This episode is the third part of a series about asking questions in French. If you ever travel to France and engage in any interaction with a native French speaker, you'll definitely need to ask them questions in French! In order to give you the confidence to do so, this episode will focus on getting the order of the sentence right when the verb is made of several words (I'll talk about the compound tenses, the near future and the recent past). We'll reuse what you've learnt in episode 111 of French Your Way Podcast to play around with the different structures to ask questions in French, so … Read More →
FYW 119 : “Là-dessus”, “juste dessus”
Ann would like me to explain how to use adverbs such as "là-dessus", "là-devant", etc. She also asked me about expressions like "juste devant". This is a great opportunity for me to clarify the difference between prepositions and adverbs when we refer to a location and to help you with the structure of your sentence and translation. If like Ann, you'd like to submit your question to me by leaving a voice message, head to https://frenchyourway.com.au/contact ! Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode Le livre est sur la table = the book is on the table Le livre … Read More →
FYW 115 : Questions in French (Part 2): The different translations of “what…?”
This episode is the second part of a series about asking questions in French. If you ever travel to France and engage in any interaction with a native French speaker, you'll definitely need to ask them questions in French! In order to give you the confidence to do so, this episode will focus on the different possible translations to say "what...?" in French. We'll also reuse what you've learnt in episode 111 of French Your Way Podcast to play around with the different structures to ask questions in French ;-) Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode He doesn't … Read More →
FYW 094 : What is “coucou” in French?
French Your Way Podcast listener Ej emailed me to ask what I meant exactly after he heard me say "coucou" at the beginning of an episode. So, just for the pleasure of travelling from word to word, here are the meanings of the French word "coucou"! I’ll also talk about my fears of misspelling or mispronouncing some words! LINKS and RESOURCES French Voices podcast, episode 54: www.frenchvoicespodcast.com/episode54 Thank You for Tuning In! There are a lot of podcasts you could be tuning into today, but you chose mine, and I’m grateful for that. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share … Read More →
FYW 093 : The different translations for BUSY in French
How to translate the English word "busy" in French? I hope you’re not too busy to listen to this episode because students of French often use the wrong word for it! I'll help you choose the relevant translation according to the context. Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode Occupé,e = busy (person, phone line) Le Président est toujours très occupé = The President is always very busy La ligne est occupée = the phone line is busy Chargé,e = busy (schedule) Il a un emploi du temps très chargé = He’s got a very busy schedule. Rempli,e = busy (day) Les … Read More →
FYW 067 : Why you shouldn’t say “very delicious” in French
What’s wrong with saying "Yum, this is very delicious!" or "Wow, this is very beautiful!" Nothing...in English. However, a literal translation of these expressions -along with a few others- doesn't work in French. Here’s why. Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode Délicieux Super / génial / formidable / merveilleux / grandiose / fabuleux Magnifique / superbe Meilleur / mieux Pire Essentiel, indispensable vraiment= really absolument = absolutely "Miam! C'est très délicieux!" ? "Miam ! C'est vraiment / absolument délicieux !" (= Yum ! It’s really / … Read More →
Practice Worksheets to Help You Build Correct Sentences in French
The following activity is to help you implement what you have learnt (or brushed up) in my article “Introduction to French Grammar: what type of word is it?”. The aim is to help you build correct sentences together by reflecting on how the words relate to each other and how a sentence is structured. The activity is done in 3 stages: Translate a text into French. Implement and identify: What type of word is it ? Identify all articles, nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives and prepositions. When I was in primary school, we would do a more in depth version of this … Read More →