Clauses

French clausesA clause is a grammatical unit of meaning containing, at minimum, a subject and verb. There are three different types of clauses.

   

Expressions with plus

French expressions with plus
The French word plus has several different meanings and is found in many useful expressions, including all the more reason, me neither, and to be quick off the mark. Learn these plus many more French expressions featuring plus.

C’est

C'est un garçon !
C'est, literally "this is," is the required contraction of ce + est. It's one of the most important French expressions with a few possible meanings, including that is, it is, and he is.

   

À l’avance

À l'avance
By reading this lesson ahead of time, you'll be ready to use the French expression à l'avance when you need it.

EU

French pronunciationThe letter combination eu has three possible pronunciations, two of which are very similar.

Mauvais vs Mal

Mauvais vs malThe French words mauvais and mal can be tricky for French students because they both belong to three different parts of speech and have similar meanings. If you have a poor understanding of the difference, it wouldn't be a bad idea to read this lesson.

   

   

   

Money Expressions

French money expressions
Expressions related to money are worth their weight in gold. Learn how to say money doesn't grow on trees, make a living, be stingy, and dozens of other French expressions and proverbs related to money.

   

Hyères

Hyères
Avec une superficie de 132 kilomètres carrés et un écart de 30 kilomètres entre les deux extrémités, la commune d'Hyères est l'une des plus étendues de France.

   

Drinks

French drinks
Thirsty? Learn French vocabulary related to drinking and drinks, everything from from water to wine.

   

To Make – Faire vs Rendre

Faire vs rendreWhen someone is made to feel a certain way, that feeling is always expressed in English with an adjective: happy, ashamed, thirsty, etc. In French, however, some feelings are adjectives while others are nouns - and these two different parts of speech require different verbs. When it comes to feelings, the French equivalent of "to make" may be rendre, faire, or donner, depending on whether the feeling is an adjective or a noun.