This lesson covers the extremely useful French verb phrase avoir failli, which means “to almost”. avoir failli to almost
David Issokson
Today we’ll explore the highly versatile verb sentir, which means to feel and to smell. We’ll also look at the verb in the reflexive form, se sentir as well as ressentir. Sentir to feel, to smell
Today we’ll learn three ways to say “drunk” in French. Bourré is a commonly used slang adjective. Both saoûl(e) and ivre are slighly more formal and also mean drunk. Bourré drunk
Faire la tête (literally: To make the head) is a fun French expression meaning to sulk, to be in a huff and to be in a mood. A loose English translation could also be to be is a “pissy” mood. Faire la tête To sulk
Au cas où is a commonly used French expression meaning “just in case”. Students often mistakenly pronounce the S in cas (case). This is wrong as the S is silent. Hence, [ka]. Au cas où just in case
