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 […]

French Pronunciation: The Ultimate Guide (with free MP3)

French Pronunciation Guide: How to Pronounce French the Right WayThere’s that charming sound to the spoken French language that everyone finds utterly delightful. How the words seem to melt together to form pleasant sounds and flowing melodic tones can be both enchanting and intimidating at the same time. Enchanting enough for non-French people to strive to […]

120 Common French Adverbs to Add to Your Vocabulary

Adverbs play a vital role in sentences. It modifies verbs and adjectives and adds the necessary detail to help you fully understand a certain conversation point.If you need a bit more of background on French adverbs, head over to this Simple Guide to French Adverbs to review what adverbs are, the different types, how they are formed, […]

The Ultimate Guide For Intermediate Level French Learners

Have you just made the jump to intermediate French? Or are you stuck on the intermediate level for quite some time with no immediate signs of moving on to the next?Regardless of which one you are, read up because this guide is especially created for you. Quick Navigation I. What is expected of you when […]

Can 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

Quiz: How Well Do You Know French Slang?

Put your French slang to the test with this short quiz!

Can You Ace This French Noun Gender Quiz?

Are you good enough to get a perfect score in this French noun gender quiz? Come on, give it a try!

12 Tricky French False Cognates: Part 3

Don’t let these sneaky twin words trip you up! Get to know more confusing French and English false cognates in this article. The 1st part is here and you can check the 2nd part here. 1 . Luxurieux and Luxurious This twin words look so similar that surely they can’t be unrelated, right? Wrong. In fact, […]

12 Tricky French False Cognates: Part 1

Faux amis. False friends. The name itself conjures bad images. Like false friends, faux amis or false cognates are not to be trusted—they will trip you up when you’re not careful. But what are tricky french false cognates? To the uninitiated, these are French words that look exactly the same–or quite similar–to English words. But it […]

12 Tricky French False Cognates: Part 2

In a previous article, we’ve talked about twelve tricky french false cognates that invite a serious blunder from unsuspecting victims. You can check that out here.  Now, let’s learn 12 more French and English words that look or sound the same, but have vastly different meanings.    1. Coin (French) and Coin (English) Coin in […]

How to Pronounce Difficult Words in French: Part 4

This is the fourth and final list of the most tricky French words to pronounce. We asked our Facebook followers what they think is the French word that trips them up every time, and we were able to round up a list of 120 words which were broken down into a series of four articles. […]

30 French Words that Learners Have Trouble Pronouncing