👉 See also: French false cognates (faux amis) » Many times over the years students in my private lessons have expressed confusion over the verb demander, which means “to ask for” and “to ask to”. Specifically, the grammatical structures for this verb can be tricky, which I’ll explain with as few words as possible in …
Today we’ll have a look close look at the pronunciation of l’œil and les yeux (eye and eyes) in French. After watching a quick video and listening to our audio clips you should have a much firmer grasp of these two tricky words! Un œil, les yeux an eye, eyes
In today’s lesson we’ll have a look at a masculine noun which often comes up in the workplace: Congé. Translations for congé include time off, leave from work and vacation (holiday). At the bottom of the post I’ve included a picture of what I do on my days off! Keep reading! congé time off, work …
Level A1 (Beginner) The French word of the day is: maintenant (A1), meaning ‘now’. There are two accepted ways to pronounce this word where the /ə/ can be omitted. maintenant – / mɛ̃.tə.nɑ̃ or mɛ̃t.nɑ̃ /
In today’s lesson we’ll have a close look at French word ville, meaning “city”. We’ll cover the pronunciation, several example sentences, the terms for “downtown” as well as the double -LL in famille (family) vs. ville. J’adore cette ville ! (I love this city!). la ville city
