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There are lots of way to play this game to work on your pronunciation, listening and vocabulary skills, especially to diffierentiate singular from plural sounds. Nothing stops adults from enjoying this kind of review either! Practice how to pronounce plurals in English
Pandora and les pandores – a connection? Are you familiar with Greek mythology? Do you recall the beautiful Pandora victim of her own curiosity and insubordination? She inadvertently let out all evils into this world when she opened a BOX-that-should-have-stayed-unopened because she-was-told-NOT-to-open-it-under-any-circumstances. So when you hear someone discretely referring to police officers as les pandores, you might … Read more
Here are a few expressions in French and English using do and make. These are talking flashcards, so do check the volume of your device! Flashcards: Jeux:
The pointers of a clock or watch are called “hands”: the second hand, the minute hand and the hour hand. Note that there is no final “s” to “second, minute, hour”. In French, hands turn into needles → les aiguilles d’une montre ou d’une horloge. L’aiguille des secondes, des minutes et des heures. The French … Read more
Chez, as in chez moi, or chez le docteur is one of my favorite expressions because of its link to another way of life – villages booming with small businesses where everyone knows everyone’s name. Use chez moi, chez toi, chez lui, chez elle, chez nous, chez vous, chez eux to talk about someone’s home, … Read more
70 and 90 aren’t so straightforward either! Swiss-French, or the French spoken in Switzerland has its own regional flavor. The most obvious one will be counting from 70 to 99. For review: 70 septante (CH, B) – soixante-dix (F)71 septante et un – soixante et onze72 septante-deux – soixante-douze73 septante-trois – soixante-treize74 septante-quatre – soixante-quatorze75 septante-cinq – soixante-quinze76 septante-six – soixante-seize77 septante-sept … Read more
Falloir : Il faut – il me faut Il faut – il me faut are from the verb falloir and are used exclusively in the third-person form, which is impersonal, as explained in this previous post. Add a me, te, lui, nous, vous or leur to define WHO is in need: So, how is this different … Read more
I miss you, or do you miss me? Get ready for some brain juggling on the verb to miss! Can you spot the difference in sentence construction between: Tu me manques and I miss you? Miss and manquer: a question of personal pronouns Indeed, in English “I” does the missing, while in French, “you” are … Read more