Over the years, the adjective prochain (next) has caused a lot of difficulty among my students due to its placement. In a nutshell: la semaine prochaine (next week); la prochaine semaine (next week in a series of weeks). Keep reading and you’ll get it. prochain, prochaine next
See also:👉 Une fois que — once, as soon as »👉 À partir de — starting from, as of »👉 D’ici — by, from now until »👉 Aussitôt — immediately, right away » Level B2 (Upper Intermediate) The French word of the day is dès (B2), a French preposition with meanings including “from”, “starting from” …
This lesson focuses on the slang word ouf, which is verlan (Parisian slang) for “crazy” and is dervived from the formal French adjective fou (crazy). Verlan is a Parisian slang popular among young people where words are pronounced backwards. Hence fou -> ouf. Ouf crazy
See also:👉 Tu me manques — I miss you » Level: A2 (upper beginner) The French word of the day is manquer (A2), which means both to miss and to lack. In this lesson we cover four usages of the verb including the tricky ‘tu me manques‘ (I miss you). Manquer – IPA pronunciation /mɑ̃.ke/
A priori is a French expression which comes from Latin and means “at first glance”, “at first sight”, “in principle” and “should”.
