This lesson explains four ways to use the verb remettre, which has a very wide range of usages and meanings including to give or hand over, postpone, get better and start again. This verb combines the prefix re- (again) and mettre (to put). remettre to hand over, postpone, get better, start again
Over the years, the adjective prochain (next) has caused a lot of difficulty among my students due to its placement. In a nutshell: la semaine prochaine (next week); la prochaine semaine (next week in a series of weeks). Keep reading and you’ll get it. prochain, prochaine next
See also:👉 Une fois que — once, as soon as »👉 À partir de — starting from, as of »👉 D’ici — by, from now until »👉 Aussitôt — immediately, right away » Level B2 (Upper Intermediate) The French word of the day is dès (B2), a French preposition with meanings including “from”, “starting from” …
This lesson focuses on the slang word ouf, which is verlan (Parisian slang) for “crazy” and is dervived from the formal French adjective fou (crazy). Verlan is a Parisian slang popular among young people where words are pronounced backwards. Hence fou -> ouf. Ouf crazy
See also:👉 Tu me manques — I miss you » Level: A2 (upper beginner) The French word of the day is manquer (A2), which means both to miss and to lack. In this lesson we cover four usages of the verb including the tricky ‘tu me manques‘ (I miss you). Manquer – IPA pronunciation /mɑ̃.ke/
