In today’s lesson we’ll look at one of the single most important expressions in the entire French language: est-ce que. Translations include “is”, “are”, “do” and “does” in the context of asking yes-no questions.
👉 See also: Joie de vivre » Today we’ll have a look at the verb vivre, which means to “to live” in French in the sense of “being alive”. We’ll do a quick contrast of vivre vs. habiter, which also means “to live”. Then, look at several example sentences which illustrate the underlying meaning of …
In today’s lesson we’ll have a look at the word les cheveux, which means hair in French. Specifically, we’ll look at ways to describe your hair. We’ll also have a quick look at the confusing cheveux vs. chevaux (hair vs. horses). Keep reading! les cheveux – [ʃəvø] hair
👉 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
