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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- Pronunciation
French CH vs J Pronunciation: Two Sounds to Keep Apart
Learn French ch and j with a clear guide, natural French examples and English glosses, common mistakes, nuanced usage, and practical review.
- Grammar
French Comparatives and Superlatives (and the Meilleur Trap)
Plus...que (more), moins...que (less), aussi...que (as...as) - and why bon becomes meilleur, not "plus bon." The full comparison system.
- 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.
Short notes on French vocabulary with nuance.
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