Laura K. Lawless's Blog: Lawless Languages, page 57

Cuisine française

Discover why the French are so proud of their cuisine in this animated video with transcript and translation.

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Être Expressions

The French verb être, "to be," is found in many essential and idiomatic expressions, including to feel normal, to take part in, and none of your business. Learn these and dozens of other French expressions featuring être.

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Accessories and Jewelry

List of Spanish names for assorted accessories and jewelry, with sound files.

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C’est cadeau

Check out this lesson on the French expression c'est cadeau - on the house!

Published on Lawless French

         

Ser vs estar Quiz

Test yourself on ser vs estar with this fill-in-the-blanks exercise:

   En la fiesta de Javier

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Imperfect Quiz – Mes dimanches avec Papi

Test yourself on the French imperfect with a fill-in-the-blanks quiz:

   Mes dimanches avec Papi

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Passive Voice

As seen in this sentence, the passive voice is used to indicate that something is being done to a subject by an agent. It's passive because the subject is being acted upon, rather than acting as in the active voice.

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Avoiding the Subjunctive

Although the subjunctive is commonly used in French, there are numerous ways to avoid it, with varying meaning changes. (This doesn't mean you don't need to know how to use the subjunctive, just that there are times when an alternative is acceptable.)

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Numbers: Prices

See how well you can understand prices in French by listening to random numbers.

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Clauses

A clause is a grammatical unit of meaning containing, at minimum, a subject and verb. There are three different types of clauses.

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