Alysa Salzberg Do you love love? Here’s a selection of some of the best French love quotes and sayings to help you share your feelings with a loved one, build your vocabulary, add something special to a romantic evening, or even find the perfect quotation-inspired tattoo! 15 beautiful French love quotes La vie est une fleur dont …
As a dramatic person, I often get a bit carried away when something bad, frustrating, or even simply surprising happens. But under the same circumstances, I’ve seen many French people shrug and say C’est la vie (such is life) – or some variation of that. C’est la vie is an expression you might have heard, …
Qu’est-ce que c’est means “What (is it)” in French. Despite being a mouthful, it’s an extremely common phrase in both everyday and formal French, and also has several somewhat subtle variants. What’s the deal with qu’est-ce que c’est? Let’s look into this inquisitive phrase! What does Qu’est-ce que c’est mean? Qu’est-ce que c’est means “What (is it)”. …
When it comes to politeness, on a basic level French and English are very similar. Both languages have words and phrases for “please”, “thank you”, “hello”, “goodbye”, and “you’re welcome.” But as may have discovered already, not all of these words have a single, simple equivalent. This is probably most apparent when it comes to …
Thanks to books like Bringing Up Bébé, the French parenting style means well-behaved children who’ll eat just about any kind of food, and parents who are impeccably glamorous and unflappable. But is there really a “French parenting style”? Are all French kids really well-behaved? And do French parents really stay flawless no matter the circumstances? …
Are you one of those people whose house is clean but cluttered, rather than neat and tidy? If so, the French verb nettoyer is for you! Nettoyer means “to clean” but also has a few more subtle meanings. Let’s learn about this clean-cut verb whose meaning is surprisingly precise. Nettoyer conjugation Nettoyer is an irregular verb …