Just in time for Bastille Day, our French e-Tutor Sev shares some French words you probably already know if you speak English! Every language accepts in its vocabulary a number foreign words and expressions, often using them in their original … Continue reading
Visible leagues away from land and sea, the Mont Saint-Michel rises amidst the vast bay bearing its name, alternatively surrounded by miles of treacherous sand or fast marées (f.) (tides), giving it an aura of legend as the succeeding layers … Continue reading
In this post, our e-Tutor Sev completes his tips on French verbs and their prepositions. You can read the first to parts to this post here: Part I and Part II An important special case is the verb penser. It can be used … Continue reading
Looking for some tips on improving your French? Our e-Tutor Sev is here to help you with the tricky problem of verbs and their prepositions. In Part I, I wrote about the importance of knowing the correct prepositions associated … Continue reading
Looking for some tips on improving your French? Our e-Tutor Sev is here to help you with the tricky problem of verbs and their prepositions. A recurrent, thorny problem among French learners is remembering that a number of verbs come … Continue reading
There are many ‘words’ in a language that stand a little apart from rules of syntax, yet are at the heart of a language. These are called ‘interjections’, like the famous ‘Oh là là!‘. To know a few French interjections will get you closer … Continue reading
French colonies in present Canada became essentially isolated from their country of origin in the 18th century because of British rule, interacting from then on more with the Americans, as well as borrowing from the natives. Canadian French language thus evolved, … Continue reading
2016 marks the 35th anniversary of ‘La Fête de la Musique’ (also known as ‘Faites de la Musique (lit. Make some music), a celebration of music on the summer solstice throughout the France (and many countries around the world) on coin … Continue reading
Often times, the simple, everyday expressions in a language are also the trickiest to use. Choosing between C’est and Il est is one of these problems. A recurrent instance is: ‘C’est difficile’ vs ‘Il est difficile’ Here is a breakdown … Continue reading
A stay in France would not be complete without the experience of un marché (farmers’ market). Despite the ever-growing presence of supermarchés (m.)(supermarkets), faire le marché (going to the farmers’ market; lit. do the market) remains an important way of shopping for food, especially produits frais (fresh … Continue reading