by John Elkhoury | Oct 2, 2013 | Learning French
What prepositions should I use when talking about different countries or cities in French? The preposition depends on the gender of the country you’re trying to talk about. Luckily there is straightforward rule to determining the genders in French with minimal...
by John Elkhoury | Aug 24, 2013 | Learning French
Is French easy to learn? Is French easier to learn than Spanish? Is Spanish more useful than French? Should I learn French or Spanish? A whopping 76% of French people think French is a difficult language to learn. Often these questions arise because people want to...
by John Elkhoury | Aug 15, 2013 | Learning French
Regardless of your current level in French, try to read the following excerpt from a French article: Les fruits sont souvent considérés comme trop sucrés, trop chers pour ce qu’ils apportent à la santé. Ils seraient ainsi trop riches en hydrate de carbone et...
by John Elkhoury | Jul 10, 2013 | Learning French
French, as well as many other skills, all follow the one well-known colloquial expression: if you don’t use it, you lose it (or in French, ne s’use que si l’on ne s’en sert pas)! This article adresses how to maintain your French over time and...
by John Elkhoury | Jul 1, 2013 | Learning French
What is the difference between tu and vous in French? Both these French subject pronouns mean “you” however they are used in different situations, explained below. English speakers can have a hard time with tu and vous because our language does not make...
