It can just happen: want to go to Paris. Instead of hopping into the Thalys, you can simply go home to the French capital. What a day in Paris à la maison looks like? You can read that here. Bonjour! You slept in, of course; it is a holiday after all. Put on French music […]
If you hear French, you will undoubtedly come across words that you do not immediately recognize. We’ve plucked some phrases from the streets for you. T’es large. > You have a lot of time to do something. Tu t’en sors? > Someone wants to know how you are doing, how you get by with something. […]
We can all use a helping hand from time to time. Here are some expressions to encourage you in French. Tu peux le faire! > You can do this! Continue comme ça! > Keep it up! N’abadonne pass! > Do not give up! Crois and toi. > Believe in yourself Vas-y! > Go for it!
For the French words’ y ‘and’ en ‘you often have 1 word in Dutch, namely’ er. That means that in French we have to pay attention when you use which word. Fortunately, there are rules for this. Earlier we had already treated il ya; now we will elaborate on the word ‘y’. In short, ‘y’ […]
Even if you’ve been speaking French for years, it can still cause headaches: when do you use ‘il est’ and when ‘c’est’? Therefore, for now and always: the solution. C’est Along with a subject and a verb: C’est un petit garçon. (It’s a boy.) C’est le vin que j’ai bu hier soir. (It’s the wine […]
In Dutch you can use the past tense forms fairly arbitrarily. But not in French. When do you use the simple past tense (l’imparfait) and when do you use the past perfect (passé composé)? In short: you use the passe composé for movements or events and the imparfait for stills and descriptions. passé composé More […]
It should not be a secret that France has made food an art. And that the meal times and habits are slightly different than in the Netherlands, will not surprise you. But what about exactly? Petit déjeuner The day starts of course with the ‘petit déjeuner’. This is usually a baguette with butter and jam. […]
