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Latest French Grammar Lessons
Using il est versus c’est is a subtle nuance of French that native speakers use effortlessly but can require conscious effort on non-native French learners’ parts. There are some consistent rules to using these French grammar structures, and we cover some notable exceptions, as well as when using either structure implies different meanings.
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.
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.
Latest French Vocabulary Lists
French adverbs tend to have more varied forms than English adverbs, but they aren’t difficult to learn. We’ve created a vocabulary list of the 45 most used adverbs in French so you can quickly learn them and reference them in one place.
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 numbers follow a similar pattern to English, with some quirks. Seventy, eighty, and ninety are a little different, as are a billion versus trillion.
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