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Mot du Jour - Learn a French Word a Day Created: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013
A new French word posted every weekday, with pronunciation, examples of usage, and related words.
French English Bilingual Books Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013
I don't like to read translations, because I believe that something is lost when literature is translated out of its original language. However, bilingual books (sometimes called dual-language book...
Être Verbs - French Verb Conjugation Test Created: Saturday, July 14, 2007 Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Quiz on using avoir or être when conjugating the French compound tenses.
Learn French at About - French Lessons, Quizzes, and Articles Created: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Previous French lessons, quizzes, and articles, from Learn French at About
La Révolte des Accents - Champs-Élysées Audiomagazine Created: Saturday, January 05, 2008 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Study guide for the report in Champs-Élysées audiomagazine.
Answers to your French questions - Learn French at About Created: Thursday, July 27, 2006 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Get your French questions answered on the Learn French at About site.
120 dictées de français Created: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Work on your French listening and writing skills at the same time. Dictation is a technique used in many language classes, and now 120 dictées de français offers hours of practice for ind...
un mot-dièse (pluriel : des mots-dièse) Created: Monday, January 28, 2013 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
What does the French word mot-dièse mean? How is it pronounced and used?
Ascendo French English Dictionary - Android App Review Created: Thursday, January 10, 2013 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Ascendo's French English Dictionary + app for Android includes a variety of language tools to help you understand, pronounce, and practice French or English vocabulary and verbs. It's equally usefu...
Only / Not Only in French Created: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
There are two common French equivalents for the restrictive only in English: ne... que and seulement. These two terms mean essentially the same thing, but their negative forms are a bit more compli...
Drinks - Les Boissons Created: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Eat, drink, and be merry! If you want to purchase your favorite beverage at a restaurant, bar, or grocery store, you need to be able to say it in French. Here's a list of the most common drinks, wi...
French Christmas Terms Created: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Whether writing a letter to Santa or just celebrating Christmas, this French Christmas vocabulary will come in handy.
French Vowels - Voyelles françaises Created: Thursday, June 19, 2008 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
A vowel is a sound that is pronounced through the mouth (and, in the case of nasal vowels, the nose) with no obstruction of the lips, tongue, or throat. There are a few general guidelines to keep i...
Introduction to French Verbs Created: Monday, November 08, 2010 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Learn the basics of French verbs with this introductory lesson.
All about Jouer Created: Monday, September 24, 2007 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Jouer is a very common and useful regular -ER French verb. It means "to play" both transitively and intransitively, and it needs different prepositions depending on what exactly is being played.
Speak Québec! A guide to day-to-day Québec French Created: Monday, May 19, 2008 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Speak Québec! is a small book with huge amounts of information about French as it's spoken in Québec. Primarily a dictionary of Québec French to English, this pocket book is suppleme...
N'importe... - French Indefinite Expressions Created: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Learn about all of the French indefinite expressions like n'importe qui, n'importe quoi....
French Compound Nouns - Gender - Les noms composés et le genre Created: Monday, May 17, 2010 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
French compound nouns are made up of two or more words and are often connected by hyphens. Figuring out their gender can be a little tricky, but there are some guidelines that can help.
French Exclamative Adjectives - Adjectifs exclamatifs Created: Sunday, November 08, 2009 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
The French exclamative adjective, quel, is placed in front of a noun to express admiration, astonishment, indignation, or another strong sentiment about that noun.
Learn French at About - French Lessons, Quizzes, and Articles Created: Monday, January 08, 2007 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Previous French lessons, quizzes, and articles, from Learn French at About
Learn French at About - French Lessons, Quizzes, and Articles Created: Sunday, January 15, 2006 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Previous French lessons, quizzes, and articles, from Learn French at About
Le québécois en 10 leçons Created: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Le québécois en 10 leçons
French Subjunctive - Le Subjonctif Created: Thursday, December 08, 2005 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Test yourself on the ever tricky French subjunctive
French Word Order - Dual Verb Constructions Created: Thursday, August 25, 2005 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Learn all about French word order in a negative sentence with two verbs and one or more object pronouns.
French Verb Encyclopedia with Model Verbs Created: Thursday, June 15, 2006 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
The French Verb Encyclopedia - conjugations for and information about hundreds of French verbs.
French Dictionary - Mot du jour Archives Created: Friday, October 07, 2005 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
French dictionary of words previously featured in the Mot du Jour.
La gauche en France - Champs-Élysées Audiomagazine Created: Monday, May 13, 2013 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Transcript of the report in Champs-Élysées audiomagazine.
La gauche en France - Champs-Élysées Audiomagazine Created: Monday, May 13, 2013 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Test on the report in Champs-Élysées audiomagazine.
La gauche en France - Champs-Élysées Audiomagazine Created: Monday, May 13, 2013 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Listen to this report from Champs-Élysées audiomagazine to practice and test your French listening comprehension.
La gauche en France - Champs-Élysées Audiomagazine Created: Monday, May 13, 2013 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Study guide for the report in Champs-Élysées audiomagazine.
La gauche en France - Champs-Élysées Audiomagazine Created: Monday, May 13, 2013 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Transcript and translation of the report in Champs-Élysées audiomagazine.
Simone de Beauvoir - Champs-Élysées Audiomagazine Created: Monday, April 14, 2008 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Transcript and translation of the report in Champs-Élysées audiomagazine.