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Test yourself on word pairs spelled identically other than accent with this little <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/library/vocab/bl-accenthomograph.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/vocabulary/a/accenthomograph.htm">lesson</a> to review. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/22/french-quiz-8.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/2013/05/22/french-quiz-8.htm">French quiz: Accent homographs </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, May 22nd, 2013 at 18:00:43.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/22/french-quiz-8.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/22/french-quiz-8.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/22/french-quiz-8.htm&#038;zItl=French quiz: Accent homographs ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/22/french-quiz-8.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 18:00:43 +0000 2013-05-22T18:00:43Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/22/french-expressions-obligation-and-necessity.htm There are many French words and expressions related to obligation and necessity. Learn how to say it's my duty, to have no choice, to be obliged, whether you like it or not, and more French expressions of <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/expressions/a/obligation.htm">obligation and necessity</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/22/french-expressions-obligation-and-necessity.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/2013/05/22/french-expressions-obligation-and-necessity.htm">Needy French expressions: Obligation and necessity </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, May 22nd, 2013 at 15:00:57.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/22/french-expressions-obligation-and-necessity.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/22/french-expressions-obligation-and-necessity.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/22/french-expressions-obligation-and-necessity.htm&#038;zItl=Needy French expressions: Obligation and necessity ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/22/french-expressions-obligation-and-necessity.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 15:00:57 +0000 2013-05-22T15:00:57Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/22/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/supplice.htm">supplice</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/22/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/2013/05/22/french-vocab.htm">Mot du jour: supplice </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, May 22nd, 2013 at 12:00:00.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/22/french-vocab.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/22/french-vocab.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/22/french-vocab.htm&#038;zItl=Mot du jour: supplice ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/22/french-vocab.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000 2013-05-22T12:00:00Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/21/eating-out-french-restaurant-vocabulary.htm Learn the French vocabulary that you need for <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/restaurant.htm">restaurants</a>, and then see how you do on the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/library/begin/bl_restaurantt.htm">quiz</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/21/eating-out-french-restaurant-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/2013/05/21/eating-out-french-restaurant-vocabulary.htm">Eating out: French restaurant vocabulary</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, May 21st, 2013 at 18:00:43.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/21/eating-out-french-restaurant-vocabulary.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/21/eating-out-french-restaurant-vocabulary.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/21/eating-out-french-restaurant-vocabulary.htm&#038;zItl=Eating out: French restaurant vocabulary">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/21/eating-out-french-restaurant-vocabulary.htm Tue, 21 May 2013 18:00:43 +0000 2013-05-21T18:00:43Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/21/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/etanche.htm">&#233;tanche</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/21/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/2013/05/21/french-words.htm">Mot du jour: étanche </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, May 21st, 2013 at 12:00:00.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/21/french-words.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/21/french-words.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/21/french-words.htm&#038;zItl=Mot du jour: étanche ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/21/french-words.htm Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000 2013-05-21T12:00:00Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/20/ce-nest-pas-terrible.htm The French expression <i><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/cenestpasterrible.htm">ce n'est pas terrible</a></i> isn't that great - or is it? Click to learn all about it. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/20/ce-nest-pas-terrible.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/2013/05/20/ce-nest-pas-terrible.htm">French expression: Ce n'est pas terrible </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, May 20th, 2013 at 18:00:39.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/20/ce-nest-pas-terrible.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/20/ce-nest-pas-terrible.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/20/ce-nest-pas-terrible.htm&#038;zItl=French expression: Ce n'est pas terrible ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/20/ce-nest-pas-terrible.htm Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:39 +0000 2013-05-20T18:00:39Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/20/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/acadie.htm">Acadie</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/20/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/2013/05/20/french-word-2.htm">Mot du jour: Acadie </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, May 20th, 2013 at 12:00:04.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/20/french-word-2.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/20/french-word-2.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/20/french-word-2.htm&#038;zItl=Mot du jour: Acadie ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/20/french-word-2.htm Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:04 +0000 2013-05-20T12:00:04Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/19/renting-a-car-louer-une-voiture.htm Take a look at this page for some French vocabulary and phrases that will be useful when <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/library/begin/bl-rentcar.htm">renting a car</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/19/renting-a-car-louer-une-voiture.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/2013/05/19/renting-a-car-louer-une-voiture.htm">French drive: Renting a Car ~ Louer une voiture</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 Sunday, May 19th, 2013 at 15:00:00.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/19/renting-a-car-louer-une-voiture.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/19/renting-a-car-louer-une-voiture.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/19/renting-a-car-louer-une-voiture.htm&#038;zItl=French drive: Renting a Car ~ Louer une voiture">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/19/renting-a-car-louer-une-voiture.htm Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000 2013-05-19T15:00:00Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/17/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/raie.htm">raie</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/17/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/2013/05/17/daily-french-word.htm">Mot du jour: raie </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, May 17th, 2013 at 18:00:09.