by John Elkhoury | Oct 19, 2018 | French Fashion, Quizzes
Want to practice your French listening comprehension? Angèle is an alt-pop Belgian singer and song writer who starred on a recent Street Style video by Madmoizelle. Her outfit of the day includes choice Parisian pants by Ami Paris, a pair of converse, a stylish scarf,...
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...
