Listener Kate emailed me with the following question: "There is something thing I've never really had explained to me and which I still get confused about. When in French you use "c'est" instead of "est," as we would in English? Any tips on when to use "est" and when to use "c'est" is much appreciated. Thanks!! Note: To know when to use "c'est" or "il ", listen to Episode 57 Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode Le français est ma langue préférée Le français, c'est ma langue préférée Je suis sortie au cinéma la semaine dernière. La semaine … Read More →
FYW 126 : Questions in French (Part 4) – rising or falling intonation?
This episode is the fourth and last 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 intonation. You may have learnt that the intonation falls in statements and rises in questions but this is actually inaccurate. I'm going to give you the whole rule - that should make sense to you! Don't hesitate to give me your feedback in the comment section for the episode: … Read More →
FYW 120 : Questions in French (Part 3): When the verb is made of several words
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 →