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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- Vocabulary
Dessus in French: Meaning and Common Mistakes
Distinguish French dessus from sur, au-dessus de, dessous, and par-dessus while mastering reference-back uses and prendre le dessus.
- Vocabulary
Difficile in French: Meaning and Register
Use French difficile for challenging objects, demanding people, delicate situations, and probability while mastering avoir du mal and infinitive frames.
- Practical French
Directions in French: How to Ask (and Understand the Answer)
How to ask for directions in French - and just as important, how to understand the answer: tournez à gauche, continuez tout droit, and more.
- Pronunciation
How to Pronounce Donc
Learn donc with a clear guide, natural French examples and English glosses, common mistakes, nuanced usage, and practical review.
- Vocabulary
Droit in French: Meaning and Usage
Learn droit in context with natural French examples, English glosses, common mistakes, usage nuance, and practical review.
- Vocabulary
Drôle in French: Meaning and Common Mistakes
Learn drôle in context with natural French examples, English glosses, common mistakes, usage nuance, and practical review.
- Vocabulary
Dur in French: Meaning and Usage
Dur means hard or difficult in French, both literally and figuratively. Learn its everyday uses with clear, natural examples.
- Vocabulary
Eau in French: Meaning and Usage
Eau means water in French, with a distinctive spelling and pronunciation. Learn correct usage and related expressions with examples.
- Thematic Vocabulary
Emotions in French: Être Content or Avoir Peur?
French emotions split between être + adjective (je suis content) and avoir + noun (j'ai peur). The full feelings vocabulary, organized by which pattern to use.
- Grammar
En and Y: The Two French Pronouns Everyone Avoids (Until Now)
En replaces de + noun (j'en ai). Y replaces à + place (j'y vais). The two trickiest French pronouns, explained with real examples.
Short notes on French vocabulary with nuance.
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