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French Prepositions

French Prepositions

Prepositions aren’t the most exciting topic in French, but they’re essential for understanding how words relate to each other. Quite a few prepositions and verb and preposition combinations work differently in French than in English, so it’s important to gain an understanding of when and why those differences arise, and how to decide which is the correct preposition to use when you are speaking or writing in French.

French Interrogatives: Asking Questions in French

French Interrogatives: Asking Questions in French

Learning how to ask questions in French is a vital grammar and vocabulary skill to acquire, and there are lots of ways to form questions. In this lesson we provide a thorough review of the major parts of speech and vocabulary to learn to ask many kinds of questions, as well as covering the variety of ways one can correctly form questions in French.

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French Vocabulary: Professions and Careers

French Vocabulary: Professions and Careers

  Here is a list of some common professions. For many of the jobs listed below, you will see similarities to English in the French words, but watch your spelling, especially for the feminine forms of these words. doctor un médecin high school or college...

Beginners’ French Vocabulary

Beginners’ French Vocabulary

Below are some of the most fundamental words in the French language to give you a basic foundation in French vocabulary. French Pronouns If the terms "subject" and "direct object" are a little hazy for you, you may want to brush up on your French pronouns grammar,...

French Vocabulary: Political Crises

French Vocabulary: Political Crises

National and Global Politics in France Before getting into politics-related vocabulary words, it might be helpful to understand how the federal French government works. The basic setup in France is that the country has both a president (le président) and a prime...

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