Fête de la musique
Voir, c’est croire
EIL and EILL
The letter combinations eil (at the end of a word) and eill (almost anywhere) have no English equivalent. Rien n’est parfait, de Tal
Opinions
Dont – Relative Pronoun
The relative pronoun dont replaces the preposition de plus a person or thing and serves as the object of a relative clause. Depending on the context, dont has a number of possible translations.
Cordon sanitaire
French in English • travel French
Verbs with à
A number of French verbs require the preposition à in front of a noun or infinitive. B1 - Intermediate French • prepositions • verbs
Plus
The French word plus has a number of different meanings, uses, and even pronunciations. Nationalities
A1 - Beginning French • agreement • travel French
C’est pas gagné
Homophones – E
Impersonal Verbs
Most verbs are personal: they must be conjugated for different grammatical persons. But some verbs are used impersonally, meaning they have only one conjugation, the third person singular. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • indefinition • verbs
To Make
Faire is one of the first French verbs students learn, along with its most common English counterparts: "to do" and "to make." While "make" seems straightforward enough, in reality it has a number of different meanings and uses, many of which have completely different French translations. Adverbs of Manner
Adverbs of manner express how the action of a verb occurs. In English, the vast majority of adverbs of manner end in -ly, whereas in French, they mostly end in -ment. They are usually created from adjectives. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • adjectives • adverbs • suffixes