Bonjour! I’m David Issokson, a French teacher since 2014. Each day on FrenchLearner.com I share the French Word of the Day — a free mini lesson with meaning, examples, and native audio recorded by Marie Assel Cambier, a professional voice artist and native French speaker. 💡 New to learning French? Check out my French for …
Over the years, the adjective prochain (next) has caused a lot of difficulty among my students due to its placement. In a nutshell: la semaine prochaine (next week); la prochaine semaine (next week in a series of weeks). Keep reading and you’ll get it. prochain, prochaine next
Level A2/B2 (Upper beginner, lower intermediate) The French word of the day is joindre (A2/B1), meaning ‘to join’. This verb can cause a lot of confusion as joindre means ‘to join together’ or ‘to reach’ while the reflexive form se joindre à means to join a person or group of people. We’ll also cover se …
French Canadian last names such as Côté, Lévesque, Lamontagne and Gagne are very common in the United States, especially in New England. Inevitably, many have been anglicized over time and sound completely different with a French accent. This post covers thirty common French-Canadian last names and explains how to pronounce them correctly in French (with …
The French Word of the Day is “touché,” meaning “touched” literally and used to acknowledge a good point in conversation or describe being hit or affected. Learn how the French actually use touché in real life — with clear examples, pronunciation help, and native audio.
