Fun with French

Breton Accent

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Put your French listening comprehension and sense of humor to the test with this faux news report poking fun at Brittany and the Breton accent.

   

Current Events

Bastille Day à fond

Bastille DayThis issue of Lawless French à fond takes an in-depth look at the French national holiday and explains everything you could possibly want to know about the celebration of Bastille Day.
 

   

Expressions

Pas mal

Pas mal
The French expression pas mal has quite a few meanings, which isn't bad.

   

Grammar Lessons

Adverbial Pronouns / Pronominal Adverbs

French adverbial pronounsAs you might guess from their name, adverbial pronouns are caught between two worlds: they are pronouns in the sense that they replace nouns, and at the same time they are adverbs representing a place, a quantity, or the object of a proposition. French has two adverbial pronouns: en and y.

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