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French expression: � mon avis

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:00:06 +0000

What does the French expression � mon avis mean? Click the link above to learn all about it, and then come back here to share your thoughts. More: French expressionsFrench expression: � mon avis...

La saison de vaccination

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:00:38 +0000

Le gouvernement fran�ais vient de lancer une campagne de vaccination contre le virus grippal H1N1, dit � la grippe A �. D�s cette semaine, une premi�re vague de quelque 6 millions de...

Fun with French: Top 10 French Gestures

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

My lessons on French gestures are among the most popular pages on my site, partly because gestures are so frequently used when speaking French, and partly because many gestures are not commonly...

French verb of the week: consid�rer

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:00:21 +0000

Learn simple verb conjugations, see similarly conjugated verbs (if any), and learn more with links to related lessons for this common French verb. French verb conjugator Mot du jour: chevet Learn a...

Je m'appelle : French Names

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:00:15 +0000

Read an introduction to French names and a list of more than 200 common names (complete with sound files and English equivalents) and find out about their popularity as well as their origins and...

French quiz: Past conditional

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000

If you had known how to use the French past conditional, you would have already passed this test. See how you do with this little quiz, or take a look at the lesson to review. More French Tests Mot...

French grammar: Interrogative adjectives

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:00:42 +0000

Sometimes French grammar is much stricter than English grammar. A simple question like "What book do you want?" is technically incorrect, because in proper English, the question should be "Which book...

L'huile d'olive ��vierge extra��

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:00:22 +0000

Vous savez probablement que la meilleure qualit� d'huile d'olive est vierge extra. En fait ce label n'est pas une question de saveur mais de conditions requises. Le logo vierge extra* garantit que...

French vocabulary: Expressions with Trouver

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:00:09 +0000

The French verb trouver literally means to find, and is also used in a number of idiomatic expressions. Learn how to talk about seeing fit to do something, fainting, meeting one's match, and more...

Mot du jour: boum

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:00:53 +0000

Learn a new French word every weekday! More: French vocabulary | Daily French Free French Help Questions about French? Looking to practice? Please join us in the forums. A la fran�aise -...

Listen and learn: French videos

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:38:45 +0000

Watch French videos with French and English subtitles to work on your French listening comprehension, and learn some new French vocabulary at the same time. More: French listening | French TV...

French expression: Appeler sous les drapeaux

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:40 +0000

What does the idiomatic French expression appeler sous les drapeaux mean? Click the link above to learn all about it, and then come back here to share your thoughts. More: French expressionsFrench...

Les olives et les huiles d'olive

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:00:25 +0000

Des oliviers © LKL Notre visite de l'oliveraie a commenc� avec une petite discussion sur diff�rentes vari�t�s d'oliviers. La premi�re chose � comprendre, c'est qu'il n'y a pas...

French grammar: Singulars and Plurals

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:25 +0000

Nouns are not always singular in both French and English. These pages include lists of words that are singular or uncountable one language but plural in the other. More: French gender and...

French verb of the week: songer

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000

French class project: Create a French Magazine

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:18 +0000

Give your students an assignment to create a French magazine, with articles and ads. While this project is best suited for a final project and can be used as the basis for an end-of-term...

French quiz: Past participles

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000

You probably know the regular French past participles, but what about the irregulars? Test yourself with this quiz or take a look at my lesson to review. More French Tests Mot du jour:...

French grammar: Pass� compos� vs Imperfect

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:10 +0000

During the first year of French study, every student becomes aware of the troublesome relationship between the two main past tenses: imperfect and pass� compos�. This lesson compares and contrasts...

Visite guid�e d'une oliveraie

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:00:37 +0000

Vivre dans un pays agricole, c'est vivre parmi des fermiers. J'adore �a parce que, pour moi, aller directement chez le producteur est la meilleure fa�on de faire les achats. Nous d�couvrons souvent...

Promoting French: National French Week

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:00:20 +0000

Organized by the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF), National French Week is an annual celebration of French language and francophone cultures. If you are a French teacher, National...

French vocabulary: Expressions with Comprendre

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:00:45 +0000

The French verb comprendre normally means "to understand," but also has a few other meanings, and is used in some expressions. Learn how to make yourself understood, catch on quickly, take a joke,...

Mot du jour: falaise

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:00:00 +0000

Learn a new French word every weekday! More: French vocabulary | Daily French Free French Help Questions about French? Looking to practice? Please join us in the forums. A la fran�aise...

French expression: Faire un temps de Toussaint

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:00:02 +0000

What does the idiomatic French expression faire un temps de Toussaint mean? Click the link above to learn all about it, and then come back here to share your thoughts. More: French...

La Toussaint

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:00:20 +0000

Souvent consid�r�e comme synonyme du 1er novembre, la Toussaint est en fait une c�l�bration de deux jours et de deux f�tes li�es. Avant d'en parler, consid�rons le titre. Comme toutes les...

Essential French: All about Comme

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:00:47 +0000

The French word comme can be a conjunction, adverb, or part of an adverbial phrase and is one of the most common French words. More: Most common French wordsEssential French: All about Comme...