Learn how to use alors que, a common French connector meaning “while”, “whereas”, and “even though”. This lesson includes clear example sentences and native audio to help you understand real everyday French.
👉 Check out my lesson on tant pis (oh well, too bad) » Level B1/B2 (Intermediate, upper-intermediate) The French word of the day is the conjunction tant que, which means ‘as long as’, ‘since’ and ‘as much as’. tant que – IPA pronunciation /tɑ̃ kə/
Level B1 (Intermediate) The French word of the day is gérer (B1), meaning ‘to manage’, ‘to handle’, ‘to deal with’ and ‘to cope with’. Gérer – IPA pronunciation /ʒe.ʀe/ to manage
See also:👉 Tout de même (anyway) »👉 N’empêche que (still, never the less) » Quand même is a highly versatile French adverbial phrase with many meanings including: still, anyway, anyhow, even so, all the same, really and not really. It commonly heard in spoken French and has a very wide range of usages.
Updated January 22, 2026 — Lesson written by French teacher David Issokson for students who want to learn French online, with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier, a voice artist from France. B1 (Intermediate) The French Word of the Day is avoir failli, which means “to almost.” After a very quick grammatical explanation and a …
