French Vocabulary: Bathroom

Identify: French Vocabulary: Bathroom le vocabulaire français: les toilettes et la salle de bains  Learning to talk about the home can help you communicate your living accommodations to others! This can help you get things fixed around the house, or can help you identify something that you need, or tell someone where you are! (La maison – […]

French Vocabulary: Physical Descriptions with [ÊTRE]

… Identify: French Vocabulary: Physical Descriptions with [ÊTRE] le vocabulaire français: les descriptions physiques avec le verbe [être] Adjectives are words that describe people, places, and things. Use these terms to describe yourself, other people, and places around the world. Study: A conjugated form of the verb ÊTRE is often used to express physical descriptions […]

French Vocabulary: Personality Traits

… Identify: French Vocabulary: Personality Traits le vocabulaire français: la personnalité Adjectives are words that describe people, places, and things. Use these terms to describe yourself, other people, and places around the world. Study: A conjugated form of the verb ÊTRE is often used to express physical descriptions and personality traits! Remember that whenever you […]

French Vocabulary: Colors

Identify: French Vocabulary: Colors vocabulaire français: les couleurs Descriptive adjectives that can be applied to any noun. Detail the appearance of people, places, and things. Study: Colors (les couleurs) team up best with all kinds of things! You can use colors when you’re talking about clothing or food, objects like books or money, or things […]

French Vocabulary: Breakfast

… Identify: French Vocabulary: Breakfast le vocabulaire français: le petit déjeuner Words most often associated with breakfast. Learn what French speakers eat at mealtimes and how they eat it. Study: Everyone needs to eat! Items eaten at breakfast (le petit déjeuner) can vary greatly from country to country.  Each country, city, and region can have […]

French Vocabulary: Cafés and Restaurants

Identify: French Vocabulary: Cafés and Restaurants le vocabulaire français: les cafés et les restaurants Eating out in cafés (les cafés) and restaurants (les restaurants) is a tradition that transcends all countries and cultures! Learning the right words to use while eating out can help you discover great food and how to eat it! Study: Those […]

French Vocabulary: Academic Subjects

… Identify: French Vocabulary: Academic Subjects le vocabulaire français: les matières Schools and universities have specific nouns for programs and classes. Utilize the correct names for classes, programs, and degrees. Study: You’ll find that academic areas of study are very similar all over the world! Students often discuss their interests and academic majors, and being […]

French Vocabulary: Classroom Commands

Identify: French Vocabulary: Classroom Commands (les consignes de classe) Often, your French professor will use different expressions to ask you to do certain things in class.  It’s important to be able to recognize the meanings of these expressions so that you can follow your professor’s instructions correctly! Connect: “Salut! Je m’appelle Georges et j’étudie le […]

French Vocabulary: Days of the Week

  Identify French Vocabulary: Days of the Week le vocabulaire français: les jours de la semaine Learning about the days of the week (les jours de la semaine) will help you plan for future events! Knowing the days of the week is also vital for business appointments, class times, and traveling in places like airports, train stations, bus […]

French Vocabulary: Getting Started – Basic Expressions

Identify: French Vocabulary: Getting Started – Basic Expressions le vocabulaire français: avant de commencer – des expressions de base Common expressions to use in everyday situations. Learn basic expressions for communicating in French. Study: Oui : Yes Oui, s’il vous plaît. Yes, please. Non : No Non, merci. No, thank you. S’il vous plaît : Please […]