In today’s lesson we’ll have a look at the feminine noun maison which means “house” and “home”. This is a pretty basic word but it’s important to get the pronunciation right! la maison house La maison – house Word origin The modern French feminine noun maison comes from mansionem in Latin. Pronunciation The pronunciation of …
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In today’s lesson we’ll have a look at the masculine noun fils, which means “son”. This is a really tricky word as there’s no way to get the pronunciation right without an audio clip or pronunciation symbols. le fils son
Today we’ll have a look at the commonly used verb penser, which means to think. Specifically, we’ll look at the differences between penser de (to think of), penser à (to think about) and penser que (to think that). Est-ce que tu penses que c’est une bonne idée? Do you think it’s a good idea? Let’s …
In today’s lesson I’ll explain how to pronounce ENT in French. While the rule is very simple, even advanced students can accidentally pronounce the ENT when it should be silent. The rule is: don’t pronounce the ENT on the end of a verb in the ils/elles form. Pronounce it on the end of an adverb.
In today’s lesson we’ll focus on what’s proven to be a major stumbling block for many of my private students over the years: How to say the year in French. The reason that this is tricky is because you must get the numbers in the right order. By the end of this lesson you should …
