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Low-Intermediate French Practice

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Beginning and Intermediate French Readers

Beginning- and intermediate-level French readers to help you improve your French reading comprehension.
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Belles Villes

Plus Beaux Villages
La beauté est quelque chose de subjectif ... sauf en France. Quand on commence à explorer l'Hexagone, on découvre qu'il a son mot à dire sur ses propres charmes. Il y a au moins trois labels de qualité que peuvent recevoir les communes françaises.
Holidays and Celebrations

Canada Day

Canada Day
July 1st is Canada Day, the national holiday of Canada.
Holidays and Celebrations

Crèche provençale

Crèche provençale
Learn about a typical Provençal crèche in this reading comprehension exercise.
Learn French

Don’t Lose Your French!

I'm losing my French
Get practical tips about how to maintain your French in the form of a reading comprehension exercise.
Reading Practice

Faire les courses

Faire les courses en France
Read about the old and new ways of shopping in France.
Reading Practice

Grand Sceau de France

Le Grand Sceau de France
Learn about the Great Seal of France in this bilingual article.
Holidays and Celebrations

Il est né, le divin enfant

Il est né, le divin enfant
Video with lyrics and literal translation for the classic French Christmas carol, Il est né, le divin enfant.
Current Events

Irma in Guadeloupe

Hurricane Irma
In early September 2017, Hurricane Irma destroyed several Caribbean islands and affected many others. Guadeloupe, where I live, was one of them.
Literature

La Parure

La Parure, de Guy de Maupassant
Read the first few paragraphs of Guy de Maupassant's short story, La Parure.
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Limousin et Limoges

Gare de Limoges
Le Limousin est connu pour ses vaches et Limoges pour sa porcelaine.
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Marianne

Marianne
Personnification de la République française, Marianne fait partie du logo et du sceau officiels, et ses statues et bustes se trouvent dans les mairies, les tribunaux et des places dans les six coins de l'Hexagone.
Reading Practice

Menton, France

Menton, France
Entre les couleurs de sa vieille ville, ses ruelles pittoresques et ses boutiques touristiques, Menton est sans doute une des villes françaises les plus charmantes.
Reading Practice

Montrol-Sénard, France

Montrol-Sénard
Montrol-Sénard (Haute-Vienne) est un petit village qui, avec la réhabilitation et restauration de plusieurs sites, a été transformé en un genre de musée qui évoque la vie rurale du début du XXe siècle.
Literature

Petit chaperon rouge

Petit chaperon rouge
This classic fairy tale is written in relatively simple French, making it ideal reading practice for beginners.
Holidays and Celebrations

Poisson d’avril – Finis les genres !

Poisson d'avril !
Exclusive interview with the chairwoman of the Académie française about a historic decision: no more gender!
Reading Practice

Salins d’Hyères

Salins d'Hyères
Les salins d'Hyères sont un ensemble de zones humides en deux unités géographiques distinctes qui sont écologiquement et paysagèrement complémentaires.
Reading Practice

Strasbourg

Strasbourg, France
Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin) est une des plus belles villes françaises. Célèbre pour son marché de Noël, ça mérite également une visite en été.
Reading Practice

Vieux métiers

Forgeron
Les vieux métiers en action : une « découverte de la vie des métiers à l'époque de Mireille et Vincent ».

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-age Suffix

French suffix -age
The French suffix -age is added to verbs or nouns to make new nouns, which are always masculine.

-ci Suffix

French suffix -ciUnlike other French suffixes, -ci does not create new words, but rather adds additional meaning to the nouns and pronouns it's attached to.

-ée Suffix

French suffix -ée
The French suffix -ée is added to nouns or verbs to make new nouns, which are usually feminine.

-et and -ette Suffix

French suffix -et
The French suffixes -et (masculine) and -ette (feminine) can be added to nouns (including proper nouns), verbs, and adjectives.

-issime Suffix

French suffix -issime
The French suffix -issime is added to adjectives and acts as an intensifier or superlative, adding meanings like "very," "extremely," or "most."

-là Suffix

French suffix là-Unlike other French suffixes, -là does not create new words, but rather adds additional meaning to the nouns and pronouns it's added to.

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