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Du or Dû?

or des, dés, and dès. In this lesson, we’ll investigate a more straightforward but no...

Discovering and Retrieving

might be determined to find a lost love, like the subject of this music video:    Elle...

Hello and Have a Good Day!

evening”: bonsoir. So what’s the difference between le soir and la soirée and bonsoir and bonne soirée? It’s...

Up Close and Personal with "Auprès"

she meets with government representatives. Caption 34, Le Journal - Les microcrédits  Play Caption   J’ai laissé un message...

C'est l'intention qui compte!

If you’ve studied our recent lesson on French numbers, you should theoretically be...

Mille, Million, Milliard: Big Numbers in French

people were rehoused this evening. Caption 22, Le Journal - La Coupe du Monde  Play Caption   Once you...

Punctuation in French

French punctuation marks are easily recognizable: there’s le point (period), la virgule (comma), les deux-points (colon), le point-virgule (semicolon), le point...

Four More "Faux Amis"

that there are scientists pour prétendre que la Terre n'est pas le centre de l'univers! claiming that the earth...

Less Is More with "Moins"

the adjective becomes superlative:    C'est le livre le moins cher This is the cheapest book, et presque tous les éditeurs ont une collection de poche. and...

Pronouncing "Plus"

way he pronounces the word plus (more):   Les plages sont beaucoup plus petites, avec beaucoup...

C'est donnant donnant: French Expressions with "Donner"

other discoveries. Caption 45, Voyage dans Paris - Les Secrets de la Bastille  Play Caption   Daniel is literally “giving...

The Reasons "Pourquoi"

be able to say why (pourquoi) you love it. This lesson will show you some words that all...

Quant à vous, qu'en pensez-vous?

will they invent the passport? Caption 26, Les Nubians - Le multiculturalisme  Play Caption   As an interrogative adverb,...

Still and Always

me voir?, don't freak out! Your potential love interest isn't asking you if you always feel like seeing him or her, but rather if...

Bringing and Taking in French

which verb. You can break it down like this: 1. The verbs ending in mener...

"Un Briefing" on English Loanwords in French

le baby-sitting (babysitting), le shopping (shopping), and le jogging (jogging):   Elle fait son jogging sur la banquise. She's out jogging on the ice...

Don't Take It Personally!

seeing where the abuses are. Caption 13, Le Journal - Contrôle des prix alimentaires  Play Caption   La seule prison qui se trouve dans Paris...

Coup: A Violent but Versatile Word

that you will be able to tenir le coup (cope) with learning so much about this little word! If you do need to unwind,...

Tenir: To Have and to Hold

go visit Gilles Spannagel who owns Le Cruchon [The Little Jug], qui est le petit restaurant... which is the little restaurant......

Euphony in French: On or L'on?

what l’ is doing before on here. L’ is the contracted form of le and la (the), and on is a singular pronoun meaning...

Five Ways of Saying "Only"

Only" might seem like a pretty lonely word, but there are...

Monter's Many Meanings

in opening his own pizzeria. Caption 3, Le Journal - Les microcrédits  Play Caption   Donc, le crapaud il...

Tu peux y arriver!

at thirty kilometers per hour. Caption 12, Le Journal - La Martinique  Play Caption   The final meaning of...

"Faire" + Infinitive: Causing Something to Happen

to make each other laugh. Caption 6, Le Journal - Les effets bénéfiques du rire!  Play Caption   "Faire...