Laura K. Lawless's Blog: Lawless Languages, page 326
June 3, 2017
Three Years of Lawless French
Lawless French is three years old today, and I think it's becoming a really useful site. Here's what's been happening.
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June 2, 2017
Tout d’un coup
Read this lesson to understand the French expression tout d'un coup in one fell swoop.
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June 1, 2017
An interesting word to start a new month.
May 31, 2017
Vowels for Beginners
The pronunciation of French vowels can be difficult for students. This is a simplified summary to help you get started.
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May 30, 2017
Agreement
Grammatical agreement is a vast topic - and one of the banes of French students. While in English we have a few pronouns and adjectives that indicate gender and number (e.g., he/him/his and she/her/hers), in French, agreement is found in 5 of the 8 parts of speech.
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May 28, 2017
Vive Henri IV ! Vive la France !
This popular French song, also called Marche Henri IV and Vive le roi Henri, was written in the late 16th century to celebrate Le Bon Roi Henri (Good King Henry), who ended the Huguenot Wars and restored peace to France.
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May 27, 2017
DELF B2 Tips
The DELF B2 will test you on the four language skills in French: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Here's some info about what to expect as well as tips on how to prepare for the test.
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May 26, 2017
Avoir une dent contre
Learn to hold a grudge with the idiomatic French expression avoir une dent.
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May 24, 2017
Faillir
Faillir has no direct verbal English equivalent when used as a semi-auxiliary verb; English needs an adverb or a short phrase to capture the meaning, such as "to almost do."
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May 21, 2017
Y Expressions
The adverbial pronoun y is packed with meaning, especially in idiomatic expressions. Learn how to say let's go, don't count on it, it was to be expected, and more French expressions with y.
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