Vocabulary Lists

Phone Numbers

French phone numbers
French phone numbers can be a little confusing at first, so here are some tips on understanding the different ways they may be recited and written, as well as how to use them.

   

Vocabulary Lists

Renting a Car

Renting a car in France
Traveling in France often means driving, which can be a puzzling mix of unfamiliar signs and unfathomable rules of the road. But before you even get to that, you have to actually rent the car, so here are some useful phrases to help you get the car you want.

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Pronunciation Guides

B

French pronunciationThe letter B is pronounced similarly in French and English, except that it's not aspirated in French.

Reading Practice

Port-Grimaud, France

Port-Grimaud
En flânant dans ses petites rues et en regardant ses maisons de pêcheurs, on serait excusable de penser que Port-Grimaud est un ancien village typique...

   

Mistakes and Difficulties

Comment faire la bise

Comment faire la biseFaire la bise is often translated as "cheek kissing" or even "air kissing," when a more accurate - though decidedly less elegant - description is "lightly pressing alternating cheeks together while making optional kissy sounds."

Sports

Boating and Sailing

French boating terms
Ready to put your sea legs to work? Here's a bunch of French vocab related to boating and sailing, including types of boats, onboard directions, and useful verbs.

Expressions

Au lieu de

Au lieu de
Instead of playing a game, read this lesson on the useful French expression au lieu de.

   

Grammar Lessons

On vs l’on

On vs l'on - French pronunciationWhat's the difference between on and l'on? In a nutshell, on is sometimes preceded by l' for reasons of euphony.

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Pronunciation Guides

OE

French pronunciationThe letter combination oe may be pronounced as a single sound or as two separate sounds.

   

Mistakes and Difficulties

Hotels and Lodging

Hotels, lodging - travel French
One of the most important things to think about when traveling is where you're going to sleep. From 5-star hotels to tents pitched on a beach, this lesson has all the French vocabulary you need to enjoy your stay.