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/17/daily-french-word.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/17/daily-french-word.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/17/daily-french-word.htm&#038;zItl=Mot du jour: raie ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/17/daily-french-word.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:09 +0000 2013-05-17T18:00:09Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/17/a-mon-avis.htm In my opinion, this is a useful lesson on the French expression <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/amonavis.htm">&#224; mon avis</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/17/a-mon-avis.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/2013/05/17/a-mon-avis.htm">French expression: À mon avis </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, May 17th, 2013 at 12:00:06.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/17/a-mon-avis.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/17/a-mon-avis.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/17/a-mon-avis.htm&#038;zItl=French expression: À mon avis ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/17/a-mon-avis.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:06 +0000 2013-05-17T12:00:06Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/16/all-about-aller.htm <i>Aller</i> is one of the most common French verbs. It is irregular in conjugation and literally means "to go." <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/aller.htm">Aller</a> is also used in some idiomatic expressions and to conjugate the near future. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/16/all-about-aller.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/2013/05/16/all-about-aller.htm">Essential French: All about aller </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, May 16th, 2013 at 18:00:48.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/16/all-about-aller.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/16/all-about-aller.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/16/all-about-aller.htm&#038;zItl=Essential French: All about aller ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/16/all-about-aller.htm Thu, 16 May 2013 18:00:48 +0000 2013-05-16T18:00:48Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/16/french-verb-8.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/eviter.htm">&#233;viter</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/16/french-verb-8.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/2013/05/16/french-verb-8.htm">French verb of the week: éviter </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, May 16th, 2013 at 15:00:36.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/16/french-verb-8.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/16/french-verb-8.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/16/french-verb-8.htm&#038;zItl=French verb of the week: éviter ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/16/french-verb-8.htm Thu, 16 May 2013 15:00:36 +0000 2013-05-16T15:00:36Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/16/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/rupin.htm">rupin</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/16/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/2013/05/16/mot-du-jour-french-word-of-the-day.htm">Mot du jour: rupin </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, May 16th, 2013 at 12:00:57.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/16/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/2013/05/16/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/2013/05/16/mot-du-jour-french-word-of-the-day.htm&#038;zItl=Mot du jour: rupin ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/16/mot-du-jour-french-word-of-the-day.htm Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:57 +0000 2013-05-16T12:00:57Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/15/french-quiz-2.htm Most French verbs need <i>avoir</i> in the compound tenses, but some need <i>&#234;tre</i> - do you know which ones? Test yourself on French helping verbs with this little <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/library/verb/bl-etreverbs.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/grammar/a/etreverbs.htm">lesson</a> to review. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/15/french-quiz-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/2013/05/15/french-quiz-2.htm">French quiz: Avoir or 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, May 15th, 2013 at 18:00:00.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/15/french-quiz-2.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/15/french-quiz-2.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/15/french-quiz-2.htm&#038;zItl=French quiz: Avoir or être? ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/15/french-quiz-2.htm Wed, 15 May 2013 18:00:00 +0000 2013-05-15T18:00:00Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/15/french-movie-vocabulary.htm Whether you love attending film festivals like <i>le Festival de Cannes</i> (which runs from 15 to 26 May this year), watching movies, or just reading reviews, you'll want to learn some <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/movie.htm">French vocabulary related to movies</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/15/french-movie-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/2013/05/15/french-movie-vocabulary.htm">French freeze frame: Movie vocabulary </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, May 15th, 2013 at 15:00:18.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/15/french-movie-vocabulary.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/15/french-movie-vocabulary.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/15/french-movie-vocabulary.htm&#038;zItl=French freeze frame: Movie vocabulary ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/15/french-movie-vocabulary.htm Wed, 15 May 2013 15:00:18 +0000 2013-05-15T15:00:18Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/15/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/os.htm">os</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/15/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/2013/05/15/mot-du-jour.htm">Mot du jour: os </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, May 15th, 2013 at 12:00:57.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/15/mot-du-jour.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/15/mot-du-jour.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/15/mot-du-jour.htm&#038;zItl=Mot du jour: os ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/15/mot-du-jour.htm Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:57 +0000 2013-05-15T12:00:57Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/14/dans-vs-en.htm The prepositions <i>dans</i> and <i>en</i> both mean "in" in French, and can both express time and location. But they are not interchangeable; their usage depends on both meaning and grammar. Take a look at my <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/library/prepositions/bl_prep_en_vs_dans.htm">lesson</a> and then try the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/library/prepositions/bl_prep_en_vs_danst.htm">quiz</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/14/dans-vs-en.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/2013/05/14/dans-vs-en.htm">In French: Dans vs En </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, May 14th, 2013 at 18:00:05.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/14/dans-vs-en.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/14/dans-vs-en.