When to use célèbre vs fameux? Well, last week, during an online French lesson, my American student Susan was telling me about a fameux musée she had visited in San Francisco.I gently stopped her. “In French,” I explained, “we wouldn’t say fameux here.We’d say célèbre.” She smiled, a little surprised — because of course, in English, famous is the obvious […] The post Célèbre vs Fameux: The False Friend That Will Trip You Up appeared first on French Moments.| French Moments
Ahh... the French word "et" and the mysterious French liaison.It all started with a question from my French student, Janis.“You said et — and there was no liaison. Is that just for the word et, or for all words ending in -et?”Excellent question, Janis. And since she is far from the only English speaker to stumble over this — […] The post The French Word “et” That Refuses to Link appeared first on French Moments.| French Moments
Near Future: The Aller + Infinitive Secret(or, how to talk about the future while ordering croissants)When you’re in France, you need two things:A good bakeryA quick way to talk about the future.Enter the futur proche — literally “near future” — built with aller (to go) + an infinitive verb.It’s ridiculously handy.It works for anything you’re about to do — […] The post French Verbs in Near Future (Futur Proche) appeared first on French Moments.| French Moments
French lesson of the day - Mastering the confusion with Appeler, épeler, épiler: The French Verbs That Trick Traveller when exploring France!| French Moments
French lesson of the day - Mastering Supporter or Soutenir: The French Verbs That Trick Every Traveller when exploring France.| French Moments
French lesson of the day - Terroir or territoire: The French Words That Trick Every Traveller when exploring France. The answer is here!| French Moments