Learn a little French everyday with the free French Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!rose rose (noun)La rose rouge est très romantique.A red rose is very romantic.L'homme est sur le point de donner des roses à sa petite amie.The man is about to give roses to his girlfriend.rose rougered roseune rose rougesingle red rosegrande rose rougelong stem red roseOwn 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!porc pork (noun)Manger du porc est interdit dans beaucoup de religions.Eating pork is forbidden by a number of religions.Le porc est de la viande de cochon.Pork is the meat from a pig.côtelettes de porcpork chopsporc rotipork roastOwn 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!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!

France takes their art quite seriously, we can be safe to say. That being the case, actors, musicians, and artists have quite a special situation in France, which is quite beneficial for their art; as the government allows them to receive an income through the unemployment fund in France. This specific status is called "intermittence," and it provides them with advantageous benefits. To claim this unemployment financial help, an artist must work a minimum of hours within ten months (it used to be one year, but has recently changed). Once the artist has met this hour threshold, the unemployment fund (ASSEDIC) will pay the artist the following year for the value of the work he or she accomplished. For example, if the artist... Show more

Phrase One: Ça va? Ça va. ('How are you? I'm fine.') After greeting and saying hello to someone, you will need to ask how she or he is. It's a matter of politeness. The Question and Statement With ça and va: While in France you'll often hear these two sounds , which are part of the phrase Ça va ?, meaning "How are you?" Be aware though, these two tiny words can be either a question or a statement. To differentiate between the two, you need to listen to the speaker's intonation. When the intonation rises, it will be a question: Ça va ? ('How are you?') When the intonation is slightly falling or constant, it will be a statement: ça va ('I'm fine'). Phrase Two: S'il vous plaît. ('Please') This phrase is a must for anyone... Show more

You are learning French, but aside from grammar and vocabulary, you feel challenged by the pronunciation. what is the key to making all those uniquely French sounds? There are different categories of French sounds, and these the most unique ones to the language, and therefore, challenging. They are the following: Voyelles orales ("oral vowels") Voyelles antérieures ("front vowels") You produce them by placing your tongue to the front of your mouth, as in the English word "feet" and "stylo" (pen) in French. Voyelles centrales ("central vowels")place the tongue in the middle of your mouth, as in "pure" and "lune"(moon) in French. Voyelles postérieures ("back vowels") place your tongue in the back of your... Show more

Just as an engine helps a car move, mastering basic grammar helps you express yourself and communicate your ideas clearly. The more you know about the engine parts, the more you can improve your engine's capacity. Similarly, the more youknow grammar, the better your French will be! French grammar has the reputation of being boring and complicated, but it's not so terrible. The main difficulties are the word genders and the conjugation system (shared by All romance languages). It is just a matter of remembering some basic rules that will reduce your chances of making the most common French grammar mistakes. The most common one is gender. In French, all nouns have a gender, either masculine or feminine. Here is a basic chart... Show more

You have been studying French for quite some time now...and you are doing such a fabulous job! However, if you are seated at the fancy French restaurant you have always wanted to try, and the waiter hands you a menu - completely in French - it could be quite confusing! The French alphabet is pretty peculiar and a bit different from the English writing system. It includes some unfamiliar markings you may not recognize: 1) Diacritics, or accent marks that help denote the characteric French pronunciation and intonation of words. They include: The acute accent (l'accent aigu)             ‹´› The grave accent (l'accent grave)          ‹`› The cedilla (la cédille)                               ‹¸› The circumflex... Show more