Discover some popular French expressions with body parts words. Can you guess what "having a hair on one’s tongue" mean? Or "not having one’s tongue in one’s pocket"? Find out now! Enrich your vocabulary and get a fun insight into French culture as well :-) Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode avoir la tête en l'air = to be absent minded avoir la tête dans la lune / dans les nuages = to day dream avoir la tête sur les épaules arriver comme un cheveu sur la soupe = come at the worst possible moment couper les cheveux en quatre = to split hairs, to give … Read More →
FYW 026 : Aches, Pains and Broken Bones
Talking about broken bones and how to say where you’re sore! More than just expressions, you will also reinforce some grammar notions that many students of French often get wrong. Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode Avoir mal à + le/la/les + body part = have pain at (to have a sth-ache, to hurt there) Avoir mal à la tête = to have a headache Avoir mal aux pieds = to have sore feet Avoir mal au dos = to have a sore back avoir mal à l’estomac = to have a stomach ache (the organ) avoir mal au ventre = to have a stomach/tummy ache avoir mal au cœur = to … Read More →