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Test yourself with this <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/library/weekly/aa071500t.htm">quiz</a> or take a look at my <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/library/weekly/aa071500.htm">lesson</a> to review. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/19/french-quiz-6.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/19/french-quiz-6.htm">French quiz: To take or to bring </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 at 18:00:09.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/19/french-quiz-6.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/19/french-quiz-6.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/19/french-quiz-6.htm&#038;zItl=French quiz: To take or to bring ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/19/french-quiz-6.htm Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:00:09 +0000 2013-06-19T18:00:09Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/19/french-expressions-with-par.htm The French preposition <i>par</i> means "through" or "by" and is also used in numerous idiomatic expressions. Learn how to say out of friendship, intermittently, these days, and more with this list of <a href="http://french.about.com/od/expressions/a/par.htm">expressions with <i>par</i></a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/19/french-expressions-with-par.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/19/french-expressions-with-par.htm">French phrases: Expressions with par </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 at 15:00:09.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/19/french-expressions-with-par.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/19/french-expressions-with-par.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/19/french-expressions-with-par.htm&#038;zItl=French phrases: Expressions with par ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/19/french-expressions-with-par.htm Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:00:09 +0000 2013-06-19T15:00:09Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/19/french-word-a-day-3.htm Learn a French word a day! Today's word is <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/g/savoirfaire.htm">savoir-faire</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/19/french-word-a-day-3.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/19/french-word-a-day-3.htm">Mot du jour: savoir-faire </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 at 12:00:13.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/19/french-word-a-day-3.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/19/french-word-a-day-3.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/19/french-word-a-day-3.htm&#038;zItl=Mot du jour: savoir-faire ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/19/french-word-a-day-3.htm Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:00:13 +0000 2013-06-19T12:00:13Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/18/encore-vs-toujours.htm The French adverbs <i>encore</i> and <i>toujours</i> can be confusing, because they each have several meanings that partially overlap. After studying <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/library/weekly/aa021601.htm">this lesson</a>, you'll remember the differences <i>toujours</i>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/18/encore-vs-toujours.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/18/encore-vs-toujours.htm">Still French: Encore vs Toujours </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 at 18:00:54.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/18/encore-vs-toujours.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/18/encore-vs-toujours.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/18/encore-vs-toujours.htm&#038;zItl=Still French: Encore vs Toujours ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/18/encore-vs-toujours.htm Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:00:54 +0000 2013-06-18T18:00:54Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/18/french-vocab.htm Learn a French word a day! Le mot d'aujourd'hui est <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/g/ebullition.htm">&#233;bullition</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/18/french-vocab.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/18/french-vocab.htm">Mot du jour: ébullition </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 at 12:00:00.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/18/french-vocab.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/18/french-vocab.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/18/french-vocab.htm&#038;zItl=Mot du jour: ébullition ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/18/french-vocab.htm Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0000 2013-06-18T12:00:00Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/17/haut-comme-trois-pommes.htm If you weren't knee-high to a grasshopper when you started learning French, you might not know the idiomatic expression <i><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/hautcommetroispommes.htm">haut comme trois pommes</a></i> - click to learn all about it. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/17/haut-comme-trois-pommes.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/17/haut-comme-trois-pommes.htm">French expression: Haut comme trois pommes </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Monday, June 17th, 2013 at 18:00:17.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/17/haut-comme-trois-pommes.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/17/haut-comme-trois-pommes.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/17/haut-comme-trois-pommes.htm&#038;zItl=French expression: Haut comme trois pommes ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/17/haut-comme-trois-pommes.htm Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:00:17 +0000 2013-06-17T18:00:17Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/17/french-words.htm Learn a French word a day! Today's word is <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/g/fuser.htm">fuser</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/17/french-words.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/17/french-words.htm">Mot du jour: fuser </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Monday, June 17th, 2013 at 12:00:00.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/17/french-words.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/17/french-words.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/17/french-words.htm&#038;zItl=Mot du jour: fuser ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/17/french-words.htm Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0000 2013-06-17T12:00:00Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/14/french-word-2.htm Learn a new French word today: <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/g/dingue.htm">dingue</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/14/french-word-2.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/14/french-word-2.htm">Mot du jour: dingue </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Friday, June 14th, 2013 at 18:00:04.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/14/french-word-2.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/14/french-word-2.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/14/french-word-2.htm&#038;zItl=Mot du jour: dingue ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/14/french-word-2.htm Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:00:04 +0000 2013-06-14T18:00:04Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/14/faire-dune-pierre-deux-coups.htm Want to kill two birds with one stone? Click to learn about the French proverb <i><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/fairedunepierredeuxcoups.htm">faire d'une pierre deux coups</a></i> and make your virtual French teacher happy at the same time. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/14/faire-dune-pierre-deux-coups.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/14/faire-dune-pierre-deux-coups.htm">French proverb: Faire d'une pierre deux coups </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Friday, June 14th, 2013 at 12:00:11.