In today’s lesson we’ll focus on the masculine noun alcool, which means alcohol. This word made it onto my lessons list as many students aren’t quite sure of how to pronounce the double -oo. Keep reading and you’ll get it!
French Word of the Day
Learn to speak French with a word of the day lesson 365 days a year. FrenchLearner’s teacher David Issokson covers vocabulary, street French and much more. All lessons have audio recorded by a native French speaker. Category Description
Today’s lesson looks at one of the most basic and necessary phrases in French: Je m’appelle, which literally means “I call myself”. We’ll also look at how to say “What is your name?” in French: “Comment t’appelles-tu?” and “Comment vous appelez-vous?“.
In today’s lesson we’ll look at word which I often use at the very end of my word-of-the-day lessons: félicitations, meaning congratulations. Félicitations pour ta réussite! Congratulations on your success! Félicitations Congratulations!
Today’s lesson focuses on the masculine noun collège. Many students have a hard time with this word as it is a faux ami or false cognate. Collège in French means middle school or junior high school and not university, which is l’université. le collège middle school, junior high school
Today we’ll look at one of the most important expressions in the French langauge “bon appétit!”, which means “enjoy your meal!”. We’ll also look at the synonymous and slightly more formal expression bonne dégustation as well as the shortened slang expression “bon ap!”. Bon appétit ! Enjoy your meal!
Today’s lesson covers the masculine noun roi, which means “king”. I’ve noticed many of my students have stumbled on this word. The pronunciation combines the tricky French R with oi (sounds like wah) to make: rwah or [ʀwa]. le roi king
