Spelling the plurals of French compound nouns is the perfect blend of logic and grammar notions. It can seem tricky or daunting at first but actually isn’t that hard! And, again: it’s logical. So, take your French writing skills to the next level by listening to this episode! Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode un laissez-passer, des laissez-passer = pass un mange-tout, des mange-tout = snowpea, mangetout Un chou-fleur, des choux-fleurs = cauliflower un court métrage, des courts métrages = short film un porte-serviette, des porte-serviette / des … Read More →
FYW 053 : Irregular French Plurals : Masculine Words Ending in “_al”
Learn or brush-up the rule for the irregular French plurals of masculine words ending in “_al”, then test yourself! Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode un journal (= a newspaper) un cheval (= a horse) un animal un festival un carnaval un bal (= ball, dance) un chacal (= jackal, wild dog) un étal (= stall, stand) un régal (= fest, delight, treat) un val (= valley, vale, glen) un code postal = a post/zip code mondial (= global/worldwide) un total (= an amount / a sum) LINKS and RESOURCES Read my written version of this episode: Irregular French … Read More →