CHALLENGE #20 Today, I would like to teach you some expressions that aren’t exclusive to Quebec. In fact, the expressions that follow are used in a large part of the French-speaking world. As I explained in the first post on expressions , Quebecers use them a lot when speaking, and Read more…
CHALLENGE #19 This is the fourth challenge on Quebec expressions. If you like this one and would also like to discover the previous ones, you can do so by clicking here. As mentioned in the other challenges, expressions are important for participating fully in discussions and understanding what’s going on Read more…
Part #2: The different forms of negation CHALLENGE #18 Welcome to the second part of our French negation challenge. In the first part, we saw how to form negation. If you missed it, I suggest you check it out before doing today’s challenge: the different forms of negation in French. Read more…
Part #1: How to form it CHALLENGE #17 As in all languages, negation is used in French to express the opposite of a positive statement. The difference probably lies in the fact that in French, not only does it take two words to create the negation, but there are several Read more…
CHALLENGE #16 When our mother tongue is one without accents, umlauts and cedillaes, it’s not always easy to grasp the importance a simple line above a letter can have. If one of the reasons you are learning French is because you need it in writing, this challenge will come in Read more…
CHALLENGE #15 When learning a language, grammar and exercises are important, but at some point it is just as important to practice the language in a more realistic context. If you are not ready to have conversations with native speakers, if you have few people with whom to practice French, Read more…
CHALLENGE #14 I really like the imparfait de l’indicatif because I think it’s one of the simplest verb tenses. It doesn’t matter whether the verb is in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd group, all the endings are the same. Before understanding when to use the imparfait, let’s look at how Read more…
CHALLENGE #13 The meanings of the words “gros” and “grand” are very similar, which is why, in English, they are often translated by the same word, “big”. However, in French, although they are similar, “gros” and “grand” are rarely interchangeable and are each used in very specific situations. If I Read more…
But whose meaning has nothing to do with money CHALLENGE #12 For this third post on Quebec expressions, I wanted to find a theme and be less general than in the first or second posts explaining French expressions from Quebec. So today we are going to look at three expressions Read more…
CHALLENGE #11 Ha! Les faux amis (false friends)! It’s a subject I love! Firstly, because when I teach French, it’s always amusing because my classes are the perfect place to practice and learn without offending anyone. However, it’s essential to recognize and master the faux amis (false friends), because what’s Read more…