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Did you know that France has no less than 430,000 km of rivers (not counting overseas territories)? In French, there are as many as 10 different words related to rivers. It is time to get to know them! 1. Le fleuveA river that always flows into the sea. France has 7...

If you are ready for a holiday, you might say that you are tired. In addition to the common 'Je suis fatigué(e)', there are 10 other ways to express your fatigue. Je suis crevé(e). (I am tired.) Je suis claqué(e). (I am exhausted.) Je suis vanné(e). (I am worn out.)...

Of course, you are familiar with the present tense when speaking in the present. But did you know that there is also a present participle? When something is happening now, you use the present tense. In French, there is also a more specific way to indicate that...

The prepositions ‘dans’ and ‘en’ both mean ‘in’. When should you use one or the other? Prepositions in French can be quite a challenge, especially when Dutch has one word for which the French use two. Fortunately, there are rules for when to use ‘dans’ and when to use...

No matter how cold it is, there is no reason to simply leave it at 'Il fait froid'. In fact, there are at least 14 ways to say that it is cold. Il fait un temps à ne pas mettre un chien dehors. (literally: It is weather not to let a dog outside.) Il fait un froid de...