How to Deal with Phonetic Difficulties when Learning FrenchMy previous article on difficulties that learners of French face when learning the language covered some of the structural issues that learners find challenging. Here

Each learners of French has different strengths and weaknesses. Some develop vocabulary rapidly, while others have a solid understanding of grammar. Some speak with ease, while others feel more comfortable writing. There are

There are words and phrases that sound funny in any language, and French is no exception. If you are learning French, it's useful to know some funny French phrases. Did I mention the

They say it’s never good to compare yourself to others, but there’s still plenty else to compare. Since we’ve launched into awards season for film and television, we can always

I can’t imagine visiting Paris without visiting a museum, although that might have happened the week I flew in from New York to defend my mémoire de master... (I really can’t

What is Indirect Disclosure in French?I have quite a few entertaining friends who tell good stories. When they tell these stories, they can relate people’s words using direct discourse, quoting these

No, not Santa Claus – si clause! A si clause in French expresses a condition that is linked to a resulting action. They are constructed with a dependent clause showing the condition, which is

What Has Been Lost in Translation?If you’ve ever seen Sofia Coppola’s 2003 film Lost in Translation, you might remember the scene in which Bill Murray’s character, Bob, shoots a

Idiomatic Expressions in FrenchRecently I was walking through a light festival called, conveniently, the Festival of Lights when, among the candy cane, fir tree, wreath, and dove designs, I saw a dinosaur display.

A lot of people dive into learning French because of the French culture. In this article, I'd like to share with you 10 classic French dishes. Here are 10 traditional dishes to try

Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They may be used to describe actions, attributes, and the manner in which something occurs. We can say that someone falls or we can describe the

“Je prendrais une tarte aux pommes” “Elle a essayé le gâteau” “Il mange des biscuits” “Nous mettons de la crème dans notre café” “Ces frites n’ont pas de sel !” “Avez-vous du fromage

There are lots of titles in Montaigne’s Essais, including “Des cannibales”, “Des coches”, and “De la vertu” but none called “Des faux amis”. Montaigne did write an essay called “De l’amitié”

France has a varied landscape, which includes low-lying plains, plateaus, older mountain blocks called massifs, the higher Alps and Pyrenées mountain ranges, and 4,853 kilometers of coastline. These geographic features provide excellent

Now that we’re heading straight into winter, at least in the northern hemisphere, it might be nice to talk about seasons in French, to remind us that there are four of them