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Words & expressionsArticleA2
Prix or coût? Ask the price and compare the total cost
Ask a price in French, compare an order’s total cost and recognise prix as a prize. Clothes pictures, a clear calculation and four questions at A2.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Bouche or langue? Mouth, tongue and language in French
Learn la bouche and the two everyday meanings of la langue. Use picture vocabulary, a singing scene and four questions to choose the right word.
Words & expressionsArticleB1
Moyen or méthode? Explain your means, method and resources
Separate a way to reach a goal from a working method. Compare moyen, méthode, avoir les moyens, moyen as an adjective and la moyenne.
Words & expressionsArticleB1
Doux or mou: soft to touch or soft when you press?
Choose doux for a gentle feel, voice or mild weather, and mou for something that lacks firmness. Compare examples, feminine forms and a cushion-shopping scene.
Words & expressionsArticleB1
Conseiller or recommander? Give advice with the right pattern
Learn conseiller and recommander with a thing, a person and an action. Compare natural alternatives and practise the à/de patterns in a short quiz.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Rendre or retourner an object: give it back or send it back
Return a borrowed book, send a parcel back and turn a page over. Compare rendre and retourner with clear French examples, pictures and four questions.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Plage or côte: a beach, the coast and three useful accents
Choose plage or côte with a seaside scene, learn à la plage and sur la côte, then check côte, côté and cote with a short quiz.
Words & expressionsArticleB1
But or objectif: how to talk about a goal in French
Compare but and objectif in plans, then recognise a football goal and a camera lens. Examples and four questions cover the meanings that cause confusion.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Couper or découper: cut, cut up and cut out in French
Compare couper and découper with paper shapes, food portions and everyday expressions. See the result of each action, then choose the phrase that fits.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Verre or vitre: a glass, glass material or a windowpane?
Learn un verre, en verre and une vitre with picture cards, a café scene and four questions on containers, materials and windowpanes.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Réponse or solution? Give a reply or solve a problem in French
Learn réponse and solution through a scheduling problem, a short exchange and four questions. Practise réponse à and solution à with clear examples.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Voix or voie? French homophones for voice, votes and routes
Choose voix for a voice or vote and voie for a track, lane or way. Compare phrases, read a station scene and practise the spellings in four questions.
