by John Elkhoury | Jul 20, 2018 | Ask John, French Words & Expressions, Learning French
Dear John, Why do we use à to describe French foods? …other examples I can think of include tarte aux fraises, omelette du fromage.. why don’t we use avec here? The general rule is that we use the French preposition à to delineate an ingredient in a...
by John Elkhoury | Jul 18, 2018 | French Sports
The 2018 FIFA World Cup is the 2nd time France has won the FIFA World Cup out of three total World Cup Final appearances (1998, 2006, 2018). But how did it happen? And what made the French squad so strong? We’ll discuss this today, starting with a quick rundown about...
by John Elkhoury | Feb 19, 2018 | French Culture
In France, there are three major French car manufacturers: Citroën (pronounced sih-tro-n), Peugeot (puh-joh), and Renault (ruh-no). If you happen to be in France, you’ll see these cars everywhere, so I decided to make an article dedicated to the wonderful cars of...
by John Elkhoury | Dec 19, 2017 | Learning French, Vocabulary
In this article, we’re going to look at the French words needed to talk about cities or towns in French. We’ll discuss the “anatomy of a city” and the features of them. You also have access to my flashcard set on Quizlet, where you can test yourself...
by John Elkhoury | Nov 16, 2017 | French Literature, Learning French
A novel way to improve your French is by using French novels… These little gems can enhance your French language skills, expand your vocabulary, and provide you with quick-and-easy expressions to sprinkle into your everyday speech. And yet, I find this method to...
