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Word of the Day: Oui
Oui (wee) means "yes".
Word of the Day: Vin
Vin (vah) which means ‘wine’.
Not fluent in French?
I thought we could look at a few ways of letting someone know that you aren’t fluent in French (just yet!) Je ne comprends pas (zhi-ni-comm-prohn-pah) means ‘I don’t understand’. Je ne parle français (zhi-ni-parlay-frohn-say) means ‘I don’t speak French’. Parler lentement (parlay-lohn-ti-mohn) means ‘speak slowly’. Au revoir
Five Ways to Overcome an Accent
Observe Lip Movement From Native Speakers The bulk of sound variation comes from the way a speaker shapes their lips and tongue; careful observation of individuals who are fluent in your target language will serve as a tool to mimic new sounds. While this does not address sounds made with tongue ...
Le Lait
Le lait (le-lay) which means ‘milk’. Crème (crem) which means 'cream'. Demi-'crèm' (daymay ay-craymay) which means 'half fat'
Bonjour!
There are many words of French origin that have entered the English language and have remained pretty much unchanged since: Abattoir, a la carte, après-ski, artisan, avant garde, boutique, bivouac, blancmange, bouffant, cigarette, fervour, je ne sais quoi, larynx, laissez-faire, morgue, nougat, ogre, piquant, panache, restaurant, toupee, vis a vis, etc. The ...
Word of the Day: Avion
Avion (ah-veeyon) which means "airplane".
Make Mine a Soft One Please
Coca-Cola (coke-a-cola) is ‘coke’. Coca-cola diète (coke-a-cola dee-yet) is good old ‘diet coke’. Limonade (leemon-ahd) is ‘lemonade’. Orange (oh-ranzh)) is ‘orange’. D'orange frais (doh-ranzh fray) is ‘fresh orange’.
New product filter
We are proud to announce that we have finished developing a new product filter which will enable you to find the right French language course product quickly. Filter your results by, level, format, category and brand. Level Choose from beginner, intermediate and expert levels. Depending on your current skill level, choose the one ...
La bière - Word of the day
Today's word of the day is: - La bière (lah bee-air) is 'beer'.