Level A2 (upper beginner) Today’s French word of the day is: métier (A2 upper beginner), meaning occupation, job and profession. métier – IPA pronunciation [me.tje]
Interrogation (A2 feminine noun) is an interesting faux ami (false cognate) as it means both quiz/exam as well as interrogation in French. Keep reading for three useful example sentences with audio pronunciation. l’interrogation IPA pronunciation: [ɛ̃.teʀ.ɔ.ga.sjɔ̃]quiz, test, interrogation
Level A2 (upper beginner) This Word of the Day lesson explains how to use the A2 level (upper beginner) verb avouer, meaning ‘to admit’ and ‘to confess’. Avouer comes from the Latin verb advocare (to call to one’s aid, to summon). avouer – IPA pronunciation [a.v.we]
Today’s lesson covers the A1 beginner level word pourquoi, meaning “why”. Pourquoi combines the two words pour (for) and quoi (what). This lesson provides pronunciation, audio and examples. pourquoi – [puʀ.kwa]
This lesson explains how to pronounce and use sœur, meaning sister. Many students have a hard time with the pronunciation of the œ letter, which is called l’e dans l’o (the e in the o). The pronunciation of sœur is: [sœʀ].
This lesson focuses on the feminine noun les chaussures, meaning “shoes”. Many people have a very hard time with the pronunciation of this word. It sounds like “show-sure”. Chaussure comes from chaucëure in Old French and calceus (shoe) in Latin. les chaussures shoes Pronunciation [ʃosyʀ]
