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 | Jun 20, 2012 | Life in France
French (political) geography is a subject matter in which many students fall flat on. It’s truly a shame when I talk to another French learner and share my experiences about where I’ve been only to witness a blank expression on their face… This...
by John Elkhoury | Apr 18, 2012 | French Resources
Want to work on your French listening and comprehension skills? The French Podcast is a website maintained by a Bilingual French couple living in Lyon. Their goal? To bridge the gap between what you learnt at school; by listen to their audio files, you’ll get a...
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...
