Level A1-A2 (Beginner) The French Word of the Day is août, the word for August in French. Today we’ll take a close look at how to pronounce it — and why it breaks the usual French reading rules. It’s trickier than it looks, but I’ll explain! This lesson includes: PodcastPronunciationExample sentencesRelated lessons Subscribe to our …
Today’s word of the day is ouest, which translates to “west” in French. This word made it onto my word-of-the-day list as I’ve found many students aren’t quite sure of the pronunciaiton. For this word, we must break the French reading rules. I’ll explain below. Ouest west
Level B1/B2 (Intermediate-Upper Intermediate) The French Word of the Day is foutre, one of the most widely used slang verbs in everyday French. It’s a stronger, often vulgar version of faire (to do/to make) or mettre (to put). This lesson offers a clear overview of its many common and colorful expressions. PodcastMeaningPronunciation & registerExample sentencesConjugationRelate …
Until when? That’s the question. Today we’ll have a look at the preposition jusqu’à (until) in French. I put this word on the lessons list as many students have stumbled on the pronunciation when reading the word aloud in sentences. Let’s jump right into the lesson! jusqu’à until Listen to lesson podcast:
In today’s lesson we will look at one of the most beautiful words in the French langauge: le printemps, which translates to “spring”, or “springtime”. Let’s jump right into the examples! le printemps spring
