French Vocabulary Magazine
Notes on register, verlan, memory, listening, and the words that change meaning with context - from formal vs informal French to spaced repetition and Shadowing.
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- Conjugation
The French Conditional: You Already Use It in Je Voudrais
Le conditionnel = futur stem + imparfait endings. You already use it in je voudrais - here's the full formation and the si-clause hypothetical pattern.
- Conjugation
French Conjugation, Demystified: Groups, Tenses, and What to Learn First
French conjugation made manageable: the 3 verb groups, the 4 irregular verbs to learn first, and which tenses actually matter at each level.
- Practical French
A Basic French Conversation, Fully Annotated Line by Line
A complete, annotated French conversation for beginners - meeting someone new - plus the toolkit phrases that keep any conversation going.
- Grammar
Ce, Cet, Cette, Ces: French This, That, These and Those
Ce, cet, cette, ces all mean this/that/these/those in French - differentiated by gender, number, and vowel sound. Includes the -ci/-là distinction.
- Practical French
How to Write an Email in French: Formal and Casual Templates
Two full French email templates - formal and casual - with the exact openers, connector phrases, and closers, including why cordialement beats the fancy ones.
- Practical French
French Emergency Phrases: The Numbers and What to Say
Essential French emergency phrases and numbers for medical, police and fire emergencies - plus a simple script for what to say when you call.
- Language & Culture
100+ French Words You Already Know (You Just Don't Realize It)
You already know hundreds of French words. -tion, -ment and -ble endings translate almost directly from English - here are 100+ cognates, by pattern.
- Language & Culture
French False Friends: Every Word That Fools English Speakers
The complete hub of French-English false friends - actuellement, librairie, assister, journée - words that look familiar but mean something else entirely.
- Slang & Expressions
French Filler Words: Bah, Ben, Du Coup, Genre and Quoi
The French equivalents of "um" and "like" - bah, ben, du coup, genre, quoi - with their real function, so real conversations finally make sense.
- Pronunciation
French Final Consonants: Pronounced or Silent?
French final consonants are usually silent, except for the letters C, R, F, and L. Learn this key rule with clear pronunciation examples.
Short notes on French vocabulary with nuance.
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