Your essential guide to French possessive adjectives

The possessive adjectives in French are: mon/ma/mes (my); ton/ta/tes (your); son/sa/ses (his/her/its); notre/nos (our); votre/vos (your); and leur/leurs (their). That might seem like a lot, but it’s because French possessive adjectives have to agree in number and sometimes gender, with the thing that is owned. Let’s learn more about possessive adjectives in French. What are the French possessive adjectives? A …

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The 16 Best Websites and Apps for French Conversation Practice

According to a famous French proverb, C’est en forgeant que l’on devient forgeron (It’s by forging that one becomes a blacksmith). It’s also by speaking French that one becomes a better French speaker. The problem is that you may not know anyone you can speak French with and may not want to hire a tutor. Luckily, …

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The ultimate guide to the French conditional

The conditional is one of the most important French tenses and one you have probably already used without realizing. A common example of French phrase using the conditional is Je voudrais un croissant s’il vous plait, I would like a croissant please. Like “would” in English, the conditional has a few different tenses. Let’s take …

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La vie en rose: The true meaning behind the famous song

Voir la vie en rose (To see life in rose/pink) is the French equivalent to the expression “to see life through rose-colored glasses” in English. That is, seeing the world in an idealized, naïve, sometimes romantic, way. You may know this phrase because of Edith Piaf’s iconic song, La vie en rose.  Written mostly by Piaf, …

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