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View all articlesA cedilla (cédille in French) is a small hook that goes beneath a letter. In some languages, a cedilla can be used with several letters, but in French, the cedilla is…
French uses four accents on the letter e: é (accent aigu, sounds like the "ay" in "day"), è (accent grave, like the "e" in "bet"), ê (accent circonflexe, also like "be…
French accents are sneaky creatures. They wait in the dark, looking for an innocent letter to jump onto and transform. But what do they want exactly? I mean, sure, the…
“Regarde cette vidéo!” (Watch this video!) a friend from Quebec told me, holding up her phone. “Tu vas rire!” (You’re going to laugh!) But I didn’t laugh. I didn’t und…
When you learn a new French word, it’s tempting to read it before you hear it pronounced. Unfortunately, most French words sound nothing like the way they are written…
Could a language have a sentence meaning both “I want more” and I want less”? Yup, the French language. Confusing, isn’t it? Luckily, you don’t need to learn grammar r…
