Today we’ll discover a fun French idiom: Avoir un chat dans la gorge, which means to be hoarse. The literal translation of this idiom is “to have a cat in the throat” and an English equivalent is “to have a frog in your throat”.
In today’s lesson we’ll look at a word which comes up all the time in converation and travel but few students ask how to say: Wi-Fi! In French, Wi-Fi is the same word but is pronounced [wee-fee]. Our example sentences have several useful related words which you could use on a trip to France including …
Who doesn’t dream of going around telling all their family members and friends, “I’m retired!” Bascially, there are two ways of saying “I’m retired” in French: “Je suis retraité(e)” (adjective) or “Je suis à la retraite”. At the bottom of this lesson I’ve included a cool picture of me doing what I hope to do …
In today’s lesson we’ll have a look at yet another slang verb which you’d likely hear in France but not in the textbooks: Péter. English translations include to fart, pass wind, to pop, to burst and to break. Keep reading as we’ll include several fun expressions! péter to fart, burst
Monsieur means “sir” or “Mr.” in French. This lesson covers its meaning, pronunciation, and how to use it in everyday polite situations.
