BASIC INFORMATION — What kinds of lessons do you offer? We offer both couple classes and private lessons. They are tailored to each student’s goals and French level. There is no set start or end time, students simply book whatever times are convenient for them. You may book up to 32 private lessons…

This is part of a series we are doing on “Reading and language learning” — Je m’appelle Tolu. J’ai un chien et j’ai voyagé au Canada l’année dernière. A number of readers may look at the about text and know the meaning straight away, some may not be able to read it and understand due to vocabulary, others may not be able to pronounce well…

Sentences are used to express oneself and they can either be questions, exclamations, or statements. We will examine the types of sentences in French in this article. A sentence in French is called une phrase. La phrase assertive ou déclarative These are sentences that assert a particular thought. They are declarative in nature and can…

French Exclamations — When speaking, these are words or interjections that show a number of emotions we feel and want to express. Exclamations are most times particular to culture and each language has its own set. Interjections Miam miam! — This is used to express that something is delicious or tastes good Bof …

The French gender — A l’aeroport, un homme rencontre une femme en attendant son vol. Il est grand et il a la peau fonce (dark skinned). La femme est grande et elle a les cheveux longs. Julius: Bonjour. Je m’appelle Julius. Et vous? Anna: Je m’appelle Anna. Vous êtes canadien? Julius: Non, je suis…

Some or any — These articles determine an unspecified quantity of liquid, food, or other items that are not countable. They precede nouns in French and although English articles have no equivalent for the partitive articles, loosely translated, they mean any or some. Les Articles

La négation — In communication, it is important to be able to say what you want, what you are doing (affirmative sentence) or not (negative sentence) and negation is what helps to pass the message across. French negatives can express not, neither, nor, never, no longer, no one, nobody, only and nothing. A…

A simple French dialogue (beginners) — Dans une boutique Jamie: Bonjour Sophie. Ça va? Sophie: Oui ça va. Qu’est-ce que tu achètes aujourd’hui? Jamie: Hmm, j’ai un mariage ce samedi. Je veux acheter une robe, je pense. Je ne suis pas sûre. Sophie: Un mariage, oui? (Elle cherche pour une robe) Qui va se marier? Jamie…

Asking questions in French — There are three interrogative pronouns in French and today we shall discuss two: Qui and Que Qui This is used to ask “who” or “whom” questions. It is used when you are asking about people Qui est-ce? — Who is it? Qui chante? — Who is singing? You can use qui…