This lesson focuses on the feminine noun les chaussures, meaning “shoes”. Many people have a very hard time with the pronunciation of this word. It sounds like “show-sure”. Chaussure comes from chaucëure in Old French and calceus (shoe) in Latin. les chaussures shoes Pronunciation [ʃosyʀ]
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This lesson examines the adjective pressé, meaning to be in a rush or hurry. We’ll also look at two more usages – être pressé de + infinitive, meaning “cannot wait to” and pressé as in pressed or squeezed juice. Presse comes from pressare (to press, squeeze) in Latin. pressé to be in rush or hurry, …
Today’s lesson focuses on a commonly used feminine noun la salle de sport, meaning “the gym”. The word salle often refers to a large-sized room or hall. la salle de sport the gym
Today’s lesson explores the word chouette, meaning great, neat and nice as an interjection and adjective, as well as owl as a feminine noun. Chouette comes from choete and çuete in Old French, which is related to the chough bird in English. chouette great, neat, nice, owl Pronunciation [ʃwɛt]
Today’s lesson examines the slightly advanced B2 verb éprouver, meaning to feel, experience and have. Éprouver is related to probare in Latin, meaning “to show to be true”. We’ll also look the feminine noun une épreuve, meaning ordeal or hardship. éprouver to feel, experience, have Pronunciation [epʀuve]
