by Yolaine Bodin | 4 Jul 2017 | English-French Vocabulary
Thanks to and because of are two very common phrases to express cause or responsibility. In English, we usually use thanks to for something which is good, when we are thankful, and because of for more neutral or negative causes. In French, for thanks to, use...
by Yolaine Bodin | 17 Jun 2017 | English Language
So, someone has just asked you a question, but you’re not sure if your answer is yes or no. You’re hesitating. This is typically the situation where your answer will be “maybe”… or should it be “perhaps”? What’s the difference between...
by Yolaine Bodin | 12 Jun 2017 | English-French Vocabulary
As summer is drawing near, many of you are planning a holiday by the sea. You learn how to say sea in French in the very early stages of learning the language, so you probably already know la mer. But do you know the vocabulary to talk about other types of...
by Yolaine Bodin | 27 May 2017 | Quotes
The author of this quote about languages is Michel Serres. Michel Serres is a contemporary French author, philosopher and science historian, member of the French Academy. “Languages are a treasure and convey something more than words” This beautiful quote...
by Yolaine Bodin | 13 May 2017 | French Language
Here is a question that is often asked in my French classes: when should you say vite and when should you use rapide? You may think the difference between vite and rapide is confusing because of your mother tongue. Indeed, maybe you speak a language where there...
