by John Elkhoury | Jul 25, 2012 | Learning French
In French, the past tense is composed of the passé composé, l’imparfait, the passé simple (literature); as well as other compound tenses such as the pluperfect. French learners often have trouble distinguishing where to use the imparfait as opposed to the passé...
by John Elkhoury | Jun 25, 2012 | Learning French
DR MRS P. VANDERTRAMP (or Dr Mrs. Vandertrampp) and “The House of Être” is a commonly taught abbreviation and learning strategy to help French learners remember some verbs which use être as an auxiliary verb (as opposed to avoir). Looking more closely at...
by John Elkhoury | May 25, 2012 | Learning French
Updated: May 23, 2019When you think of love, France seems to be the place people associate it with. I mean, Paris is known as the city of love! From the French kiss to holding hands down the Champs-Élysée, the French language is certainly one of the best languages to...
by John Elkhoury | Apr 18, 2012 | Learning French
Want to start learning French but don’t know how? This is a comprehensive beginner’s guide about how to do just that. Learning a new language can be daunting at times so this article will discuss where to begin learning French, what materials and topics to...
by John Elkhoury | Dec 9, 2011 | Learning French
Is it masculine or Feminine? That is the question. Ever since I started teaching French, one of the first questions I would get is “WHY are there genders.” This would always be followed by “How do I know the gender of a word in French?”...
by John Elkhoury | Dec 3, 2011 | Learning French
Phonology and Phonetics are two different fields in the science of linguistics that study how people make sounds and pronounce words. Phonology (and phonetics) should be interesting because knowing how the French make their sounds could help French language learners...
