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French Vocabulary Not Learned in School: Work and Status
[symple_highlight color=”green”]Reading time: 1 minute[/symple_highlight] [symple_highlight color=”green”]Difficulty: Intermediate-Advanced[/symple_highlight] Everyone’s gotta work to earn some dough, right? That is, unless you’re the rolling-in-money kind of filthy rich. Good for you then. But for this list of vocabulary, we take a look at the words, phrases, and slang on everything job related. Because hey, earning some moolah will never go […]
Continue readingFrench Vocabulary not learned at school: Money
In English it’s cash, money, dough, moolah, bill, bucks, bread, fund, and so many other words, yet it all means the same thing. No matter what we do or where we go, money talk can’t escape us (or the other way around). So if you find yourself walking on French soil, you’ll invariably come across talk […]
Continue readingFrench Vocabulary: Clothes and Footwear
[symple_highlight color=”green”]Reading time: 1 minute[/symple_highlight] [symple_highlight color=”green”]Difficulty: Beginner-Intermediate[/symple_highlight] Clothes! Fashion! Shoes! Handbags! Shopping! Paris is a haven for fashionable dressing, so it only follows that these words are sure to get mentioned quite a lot when you go on a trip to France. Might as well learn these and incorporate them into your French vocabulary. Now, that would […]
Continue readingFrench Vocabulary: Food and Drink (115 words translated in French)
Hey, have you seen our article about French food habits ?If not, then take a quick look at it here. It’s awesome, we promise you. To supplement your learning about the world-renowned French cuisine, here is a list of vocabulary that will help you breeze through it all. Before you know it, you’ll be dazzling your date or […]
Continue readingFrench Vocabulary: Music & Dance (La musique et la danse)
[symple_highlight color=”green”]Reading time: 1 minute[/symple_highlight] Studying the French language and culture will never be complete without getting exposed to its music. From the musical shows to types of music, instrument, and dance, this useful list of vocabulary will help you navigate your way through the wonderful French music… or at least give you an idea of what […]
Continue readingFrench Vocabulary: Cinema and Theater (Le Cinéma et le Théâtre)
[symple_highlight color=”green”]Reading time: 1 minute[/symple_highlight] Who doesn’t love the brilliance of French movies ? Well, not that many in fact. Getting exposed to French cinema and theater is quite an important part of learning the French language and culture. Not only will it help you practice your listening skills and pronunciation, it also gives you a broader understanding […]
Continue readingFrench Vocabulary List: Accommodations and Hotels
[symple_highlight color=”green”]Reading time: 1 minute[/symple_highlight][symple_highlight color=”green”]Difficulty: Beginner- Intermediate[/symple_highlight]Planning to take a trip to a French-speaking destination soon? If so, this list of vocabulary related to hotels and accommodations should come in handy. If not, then it’s still a cool list of words to get yourself familiarized with.From the different types of accommodations to the amenities […]
Continue readingFrench Vocabulary: Weather and Seasons (La météo et les saisons)
[symple_highlight color=”green”]Reading time: 2 minutes[/symple_highlight] [symple_highlight color=”green”]Difficulty: Beginner- Intermediate [/symple_highlight] Ah, the weather. The number one go-to (and no brainer) conversation starter for everybody everywhere. How many times has it saved a hapless, speechless conversationalist break a monotonous silence? Whether you’re worming your way into an awesome conversation or just genuinely interested to know how to say weather-related things, […]
Continue readingFrench Home Vocabulary: 27 Words to Help You Find Your Way Around the House
[symple_highlight color=”green”]Reading time: 1 minute[/symple_highlight] [symple_highlight color=”green”]Difficulty: Beginner-Intermediate[/symple_highlight] Bonjour! For this set of vocabulary words, we give you the different parts of the house (la maison). From the different rooms to the kitchen, the dining area, the garage, and everywhere else, know your way around the house with this nifty little list.Save the PDF format of this list […]
Continue readingFrench Vocabulary: 45 Words to Express Your Daily Routine
So… what exactly did you do today? Did you take a shower, get dressed, go to work, go to a party, meet friends, go home, and sleep? What’s your daily routine like? In this article, we listed down French daily routine vocabulary to help you say all of those in French. Covering the basic things we […]
Continue readingSlang French Words and Phrases for Dining and Drinking
It’s party time! Whether you’re out for a cozy dinner with your French friends or hitting the town for a night of drinking, merriment, and a little bit of mischief, how would you like to be the life of the party by knowing exactly the right words to say? Sounds awesome? You bet it is! So here […]
Continue reading48 Handy Slang Terms for A Night Out in France
Planning to go out and paint a French town red? Don’t get left in the gutter. Get down and dirty the French way! Here are some French slang words to help you describe people (the lovely French ladies and the ooh-la-la Frenchmen) and places in French. Quick Navigation French Slang to Describe PeopleFrench Slang to […]
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