Today I’ll cover the highly versatile French expression il y a, which means both “there is” and “there are”, as well as “ago”. Il y une très bonne leçon aujourd’hui ! There’s a very good lesson today! Il y a there is, there are, ago
French Expressions
Learn French expressions and speak French like a native. FrenchLearner teacher David Issokson explains common idioms so you can start using them today!
Today we’ll look at the French expression tout de suite, meaning right away and immediately. Many students have a hard time with the pronunciaiton of this expression. Most commonly, the de is silent and the T on tout is pronounced. Hence, it sounds like “toot sweet”. Many students mistakenly write “toute suite”. But, there are …
In today’s lesson we’ll have a look at the expression à un moment donné, which translates to “at some point”. Donner means “to give”. Hence, the literal translation is “at a given moment”. À un moment donné, j’apprendrai tous ces mots! At some point I’ll learn all these words! à un moment donné at some …
In today’s lesson we’ll learn one of my favorite French expressions: Ce n’est pas grave, meaning “it’s no big deal”. I learned this expression by ear when I was an exchange student in high school in France and quickly realized that that the French use it all the time. Ce n’est pas grave It’s no …
Today we’ll discover a fun French idiom: Avoir un chat dans la gorge, which means to be hoarse. The literal translation of this idiom is “to have a cat in the throat” and an English equivalent is “to have a frog in your throat”. Other French translations are the adjectives enroué (hoarse) and rauque (raspy). …
Today we’ll look at an expression that you’d commonly hear in spoken French but rarely see in the textbooks: En avoir ras le bol, meaning “to be really fed up”. Keep reading and we’ll explain the literal translation. en avoir ras le bol to be really fed up
