Tag Archives: French vocabulary
How to make “des noms dérivés” in French – the answers! Posted by Adir on Jun 5, 2012
Salut! Comment ça va? Here are the answers to last Friday’s vocabulary exercise. Pay attention to the articles used in each ending. 1. -ment recruter – le recrutement [recruiting] licencier – le licenciement [dismissal – at work] investir – l’investissement [investment] aboutir – l’aboutissement [culmination, outcome] renouveler – le renouvellement [renewal, replacement] percer – le…
How to make “des noms dérivés” in French Posted by Adir on Jun 1, 2012
Des noms dérivés are nouns that come from a verb and some verbs follow a pattern to do that in French. So here’s a little exercise for you: I will give you an example and you will provide the noun form, ok? Let’s try that! -ment charger (to charge) – le chargement Do the same…
Talking about love, en français Posted by Adir on May 11, 2012
Ah! Love is a many splendored thing, isn’t it? So today let’s learn some vocabulary related to love, dating and (yes!) breaking up! T’est prêt? (Are you ready?) Sortir (avec quelqu’un) = to be seeing someone, to date someone Patrcia semble être beaucoup plus heureuse depuis qu’elle a commencé à sortir avec Michel. [Patricia look…
How to talk about the weather in French Posted by Adir on May 7, 2012
Have you ever been in that awkward situation when you need to break the ice, rompre la glace, and don’t know what to say? Well, talk about the weather! Exactly, the weather is a great conversation opener and here some sentences for you to show off your French when you find yourself in this type…
Colloquial French – Part 02 Posted by Adir on Apr 17, 2012
Last week we had our first post of the Colloquial French series and by the comments I see that you guys liked it, so today is the second part. Profitez! Dis-le! = Spit it out! C’est cassé! Ça ne marche pas! = It’s broken! (computer) Tout a bien fini! = It all worked out…
Colloquial French – Part 01 Posted by Adir on Apr 13, 2012
I’m Adir Ferreira, your new French blogger. I have been working with Transparent Language for 4 years on the Spanish, Portuguese and English for Brazilians blog. I hope to have a great time giving you some really cool tips to improve your French. Now, let’s start off with a series called Colloquial French. They’re sentences…
J’aime bien dormir! (I like to sleep well) Posted by Hichem on Oct 25, 2011
Whether you are a débutant (beginner) or un pro in French, you will always need to build up a better vocabulaire: Today, we’ll be giving you a lot of useful vocabulaire, French words and expressions, all related to one central topic or concept: DORMIR (to sleep.) So keep vos yeux (your eyes) wide open, and watch out for le marchand de sable (the Sandman)! Of course…