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 | Dec 2, 2016 | French Words & Expressions
Let’s take a look at another set of French words and expressions. What does Mon réveil n’a pas sonné mean in French? “My alarm didn’t go off.” Is this the perfect excuse for your tardiness to work or school? Find more French words,...
by John Elkhoury | Nov 30, 2016 | French Words & Expressions
Let’s take a look at another set of French words and expressions. What does Le bleu ne te va pas mean in French? “Blue doesn’t suit you.” You can replace the color blue with whatever color you’d like or you can replace it with a type of...
by John Elkhoury | Nov 28, 2016 | French Words & Expressions
Let’s take a look at another set of French words and expressions. What does Tu me fais chier mean in French? “You’re pissing me off!” It’s a good substitution for tu m’ennerve. You can also just say fais chier when something annoys...
by John Elkhoury | Nov 28, 2016 | French Words & Expressions
Let’s take a look at this random French sentence which exemplifies everything I love about France. Une bouteille de vin par jour… c’est trop? A bottle of wine per day… is that a lot? Find more French words, phrases, and expressions...
by John Elkhoury | Nov 28, 2016 | French Words & Expressions
Let’s take a look at another set of French words and expressions. What does Où sont les toilettes mean in French? Where is the bathroom/restroom? Used in a sentence: – Excusez-moi, mais où sont les toilettes ? (You) Excuse me, but where’s the bathroom? –...
