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C'est or il/elle est?

are ce sont and ils/elles sont (they are):   Ah, ce sont les fameuses pommes de terre, euh... violettes. Oh,...

Words for Good and Bad

In a recent lesson, we talked about the words bon/bonne and mauvais/mauvaise, which respectively mean...

Unchanging Colors

can be black. Caption 11, Le saviez-vous? - Le vocabulaire de la tête  Play Caption   Ensuite vous avez mon...

Coin Coin!

a witty pun:    Quand on boit de la bière Coin Coin When you drink "Coin...

Getting Angry in French

with anger, raging mad, incensed. Captions 52-54, Le saviez-vous? - Les synonymes  Play Caption   Besides expressions with colère, the...

Malin: Smart or Evil?

Il était une fois... la vie - 14. La bouche et les dents  Play Caption   Ne fais pas le malin avec...

Prepositions of Place

simply j'habite Paris (I live in Paris). But in this lesson, we'll focus on instances in which the...

Habiter and Vivre: Two Ways of Living

Here's another example of habiter without a preposition:    De là à habiter ce bout du monde isolé......

Finalement or Enfin?

les sources du Nil  Play Caption   Cette leçon est enfin terminée! (This lesson is finally over!) Tweet us @yabla or send your topic...

Quelconque and Quiconque

who buys it? -Ah, anyone. Captions 4-5, Le Journal - La bougie du sapeur  Play Caption   Note that...

Walking Words

a walk":    Quand on se promène dans le vieux Conflans... When we take a walk...

Assister: To Witness and Assist

the same meaning as its English cognate:     Le sous-chef assiste le chef dans la cuisine.  The sous-chef assists the chef in the kitchen. ...

French Theater and Film Words

comédien/une comédienne is not merely "a comedian":   Donc la Comédie-Française aujourd'hui a environ So the Comédie-Française today...

When "Good" Means "Right" and "Bad" Means "Wrong"

they're often preceded by a definite article (le, la, les). For example, take a look at the...

Getting the Facts Straight

her new sci-fi series Pas de crédit dans le monde des clones, Patricia imagines a dystopian future...

Telling Stories and More with "Histoire"

what is this all about? Caption 38, Le Jour où tout a basculé - Nos bébés...

Wild and Crazy

They are mad with happiness. Caption 40, Le saviez-vous? - Les synonymes  Play Caption   You can use this...

To the Bottom and Back

qui est... "Om" signifies the cosmic depth that is... le symbole de l'unité dans la diversité. the symbol of unity in diversity....

Expressions with "En"

I couldn't believe my eyes. Caption 5, Le Jour où tout a basculé - Nos bébés...

"Être en train de": Process and Progress

picture, the whale was sleeping. Caption 25, Le Journal - Sillonner & photographier les océans  Play Caption   Quand j'ai fait cette photo, la baleine dormait. When I took...

"Tromper": To Mislead and Be Mistaken

trompe-l'œil effect... Captions 35-36, Voyage en France - La ville de Provins  Play Caption   We hope this lesson has helped you tromper l'ennui (stave off boredom)! ...

French Object Pronouns - Part 2 - Indirect Object Pronouns

Part 1 As we mentioned in our last lesson, a direct object is a noun that...

French Object Pronouns - Part 1 - Direct Object Pronouns

gender as the noun they refer to:    Le silence tue la souffrance, l'émoi Silence kills suffering, the struggle...

Se Passer: To Bypass and Pass By

Assembly and the Senate. Captions 8-9, Lionel L - Le 49-3  Play Caption   The de in se passer de is crucial....