الثلاثاء، 20 مارس 2012

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Dans - French Preposition
The French preposition dans usually means "in," but also has some other English equivalents, depending on the context. Dans cannot be followed directly by a noun, but rather must be followed by an article or some other determiner.
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Jeter la pierre
What does the French expression jeter la pierre mean? Learn all about it here.
See More About:  jeter  pierre  french expressions

Mnemonic être verbs
There are certain French verbs which require être as the auxiliary verb in the passé composé, and students sometimes have a hard time remembering them. You will eventually know instinctively which verbs take être, but in the meantime, you might want to try one of these mnemonic devices.

Menton Lemon Festival
I loved this year's theme for the Menton Lemon Festival: regions of France. What better way to celebrate France in all its diversity than with monuments made of lemons and oranges? Take a look at some of my Lemon Festival photos.
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