Joyeux Noel…

Je vous souhaite à tous un joyeux Noël!!!

Herman

French Reading Quiz on School Subject

Bonjour les amis,

Last weekend, posted a new lesson on the school subjects in French. I hope you’ve had some time to study it during the weekend and today, I would like you to quickly test what you’ve remembered from it.
Click here to complete this short French reading quiz.

Remember, you can always [...]

What do you study at school?

Bonjours les amis!
It’s already back-to-school here in the United States, and this post couldn’t be more timely. Philosophy, French, Geometry, Music, etc, etc. I’m sure you easily guessed the topic I’m about to discuss here: school subjects! Bravo!
Why don’t we learn how to pronounce these school subjects in French? How about using the [...]

tomber dans les pommes

Tomber dans les pommes

This French idiomatic expression means ‘To faint/lose consciousness/pass out‘. Its literal meaning is ‘to fall in the apples‘. Listen to an application of this idiom:

‘Marie était si fatiguée qu’elle est tombée dans les pommes.’ (Marie was so tired that she  fell in the apples.)

Its etymology is still unclear, [...]

Playing With Days and Months

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Now that you know how to say days and months in French, wouldn’t be good to see if you can remember some valuable things from it? I would like then to propose you two little exercises for good practice. The first activity is a very simple one (yes, I know, I’m too nice [...]

Saying Your Birthday in French

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One piece of information that you may have to give when filling out an official document is your birth date.
To be born ? être né(e). Note that the “(e)” is here as an indicator of the feminine gender.

Now follow this pattern if you are asked about your birthday:
Quelle est la date [...]

Animal Crossword in French

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Yet another fun vocabulary  exercise with animals. This is a crossword filled with images. All you need to do is look at an image of an animal and provide the correct name in French. So tell me, how long do you think it will take [...]

Testing your French skills on Chapter 1 With Two Exercises

Bonjour chers amis,

I am confident you’ve had enough time to work on the first chapter I uploaded a couple of weeks ago. I also hope you’ve checked the Talking Dictionary (especially, the ‘Animals’ section ) since you will have now the opportunity to test your knowledge with some pretty cool activities.

You will be [...]

French Expressions with Beverages and Drinks

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One thing that comes almost immediately to mind when we talk about the country of France is her wine. France has the world’s largest wine production with a production of about 7–8 billion bottles every year according to OIV (International Organization of Vine and Wine). (Hehe, that’s more than enough [...]

french idiomatic expression-c’est pas tes oignons.

How do you tell somebody to mind their own business in French (informal)? I’m sure you don’t particularly enjoy the company of nosy people, people who are always trying to meddle in your personal affairs. If this is the case, you may find this post very relevant.