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Inventions françaises

Hundreds if not thousands of products you use every day started out as nothing more than an idea – and many of those ideas were originally French. Learn about some in this bilingual article.

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Catty French Expressions

Idiomatic expressions can add color to your French - or in this case, a cute animal. Click the links for detailed lessons including sound files and usage examples.

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Bise à la française

La bise à la française a l'air simple vu de l'extérieur : les Français se disent bonjour en s'embrassant sur les joues.

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How to Type Accents in Any OS

It's just as important to include accents when writing in French as it is to spell words correctly. It drives me kind of crazy when people say, sorry, I can't type accents on my computer / tablet / smartphone. Yes, you can type accents - yes! even on your old computer. Check out these instructions for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, and Android.

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Bien sûr

You should click the title to read this lesson on the essential French expression bien sûr, of course.

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Personal Pronouns

Personal pronouns have different forms to match the different grammatical persons they replace. There are five kinds of French personal pronouns, some of which are identical, which can make it tricky to grasp which is which.

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Facts about French

Learn some interesting facts about the French language in this bilingual article.

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Past Participle

The past participle is essential in the creation of compound verb tenses/moods and the passive voice, and it can also be used as an adjective.

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France vue par Leonora Miano

Cameroonian author Leonora Miano discusses what it means to be French.

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Deliberate Practice

Practice makes perfect. These simple words, so ubiquitous and readily accepted that you’ve probably never given them much thought, only tell part of the story.

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