How to Improve Your French Vocabulary: 7 Strategies That Work
You can know your grammar perfectly and still get stuck because the word you need is missing. Vocabulary is what lets you say what you mean. The good news: you…
French Impersonal Verbs: Il faut, Il pleut, Il y a and More
Il pleut, il faut, il y a: you hear these in every French conversation. In each of them, il does not refer to a person or a thing. It is…
The Plural in French: Rules, Exceptions and Exercise
Most French nouns and adjectives form their plural by adding -s, just like English. The catch: that -s is usually silent, and a handful of endings follow their own rules.…
The Comparative in French: plus, moins, aussi and Irregular Forms
Comparing is something we do all the time: prices, cities, people, jobs. In French, the comparative follows a simple pattern with « plus », « moins » and « aussi…
Molière: Who Was France’s Greatest Playwright?
The French often call their language « la langue de Molière », the language of Molière, just as English is the language of Shakespeare. Four centuries after his birth, his…
The French Partitive Article: Du, De la, De l’, Des
Je bois du café, elle mange de la salade, il y a des gens. In English you can often say coffee or some coffee, but in French you almost always…
Savoir or Connaître? How to Say To Know in French
English has one verb, to know. French has two: savoir and connaître. Choosing the wrong one is one of the most common learner mistakes, but the rule is simpler than…
French Expressions with Colours: 15 Idioms to Know
French is full of colourful expressions. Some are close to English (« voir rouge », to see red), others are completely different: in French, you are not green with envy…
DALF C2 Exam: Format, Scoring and How to Prepare
The DALF C2 is the highest French diploma available to learners. It certifies a level of mastery close to that of an educated native speaker: understanding virtually everything you hear…
How to Say Holidays in French: Vacances, Jours Fériés and Travel Vocabulary
English uses one word, holidays, for several things that French keeps apart: time off, a public holiday and a celebration. Here is which word to use, then the vocabulary you…
