👉 See also: À condition que (as long as) » Au cas où is a commonly used French expression meaning “just in case”. Students often mistakenly pronounce the S in cas (case). This is wrong as the S is silent. Hence, [ka]. Au cas où just in case
Machin is a slang French masculine noun meaning thing or thingamajig. Other meanings including “what’s-his/her-name” and old grouch. machin thing, thingamajig
Tenir means “to hold” or “to keep” in French — but it appears in far more expressions than learners expect. Learn how to use it naturally with pronunciation and examples.
👉 Check out my lesson covering the related word autrement (otherwise, differently) » Level B2 (Upper intermediate) This French word of the day is the conjunction sinon (B2), meaning including otherwise, if not, and or else. sinon – IPA pronunciation /si.nɔ̃/
Today’s lesson explains the difference between the expressions grâce à and à cause de. Both expressions can translate to “because of” or “due to”. Grâce à, à cause deBecause of (thanks to, due to)
