Art de la traduction

Art de la traduction
Pour traduire un texte, il faut évidemment une connaissance approfondie des deux langues, mais être bilingue est loin d'être le seul critère.

   

DELF A1 Tips

DELF A1 - French proficiency testThe DELF A1 will test you on the four language skills in French: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Here's some info about what to expect as well as tips on how to prepare for the test.

   

Eiffel Tower Visit

This marvel of engineering dominates the Parisian skyline, but have you ever seen it up close? Check out these options to plan your perfect visit to la tour Eiffel.

Compound Subjects

French compound subjectsWhen the subject of a French verb is nous, vous, ils, or elles, it's obvious which verb conjugation you need, because those plural pronouns are included in verb tables. But it's a bit trickier with compound subjects made up of multiple names, nouns, and/or pronouns. In these cases, you need to take a moment to figure out which plural subject pronoun those items add up to, so that you know what to conjugate for.

   

A

French pronunciationThe letter A has two different pronunciations in French, but one of them is disappearing.

Coup de fil

Un coup de fil
You can make a phone call after you read this lesson about the French expression coup de fil.

   

   

Relative Pronouns

French relative pronounsRelative pronouns are connectors - they link relative clauses to main clauses so that you don't have to repeat subjects and objects. There are five French relative pronouns: dont, lequel, où, que, and qui, which are equivalent to seven English relative pronouns and adverbs: that, when, where, which, who, whom, and whose.

   

Un cœur simple

Un cœur simple
Pendant un demi-siècle, les bourgeoises de Pont l'Evêque envièrent à Mme Aubain sa servante Félicité. - Read the opening paragraphs of Flaubert's classic novella, Un cœur simple.

   

   

Crime and Justice

Crime and justice
In the unfortunate event that you ever need to talk the police about a traffic ticket - or worse - here's some French vocabulary related to crime and justice.

Tant mieux

Tant mieux
It's just as well that you're about to read this lesson on the French expression tant mieux.