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/14/faire-dune-pierre-deux-coups.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/14/faire-dune-pierre-deux-coups.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/14/faire-dune-pierre-deux-coups.htm&#038;zItl=French proverb: Faire d'une pierre deux coups ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/14/faire-dune-pierre-deux-coups.htm Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:00:11 +0000 2013-06-14T12:00:11Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/13/informal-pronunciation-and-grammar.htm If you've ever listened to native French speakers talk to friends or family, you've almost certainly noticed that they don't sound like your French teacher or audio tapes. You might notice missing or different words, funny contractions, and strange grammar - because French, like any other language, has different levels of formality. This series of lessons summarizes the various <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/informal.htm">informal French</a> sounds and structures. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/13/informal-pronunciation-and-grammar.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/13/informal-pronunciation-and-grammar.htm">Informal French: Pronunciation and grammar </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Thursday, June 13th, 2013 at 18:00:00.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/13/informal-pronunciation-and-grammar.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/13/informal-pronunciation-and-grammar.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/13/informal-pronunciation-and-grammar.htm&#038;zItl=Informal French: Pronunciation and grammar ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/13/informal-pronunciation-and-grammar.htm Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:00:00 +0000 2013-06-13T18:00:00Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/13/french-verb.htm Simple verb conjugations, similarly conjugated verbs, and links to related lessons for the French verb <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/verb_conjugations/a/commander.htm">commander</a>. Attention: it's a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/fauxamis.htm">faux ami</a>! <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/13/french-verb.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/13/french-verb.htm">French verb of the week: commander</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Thursday, June 13th, 2013 at 15:00:00.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/13/french-verb.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/13/french-verb.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/13/french-verb.htm&#038;zItl=French verb of the week: commander">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/13/french-verb.htm Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:00:00 +0000 2013-06-13T15:00:00Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/13/daily-french-word.htm Increase your French vocabulary, one day at a time. Le mot d'aujourd'hui est <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/g/giboulee.htm">giboul&#233;e</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/13/daily-french-word.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/13/daily-french-word.htm">Mot du jour: giboulée </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Thursday, June 13th, 2013 at 12:00:09.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/13/daily-french-word.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/13/daily-french-word.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/13/daily-french-word.htm&#038;zItl=Mot du jour: giboulée ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/13/daily-french-word.htm Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:00:09 +0000 2013-06-13T12:00:09Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/12/french-quiz-5.htm It's your turn to take my quiz - do you know how to use French possessive adjectives? Test yourself with this little <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/library/weekly/aa102599t.htm">quiz</a>, or take a look at my <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/adjectives_possessive.htm">lesson</a> to review. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/12/french-quiz-5.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/12/french-quiz-5.htm">French quiz: Possessive adjectives </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 at 18:00:34.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/12/french-quiz-5.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/12/french-quiz-5.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/12/french-quiz-5.htm&#038;zItl=French quiz: Possessive adjectives ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/12/french-quiz-5.htm Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:00:34 +0000 2013-06-12T18:00:34Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/12/french-expressions-with-etre.htm The French verb <i>&#234;tre</i> literally means &#34;to be&#34; and is found in many expressions. Learn how to say that's right, here goes, so be it, and more with this list of <a href="http://french.about.com/od/expressions/a/etre.htm">expressions with <i>&#234;tre</i></a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/12/french-expressions-with-etre.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/12/french-expressions-with-etre.htm">Being French: Expressions with être </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 at 15:00:50.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/12/french-expressions-with-etre.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/12/french-expressions-with-etre.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/12/french-expressions-with-etre.htm&#038;zItl=Being French: Expressions with être ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/12/french-expressions-with-etre.htm Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:00:50 +0000 2013-06-12T15:00:50Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/12/mot-du-jour-french-word-of-the-day.htm Learn a new French word today: <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/g/arret.htm">arr&#234;t</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/12/mot-du-jour-french-word-of-the-day.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/12/mot-du-jour-french-word-of-the-day.htm">Mot du jour: arrêt </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 at 12:00:57.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/12/mot-du-jour-french-word-of-the-day.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/12/mot-du-jour-french-word-of-the-day.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/12/mot-du-jour-french-word-of-the-day.htm&#038;zItl=Mot du jour: arrêt ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/12/mot-du-jour-french-word-of-the-day.htm Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:00:57 +0000 2013-06-12T12:00:57Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/11/contractions.htm Although contractions in English are optional, in French they are required, so it is important to learn when and how to make them. Fortunately, the rules for <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/library/pronunciation/bl-contractions.htm">French contractions</a> are quite simple. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/11/contractions.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/11/contractions.htm">French omissions: Contractions </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 at 18:00:00.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/11/contractions.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/11/contractions.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/11/contractions.htm&#038;zItl=French omissions: Contractions ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/11/contractions.htm Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:00:00 +0000 2013-06-11T18:00:00Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/11/mot-du-jour.htm Increase your French vocabulary, one day at a time. Le mot d'aujourd'hui est <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/g/eclipser.htm">&#233;clipser</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/11/mot-du-jour.