Latest French Vocabulary Lessons
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Common French Phrases
When traveling to a French-speaking country, it is important to be polite by learning some basic French phrases to greet people. Greetings are more important in France than in the United States, as politeness is highly valued.
French Vocabulary: Numbers
French numbers follow a similar pattern to English, with some quirks. Seventy, eighty, and ninety are a little different, as are a billion versus trillion.
French Vocabulary: 36 French Colors
Learning French colors is not difficult as many of the French words for colors are similar to English words. Colors in French are adjectives that must agree with the gender and number of the noun they are modifying. Colors can also be modified as light or dark and colors that are halfway between two major colors are described the same way in French.
French Vocabulary: French Food Word List
When you’re learning French food vocabulary, there are a few grammar rules to pick up at the same time. When referring to food, use the partitive article, and specific food items should use le/la/les. Here’s a comprehensive list of the most common French food words.
Looking for more interactive options? An app like Mondly can be a good complement to the structured lessons here, especially for beginners working on vocabulary and basic phrases as they learn French.
Latest French Grammar Lessons
French Y and En Pronouns
Pronouns ‘y’ and ‘en’ are commonly taught later than direct and indirect object pronouns in French, and they have multiple meanings. They replace something and have different placements in sentences compared to English.
How to Talk about Time in French: Hours, Days, and Years
Talking about time and dates in French can be challenging for English speakers due to the different verb tenses and idiomatic expressions. Learning the vocabulary words and sentence structures for expressing time in French is necessary for more advanced speakers, and may require some practice and time to learn.
French Present Participles
French present participles are verb forms showing present circumstances or events that are in the midst of happening, as well as modifying nouns as another type of adjective. They are simple to form, with relatively few exceptions and nuances to remember, but they will expand your grammatical repertoire significantly.
How to Form French Comparisons and Superlatives
Comparative and superlatives in French are generally simpler than in English, though there are a few irregular forms to use and an unusual structure in certain cases. However, if you remember the limited irregular forms and to use the appropriate gender and singular/plural endings, you will have mastered most of this grammar structure.
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