| Abbreviations | Learn the different ways to shorten words and phrases in French. |
| Accents | What’s the purpose of French accents, and how can I type them? |
| Adjectives | Adjectives describe nouns in various ways. |
| Adverbs | Words that modify verbs, adjectives… or adverbs |
| Agreement | Gender and number make a big difference in French grammar. |
| Articles | Definite, indefinite, and partitive |
| Conjugation lessons | Learn how to conjugate French verbs. |
| Conjugation tables | Simple and compound conjugations for nearly 300 French verbs. |
| Conjunctions | Connecting equals and unequals since the beginning of this sentence. |
| Demonstratives | The grammar of specific references |
| Exclamations | Wow! These are useful words! Click to read these lessons! |
| Expressions | Idiomatic expressions, everyday expressions – lots of lessons to help you speak French like the natives. |
| Faux amis | Similar words don’t always have similar meanings. |
| Fillers | Short phrases that fill in gaps and express emotion. |
| Formalities | Words and structures needed for formal situations |
| Franglais | English in French |
| French in English | French words and phrases used in English |
| Gender | What’s the deal with masculine desks and feminine tables? |
| Indefinition | Somewhere, someone might need something. |
| Informalities | Words and structures reserved for informal relationships |
| Negation | No, nothing, no one, never |
| Nouns | All the persons, places, and things you can shake a stick at. |
| Plurals | Learn about making nouns and adjectives plural. |
| Politeness | Please be polite. |
| Possession | In their detail, my lessons will help your French. |
| Prefixes | Create new words by added prefixes to the beginning. |
| Prepositions | Little words that connect different parts of speech. |
| Pronouns | For when you get tired of repeating nouns. |
| Pronunciation | Learn the sounds of French. |
| Proverbs | General truths and words to live by |
| Questions | Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? |
| Quick tips | Bite-sized cards at the end of lessons that summarize key French difficulties. |
| Spelling | Learn some of the particularities of French spelling. |
| Suffixes | Create new words by added suffixes to the end. |
| Synonyms | Compare and contrast groups of French words with more or less similar meanings. |
| Tenses – Moods – Voices | Lessons on present, past, future, indicative, subjunctive, passive… |
| Travel French | Essential French vocabulary for traveling, from greetings to transportation to shopping. |
| Verbs | General index to all the French verb lessons on this site. |
| Vocabulary | Lists of useful phrases for various situations. |
| Word order | Learn how different parts of speech fit together. |
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The letter combination il has various pronunciations depending on what precedes it.
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A self-study French course divided into 30 loosely themed units consisting of grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation lessons; cultural tips; and assorted quizzes along the way.
An indirect object is a person that someone or something does something to indirectly. In both French and English, indirect objects are often replaced with indirect object pronouns.