Today’s lesson compares two very similarly sounding prepositions: avant vs. devant, meaning before and in front of. Avant comes from ante in Latin and devant simply combines the Modern French de (from or of) and avant (before). avant, devant before, in front of
Today we’ll look at the masculine noun accueil, which means welcome, reception and hotel reception desk.
Today we’ll look at the feminine noun la gueule, which translates to face, muzzle, gullet or mouth of an animal or face or mug (slang) of a person. We’ll also look at the expression “Ta gueule !” (shut up!).
Today’s lesson focuses on the verb déganger, which means to bother, to disturb and to interrupt.
Le conditionnel passé The French conditional perfect (a.k.a. the past conditional) is used for expressing actions that should, could or would have happened. It is often used for expressing regrets. It is a compound tense that’s formed with the auxiliary verbs avoir or être conjugated in the present conditional and the past participle. For example, …
