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 L’année prochaine, je vais étudier le français en France. = Next year, I’m going to study French in France Pour ma retraite, je vais acheter une maison au bord de la mer. = For my retirement I’m going to buy a house by the beach. Nous débiterons 200 dollars de votre … Read More →
FYW 064 : French Expressions with Body Parts (Part 1)
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 063 : How to improve your French pronunciation: Ask Siri!
Here’s a great idea to help you work on your French pronunciation! This activity will also make you work on how to ask questions in French and on the pace of your speech: if you pause for too long, Siri will think that you were done asking your question and you will have to start again! Follow my instructions on how to make the most of this French oral activity and download the free worksheet I’ve designed for you! https://frenchyourway.com.au/improve-french-pronunciation-ask-siri Use the comment section to submit other ideas of questions to other learners of French…or just to let me … Read More →
FYW 062 : The prefix “Extra”
In this short episode, find out how it is possible to understand the meaning of a word you may not know thanks to clues such as the prefix, or other related words. As a simple illustration of this concept, I've chosen to use in my examples the prefix "extra" –what’s more the words covered will be similar to the English words. Always remember: language learning is like an investigation game – You can work out way more than you’d think by being curious about how words are formed! Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode Extraterrestre La Terre = … Read More →
FYW 061 : Challenge – Can I Make You Love French Grammar?
Urging all grammar-phobic students to give me a chance to explain why you should love French grammar… and even grammar in general! Many new students start lessons with me by saying: “I want to learn French but I don’t want to learn French grammar”. I find this most interesting as it raises many questions; not just about the teaching/learning method, but above all about the reasons why so many students refuse to have anything to do with grammar... Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode Check out my article – "Challenge: can I make you love French … Read More →
FYW 060 : French Food Expressions
Discover some popular French expressions with food. What does "to have the heart of an artichoke" mean? Or, "to fall in the apples"? Listen to find out! Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode être cœur d'artichaut / avoir un cœur d'artichaut = to fall in ove easily avoir la banane avoir la pêche / la patate / la frite avoir la moutarde qui monte au nez faire le poireau (poireauter) = to wait, hang around Etre une bonne poire = be a bit of a sucker, be easily taken in tomber dans les pommes = to faint Etre haut comme trois pommes avoir un petit pois à la … Read More →
Tips for driving in France
Guess what?! I didn't write this article! My husband did :-) He had been wanting to write a post about driving in France since we last went in summer 2014 and he had to learn how to drive...not only on the right-hand side of the road but some rules may be confusing to you (at least if you are Australian). Driving in France started as a scary experience! The first time my husband tried driving (= conduire) in France, we decided to borrow my mum's car and just drive around the block for him to get a first feel of the car. I was in the back seat (le siège arrière), my brother was in the … Read More →
FYW 059 : French “déception” vs English “deception”: same same, or different?
While my original goal in making this episode was to point out and therefore help you memorise better the difference between "deception" in French and "deception" in English, I was surprised to find out that the two words were more related than I thought! Insights into the origins of words is so fascinating! Come on board for a short French vocabulary session…we’ll also do a tiny bit of French conjugation ;-) Can you think of other words that look similar in French and English but actually have different meanings? Please share them in the comment section of the episode, get the conversation … Read More →
FYW 058 : How to Conjugate French Verbs in –IR Without Losing Your Mind
French verbs are often the nightmare of students of French! Listen to these simple tips on How to Conjugate French Verbs in –IR such as “partir”, “finir”, “dormir”. We’ll cover all you need to know about them, the present and past participle forms. I’m sure these tips will help make French conjugation much easier (and less daunting) for you! Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode La FIN = the end FINIR (FIN + IR) is to become the end, to get to the end, therefore to finish. Gros, grosse = big GROSSIR = to become big, to put on … Read More →
FYW 056 : Tu or Vous ? All you need to know about using the correct form of address in French
How to choose between tu or vous in French? And then, when can we switch from using vous to using tu with a French person? If these very questions are not always clear for a native French, I can only imagine how much more confusing they can be for a foreigner! The good news is: as a foreigner you will be more easily forgiven for using the improper form of address. The second good news is, I’ll try to clarify it all in this episode! Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode Tutoyer = to say tu, to address someone as tu, to use the informal tu form. Ce professeur … Read More →
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