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Articles for learners of French, from A1 to C2.

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Verbs & tensesArticleB1
Je savais or j’ai su? Knowing and finding out in French
Compare je savais, j’ai su and je n’ai pas su répondre through a short conversation, a meaning table and four questions with explanations.
Reading & writingArticleC2
Analyse a metaphor in French: from image to argument
Build a precise French analysis of a metaphor: identify the mapping, explain its argumentative effect and write a developed paragraph with textual support.
DELF, DALF & examsArticleB1
French intelligibility and accent: ask what the listener heard
Use a train-time exchange to separate a noticeable accent from a misunderstood number. Ask precise feedback questions and check the message.
Everyday FrenchArticleA2
Excusez-moi, pardon or désolé: what to say in each situation
Choose a French opener or apology with short scenes. Compare excusez-moi, pardon and désolé, check tu and vous, and practise the speaker agreement.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
What does ça marche mean in French?
Understand how this everyday expression signals agreement, acknowledges a request or describes something that works.
Grammar & usageArticleA2
Pas encore or ne… plus? Not yet and no longer in French
Put not yet and no longer on a simple timeline. Compare message updates, check word order with avoir and practise six short French status changes.
Pronunciation & listeningArticleA2
French schwa: the vowel that can disappear in le, de and petit
See where French schwa appears in le, de and petit. Compare clear and compact forms, then check which written e can lose its syllable.
Culture & registerArticleB1
Éventuellement or probablement: a possible plan or a likely one?
Compare éventuellement and probablement in French plans, then test possibility, likelihood and the English false friend eventually with four questions.
Verbs & tensesArticleA2
The passé composé, without the guesswork
Learn the passé composé as two parts, a helper verb and a past participle, then build and check sentences of your own.
Reading & writingArticleC1
French synthesis: turn three separate summaries into one paragraph
Rework a source-by-source French draft around demand, staffing and resources. Compare the before and after, then choose links that preserve the source limits.
DELF, DALF & examsArticleB2
French range and accuracy: improve the sentence, keep the meaning
Compare contrast, condition and concession in French. Learn what range and accuracy feedback asks you to change, then repair six short sentences.
Everyday FrenchArticleB2
Correct a misunderstanding at work in French: clarify and repair
Clarify an internal-versus-client presentation mix-up in French. Use precise reformulations, keep useful work and confirm the changes with a short quiz.
Words & expressionsArticleB1
Sujet or thème: the topic of a discussion and the theme of a story
Compare sujet and thème through a neighbourhood report, a short story and fixed expressions. See where both words fit and test four useful distinctions.
Grammar & usageArticleB2
Quoique or quoi que? Choose between although and whatever
Compare quoique and quoi que with a short debate, clear replacement tests and four questions on spelling, meaning and subjunctive forms.
Pronunciation & listeningArticleA1
French m and n: close your lips for m, use your tongue for n
Find the difference between French m and n in ma mère, notre and nom. Compare nasal consonants with nasal vowels, then check the sounds in familiar words.
Culture & registerArticleB1
Vachement or très: say “really” in familiar or neutral French
Compare vachement and très with adjectives, adverbs and verbs. See when a neutral rewrite needs beaucoup, then choose the right form in a short quiz.
Verbs & tensesArticleB1
Je ferai or je ferais? French future and conditional compared
Compare future commitments, hypothetical results and polite requests through paired examples, a work-planning scene and four questions.
Reading & writingArticleC1
From description to recommendation in French: show the reason for the change
Turn a French observation into a reasoned recommendation. Compare facts, goals and actions, then test the link in a workshop-registration scene.
DELF, DALF & examsArticleB2
French writing coherence: fix the link before adding connectors
Compare two French recommendations, repair an unclear reference and choose connectors that express a real cause, contrast or consequence.
Everyday FrenchArticleA1
How to order bread and pastries in French
The phrases for a bakery visit, what the baker might ask, and how to respond when your first choice is unavailable.
Words & expressionsArticleB1
Goût or saveur: food flavours and personal tastes in French
Compare le goût and la saveur with food examples, then use à mon goût and mes goûts for preferences. Includes picture cards and a four-question check.
Grammar & usageArticleB2
French causal links: a reason, evidence or a conclusion?
Compare parce que, en effet and donc in a short planning exchange. See what each link supports, then test five readings of evidence and results.
Pronunciation & listeningArticleA1
French ch and j: feel the difference in chou and joue
Compare chou/joue, cage/cache and bouche/bouge. See how /ʃ/ and /ʒ/ differ, practise with picture words, then check three contrasts.
Culture & registerArticleC1
Litote or euphémisme? Understatement and softening in French
Ce n'est pas mauvais (it's very good) is a litote; il nous a quittés (he died) is a euphemism. Learn the difference between these two French figures of speech.
Verbs & tensesArticleB1
Passé composé or imparfait? Set the scene
Passé composé or imparfait? Separate the scene that was going on from the event that happened within it, with examples.
Reading & writingArticleB2
Write a clear French topic sentence: one paragraph, one point
Build a French argument paragraph around one precise claim. Compare openings, read an annotated model and practise keeping the supporting sentences on track.
DELF, DALF & examsArticleB1
How to compare your French response with a model answer
Compare two French replies against the same brief. Check task coverage, facts, register and grammar, then practise choosing a useful correction.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Stage or cours? French words for placements, workshops and classes
Compare un stage and un cours with work, photography and French-class examples. Learn faire un stage, suivre un cours and the theatre word scène.
Grammar & usageArticleB1
Ne…que means only: move que to change the limit
See how ne…que means only, how que changes focus, and why du and des stay. Compare examples and test the exact limit in seven questions.
Pronunciation & listeningArticleA2
French ui and oui: the difference between lui and Louis
Compare lui /lɥi/ with Louis /lwi/, follow the tongue and lip cues, and use a short family exchange to keep the two rounded glides distinct.
Culture & registerArticleB1
Prochainement or bientôt: announcements, plans and “see you soon”
Compare prochainement and bientôt in announcements, friendly plans and past stories. Practise choosing the tone and separating soon from almost.
Verbs & tensesArticleB1
Plus-que-parfait or imparfait? Compare the same French scene
Compare lisait and avait lu at the same past moment. See ongoing background, earlier completion and a six-person form table, then test your choices.
Reading & writingArticleC1
Integrate a quotation in French: introduce, quote and explain
Build a French paragraph around a short quotation. Compare a full quote, an integrated fragment and a paraphrase, then practise attribution and commentary.
Words & expressionsArticleB1
Soutenir, supporter, autoriser, permettre: four useful French patterns
Choose the right French verb for backing someone, tolerating noise, granting permission or making an action possible. Compare patterns and try four questions.
Grammar & usageArticleB1
Le temps de + infinitive: "just long enough to" in French
Le temps de faire quelque chose means the time needed to do it: le temps de prendre un café. See how it frames short actions, with examples and practice.
Pronunciation & listeningArticleB1
French vowel sequences: why Noël has two syllables and pied has one
Count spoken syllables in Noël, Noé, pied, piano and radio. Compare separate vowels with /j/, /w/ and /ɥ/, then check six common word shapes.