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/14/dans-vs-en.htm&#038;zItl=In French: Dans vs En ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/14/dans-vs-en.htm Tue, 14 May 2013 18:00:05 +0000 2013-05-14T18:00:05Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/14/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/bosser.htm">bosser</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/14/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/2013/05/14/french-word-a-day-2.htm">Mot du jour: bosser </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, May 14th, 2013 at 12:00:53.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/14/french-word-a-day-2.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/14/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/2013/05/14/french-word-a-day-2.htm&#038;zItl=Mot du jour: bosser ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/14/french-word-a-day-2.htm Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:53 +0000 2013-05-14T12:00:53Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/13/french-expression-cest-le-pied.htm What do you think of the French expression <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/cestlepied.htm">c'est le pied</a>? I think it's great! <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/13/french-expression-cest-le-pied.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/2013/05/13/french-expression-cest-le-pied.htm">French expression: C'est le pied </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, May 13th, 2013 at 18:00:40.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/13/french-expression-cest-le-pied.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/13/french-expression-cest-le-pied.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/13/french-expression-cest-le-pied.htm&#038;zItl=French expression: C'est le pied ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/13/french-expression-cest-le-pied.htm Mon, 13 May 2013 18:00:40 +0000 2013-05-13T18:00:40Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/13/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/scier.htm">scier</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/13/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/2013/05/13/learn-a-french-word-a-day.htm">Mot du jour: scier </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, May 13th, 2013 at 12:00:57.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/13/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/2013/05/13/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/2013/05/13/learn-a-french-word-a-day.htm&#038;zItl=Mot du jour: scier ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/13/learn-a-french-word-a-day.htm Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:57 +0000 2013-05-13T12:00:57Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/12/french-vocabulary-expressions-with-mise.htm The French word <i>la mise</i> has numerous meanings and is also used in many idiomatic expressions. Learn how to say involvement, make-up, leg-pulling and more with this list of <a href="http://french.about.com/od/expressions/a/mettre_3.htm">expressions with <i>mise</i></a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/12/french-vocabulary-expressions-with-mise.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/2013/05/12/french-vocabulary-expressions-with-mise.htm">French vocabulary: Expressions with mise </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 Sunday, May 12th, 2013 at 15:00:03.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/12/french-vocabulary-expressions-with-mise.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/12/french-vocabulary-expressions-with-mise.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/12/french-vocabulary-expressions-with-mise.htm&#038;zItl=French vocabulary: Expressions with mise ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/12/french-vocabulary-expressions-with-mise.htm Sun, 12 May 2013 15:00:03 +0000 2013-05-12T15:00:03Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/11/english-in-french-universities.htm <table align="right"><tr><td><SCRIPT LANGUAGE= "javaScript" SRC="http://guidepolls.about.com/french/8282137151/poll.js?linkback=<!--#echo var="SCRIPT_URI" -n-->"></script></td></tr></table> France has always been very (some might say "overly") protective of its language, to the extent that the non-French language lectures are banned in universities (except for obvious exceptions like language classes). But all that might be about to change, as this article from <i>The Guardian</i> explains: <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/10/french-univerities-english-language">French academia in war of words over plan to teach in English</a>.<br /><br />What do you think?<br /><br /><b>More:</b> <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/francophonie">Francophonie</a> &#124; <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/polls">French polls</a> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/11/english-in-french-universities.htm Sat, 11 May 2013 12:00:34 +0000 2013-05-11T12:00:34Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/10/todays-french-word.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/bouleversement.htm">bouleversement</a>. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/10/todays-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/2013/05/10/todays-french-word.htm">Mot du jour: bouleversement </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, May 10th, 2013 at 18:00:22.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/10/todays-french-word.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/10/todays-french-word.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/10/todays-french-word.htm&#038;zItl=Mot du jour: bouleversement ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/10/todays-french-word.htm Fri, 10 May 2013 18:00:22 +0000 2013-05-10T18:00:22Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/10/de-plein-gre.htm I hope you're willing to read this lesson about the French expression <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/de-bon-gre.htm">de bon gr&#233;</a> and its variations. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/10/de-plein-gre.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/2013/05/10/de-plein-gre.htm">French expression: De bon gré </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, May 10th, 2013 at 12:00:56.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/10/de-plein-gre.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/10/de-plein-gre.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/10/de-plein-gre.htm&#038;zItl=French expression: De bon gré ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/10/de-plein-gre.htm Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:56 +0000 2013-05-10T12:00:56Z http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/09/parce-que-car-puisque-comme.htm The French conjunctions <i>parce que</i>, <i>car</i>, <i>puisque</i>, and <i>comme</i> are commonly used to draw conclusions or otherwise relate a cause or explanation with a result or conclusion. These conjunctions have similar but not identical meanings and uses - <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/conclusions.htm">this lesson</a> explains the difference. <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/09/parce-que-car-puisque-comme.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/2013/05/09/parce-que-car-puisque-comme.htm">French conjunctions of conclusion: Parce que, Car, Puisque, Comme </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, May 9th, 2013 at 18:00:46.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/09/parce-que-car-puisque-comme.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/09/parce-que-car-puisque-comme.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://french.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/09/parce-que-car-puisque-comme.htm&#038;zItl=French conjunctions of conclusion: Parce que, Car, Puisque, Comme ">Email this</a></p> http://french.about.com/b/2013/05/09/parce-que-car-puisque-comme.htm Thu, 09 May 2013 18:00:46 +0000 2013-05-09T18:00:46Z