Today we’ll look at a more advanced word which you can use in conversation: toutefois. Translations include however, notwithstanding and nevertheless. toutefois – [tutfwa] however Example sentences In this first example sentence, I use the preposition envers (towards), which I explain in this lesson. Il est très généreux envers sa famille. Toutefois, il n’est pas … The post Toutefois – However first appeared on FrenchLearner.com ..read more

In today’s lesson we’ll have a look at the expression à un moment donné, which translates to “at some point”. Donner means “to give”. Hence, the literal translation is “at a given moment”. À un moment donné, j’apprendrai tous ces mots! At some point I’ll learn all these words! à un moment donné at some … The post À un moment donné – At some point first appeared on FrenchLearner.com ..read more

In today’s lesson we’ll look at the simple yet highly useful masculine noun repas, which means “meal”. Quel est on repas préféré? What is your favorite meal? Let’s begin! le repas meal Word origin According to Wiktionary.org, the Modern French masculine noun repas (meal) comes from Old French repast, which in turn comes from pastus … The post Le Repas – Meal first appeared on FrenchLearner.com ..read more

Today we’ll look at the preposition malgré, which translates to both “despite” and “in spite of”. The pronuncition of is quite straightward: mahl-gray. malgré despite, in despite of Word origin The modern French word malgré is a composed of the adjective mal (bad, poorly) and gré (what you want, will). The word gré comes from … The post Malgré – Despite, In Spite Of first appeared on FrenchLearner.com ..read more

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Today’s lesson covers the adjective “white” in French: Blanc in the masculine form and blanche in the feminine form. The big mistake students make is pronouncing the C on the masculine from. You must completely ignore it and make an AN nasal sound. blanc, blanche – [blɑ̃, blɑ̃ʃ] white Blanc, blanche – white in French … The post Blanc, Blanche – How To Say White In French first appeared on FrenchLearner.com ..read more

Today we’ll have a look at lycée, meaning “high school”. I put this word on my list as many students get confused with the pronunciation and gender. People want to say “lie-say” when the pronunciation is “lee-say”. Additionally, people think the word is feminine when in reality it’s masculine: le lycée. le lycée – [lise] … The post Le Lycée – How To Say High School In French first appeared on FrenchLearner.com ..read more

Today we’ll have a look at the reflexive verb s’en aller. This is a bit different from aller, which means “to go”. S’en aller specifically means to leave a place or group of people. Other close English equivalents are”to be off” or even “to be outta here”. s’en aller to leave, go, be off Conjugation … The post S’en Aller – To Leave, To Go, To be Off In French first appeared on FrenchLearner.com ..read more

Today we’ll have a look at the feminine noun histoire, which means both story and history. A common mistake is for students to want to pronounce the H, which is completely silent. The pronunciation is: ee-stoir or [istwaʀ]. l’histoire story, history l’Histoire – Story & History Word origin According to Wiktionary.org, histoire comes from ἱστορία … The post l’Histoire – How To Say Story & History In French first appeared on FrenchLearner.com ..read more

In today’s lesson we’ll have a look at the word quelque chose, which means something. Est-ce que tu veux apprendre quelque chose? Do you want to learn something? Let’s begin! quelque chose something Word origin For the Modern French term quelque chose (something), quelque is a combination of quel (which) and que (that), which come … The post Quelque chose: How To Say Something In French first appeared on FrenchLearner.com ..read more