Category Archives for Advanced Level
6 Excellent French Newspapers for All Levels
In previous articles, I wrote about how reading is a great way to expand your vocabulary and learn better sentence structures. Reading French newspapers in particular not only helps with your reading comprehension skills, but it also keeps you up to date with what’s happening in French society. Here in this short article, let’s take a […]
Continue readingCan You Pick the Correct Words in This Confusing French Word Pairs Quiz?
Are you ready to take the challenge and take this confusing French word pairs quiz? Come on, give it a try! Difficulty level: Intermediate to Advanced
Continue readingQuiz: How Well Do You Know French Slang?
Put your French slang to the test with this short quiz!
Continue readingWitty French Puns to Take Your French to the Next Level
As Alfred Hitchcock once said, « puns are the highest form of literature ». In French, this witty play on words is called “calembour” and it takes a certain level of expertise in the language to be able to pull it off. Calembours make use of homophony (words that sound the same) to inject humour […]
Continue reading5 Lovely French Poems with English Translations
The French language is beautiful, but when strung together to paint lovely pictures and create lyrical melodies in French poems, it becomes even more so. This is why the French have always been immensely proud of its poésie (poetry), and the enduring works of great masters such as Victor Hugo, Pierre de Ronsard, Alphonse de Lamartine, […]
Continue reading[QUIZ] Can you guess what these goat-related French expressions mean?
It’s funny how French idiomatic expressions and metaphors resemble a menagerie. Or an animal farm perhaps. There are expressions about dogs, cats, bears, pigs, horses, oxen, foxes, elephants, and just about all your favorite animals. But today we’ll talk about expressions that involve goats and we’ll test just how many of these expressions you know. […]
Continue reading15 French Expressions that Feature Dogs
Dogs are loyal, sweet, cute, and cuddly—and almost everyone loves them. More so the French! The French are notoriously known for walking around everywhere with their furry friends, and everywhere you turn, you’ll most likely find dogs in every size and shape. Dogs inside restaurants, supermarkets, at the hairdresser, on the streets; small dogs, big […]
Continue reading14 French Expressions Featuring Cats
Cats are exceedingly popular on the internet these days. Everywhere you look there are cats gracing your screen. Cats who are grumpy: Via Wikimedia Cats who are stereotypically French: via GIPHY Karate cats, massage cats, working cats who got promoted, and just everything about cats. Well guess what? This post is also about them little […]
Continue readingPardon My French! 20 French Curse Words that are NSFW
Every language has its own share of bad words and French is no different. Today, we’ll be taking a look at some of the curse words (les gros mots) used by French people—and no, it’s not just “merde !”; there’s plenty more where that word came from. But wait—why do we need to learn some […]
Continue reading12 Reactions that French Learners Can Totally Relate To
Learning French can be like a rollercoaster of emotions. Sometimes it gets too frustrating to handle, but some days you’re so excited you’d think you’d burst. Here’s a list of 12 scenarios and reactions French learners can totally identify with. Plus a lot of learning tips thrown along the way. Enjoy! 1. When a […]
Continue readingThe Simple Guide to Informal French Grammar
Are you already speaking French so well but still sound as if you just came out of a French grammar book? Do you feel so formal and out-of-place when speaking with native French speakers? Well, let me let you in on one practical tip: try to speak a little bit informally! When speaking in your own native language, you […]
Continue reading10 Ways to Speak like a Legit French Speaker
So you’ve been studying French for quite a while now, and you’re rather proud of what you’ve accomplished so far – as you should be! But sometimes, you think there’s still something lacking in your French. Like a certain je ne sais quoi perhaps that you couldn’t put your finger on, and in spite of your […]
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