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View all articlesThe French are generally very polite and prefer privacy to emotional outbursts and displays, but they are human beings, after all. And so, there’s a wide range of insu…
If you spend some time in France or do a lot of reading or listening in French, you’ll notice that the French don’t always answer “oui” when you ask them a question. I…
There are some cultural details we take for granted. If you’ve ever celebrated classmates’ birthdays in your French class, or seen a French movie or TV show where ther…
There are two ways to say “best” in French: meilleur (or meilleure/meilleurs/meilleures, depending on what it’s modifying) and mieux. Despite their common translation,…
Like any language, French has its share of funny words and expressions, from sayings that use vivid or silly imagery to get their point across, to words that just soun…
How do you say “I like you” in French? There’s no exact, single-verb equivalent for “to like” in French. Some people call French “the language of love”, but you never…
Telling the time in French isn’t the easiest thing in the world and can even be quite confusing at first if you come from a country that doesn’t use the 24-hour clock.…
Quelle heure est-il ? is the basic way to ask what time it is in French. But maybe you want to change things up, or you feel a need to be extremely polite or specific.…
Sleep: It’s one of those things that unites us all. No matter our culture or the language we speak, we all do it. With that in mind, you may be wondering how to wish s…
You just ate in a lovely restaurant in the centre of Bordeaux. You paid, left a tip for the friendly waiter and are about to leave. And you wonder…Should you say Au re…
