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.) Je suis cramé(e). (I am […]
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 something is occurring at this moment: the present […]
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 ‘en’. Dans You use ‘dans’ for […]
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 […]
Can’t agree with someone enough? Here are 12 ways to do just that. Je suis pour. (I am in favor.) Je suis (entièrement) d’accord. (I (completely) agree.) J’approuve totalement, absolument. (I totally, absolutely approve.) Je suis (tout à fait) de ton/votre avis. (I (entirely) agree with you.) Je partage (complètement) ton/votre avis. (I (completely) share […]
The French love to debate. How do you express that you disagree with something? Here are 15 ways to do so. Je suis contre. (I am against it.) Je n’approuve pas du tout. (I do not approve at all.) Il a tort. (He is wrong.) Je ne suis (absolument) pas de ton/votre avis. (I do […]
Winter is coming and you naturally want to stay warm. It’s time to work on your winter clothing vocabulary! Un manteau – coat Une doudoune – down jacket Un pull à col roulé – turtleneck sweater Un sweater à capuche – hoodie Des gants – gloves Des moufles – mittens Un cache-oreilles – earmuffs (literally: […]
Below are some examples of French onomatopoeia. boom! – boum! (or: badaboum!) achoo! – achoum! clack! – clac! glug-glug (sound of drinking, and the sound of a turkey) – glou-glou knock knock knock (knocking on a door) – toc toc toc oink oink (sound of a pig) – groin-groin cock-a-doodle-doo – cocorico croak croak (sound […]
If you are lucky, you naturally say: j’ai de la chance! But there are many other ways to express your luck. Here are 12 of them. Je suis chanceuse! J’ai de la veine! / Je suis en veine! (veine: luck, fluke, fortune) J’ai du bol! / J’ai eu un coup de bol! (bol: luck) Je […]
In the south of France, you can go on an underground adventure at a depth of 60 meters. You will find the Rivière Souterraine de Labouïche 6 kilometers from Foix. A river flows in the Ariège that has been hidden deep beneath the rugged mountains of the Pyrenees for thousands of years: the Labouïche. It […]
