Learn a little French everyday with the free French Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!bras arm (noun)Il a de longs bras, mais des jambes courtes.He has long arms, but short legs.Les deux bras sont levésThe two arms are raised.muscle du brasarm musclebras musclémuscular armdeux brastwo armsOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the French Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Learn a little French everyday with the free French Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!numéro de siège seat number (noun)numéro de siège 7Cseat number 7COwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the French Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Learn a little French everyday with the free French Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!tête head (noun)Les blessures à la tête sont très dangereuses.Head injuries are very dangerous.Portez un casque pour protéger votre tête.Wear a helmet to protect your head.tête et couhead and neckOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the French Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

In this series of mini-lesson tweets on Twitter, we help you perfect your shopping vocabulary to become a master in bargaining in French. Here is the recap of last week’s phrases for your reference: Flea market browsing and antique hunting, shopping...Now is time to "marchander", "to bargain"! To find antiques, go to "le marché aux puces", the flea market. "Le marché aux puces est le samedi.", "The flea market is on Saturdays." Now that merchant's old bicycle is overpriced. Just tell him "C'est trop cher", "It's too expensive." You want to lower the price of this antique phone (after all, it doesn't work!), "Vous pouvez baisser?", "Can you lower the price?" A tip to find cheap antiques, look for a "brocante" sign in... Show more

In this series of mini-lesson tweets on Twitter, we help you perfect your house-related vocabulary to become a master in knowing French homes. Here is the recap of this week’s phrases for your reference: Have you ever had a neighbor who kept complaining about "le bruit", "the noise"? Or maybe you are the one who complains... Your female neighbor is "la voisine", and your male neighbor is "le voisin". Neighbors in their whole have a name in French, "le voisinage". A lot of "repas de quartier", "block parties" are organized throughout French cities. And if you live in the French country, you can go to the annual "fête du village" (fem.), like a block party, only for a whole village. Now, if you live the French country, and... Show more

In this series of mini-lesson tweets on Twitter, we help you perfect your house-related vocabulary to become a master in knowing French homes. Here is the recap of this week’s phrases for your reference: If you are lucky and have a backyard, "un jardin", you can sunbathe in the summer. And if you don't have a backyard, you can still open "la fenêtre", "the window", for some fresh air. Take a look at your neighbor's life by getting up "le toit", 'the roof". What do you do with your "garage", "garage"? Park your car? Store your things? You are "casanier" (male) or "casanière" (female) if you are a homebody "Je suis casanière en hiver." In the winter I am being a homebody. Enjoy!

In this series of mini-lesson tweets on Twitter, we help you perfect your public transportation vocabulary to become a subway master in France. Here is the recap of this week’s phrases for your reference: When users are mad at strikers from the Paris subway they say "RATP: Rentre Avec Tes Pieds", "RATP: Go home by foot". Need you daily dose of caffeine while riding the train? Ask "Où est le wagon-restaurant?", Where is the restaurant car? When you missed your train and try to negotiate with an agent, start with "J'ai raté mon train", I missed my train". Tired of public transportation? Get in a cab! Tell the driver where you go with "Je vais à ...", I am going to... Using public transportation allows us to avoid "les embouteillages",... Show more

In this series of mini-lesson tweets on Twitter, we help you perfect your public transportation vocabulary to become a subway master in France. Here is the recap of this week’s phrases for your reference: Don't wait for ever at that bus stop on a Sunday, and ask "Ce bus fonctionne le dimanche?", Does this bus work on Sundays? Are you given the look by someone you just bumped into? The basics: "Excusez-moi", Sorry. You'd better validate your ticket before you get on the train, "Où est-ce que je composte mon billet?", Where do I validate my ticket? Going to the Riviera and nver coming back? Ask for "un aller simple", a one-way ticket, at the ticket booth. Taking a day trip outside Paris and need a round trip ticket? Ask for "un... Show more

In this series of mini-lesson tweets on Twitter, we help you perfect your public transportation vocabulary to become a subway master in France.  Here is the recap of last week’s phrases for your reference: When the bus map doesn't make any sense to you, "Quel est le prochain arrêt?", What is the next stop?   Don't take the wrong bus, "Vous vous arrêtez à ...(name of the stop)?", Do you stop at (name of the stop)?   You need to find the right platform, "Où est le train pour (name of the city)?", Where is the train for Bordeaux?   To be able to sit on the subway train, ride during "l'heure creuse", off hours. Vous descendez ici?   Someone stubbornly standing in the way of the bus door? Say "Excusez-moi, je descends ici",... Show more

In this series of mini-lesson tweets on Twitter, we help you perfect your public transportation vocabulary to become a subway master in France.  Here is the recap of last week’s phrases for your reference:   Because you don't want to ride the subway without a ticket, "Un ticket, s'il vous plait", "One ticket please".   When you stopped paying attention: "Quel est cet arret?", "What is this station?"   One thing you want to avoid in the subway is "l'heure de pointe", rush hour. If someone tells you "Prenez le 58" when you're asking your way, understand "Take the 58 bus".   If you couldn't avoid rush hour, stepped on someone's foot and want to stay out of trouble: "Excusez-moi", "I am sorry."   Stay tuned daily for our tweets, and... Show more