B1 Vocabulary

Intermediate French Lessons

Grammar Lessons

An/jour/matin/soir vs 
année/journée/matinée/soirée

An vs année, jour vs journée
French has two words for each of the following: year, day, morning, and evening, and they cause no end of difficulties for non-native speakers. Why is it that English can get away with one word for each of these temporal markers when French needs two? The answer lies in how you look at them.
Vocabulary Lists

Bon Synonyms

Synonyms for bon - French adjectives
Students often ask "how can I sound more French?" and my first recommendation is always to work on vocabulary. In French classes, you tend to learn the most common, basic terms, like bon, which is a typical and very useful adjective that can be overused. Read this lesson to learn some different ways to say "good," including how to pronounce them.
Vocabulary Lists

Cars and Driving

Cars and driving in French
Driving comes with a whole mess of rules (that I can't help you with) as well as some specialized French vocabulary (which I can). Learn how to drive in French with this vocab list.
Grammar Lessons

Fractions

French fractions
In both French and English, there's a lot of overlap between fractions and ordinals: the vast majority of these two types of numbers share the same word. In English, they are identical from "third" on up, while in French they're the same starting with cinquième.
Listening Practice

French Fluency Club

French fluency club From Yabla, with their huge selection of authentic videos, comes a terrific new daily study feature called Fluency Club. Every day, you listen to a short video clip and then do a set of exercises, including a dictation and speaking.
Listening Practice

LingQ

LingQ
Learn and practice French vocabulary and listening at any level with LingQ, an online learning system and language community.
Products and Reviews

MiVoca – Vocabulary App

MiVoca
Discovering, organizing, and remembering vocabulary is one of the foundations of language learning, yet it can be utterly overwhelming. You're constantly exposed to new words in lessons, conversations ... how can you possibly keep track of them all - not to mention remember them? Introducing MiVoca, an online app that tracks and tests all your words in a single location.

Mot du jour

Mot du jour - French word of the day
Lawless French offers an intermediate/advanced mot du jour which consists of a detailed lesson and requires a nominal monthly fee.
Current Events

News

French news vocabulary
If you want to know what's going on in the world, this vocabulary related to news and current events will help you understand what you read and hear.
Expressions

On the Phone

French phone phrases
Talking on the phone can be trickier than face-to-face conversations, for a couple of reasons. The lack of gestures and facial expressions means there are no visual hints to help you understand, plus there's something about the phone that makes certain sounds more difficult to distinguish. Knowing some standard phone formulas will help your brain fill in any comprehension gaps.
Vocabulary Lists

Petit Synonyms

Synonyms for petit - French adjectives
Students often ask "how can I sound more French?" and my first recommendation is always to work on vocabulary. In French classes, you tend to learn the most common, basic terms, like petit, which is a typical and very useful adjective that can be overused. Read this lesson to learn some different ways to say "small," including how to pronounce them.

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