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…
Learn how to use à mon avis in French with simple examples and clear explanations. Discover how this common expression means “in my opinion” or “in my view.”
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…
Following all excitement about France hosting the Summer Olympics in 2024, we thought it would be fun to answer the question: “How do you say the Olympic Games in French?” The answer: les Jeux olympiques. Today’s lesson will explore several example sentences about this year’s olympics. Keep reading! les Jeux Olympiques Olympic Games