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The French word personne

It has two functions… let's take a look

The pronoun personne, accompanied by ne allows us to say 'nobody'.… Read More

beaucoup and bien

Adding emphasis…

One of our site users asked for clarification regarding a point in our Lesson 79: 'Tu veux du café?' ('Would you like coffee?').… Read More

le, la, les

… not just the French words for 'the'!

The words le, la and les are potentially confusing for beginners. Often they mean simply 'the', as in the following:… Read More

The verb vouloir...

... used with se

We're used to using the verb vouloir when expressing wishes, desires and so on. We might ask someone if they'd like a beer in which case we'd have:… Read More

un fantoche

'a puppet' (of the political kind)

In this recent article from france24.com, the North Korean press agency is quoted as follows:… Read More

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