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Want to impress with your French? Use idioms. Even if you sometimes have to forget the literal meaning. Do you want someone to stop bragging? Then say: arrête de te la péter! Literally: Stop blowing yourself up.The meaning in French: Stop bragging. Are you annoyed by...

Many tourists are unfamiliar with it: Parc Georges Brassens. It is a place to stroll through, especially on weekends when there is a second-hand book market. In the southwest of Paris, you will find a charming park on the site of what was once a slaughterhouse. Today,...

Did you know that during a visit to Paris, you can find yourself in a completely different world in just a few steps? Located near the famous Jardin des Plantes is the Grande Mosquée de Paris. The Grande Mosquée de Paris is the largest mosque in France. It was opened...

In het Frans gebruik je verschillende voornaamwoorden (pronoms) om te voorkomen dat je jezelf herhaalt. Ze maken je zinnen korter en eleganter. Hoe zeg je in het Frans: 'Dat is niet mijn fiets, dat is de jouwe' zonder 'fiets' te herhalen? Dat kan met voornaamwoorden!...

In English, you use them constantly: subordinate clauses. In French, you also have the subordonnée conjonctive. They are introduced by a conjunction. The better you learn to express yourself in French, the more often you will need them: subordinate clauses. For...

For many, summer in France means only one thing: the Tour de France. The cycling event begins on July 5 and concludes on July 27. Experiencing the Tour de France from the sidelines is always an adventure. Even if you are not a cycling enthusiast, use the Tour as an...