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Cadeaux pour les Francophiles
Wondering what to buy for the French lover on your list? Check out these ideas ranging from fanciful to practical – at least one is sure to thrill your favorite Francophile.
The gift of France
A Trip to FranceWhat could be better for a Francophile than a trip to France? Check their schedule and then start shopping for plane tickets and hotel reservations.
French festivals: Fête de la musique | Fête de l’olivier | Nice Carnaval
Paris from Above
If a real trip to France is out of the question, how about a virtual one? Take a look at this breath-taking collection of aerial photographs of Paris.
French Posters
And of course, you can’t go wrong with a poster of a beautiful monument, favorite region, or beloved painting.
More: Travel and culture articles | Travel French lessons
The gift of French learning
French Workbook for Dummies
My book is great for anyone who wants to start learning French as well as for intermediate students who need to brush up on essential grammar and cement their knowledge with quizzes. Topics range from greetings and holiday wishes to parts of speech and verb conjugations, and there are tons of practice exercises.
Buy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk or Learn more
Lawless French à fond
An in-depth look at essential aspects of the French language and francophone cultures, including common difficulties, customs, and important events. Each issue focuses on a single topic and includes lessons, quizzes, and practice exercises to master it.
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Frantastique
Story-based learning program for all levels, featuring daily lesson with exercises, dialogues, stories, historical notes, videos, and comics.
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LanguaTalk Tutoring
How about some personal French lessons? LanguaTalk offers an easy-to-use search interface for finding the ideal 1-on-1 French tutor based on availability, reviews, and video introductions.
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Progress with Lawless French
A subscription to my co-branded site Progress with Lawless French includes weekly writing challenges and dictées, an interactive Brainmap, unlimited kwizzes, and infinite learning potential! Buy your favorite Francophile a PwLF voucher or Learn more.
Le Bon Usage
The bible of French grammar – the most thorough French grammar book that exists. It has been republished more than a dozen times and is a must for fluent speakers. This is the book that native speakers refer to when they want to understand or explain some aspect of French grammar. (French only)
Buy at Amazon
More: French grammar lessons | French learning tips and tools
The gift of French vocabulary
Le Grand Robert
For a French lover, particularly one who loves words, there can be no gift better than Le Grand Robert, a veritable encyclopedia of the French language. This software eplaces 6 enormous books: 100,000 words and 325,000 quotations, in an attractive and easy-to-use interface. The detailed definition for each entry includes pronunciation, etymology, historical uses, register, regionalities, and examples from literary and historical sources, and everything is hypertexted so that you can jump from one word to another. This is the dictionary that native speakers rely on, and what I recommend whole-heartedly for everyone, particularly advanced and fluent French speakers. (French only)
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Le Grand Larousse illustré
A combination French dictionary and encyclopedia in beautiful full color. Definitions are shorter and more accessible than their Grand Robert counterparts, and are accompanied by maps, drawings, photos, and charts. Purchasing the hardcover book gives you access to the internet version. (French only)
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More: French vocabulary lessons
The gift of French pronunciation
An in-depth analysis of each French letter and sound with corresponding listening exercises; a comparison of American English and French sounds; and explanations of French rhythm, silent letter patterns, and much more. (book and online sound files)
More: French pronunciation
The gift of French linguistics
The Story of French
This is a definitive analysis of French as it is spoken around the world. An in-depth, compelling, and above all affectionate look at the language of love, The Story of French should be required reading for all Francophiles.
Le français dans tous les sens
A fascinating book about the French language – where words come from, why they are spelled the way they are, how French is spoken in different countries around the world – learn all this and more. (French only)
More: French linguistics | French spelling
The gift of French fun
French Magnetic Poetry
A fun little tool for learning and practicing French on your refrigerator or locker.
Learn more: Magnetic poetry
Buy it: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk
Trivial Pursuit – French Edition
Team up to play Trivial Pursuit in French.
More: French fun and games
The gift of French that keeps on giving
Yabla videos
Yabla French is a subscription site with a massive collection of original videos featuring native speakers to help you learn and practice French at any level. Its state-of-the-art dictation tool alone is worth the price of admission.
Purchase a gift card or learn more.
More: French listening | French videos
The gift of French subscription boxes
Purchase one of these French-themed box subscriptions to delight your Francophile month after month.
- French Country Concierge Box
- Gourmet French Artisan Box
- Macarons
- Toys and treats for French bulldogs
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The letter combination il has various pronunciations depending on what precedes it.
Le festival de Cannes is one of the most famous film festivals in the world, and it takes place every May in the beautiful south of France. This issue of Lawless French à fond is all about movies and movie festivals.
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.