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 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...
by John Elkhoury | May 19, 2017 | Learning French
FrenchCrazy is the BEST French-learning resource out there. See what I did there? I used the superlative. “The best” indicates that there’s nothing better than FrenchCrazy in terms of learning French. So how would you say the same thing in French?...
by John Elkhoury | May 13, 2017 | French Culture, Learning French
Why does French sound so sexy? After studying French linguistics for a few years, I was able to dive into what made French so pleasing to the ears. I also have some experience speaking Italian. Let’s look at this a bit more closely. There are several things at...
by John Elkhoury | Jan 1, 2017 | Learning French, Vocabulary
In this article, we’re going to look at the French words needed to refer to members of your family in French. You also have access to my flashcard set on Quizlet, where you can test yourself on the following vocabulary list. We present both the English-French...
