In today’s lesson we’ll explore the word œuf (meaning egg) in detail. Specifically, we’ll look at how to pronounce egg in both the singular and plural forms (un œuf vs. des œufs) and learn the different ways you can order eggs on a menu. On y va! Let’s go! un œuf, des œufs one egg, …
In today’s lesson we’ll take a look at the French names for “grandmother”. In French, the word for grandmother is grand-mère. However, people commonly call their grandmas mamie, mémé and mémère. Indeed, I remember using both of these terms when I was an exchange student in Douai, France in 1992. Today I’ve included a very …
See also:👉 Café au lait »👉 Café allongé » Today we’ll have a close look at the word café, meaning coffee and café (English borrow word from French). We’ll discover how to order coffee in French and look at the different kinds of coffee on the menu in France. “Un café, s’il vous plait!” (a …
In today’s lesson we’ll focus on a very common and useful expression: À mon avis, which means “in my opinion”. Other loose translations include “if you ask me” and “I think”.
Many times over the years students have asked me, “How do the French pronounce names of American cities?” In today’s lesson we’ll answer that question. To do this, I had Marie, our native speaker voice over artist, think of how a typical French person would pronounce the names of seven major cities. Then, I came …
