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Expressions with GRAS - Today’s French

Expressions with GRAS - Today’s French. Mardi Gras is a festive season.There are several French expressions that use GRAS. What are they?

faire la grasse matinée - Mot du Jour

What does the French expression ‘ faire la grasse matinée ‘ means? How do you say it in French? Listen to Anne at FrenchHour.

ASSOIR, S’ASSOIR and more

ASSOIR (to sit someone down), S’ASSOIR (to sit down), and ÊTRE ASSIS.E (to be seated) are 3 different verbs.

S’ASSOIR – Conjugation of TO SIT DOWN

S’ASSOIR – Conjugation of to sit down. Listen, repeat and practice French conjugations with Anne at FrenchHour.com

un froid de canard - Mot du Jour

What does the French expression ‘un froid de canard’ mean? What does it sound like? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne. Learn French at FrenchHour.com

Weather Vocabulary - Today’s French

How do you talk about the weather in French? What are the words, expressions and verbs about the weather in French?

Saint-Valentin ou Sans Valentin ?

Valentine’s Day or Valentine’s Nay Part of 5 minutes of French a Day | Valentine’s Day Saint-Valentin ou Sans Valentin ? Pour moi, c’est Sans Valentin cette année. Une super journée-copines. Trop bien ! Valentine’s Day or Valentine’s Nay? It’s Valentine’s Nay for me this year. Enjoying a Galentine’s day though. — I’m not sure about […]

Le paquet de gâteaux

Le paquet de gateaux by Philippe Delerm. Des gâteaux séparés, bien sûr. Une religieuse au café, un paris-brest… Reading at FrenchHour.com

Winter Sports - Today’s French

Winter Sports - Les sports d’hiver - What are winter sports in French?

13 regions in France -Today’s French

13 régions en France - Petite Leçon Part of French Culture Courses | Visit France In this lesson, you’ll study the 13 French regions. Quiz – Colle Remplacez le mot qui manque par un des mots de cette liste. Replace the missing word with one of the words from this list. Banque des mots Alpes, […]

esprit de clocher - Mot du Jour

What does the French expression ‘ esprit de clocher ‘ mean? How do you say it in French? Listen to Anne at FrenchHour.

rififi - Mot du Jour

rififi – Mot du jour - hubbub – French expression - What does ” rififi ” mean? How do you say ‘ hubbub ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.

Comment ça va ?

What does the French expression ‘ je me sens ‘ means? How do you say it in French? Listen to Anne at FrenchHour.

DONT – Un Pronom Relatif - Exercice

DONT – Relative Pronoun Part of Grammar Courses | French Pronouns Les fraises dont je parle viennent de Plougastel. - The strawberries (that) I’m talking about come from Plougastel. In this lesson, you’ll be asked to translate a few sentences, making sure they all have a DONT in them. Details on French DONT […]

Les Soldes en France

Les soldes en France - Sales in France - What’s all that fuss about sales in France? Why do French people go crazy twice a year? - In French, in English and with an audio file.

Les surnoms dans les journaux

Les surnoms dans les journaux. French Nicknames in Newspapers. Learn 10 nicknames French journalists use in the media. Learn French at FrenchHour.com.

Negative Command Forms - Today’s French

Negative command forms — L’impératif négatif — When, how, and practice. Learn French with Anne at Frenchhour.com

entre chien et loup - Mot du Jour

What does the French expression ‘ entre chien et loup ‘ mean? How do you say ‘at dusk’, ‘at twilight’ in French? Listen to Anne at FrenchHour.

Il les emmerde !

Il les emmerde ! French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants to “piss off” anti-vaxxers. Learn swear words in French with Anne.

Chocolate buttercream - Today’s French Recipe

Recette de la crème au beurre au chocolat Part of Christmas | French Recipes La crème au beurre au chocolat est parfaite pour la bûche de noël et elle est vraiment facile à faire. La bûche symbolise le rondin de bois qui brûlait dans les foyers des familles européennes au début du 20ième siècle lors des […]