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/11/mot-du-jour.htm">Mot du jour: éclipser </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 at 12:00:57.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/11/mot-du-jour.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/11/mot-du-jour.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/11/mot-du-jour.htm&#038;zItl=Mot du jour: éclipser ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/11/mot-du-jour.htm Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:00:57 +0000 2013-06-11T12:00:57Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/10/french-expression-a-letage.htm You don't need to go upstairs to learn the French expression <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/aletage.htm">&#224; l'&#233;tage</a> - just click this link. <!--more--><br /> <b>More:</b> <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/expressions">French expressions</a> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/10/french-expression-a-letage.htm Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:00:27 +0000 2013-06-10T18:00:27Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/10/learn-a-french-word-a-day-2.htm Learn a new French word every weekday! Today's word is <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/g/deguerpir.htm">d&#233;guerpir</a>. #french <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/10/learn-a-french-word-a-day-2.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/10/learn-a-french-word-a-day-2.htm">Mot du jour: déguerpir </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Monday, June 10th, 2013 at 12:00:11.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/10/learn-a-french-word-a-day-2.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/10/learn-a-french-word-a-day-2.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/10/learn-a-french-word-a-day-2.htm&#038;zItl=Mot du jour: déguerpir ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/10/learn-a-french-word-a-day-2.htm Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00:11 +0000 2013-06-10T12:00:11Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/08/french-tennis-vocabulary.htm The French Open closes this weekend, so here's some French vocabulary related to <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/tennis.htm">tennis</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/08/french-tennis-vocabulary.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/08/french-tennis-vocabulary.htm">French Open: Tennis terms </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Saturday, June 8th, 2013 at 12:00:24.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/08/french-tennis-vocabulary.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/08/french-tennis-vocabulary.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/08/french-tennis-vocabulary.htm&#038;zItl=French Open: Tennis terms ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/08/french-tennis-vocabulary.htm Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:00:24 +0000 2013-06-08T12:00:24Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/07/french-word-a-day-2.htm Learn a new French word every weekday! Today's word is <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/g/balise.htm">balise</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/07/french-word-a-day-2.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/07/french-word-a-day-2.htm">Mot du jour: balise </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Friday, June 7th, 2013 at 18:00:53.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/07/french-word-a-day-2.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/07/french-word-a-day-2.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/07/french-word-a-day-2.htm&#038;zItl=Mot du jour: balise ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/07/french-word-a-day-2.htm Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:00:53 +0000 2013-06-07T18:00:53Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/06/french-expression-rsvp.htm Please repond to this request: click to learn about the possibly French expression <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/rsvp.htm">RSVP</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/06/french-expression-rsvp.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/06/french-expression-rsvp.htm">French expression: RSVP </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Thursday, June 6th, 2013 at 18:00:15.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/06/french-expression-rsvp.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/06/french-expression-rsvp.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/06/french-expression-rsvp.htm&#038;zItl=French expression: RSVP ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/06/french-expression-rsvp.htm Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:00:15 +0000 2013-06-06T18:00:15Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/06/french-verb-3.htm Simple verb conjugations, similarly conjugated verbs, and links to related lessons for the French verb <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/verb_conjugations/a/preferer.htm">pr&#233;f&#233;rer</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/06/french-verb-3.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/06/french-verb-3.htm">French verb of the week: préférer</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Thursday, June 6th, 2013 at 15:00:00.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/06/french-verb-3.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/06/french-verb-3.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/06/french-verb-3.htm&#038;zItl=French verb of the week: préférer">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/06/french-verb-3.htm Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:00:00 +0000 2013-06-06T15:00:00Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/06/learn-a-french-word-a-day.htm Learn a new French word every weekday! Today's word is <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/g/sellette.htm">sellette</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/06/learn-a-french-word-a-day.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/06/learn-a-french-word-a-day.htm">Mot du jour: sellette </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Thursday, June 6th, 2013 at 12:00:57.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/06/learn-a-french-word-a-day.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/06/learn-a-french-word-a-day.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/06/learn-a-french-word-a-day.htm&#038;zItl=Mot du jour: sellette ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/06/learn-a-french-word-a-day.htm Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:00:57 +0000 2013-06-06T12:00:57Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/05/french-vocab-quiz.htm Whenever, wherever... do you know how to say things like "whatever" in French? Test yourself on expressions with <i>n'importe</i> with this little <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/library/express/blex-nimportet.htm">quiz</a> or take a look at the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/expressions/a/nimporte.htm">lesson</a> to review. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/05/french-vocab-quiz.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/05/french-vocab-quiz.htm">French quiz: Expressions with n'importe </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/">About.com French Language</a> on Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 at 18:00:18.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/05/french-vocab-quiz.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/05/french-vocab-quiz.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/05/french-vocab-quiz.htm&#038;zItl=French quiz: Expressions with n'importe ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/06/05/french-vocab-quiz.htm Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:00:18 +0000 2013-06-05T18:00:18Z