The doctor's, the baker's, the greengrocer's, the hairdresser's, the garage, the pharmacy... We all go there. But do you know which...
Chez, à / au to say where you’re going
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French Language Articles
French spelling: demi & demie
If you have already stumbled over the spelling of demi and wondered if you should sometimes add a final e to get demie or not, be...
2nd: Should you say “second“ or “deuxième”?
You want to say 2nd in French and you have learnt that you can say either second or deuxième. It is the only ordinal number where...
Plutôt & plus tôt, one same pronunciation for two spellings
Plutôt in one word and plus tôt in two words: what is the difference? In French, the pronunciation is exactly the same because the...
Gens: a noun that can be both masculine and feminine
Les gens: people talk, are talked about, they are all around us, they are everybody else but we are people, too. In this article,...
Quand & quant: 2 different endings for 2 different words
Most of you have already learnt the word quand. It is the French equivalent to ‘when’. Hence, quand is always about a moment in...
French spelling: Say stop to the confusion between the words tâche and tache!
The words tâche and tache are extremely similar in pronunciation ; if you're extremely attentive, you might just about notice a...
French expression : sens dessus dessous
Sens dessus dessous is a French set phrase that you can use when you want to say that something or someone is upside down, upset or...
What’s the difference between the words ballade and balade?
Here is a question I am often asked in my French classes when we work on French spelling: "Do you spell balade / ballade with one...