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Je t’aime

You'll love reading this lesson on the French expression je t'aime.

On me pose souvent la question : quel goût a la truffe ? La réponse n'est pas évidente. Je peux vous dire qu'à mon avis, et selon l'avis de beaucoup de Français, les truffes sont délicieuses, mais décrire le goût est une tout autre affaire.

B1 - Intermediate French

Grammar Lessons

Exclamations

An exclamation is any word or phrase that expresses a strong emotion or feeling. There are several different types of exclamative constructions and the meaning behind them may be positive or negative.

B2 - Upper-Intermediate French • exclamations

Pronunciation Guides

E

The letter e has several different pronunciations in French. The explanation and equivalents provided here are based on the closest sounds that exist in American English, which are sometimes not very close at all.

Expressions

Ça m’est égal

You can learn about the French expression ça m'est égal on a computer, tablet, or smartphone - it's all the same to me.

informalities

Literature

Le mystère de la chambre jaune

Ce n'est pas sans une certaine émotion que je commence à raconter ici les aventures extraordinaires de Joseph Rouletabille. Celui-ci, jusqu'à ce jour, s'y était si formellement opposé que j'avais fini par désespérer de ne publier jamais l'histoire policière la plus curieuse de ces quinze dernières années.

B2 - Upper-Intermediate French

Holidays and Celebrations

Faisons des crêpes ! Vocabulary Quiz

Celebrate Crêpe Day by testing yourself on vocabulary related to crêpes with this fill-in-the-blanks exercise:

Faisons des crêpes !

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Listening Practice

Jean de La Fontaine : Portrait

Jean de La Fontaine is one of the most beloved French poets and is famous in particular for his fables. Learn more in this bilingual audio article.

B2 - Upper-Intermediate French

Grammar Lessons

Dire – Écrire – Lire Conjugation Pattern

In the present tense, the irregular -re verbs dire (to say, tell), écrire (to write), and lire (to read) are conjugated mostly according to the same pattern.

A1 - Beginning French • conjugation lessons

Expressions

Avoir un chat dans la gorge

Find out why there's a cat in your throat with the idiomatic French expression avoir un chat dans la gorge.

Food and Drink

Steak-frites

Very short but funny video about ordering un steak in French.

A1 - Beginning French

Learn French

Deliberate Practice

"Practice makes perfect." These simple words, so ubiquitous and readily accepted that you’ve probably never given them much thought, only tell part of the story. Yes, practice is vital, but there's more to it than that. It's not just practice you need, but rather deliberate practice.

Pronunciation Guides

Elision

An elision is a type of contraction that occurs when two words are combined: one or more letters are dropped and replaced with an apostrophe. In French, written elisions are required, regardless of the register you're speaking or writing in.

A1 - Beginning French • spelling

Current Events

À la une

This lesson on the French expression à la une should be headline news.