Updated January 22, 2026 — Lesson written by French teacher David Issokson for students who want to learn French online, with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier, a voice artist from France. B1 (Intermediate) The French Word of the Day is avoir failli, which means “to almost.” After a very quick grammatical explanation and a …
Today we’ll explore the highly versatile verb sentir, which means to feel and to smell. We’ll also look at the verb in the reflexive form, se sentir as well as ressentir. Sentir to feel, to smell
Today we’ll learn three ways to say “drunk” in French. Bourré is a commonly used slang adjective. Both saoûl(e) and ivre are slighly more formal and also mean drunk. Bourré drunk
See also: 👉 Faire conjugation chart »👉 Faire usage examples »👉 Faire expressions » Faire la tête (literally: To make the head) is a fun French expression meaning to sulk, to be in a huff and to be in a mood. A loose English translation could also be to be is a “pissy” mood. Faire …
👉 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
