Throughout my 10+ years of teaching French, students have often expressed confusion on how to say and pronounce “California”. In French, California is la Californie. Today I’ll explain the correct pronunciation of Californie as well as which prepositions to use for the state (in California, to California, etc.). la Californie California
Today’s word of the day is: Emprunter, which means “to borrow” and “to take” (in the context of a way or path). There is a very specific caveat associated with the grammar of this verb. I’ll explain below. emprunter to borrow
Today we’ll have a look at somewhat off-color word enfoiré, which translates to “b*stard” or “jerk”. Ever since I was an exchange student in France, I’ve loved the sound and tone of the word: Espèce d’enfoiré (you jerk)! Enfoiré b*stard, jerk
Ever since I was a child I’ve always loved mountains. Hence, today’s word of the day: montagne (mountain). Let’s jump right into the examples! la montagne mountain
Don’t miss my full lesson on déjà — see it here » In today’s lesson we’ll have a close look at an essential French adverb which you can use in lots of sentences: jamais, which translates to “never”. We’ll look at how to use jamais in French negation as well as several other usages. Je …
