About French Language: Mettre son grain de sel ~ Grammar Clash! ~ Passive Reflexive

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French Language French Language Start Learning Practice & Perfect For Teachers From Laura K. Lawless, your Guide to French Language Mettre son grain de sel Click to stick your nose in the idiomatic French expression mettre son grain de sel. Expressions with mettre Most common French expressions Search Related Topics:  mettre  grain  sel Passive Reflexive In the passive reflexive construction, a normally non-reflexive verb is used reflexively in order to express the passive nature of the action, as in Ça se voit - That's obvious. Search Related Topics:  se in french  french passive  french voice LKL's French Grammar Clash Here it is, your chance to help determine the most difficult aspect of French grammar. Subjunctive or noun gender? Knowing which preposition to use after any given verb or figuring out where adjectives go? Over the course of several rounds of voting, LKL's French Grammar Clash will narrow down the field to determine the absolute stickiest French grammar point. Round One ends in less than a week, so hurry up and vote! Quiz: Compound verb agreement Test yourself on the agreement of French verbs in compound tenses with this little quiz or take a look at the lesson to review. Daily French la trouille - le mot du jour Leçon du jour Today in francophone history Verb of the week: zébrer Search Related Topics:  french tests  advanced french  french agreement Related Searches French Language French Grammar Learning French French Vocabulary Practice French Featured Articles   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Laura K. Lawless French Language Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com French Language newsletter. If you wish to change your email address, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads Top 100 French Words French Proficiency Test French Verb Conjugator Daily French: word, lesson, facts French Quizzes   Follow me on: Advertisement

About French Language: Casser les pieds ~ Bi-gender nouns ~ Calendar vocab

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French Language French Language Start Learning Practice & Perfect For Teachers From Laura K. Lawless, your Guide to French Language Casser les pieds You don't need to break your feet in order to learn about the idiomatic French expression casser les pieds. Expressions with casser Most common French expressions Bi-gender nouns While most French nouns are either masculine or feminine, several dozen can be either. Some of these terms are obscure or technical, but there are a few common nouns that you'll definitely want to memorize. Search Related Topics:  french gender  french nouns  Calendar vocabulary Memorize this French calendar vocabulary so that you can talk about the day of the week and the date in French. Practice: Calendar quiz Calendar hangman Search Related Topics:  french calendars  french vocabulary  beginning french Poll: What’s the hardest part of learning French? Grammar, vocabulary, listening... what do you find most difficult? Daily French raccrocher - le mot du jour Citation du jour Pop quiz! Today's Saints' Days Related Searches Speak French French Vocabulary Learning French French Speaking French Dictionary Featured Articles French News, Radio, TV, Newspapers, Magazines French Community - French forums, French pen pals, French communities Proficiency in French - French Proficiency Standards - French Tests French Tools French Translation Links and Resources French and Francophone Culture and Travel Information   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Laura K. Lawless French Language Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com French Language newsletter. If you wish to change your email address, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads Top 100 French Words French Proficiency Test French Verb Conjugator Daily French: word, lesson, facts French Quizzes   Follow me on: Advertisement

About French Language: Une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps ~ Confusing pairs

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French Language French Language Start Learning Practice & Perfect For Teachers From Laura K. Lawless, your Guide to French Language Une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps Is it spring yet? Swallow this lesson on the French proverb une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps to find out. Expressions with faire Proverbs Most common French expressions Search Related Topics:  hirondelle  faire  printemps Variable capitalization French capitalization is sometimes variable. Direction words, nationalities, titles, and even proper nouns may or may not be capitalized depending on how they are used. Quiz: Confusing pairs How well do you understand the difference between confusing French pairs like encore/toujours, amener/prendre, and c'est/il est? This automatic-scoring confusing pairs quiz will ask up to 100 questions on 20 different pairs of confusing French words and topics to help you pinpoint your most common mistakes. Search Related Topics:  french tests  french mistakes  Daily French tuyau - le mot du jour Leçon du jour Today in francophone history Verb of the week: découvrir Search Related Topics:  daily french  french lessons  Related Searches Speak French French Vocabulary French Language French Speaking French Lessons Featured Articles   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Laura K. Lawless French Language Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com French Language newsletter. If you wish to change your email address, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads Top 100 French Words French Proficiency Test French Verb Conjugator Daily French: word, lesson, facts French Quizzes   Follow me on: Advertisement

About French Language: Bise vs Bisou ~ C'est pas vrai ~ Determiners

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French Language French Language Start Learning Practice & Perfect For Teachers From Laura K. Lawless, your Guide to French Language Bise vs bisou - French kisses French has a number of different words for "kiss," which, though not surprising for such a romantic language, can be confusing for French learners. The most common are bise and bisou, and while they have similar meanings and uses, they're not exactly the same. Search Related Topics:  bise  bisou  baiser C'est pas vrai ! You don't know what this French expression means? C'est pas vrai ! Expressions with être Most common French expressions Search Related Topics:  être  vrai  french expressions Determiners ~ Déterminants The grammatical term "determiner" refers to a word, either an article or a certain type of adjective, which simultaneously introduces and modifies a noun. Determiners, also known as non-qualifying adjectives, are much more common in French than in English - some sort of determiner is nearly always required in front of each noun used. Search Related Topics:  french adjectives  french articles  french grammar Social Media: Online French Help Whichever social media platform you prefer, there's a space for you to ask all of your French questions. Please don't hesitate to like / join / +1 / follow and ask away! Daily French ronfler - le mot du jour Citation du jour Pop quiz! Today's Saints' Days Related Searches Speak French French Language French Vocabulary French Speaking French Dictionary Featured Articles French News, Radio, TV, Newspapers, Magazines French Community - French forums, French pen pals, French communities Proficiency in French - French Proficiency Standards - French Tests French Tools French Translation Links and Resources French and Francophone Culture and Travel Information   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Laura K. Lawless French Language Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com French Language newsletter. If you wish to change your email address, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads Top 100 French Words French Proficiency Test French Verb Conjugator Daily French: word, lesson, facts French Quizzes   Follow me on: Advertisement