In today’s lesson we’ll have a look at the feminine noun maison which means “house” and “home”. This is a pretty basic word but it’s important to get the pronunciation right! la maison house La maison – house in French Word origin According to Wiktionary.org, the modern French feminine noun maison comes from mansionem in …
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Today we’ll have a look at the commonly used verb penser, which means to think. Specifically, we’ll look at the differences between penser de (to think of), penser à (to think about) and penser que (to think that). Est-ce que tu penses que c’est une bonne idée? Do you think it’s a good idea? Let’s …
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In today’s lesson I’ll explain how to pronounce ENT in French. While the rule is very simple, even advanced students can accidentally pronounce the ENT when it should be silent. The rule is: don’t pronounce the ENT on the end of a verb in the ils/elles form. Pronounce it on the end of an adverb.
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In today’s lesson we’ll focus on what’s proven to be a major stumbling block for many of my private students over the years: How to say the year in French. The reason that this is tricky is because you must get the numbers in the right order. By the end of this lesson you should …
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In today’s lesson we will answer the question: “How do you say ING in French?”. There are actaully many ways to do this. I tried to keep the grammatical explanations to a minimum and suggest to focus more on the example sentences.
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In today’s lesson, we’ll have a look at the masculine noun mot, which means “word”. It’s important to know how to use this word as it comes up all the time in language learning. Let’s jump right in! le mot word
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David Issokson
David Issokson is a lifelong language enthusiast. His head is swimming with words and sounds as he speaks over six languages. Of all the languages he speaks, he's the most passionate about French! David has helped hundreds of students to improve their French in his private online lessons. When procrastinating working on his site, FrenchLearner.com, David enjoys his time skiing and hiking in Teton Valley, Idaho.
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