Expressions

Appeler un chat un chat

I tell it like it is in this lesson about the idiomatic French expression appeler un chat un chat.

Pronunciation Guides

CH

The letter combination ch has three possible pronunciations in French.

Expressions

Croire Expressions

The French verb croire, "to believe," is found in many idiomatic expressions, including to think so, to make no mistake, and to take someone's word for it. Learn these and dozens of other French expressions featuring croire.

  formalities • informalities 

Grammar Lessons

Elle and elles

The French pronouns elle and elles are both two different types of pronouns.

  pronouns 

Expressions

Le cinq à sept

It might be a bit risqué to learn about the French expression le cinq à sept.

  informalities 

Food and Drink

Dishes and Silverware

When it's your turn to set the table, you definitely need to know the difference between une assiette and une serviette. Check out this lesson to learn the French names for a variety of dishes, silverware, and pots and pans.

  A1 - Beginning French 

Holidays and Celebrations

Quatorze Juillet

Les anglophones utilisent souvent le terme « Bastille Day » pour désigner le 14 juillet, mais il se trouve qu'en France on n'utilise pas ce terme, on dit plutôt « le 14 juillet » ou bien « la fête nationale ».

  B1 - Intermediate French 

Travel and Culture

8 Symbols of France

French flag, personification of France, national holiday... here's everything you need to know about 8 French symbols and motifs.

Francophone Countries

7 Names for France

Have you ever noticed that "France" is called by several different names? Learn the various synonyms and the exact meanings of each one.

  synonyms 

Grammar Lessons

Verb Deconjugator

Find which verb a conjugation belongs to with the French verb deconjugator: type any conjugation to find out its infinitive.

  verbs 

Expressions

Revenons à nos moutons

Don't change the subject, it's time to learn about the French expression revenons à nos moutons.

Grammar Lessons

Opposites

Learn pairs of antonyms with this selection of opposing adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns.

  adverbs • indefinition • negation • pronouns 

Grammar Lessons

Venir de – Recent Past

You can explain what happened in the recent past with the construction venir de + infinitive; for example, Je viens de terminer ce puzzle - "I (have) just finished this puzzle."

  A1 - Beginning French • tenses moods voices 

Expressions

Tirer plus vite que son ombre

Click like lightning to learn the French expression tirer plus vite que son ombre.

  informalities 

Fun with French

Card Games

A deck of cards offers the opportunity to play a variety of games and maybe even practice your French. Here's some vocabulary that can help.