Today’s lesson examines the feminine noun la joie, which means “joy”. This lesson will leave you pondering an important question: How would you define la joie de vivre (the joy or love of life)?
David Issokson
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Ever struggle with the pronunciation of “rue” (street, road)? Today’s lesson shows exactly how to say this tricky word.
Today we’ll look at the very commonly used French expression: “Fais gaffe!”. Translations include “Be careful!” and “Watch out!”. A gaffe is a blunder or silly mistake. Fais gaffe ! Be careful / watch out!
Today we’ll look at the feminine noun la piscine, which means swimming pool. We’ll also cover two ways to say “to swim”: faire de la natation and nager. Let’s dive into the lesson!
Today’s lesson examines the masculine and feminine noun enfant, which means child and kid. Towards the bottom of the lesson we’ll also look at two slang terms for kids: gamin and gosse.


![La rue [ʀy] - French feminine noun: Street, road.](https://www.frenchlearner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/la-rue-200x200.jpg.webp)

![Piscine [pisin] French feminine noun: Swimming pool](https://www.frenchlearner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/piscine-200x200.jpg.webp)
![Enfant [ɑ̃fɑ̃] French masculine and feminine noun: Child, kid.](https://www.frenchlearner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/enfant-200x200.jpg.webp)