Today we’ll have a look at a word which every visitor to France must know: Monsieur, which means both “sir” and “mister” (Mr.). Specifically, we’ll look at the pronunciation which confuses many students. The pronunciation is: [məsjø]. The mon sounds like “mih” and the final r is barely pronounced. Monsieur Sir, Mister, Mr.
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Today we’ll focus on the adverb heureusement, which means fortunately and luckily. The reason this word made it onto our list is that several students expressed having difficulties with the pronunciation. Heureusement j’apprends le français! (Fortunately, I’m learning French!). heureusement fortunately
Today we’ll have a look at one of my all time favorite French words: “bof!”. This is actually more of a sound or interjection and means”meh” and “nah”. It is used to describe mediocrity and suggest that something is just so-so. bof meh
Today we’ll have a close look at the word que in French. Que is a very commonly used word with multiple meanings, including “what”, “that” and “than”. Je veux que vous fassiez attention à cette leçon! (I want you to pay attention to this lesson!).
Today we’ll cover a really fun French word: vachment, which means “really”, “so” and “very”. Vachement is comprised of the word vache (cow) and the common French adverb ending -ment. So, what we’re really saying is “cowly”! Il est vachement mignon, ton chien! (Your dog is very cute!). Let’s jump right into sentences! vachement really, …
