Pronunciation Guides

Accents

French accentsWhile French has the same alphabet as English, some of the letters have little decorations that can make them look and sound very different. In French, accents are essential: they're there for a reason, so you must include them when writing.

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Grammar Lessons

Imperative Mood

French imperativeIt's imperative to understand the imperative mood if you want to give orders, make requests, express desires, provide recommendations, offer advice, and prohibit actions.

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Grammar Lessons

Sans

Sans - French prepositionThe preposition sans is used similarly to its English equivalent "without," but not without a few differences.

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AI at Lawless French

AIAs AI takes over content creation (and endless other tasks and activities), it's natural to wonder whether I'm using it here at Lawless French. The short answer is: a tiny bit. For the long answer, keep reading.

Expressions

Falloir Expressions

French expressions with falloir
The impersonal French verb falloir literally means "to be necessary" or "to need" and is used in many idiomatic expressions. Learn how to say far from it, that's more than we need, it takes all kinds, and more with this list of expressions with falloir.

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Food and Drink

Wine Quiz

Wine
Test your knowledge of French wine and winemaking while practicing your intermediate listening comprehension with this fun audio quiz.

   

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Grammar Lessons

Avoir à fond

Avoir - French verbAvoir is one of the most common and important French verbs. Officially it means "to have," but it's equivalent to "to be" in many daily expressions, and is found in numerous idioms as well as in compound verb conjugations. This issue of Lawless French à fond takes an in-depth look at the many faces and features of avoir.

   

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