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    • French Subject Pronouns - Pronoms sujets Created: Friday, January 23, 2009 Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013
      The subject of a verb is the person or thing which performs that action. Subject pronouns replace this person or thing. When learning French, you must understand subject pronouns before you can beg...
    • Little Pim French Bop Created: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 Updated: Sunday, September 22, 2013
      Little Pim French Bop is a French audio CD with a selection of new and classic French songs for kids.
    • Une Semaine à Paris - bilingual audio book and travel guide to Paris Created: Monday, November 15, 2004 Updated: Sunday, September 22, 2013
      Une Semaine à Paris is a bilingual audio book and travel guide to Paris. Each chapter includes a French dialogue, English translation, and related travel tips, and the entire dialogue is prono...
    • French Verb Conjugator Created: Friday, May 19, 2006 Updated: Sunday, September 22, 2013
      Use this French verb conjugator to conjugate any French verb.
    • Le Petit Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Created: Monday, February 06, 2006 Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013
      Le Petit Prince is the wonderfully touching and creative story of a man who meets an extraordinary boy and relearns what it means to be a child. It is a French classic in children's literature, as ...
    • Mot du Jour - Learn a French Word a Day Created: Sunday, December 31, 2006 Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013
      A new intermediate to advanced French word posted every weekday, with pronunciation, examples of usage, and related words.
    • Mot du Jour - Learn a French Word a Day Created: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013
      A new French word posted every weekday, with pronunciation, examples of usage, and related words.
    • Learn French at About - French Lessons, Quizzes, and Articles Created: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013
      Previous French lessons, quizzes, and articles, from Learn French at About
    • Sitemap of Learn French at About Created: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013
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    • Sitemap of Learn French at About Created: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013
      The ultimate source of information about French: a regularly-updated, alphabetical listing of every feature on the Learn French at About site: lessons, articles, tests, sound files, links, and more.
    • Bouche bée Created: Friday, February 25, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013
      Don't just stand there gaping, click to learn the French expression "bouche bée."
    • Le fond de l'air est frais Created: Friday, March 01, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013
      If warmer temperatures make you think it's time for summer clothes, you might want to reconsider with the French expression le fond de l'air est frais.
    • En fait Created: Monday, June 21, 2010 Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013
      The French expression en fait is very useful - so useful, in fact, that I insist you read this lesson.
    • Au fait Created: Monday, June 21, 2010 Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013
      By the way, au fait is a really useful French expression.
    • À la bonne franquette Created: Monday, June 21, 2010 Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013
      This lesson on "à la bonne franquette" is as simple as the French expression.
    • Je n'y suis pour rien Created: Friday, September 26, 2008 Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013
      Other than writing this lesson, the idiomatic French expression "je n'y suis pour rien" has nothing to do with me.
    • Bon gré mal gré Created: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013
      Like it or not, you should know how to use the French expression bon gré mal gré.
    • De bon gré Created: Friday, May 10, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013
      I hope you're willing to read this lesson about the French expressions de bon gré and de plein gré.
    • French Expressions with Mal Created: Saturday, April 16, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013
      The French word mal literally means "badly" or "wrong" and is also used in many idiomatic expressions. Learn how to say headache, seasickness, work hard, and more with this list of expressions with...
    • French Expressions with Bon Created: Saturday, April 16, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013
      Learn some idiomatic expressions with the French word bon
    • le gré Created: Sunday, March 20, 2005 Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013
      What does the French word gré mean? How is it pronounced and used?
    • Tout - Tous - Toute - Toutes Created: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013
      Tout is one of the most common words in the French language, with four possible forms: tout, toute, tous, and toutes. It's also one of the most flexible French words, as it can be an adjective, adv...
    • French Acronyms and Abbreviations - Acronymes et sigles français Created: Friday, May 12, 2006 Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013
      Acronyms and abbreviations abound in French, especially in newspapers, on the news, and in political discussions. You might not be able to learn all of the French abbreviations and acronyms, but yo...
    • TTC Created: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013
      Learn what the French acronym TTC means, along with its friends HT and TVA.
    • How to Type French Accents Created: Thursday, January 29, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013
      You don't need software or a special keyboard to type French accents - everything you need to know is right here.
    • Parler le français comme une vache espagnole Created: Thursday, June 28, 2007 Updated: Monday, September 09, 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.
    • French Dictionaries Created: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 Updated: Friday, September 06, 2013
      Some tips for anyone planning to buy a French dictionary.
    • How to Use Bilingual Dictionaries Created: Monday, March 31, 2008 Updated: Friday, September 06, 2013
      Bilingual dictionaries are essential tools for second language learners, but using them correctly requires more than just looking up a word in one language and picking the first translation you see...
    • French Club Created: Thursday, February 19, 2004 Updated: Friday, September 06, 2013
      Are you thinking about creating your own French club? This isn't as daunting as it sounds - all you need to do is find a meeting place and some members, decide on meeting frequency, and plan a few ...
    • Y - French Pronoun Created: Thursday, February 19, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, September 04, 2013
      The French adverbial pronoun y refers to a previously mentioned or implied place or thing, and is always required in French, unlike its English equivalent "there" or "it."
    • Sitemap of Learn French at About Created: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 Updated: Monday, September 02, 2013
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    • Sitemap of Learn French at About Created: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 Updated: Monday, September 02, 2013
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