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  • FrenchLearner Word of the Day: "la rue" (street, road)
    Jul 16 2024

    Today's FrenchLearner Word of the Day is: "la rue", which means both street and road. Example sentences are included in the blog post: https://www.frenchlearner.com/french-word-of-the-day/rue/. I'm doing a lesson on this word as many beginners find the pronunciation difficult. You need to pronounce the difficult French R with the U sound as "tu" (you familiar). Listen to the audio and see if you can pronounce it!

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    3 min
  • FrenchLearner Word of the Day: Plutôt (Rather, instead)
    Jun 25 2024

    Bonjour mes amis! In today's lesson we'll look at the French adverb plutôt, which means rather or instead. All example sentences are here: https://www.frenchlearner.com/french-word-of-the-day/plutot/ Be sure not to confuse this with the two words "plus tôt", which means "earlier". This lesson is a bit advanced and some knowledge of the conditional tense would be helpful.

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    5 min
  • FrenchLearner Expression: "Poser un lapin" (to stand somebody up)
    Jun 21 2024

    Today we'll look at a super fun expression poser un lapin, which means "to stand somebody up in French". Visit the blog post to read the example sentences: https://www.frenchlearner.com/expressions/poser-un-lapin-a-quelquun/. The verb poser means to put or to place and the masculine noun lapin means "rabbit". In the late 19th century poser un lapin meant to leave without paying. However, over time it came to mean to stand somebody up or to miss an appointment.

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    3 min
  • FrenchLearner Word of the Day: "Plusieurs" (several)
    Jun 20 2024

    In today's FrenchLearner word of the day lesson we'll look at the adverb and pronoun plusieurs, which means "several". The blog post has all of the example sentences: https://www.frenchlearner.com/french-word-of-the-day/plusieurs/. Please subscribe to our daily word of the day newsletter: https://www.frenchlearner.com/subscribe/. Over time you'll find that this is wonderul way to build up your French vocabulary and speaking skills! Merci beaucoup! David Issokson, French Teacher.

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    4 min
  • FrenchLearner Word of the Day: "souvent" (often)
    Jun 19 2024

    In today's lesson we're looking at the French adverb souvent which translates to "often". Lesson example sentences are typed out on the blog post: https://www.frenchlearner.com/french-word-of-the-day/souvent/. For the pronunciation, be sure not to pronounce the final T and make the EN a nasal sound. Subscribe to our newsletter for the best and most reliable French Word of the Day lesson on the planet! https://www.frenchlearner.com/subscribe/

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    4 min
  • FrenchLearner Word of the Day: "allemand" (German)
    Jun 17 2024

    In today's FrenchLearner Word of the Day lesson we're looking at the adjective allemand, which means German. You can find all of the example sentences on the blog post: https://www.frenchlearner.com/french-word-of-the-day/allemand/. I've seen countless students stumble on this word over the years. In the lesson we'll also look at l'allemand, the language name, and l'Allemagne, Germany - the country name. Please subscribe to get the best and most reliable French word of the day lesson on this plant.Thank you. David Issokson https://www.frenchlearner.com/subscribe/.

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    4 min
  • FrenchLearner Word of the Day: "la vie" (life)
    Jun 17 2024

    Today's FrenchLearner Word of the Day is the feminine noun "la vie", which means life. La vie comes from "vita" in Latin. Our blog post has the example sentences written out: https://www.frenchlearner.com/french-word-of-the-day/vie/. Subscribe to FrenchLearner for the best and most reliable French Word of the Day lesson in the world! https://www.frenchlearner.com/subscribe/

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    5 min
  • FrenchLearner Word of the Day: "Pourvu que" (Provided that)
    Jun 16 2024

    Today's FrenchLearner Word of the Day is: "Pourvu que", which means provided that, as long as and let's hope. Blog post has example sentences written out: https://www.frenchlearner.com/french-word-of-the-day/pourvu-que/. This is an advanced French conjunction which requires the subjunctive, which I explain here: https://www.frenchlearner.com/grammar/subjunctive/. Subscribe to FrenchLearner for the best and most reliable French word of the day lesson! Merci! David Issokson

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    3 min