The Language Nook – Le coin langues
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...
As and like for comparison
So, you're learning English as a foreign language and you want to compare situations, actions, people or things...
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...
4 ways to say “as you wish”
As you wish! This is a common English expression that is very useful in a conversation when you want the other...
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...
Fun and funny: 2 different words!
Learning a foreign language is fun! Yes, of course, but it's not because it's fun that it's funny. Not sure you...
He who learns a new language acquires a new soul
This quote is often attributed to the Spanish poet and 1956 Nobel Prize in Literature Juan Rámon Jiménez....
See, watch and look (at): what’s the difference?
As a learner of English as a foreign language, it is not always easy to choose between the three verbs see,...
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...