Do you like to watch films? Do you want to improve your French? Well, you can do both watching French films in French!
If you don’t know where to start here is a list of French films for you: comedy, drama, adventure, documentary, animation… We’ve watched them all and (almost) loved them all!
Click on the image below to find out more about our selection of French movies.
Let us know if it helped you and which movie you enjoyed the most! 🙂
A few weeks ago, we introduced « les pronoms compléments directs » in French language.
Today, we will be talking about the “pronoms compléments indirects” : me, te, lui, nous, vous, leur .
INDIRECT PRONOUNS ARE :
* used to replace a person (or an animal) only introduced by a definite article (le, la, les, l’) or a possessive adjective (mon, ton, son …).
* used with “indirect verbs”, i.e. between these verbs and the person, you will find the letter “à”(téléphoner à quelqu’un, offrir à quelqu’un, dire à quelqu’un…)
* always before the verb.
Example:
Tu téléphones souvent à tes parents? —> Oui, je LEUR téléphone assez souvent.
Elle a déjà annoncé à son petit ami qu’elle allait partir faire le tour du monde ? —> Oui, elle LUI a annoncé hier soir.
Ils ont prêté leur voiture à Jeanne ? —> Non, ils ne LUI ont pas prêté leur voiture.
! « LUI » peut remplacer un homme ou une femme.
When there are two verbs, indirect pronouns are placed between these two verbs:
Vous allez proposer À VOS VOISINS de vous accompagner? —> Oui, nous allons LEUR proposer de nous accompagner.
Je peux LUI offrir une bière? —> Oui, vas-y. Il aime bien la bière blonde.
Their use is simple when you know if the verb is used with “à + quelqu’un” or not.
That’s why we made this list of 15 verbs !
Due to Covid-19 and measures taken by the French Government, we worked hard to offer our students an alternative to their their usual French classes at school.
Starting tomorrow, our first French lessons online for the A1 level will be on!
There are a few spots left for those who want to join.
Daily life, work, family, sport, travel… Everywhere and most of the time, we must face obligations.
To express them in French, there is of course the verb “devoir” but also the expression “il faut” followed by the infinitive. This structure is very easy to use!
You will never read or hear “je faut” ou “vous fallez“. This structure is always the same and is only used with “il”.
Take a verb with an infinitive, place it behind “il faut” and… voilà! 🙂
For example: “A la plage, il faut mettre de la crème solaire / Il faut jeter ses déchets à la poubelle / Il faut prendre un parasol / Il faut emporter une serviette de plage”
In the negative form: “Il ne faut pas oublier son pique-nique!”
Below are more examples to practice.
Have fun!
Last week, we explained what topics and skills were needed to prepare both exams DELF A1 and DELF A2.
Today, we share a poster that will help you visualize the topics that need to be prepared for the DELF B1 exam.
If you would like to prepare this exam with us, our “DELF Preparation” program will allow you to do so without worry!
Do you want to officialize your level of French? You must present an official diploma attesting your level of French for a future employer, a school…?
You may be aware that there are 6 official levels:
* Beginner / Elementary : A1 / A2
* Usual / Intermediate : B1 / B2
* Advanced : C1 / C2 (DALF exam)
If you wish to pass the DELF A1 or A2, you will find on our poster the different themes essential to prepare…
La ville —> It is necessary to know how to locate in space, to know the different means of transport, to give itineraries…
Les réseaux sociaux —> It is necessary to know how to express yourself during a simple telephone conversation and to know the vocabulary related to social networks and the Internet.
Entrer en contact —> You must know how to introduce yourself, greet people, give them personal information.
Les voyages —> You have to know how to write a simple postcard, talk about the weather, talk about your activities, destinations…
L’heure —> You have to know how to talk about schedules (shops, work…), your habits, your daily activities.
La famille —> You must be able to introduce your family.
Les vêtements —> It is necessary to know how to use the vocabulary of clothes and make purchases.
L’alimentation —> You must be able to shop, talk about your food preferences, order from a restaurant.
Next week, we will propose the essential themes for DELF B1 and DELF B2.
If you would like to prepare this exam with us, our “DELF Preparation” program will allow you to do so without worry!
Bonnes révisions!
“M e r c i ” a short, simple word, quite easy to pronounce. Being able to show gratitude is essential for us and for those around us.
Thanking your neighbour, family, friends, employee or employer (…) goes a long way!
“Merci” is the classic way to say “thank you” in French. You can use it in all types of situations.
When you feel a simple “merci” would just not be enough, these are the right words to say.
Used to anticipate the thanks because we want/we know that what we are asking for will be accomplished. It can be taken for a command though.
When you want to thank someone for something they did for you, you must use “merci de + verb”.
You can also use “merci pour + noun” to thank them for something they did for you.
A bit like “merci beaucoup”. This is to show that you really appreciate what has been done for you.
If you wish to sound more formal when you thank someone, these are the words to use.
“Merci bien” is a genuine thank. It is also something you could say to a shopkeeper:
— “Un croissant s’il-vous-plaît.
— Voilà, et avec ceci?
— Ce sera tout, merci bien.”
With the right intonation, it will be perceived as ironic and could be replace by “non merci”:
— “Faire la cuisine pour une cinquantaine d’adolescents turbulents et ingrats , merci bien!”
In French, weekdays can be used with the article “le” but also without.
—–> Without “le” (Dialogue 1)
To talk about the days to come or the past days, we do not use the article “le”.
In dialogue 1 further below, you will see that “le” is not used.
—–> With “le” (Dialogue 2)
To talk about a habit, to express a regularity the article “le” is necessary.
In dialogue 2, the article “le” is used because the person is talking about a habit. “Le” may be replaced by “chaque lundi” or “tous les lundis”.
It is true, we are only on November 20th but it feels a bit like winter already.
It is time to practice your French vocabulary. That is why we decided to make two posters you can use to learn vocabulary relating to winter.
Our first poster will be giving you words associated with icons.
Our second one will help you reuse these words with ideas and sentences.
Exercise: First, associate the beginning of sentences with icons; then, finish the sentences before matching them again with icons.
You may know that in French some verbs are used with other verbs without any preposition between them such as “aimer, adorer, préférer, détester, pouvoir, vouloir, devoir, aller…”.
In those cases, the second verb is never conjugated:
“Il peut PARLER français sans aucun accent.”
“Nous voulons RÉVISER ensemble.”
“J’aime de FAIRE du surf toute l’année.”
“Nous allons à DÎNER au restaurant ce soir.”
That’s the easy part! 🙂
For other verbs, you may have to choose between “de” and “à”. They are usually followed by another verb which is ALWAYS in the infinitive form.
Below are two posters we made with the most common French verbs used either with “de” or “à”.
—–> First one is a list with verbs.
—–> Second one is to practice those verbs.
To summarize, when two verbs are used together the second one is always at the infinitive form! When it is followed by a preposition, you just need to pick the right one. 🙂
See you next week to check your answers for the exercise above!
Bonne semaine à tous! 🙂
