When you hear the French say quelquefois and quelques fois, you will notice the pronunciation is exactly the same. However, if you...
Quelquefois and quelques fois: what’s the difference?
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French Language Articles
French spelling: le plus, le moins de choses possible or possibles?
If you are learning French, of course, you try to speak with the fewest possible mistakes. In French, you could say: “Je veux faire...
Gender of countries in French
When learning French, you usually learn the name of a number of countries fairly early and then build up on your first list of...
Spelling it right: quel(s), quelle(s) or qu’elle(s)?
Quel, quels, quelle, quelles, qu'elle or qu'elles ? You know you hear the sound [kel], but you are not sure how to spell it...
Neuf or nouveau – What’s the difference?
One of the difficulties we all encounter when learning vocabulary in a new language is when there are two words in the language you...
The spelling of French numbers in words
Have you ever stumbled upon the spelling of French numbers? Have you ever avoided writing a number in full letters to make it easier?
If you can already count in French and you…
Real everyday French: colloquial words to talk about people
You don't need to have been learning French for a long time to know the main words to talk about people. You've probably learnt the...
Spelling “leur” or “leurs”
How do you know if you should spell leur without an s or leurs with an s? Here is a question I am often asked not only in my...
Understanding and using the French phrase “pourvu que”
Pourvu que is a phrase that is commonly used in French. Warning: there is the adjective “pourvu” in French that comes from...