Learn French grammar – How to use ça va?

Ça va in French ? And much more… It is very commun to hear ça va in French speaking countries all the time. In this article, we’ll explore its usage along with the various other applications of the French word “ça.” The tiny 2-letter word ça deserves special attention as the French use it constantly in everyday common life expressions for feelings, likes and...Read More

French Grammar Rules – Les pronoms relatifs – Que, qui, dont, où, ce que, ce qui, ce dont

French grammar explanations and exercises Les pronoms relatifs always seem difficult for our students who are not sure how and when to use them. These pronouns are connectors, and they link one relative clause (a subject and a verb that can’t stand alone without the main clause) to a main clause (which can make sense on its own). Example of a relative clause with a main...Read More

French Grammar – The Gender of Nouns – le, la, l’, les, un, une, des

No matter how long one studies French, the definite and indefinite articles seem to be a challenge for all. Even though they can be directly translated from English to French, there are situations where these articles are not used in quite the same way.     As a general rule, in French, there is almost always an article in front of a noun. Unlike English, where you can get away with...Read More

French Grammar – French Verbs that Look the Same But Are Different

Our students and all French learners are often confused by a few French verbs that look quite similar, but have a different meaning. Here are a few of these pairs that are very commonly used in French. I. Penser vs Croire Penser mainly means “to think”, whether it is followed or not with the conjunction “que”. There are slight nuances when it is followed by the...Read More

Visit Paris Like A Boss- A Parisian Survival Guide

When you visit Paris, you want to feel comfortable in your environment. French culture is very much different from what you are accustomed to.  This 5 step guide will not only help make your visit to Paris more enjoyable, it will also save you money! 1. Learn How To Speak French Before You Visit Paris Far too many people travel to France without...Read More

French Grammar – Using the Verb Manquer

The Verb manquer : Different Meanings Not to Be Missed This verb is very interesting as it means at the same time “to lack” or “to run out of something”, to “fail”, and, its main meaning, “to miss”. And this is when it becomes very confusing for English speakers as it is used in a very different way. It is interesting, too, to discover a...Read More

French grammar points – Quel/quelle, que, qu’est-ce que, quoi?

You might be a beginner or have been learning French for a while and you’re still unsure about the correct French interrogative expression for ‘what’ or ‘which’. Que, quoi, quel(s), quelle(s) or qu’est-ce que (qui) ? Which one should you use? 1. Quel(le) There are 2 ways to use quel: a) With a noun to express “what” or “which” A noun needs to follow after the...Read More

French Grammar – Using “On” instead of “Nous”

“On”: Friendlier than “Nous” The tiny word on carries great importance in everyday spoken French. For Anglophones learning French, on is frequently misunderstood or ignored because many think that on only expresses its English equivalent of ‘one’, while many of those who understand that it’s also an alternative to using nous hesitate to use it because of the false belief...Read More