French vocabulary: Family/ friends
When do you use “la” and “le” in describing family and friends? It may be confusing at first but it really is as simple as ABC. “La” is used when the subject is female and “le” is used when the subject is male. The hip hop American slang “boo” was actually coined from the French […]
Continue readingFrench vocab: L’apparence et les conditions physiques (Physical appearance and conditions)
How do you call the nose, the hair, eyes, and other body parts in French? And what are some ways to describe it? Let’s review the basic list in this super easy vocabulary article!
Continue readingFrench Possessive Adjectives Made Easy
A Complete Lesson on French Possessive Adjectives When you need to express that a noun belongs to a person or thing, you use possessive adjectives. The possessive determiners basically tell you to whom or to what a certain object belongs to. Because it identifies or gives us a detail about the noun it refers to, it therefore […]
Continue readingFrench vocabulary list: Le comportement humain (Human behavior)
Looking for more French words to add to your vocabulary bank? Today, we’ll take a look at a list of French words related to human behavior. You can also download this list in a PDF document that you can save on any device. To access the file, click on the yellow button below.
Continue readingFrench Future Tense – Le Futur: Everything You Need to Know
French Future Tense: The Clever Guide Conjugating verbs can be one of the most difficult topics to learn. But before you start to shudder or crawl under your bed in fear of what’s going to happen next, let me assure you that this topic is written as simply as possible for the convenience of newbie […]
Continue readingHow to Tell Time in French
Telling time in French could be a tad bit more complicated than in English. So okay, who am I kidding? It’s actually A LOT more complicated, in fact. First, French uses military time or the 24-hour clock for public use or official purposes, while the 12-hour clock is mostly used for personal consumption. In English, the 12-hour […]
Continue readingA Complete and Easy Guide to French Adjectives
French adjectives can be one of the most colorful parts of speech. But iIf you think you know enough about adjectives, you can check out this other article that contains a huge list of the most common adjectives. In case you need a little reminder of what adjectives are, here’s a quick run-through: No time to read […]
Continue readingThe Easy Guide to French Numbers
Before you start to shudder at the thought of learning about numbers in French, don’t worry. There are no maths in here. We’ll only be talking about the most important and practical topics about numbers – the kind of things that you actually need to know, and the ones that are useful in the real […]
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