
Wednesday September 25, 2013
Sometimes a little fun is just what students need to be reinspired, and games can be an excellent way to learn, practice, and review French in interesting and creative ways. ... Read More
Mot du jour: fossé
Wednesday September 25, 2013
Learn a French word a day! Today's word is fossé.
More vocabulary
Essential French
Most common French words
Most common French phrases
More Daily French
Twitter
Facebook
Google+
Newsletter
RSS
French grammar: On - indefinite subject pronoun
Tuesday September 24, 2013
On is the French indefinite subject pronoun, used mainly in informal French. It literally means "one," as in "One would think...." But it is usually used as an informal replacement ... Read More
Mot du jour: éprouver
Tuesday September 24, 2013
Learn a new French word today: éprouver.
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 expression: Mettre les pieds dans le plat
Monday September 23, 2013
You might mess up if you don't know how to use the idiomatic French expression mettre les pieds dans le plat, so click to learn all about it.
More: ... Read More
Mot du jour: tarabuster
Monday September 23, 2013
Increase your French vocabulary, one day at a time. Le mot d'aujourd'hui est tarabuster.
Tips: Improve your French vocabulary
More: Daily French
Mises à jour
Mot du jour @ Twitter
Learn French on Facebook
French ... Read More
Just for fun: Are you crazy... about French?
Saturday September 21, 2013
Do you love French and France, almost to (or perhaps well beyond) the point of fanaticism? These quizzes will tell you whether you qualify as a Francophile or a French ... Read More
Mot du jour: exprès
Friday September 20, 2013
Learn a new French word today: exprès.
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: Bon gré mal gré
Friday September 20, 2013
Like it or not, you should know how to use the French expression bon gré mal gré.
More: French expressions | Common French phrases
Subscribe to this French blog: ... Read More
Formal French: Relative adjectives
Thursday September 19, 2013
Lequel is usually a pronoun, but it can also be a relative adjective. Relative adjectives are placed in front of nouns to indicate a link between that noun and an ... Read More
French verb of the week: gérer
Thursday September 19, 2013
Simple verb conjugations, similarly conjugated verbs, and links to related lessons for the French verb gérer.
French verb conjugator
Mot du jour: soutien
Thursday September 19, 2013
Increase your French vocabulary, one day at a time. Le mot d'aujourd'hui est soutien.
Tips: Improve your French vocabulary
More: Daily French
Mises à jour
Mot du jour @ Twitter
Learn French on Facebook
French ... Read More
French quiz: Confusing pairs
Wednesday September 18, 2013
How well do you understand the difference between confusing French pairs like bon/bien, enseigner/instruire, and avoir/être in the passé composé? This automatic-scoring confusing pairs quiz will ask up to 100 ... Read More
Teaching tips: Classroom number practice
Wednesday September 18, 2013
Do you find teaching numbers boring, figuring that once you've taught your students to count in French, there's not much else you can do? If so, I have good news ... Read More
Mot du jour: tabouret
Wednesday September 18, 2013
Learn a new French word every weekday! Today's word is tabouret.
More vocabulary
Essential French
Most common French words
Most common French phrases
More Daily French
Twitter
Facebook
Google+
Newsletter
RSS
Bon appétit ! How to Read a French Menu
Tuesday September 17, 2013
Reading the menu in a French restaurant can be a little tricky, and not just due to language difficulties. There may be important differences between restaurants in France and in ... Read More
Mot du jour: éloigner
Tuesday September 17, 2013
Learn a new French word every weekday! Today's word is éloigner.
More vocabulary
Essential French
Most common French words
Most common French phrases
More Daily French
Twitter
Facebook
Google+
Newsletter
RSS
French expression: J'en ai ras le bol
Monday September 16, 2013
Fed up with not understanding the idiomatic French expression j'en ai ras le bol? Learn all about it here.
More: French expressions
Mot du jour: renouer
Monday September 16, 2013
Learn a new French word every weekday! Today's word is renouer.
More vocabulary
Essential French
Most common French words
Most common French phrases
More Daily French
Twitter
Facebook
Google+
Newsletter
RSS
Listen to French: Audio magazines
Sunday September 15, 2013
French audio magazines are excellent learning tools, providing authentic French listening practice on a variety of topics - read my reviews. More: French listening tips and tools
Shopping tips: Before you buy a French dictionary
Saturday September 14, 2013
Like all reference materials, dictionaries can be pretty expensive. However, with any luck they'll last you for a few years, so it's in your best interest to invest in something ... Read More
Mot du jour: chômage
Friday September 13, 2013
Learn a new French word today: chômage.
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 mistake: Je vais.
Thursday September 12, 2013
I'm going. While this is a complete sentence in English, Je vais. is not in French. Learn how to correct this common French mistake.
More: French mistakes
French verb of the week: soigner
Thursday September 12, 2013
Learn simple verb conjugations, see similarly conjugated verbs, and learn more with links to related lessons for the French verb soigner. French verb conjugator
Mot du jour: rigueur
Thursday September 12, 2013
Learn a new French word today: rigueur
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: Adjective position
Wednesday September 11, 2013
Most French adjectives follow the noun, but some of them have to precede it - do you know which ones? Test yourself on the position of French adjectives with this ... Read More
Teaching tips: French only in the classroom
Wednesday September 11, 2013
In French classes, teachers usually want to encourage students to speak only in French, but this can be difficult to enforce, especially when you have a large class and students ... Read More
Mot du jour: souffrance
Wednesday September 11, 2013
Learn a French word a day: souffrance.
More vocabulary
Essential French
Most common French words
Most common French phrases
More Daily French
Twitter
Facebook
Google+
Newsletter
RSS
Essential French: All about savoir
Tuesday September 10, 2013
Savoir is one of the most common French verbs. It is irregular in conjugation and literally means "to know." Savoir has different meanings in certain tenses as well as some ... Read More
French expression: Parler le français comme une vache espagnole
Monday September 9, 2013
What do Spanish cows have to do with speaking French? My lesson on the colorful idiomatic French expression parler le français
comme une vache espagnole has the answer.
More: French expressions
French tip: How to type accents
Sunday September 8, 2013
You don't need to buy a French keyboard or any software to type French accents. There are several different ways to type them in Windows, Apple, Linux, and Android, and ... Read More
Pourquoi ? Why learn French
Saturday September 7, 2013
French expression: Pas de problème
Friday September 6, 2013
Don't know how to use this French expression? Pas de problème ! Just click to learn all about it.
More: French expressions | Common French phrases
Subscribe to this French ... Read More
French grammar: Preposition en
Thursday September 5, 2013
The French preposition en is nearly always used directly in front of a noun, with no article.
More: French prepositions
French verb of the week: apprendre
Thursday September 5, 2013
Learn simple verb conjugations, see similarly conjugated verbs, and learn more with links to related lessons for the French verb apprendre. Cool tool: French verb conjugator
French quiz: De vs Du, De la, Des
Wednesday September 4, 2013
Do you know when you have to use du, de la, or des, and when you can get away with just de? Test yourself on French articles and prepositions with ... Read More
En français, s'il vous plaît ! French class phrases
Wednesday September 4, 2013
To help students use as much French as possible in the classroom, here is a list of essential words and phrases related to comprehension and typical classroom requests, with sound ... Read More
Real French: Informal questions
Tuesday September 3, 2013
French questions asked informally can sound a lot different from the "grammatically correct" questions that you learn to ask in French class. Read over this lesson to learn about how ... Read More
French expression: Oh là là
Monday September 2, 2013
You don't know how to use the French expression oh là là? Oh dear! You'd better click to learn all about it here.
More: French expressions