Professeur, nmf : a high school, college, or university teacher or instructor. The French word « professeur » looks almost the same as the English word “professor.” The word “professor” in English typically exclusively means “a teacher at a university.” As a semi-false cognate, in French « professeur » can mean “a university teacher or […]
Pratiquer, vtr : to do, to play, to use, to apply, to implement, to know, to speak, to practice a religion. Il faut pratiquer un sport au moins. You have to do some form of exercise. Elle pratique le passé simple quand elle écrit les romans. She uses the simple past when she writes novels. […]
If you thought there were a lot of tenses/modes that express the present in French, just wait until you see the past! Seven past tenses/moods: Passé composé: The passé composé, as the most commonly used past tense in French, is used to describe completed actions, formed with the present tense of avoir or être plus […]
Curious about my preparation for the written production section of the DELF B2 ? Beginning January 2025, I started a daily journal of random thoughts and my daily activities en français. This helps with simply the confidence to just write… my journal would be considered more of a B1 level in that it is casual […]
« Avoir les jetons ». Literal translation: To have tokens. Meaning: To be scared, to have the jitters or the willies. J’ai un examen important demain. J’ai des jetons. I have an important exam tomorrow. I have the jitters.
Mon Quotidien, le 25 Feb 2026 Elle a ouvert un parc d’attractions pour… chiens Les chiens font partie des animaux les plus joueurs et les plus sociables. «Pourtant, on les laisse rarement libres dehors. Ils ont peu d’occasions de se faire des copains», constate Sarah Dominguez. Cette femme de 20 ans a donc ouvert un […]
Pièce, nf : a room, a sheet of paper, a coin, or a play; a piece only in the sense of a collection. The French word « pièce » looks very similar to the English word “pièce.” The word “piece” in English typically means “a part of something.” As a semi-false cognate, in French « […]
Renforcer, vtr : to reinforce, to strengthen, to increase; to give someone a hand; to heighten, to accentuate. Ce mur a été renforcé par des contreforts. This wall has been reinforced with buttresses. Les pompiers de la ville voisine sont venus nous renforcer. The firefighters from the neighboring city came to give us a hand. […]
Now that we are back from La Chandeleur and the Winter Olympics, let’s take a look at the more commonly used French verb tenses/modes. Here’s the good news, even though there are approximately 20 different tenses/modes for French verbs (of which, approximately 10 used in spoken language), each one can be be placed in the […]
Curious about my preparation for the written comprehension section of the DELF B2 ? The written comprehension part over time has become the easiest part for me. I’ll admit, it hasn’t always been that way. In the beginning, I had to look up EVERY SINGLE WORD… so time consuming. And just because I had looked […]
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