Today we’ll look at French verb that you’re likely to learn when traveling in France but not necessarily in the textbooks: Râler. Meanings of râler include to moan and groan, to grumble, complain, whine, bellyache and grouse. Arrête de raler ! (stop complaining!). râler to moan and groan, complain
Today we’ll focus on the French verb poser. While the underlying meaning of poser is “to put” or “to place”, this verb is commonly used in the context of “to ask a question” – poser une question. poser to place, put, ask
Learn how to use puisque in French to say “since” and “as” with clear, real-life examples. Includes simple explanations and native audio to help you use it naturally in conversation.
French is full of lots of fun and colorful expressions. Today we’ll look at one of my all time favorites: Pisser dans un violon (literal translation: “to piss in a violin”). Meanings of this expression mean “to waste your breath” and “to talk to a wall”.
In today’s lesson we’ll have a look at the adjective sûr, meaning sure, certain and safe. This word can cause some confusion because it changes to the preposition sur (on, on top of) when the -u is written without the circumflex accent. sûr(e) sure, certain, safe
