... and Other Ways to Express MORE

To pronounce the s or not to pornounce the s. that is a hard question, or at least one that seems to confuse many a French student. Let me set you straight on when to say the final s and other ways to express more.

How to Translate Some, None and No More

Je n’ai pas de café! I don’t have any coffee... is a phrase that most students just don’t get in French, yet the concept of none is easy to use once you grasp the idea.

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The Failproof Way to Learn the Gender of French Nouns

Everyone has a hard time remembering whether French words are masculin or feminin, and there are few rules to help, but I have found an easy way to remember which is which. Take a listen... it’s a great way to spend twelve minutes!

Song is an excellent way to commit lyrics and grammar to memory. Try it out.

Would you this, would you that? Would is just a word that helps talk about the past, or something that you would if you could. The French solve this by just using a different tense. Find out when in this episode of How to Become Fluent in French.

People are so used toi repeating parts of the question that they are asked before answering that they fall into patterns of speech that are unnatural. When someone asks you, What is your favorite restaurant, you would rarely say, ...my favorite restaurant is.... It sounds like you’re still in Madame’s 8th grade French class.

Let’s talk numbers and let’s get you over the paralyzing fear that grips your chest every time you have to say a number. Grab a pen and paper and I’m going to show you an easy way to say the most complicated years and numbers you can imagine.

Remembering whether a word is feminine or masculine in French is not as difficult as everyone makes it out to be. Let’s take a look at a few tried and true rules relating to gender as well as a few tips to remembering those that don’t obey any rules.