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Learn French with Lara
Here is a useful French expression explained to you, I will give you some examples below on how it can be easily used in your French GCSE exam or in everyday conversation in French : A mes yeux 👌 A mes yeux Meaning in English A mes yeux means literally “in my eyes”. It is the way of expressing how you see things 👁 It is comparable to ‘in my book’, ‘in my view” in English How to express opinions in French “A mes yeux” is a French expression useful to express opinion in French, other ways of expressing opinions…
Today we are looking into describing a town in French. This is important for your French GCSE exam. Here is a list of a few names of places that you can use to describe your town in French. At the end of this French lesson there will be a quizz in French, good luck 🙂 Describing a town in French First of all you need to be able to say “there is” there are” there isn’t” and so on in French Revision of there is in French There is There are There isn’t There aren’t Il y a un cinéma…
In this lesson, you will learn what you need to know to answer this French GCSE speaking exam question about volunteering in French and you will review the use indirect object pronouns in French. This is part of an online French GCSE course. See below to check out the course and access the demo version. One new lesson every week ✅ French GCSE Course Talking about volunteering ┃ Why do we become a volunteer Pourquoi devient-on un bénévole? Français Anglais ça me permet d’élargir mes compétencesça me donne le sentiment d’être utileça me donne plus de confiance en moic’est important…
In this lesson, you will learn what you need to know to answer this French GCSE speaking exam question about ethical shopping in French and you will review the use of the passive voice in French. This is part of an online French GCSE course. See below to check out the course and access the demo version. One new lesson every week ✅ How do I talk about ethical shopping in French ? English French cheap products are often made in unacceptable working conditions les produits pas chers sont souvent fabriqués dans des conditions de travail inacceptables the workers are…
Que devrait-on faire pour sauver notre planète ? 🤭 What should we do to save the planet ? Watch the video at the end of this article 🙂 Get top marks at your French GCSE speaking exam ! In this article you will learn 10 different ways to answer GCSE French environment questions, which is part of your GCSE French Revision. You will also learn how to say should in French. How to use the conditional in French ? ┃Should in French To be able to say what we should do to protect the environment, we need to use could…
30 top jobs in French How to talk about jobs in french ☞ French GCSE Question Get top marks at your French GCSE exam. Listen to Lara talking about jobs in French and answer this typical French GCSE question : Quel métier / Quelle profession aimerais-tu faire? What job/ profession would you like to do? Pay attention to jobs in french masculine and feminine. Then do the interactive exercise in French below and watch the video at the end of this article. Quel métier / Quelle profession aimerais-tu faire? How to form the masculine and feminine of jobs in French…
School exchange in French Listen to the conversation about a typical school exchange in French Listen to Lara talking about her school exchange trip in French. Pay attention to the different tenses that she uses. Then do the interactive exercise in French. Check out your understanding and do the French online exercise ➣ School exchange in French This is a true or false game. Listen to the above conversation about Lara’s School exchange then say if the statements are true or false ✌ Read the transcript ➣ School exchange in French Here is the full transcript of the conversation about…
Le coup de foudre Avoir le coup de foudre = “to be struck by lightning ” ! ⚡️ What do you think this means ? We have a few clues on the picture, namely : Thunder ⚡️ = “la foudre”Heart ❤️ = “le coeur”the hit 🥊 = “le coup” Could this be love ? Yes, “to be struck by lightning” in French means “to fall in love” ! ❤️ Le coup de foudre example in French “J’ai rencontré mon mari à une soirée avec des amis et le coup de foudre fut immédiat ” 🇬🇧 “I met my husband at…
10 French idioms and their meanings : the articles Here are 10 French idioms and their meanings to speak French like a native ! Using idioms is a great way in French to impress the native and get the wow factor from your audience. It shows that you have an advanced knowledge of the language of Molière. To help you speak French like a French person, I have made up a series of videos which explains 10 different French expressions in one time as well as what it means in English, sometimes the equivalent English expression is used in French,…
Food in French song – Here is a little song to help you learn typical food in French and also how to use ‘some’ in French. What do you think ‘miam miam’ means ✅ Food in French song transcript J’aime le poisson pané, le poulet frit, le steak haché J’aime le fromage râpé, la pizza, la purée J’aime le yaourt aux fruits, la tarte aussi, la mousse aussi J’aime la glace à la fraise Mais pas les brocolis Le poisson pané, le poulet frit, la glace à la fraise, le steak haché Le brocoli Je mange du steak haché, du…
Here is a very bitter French expression : Tourner au vinaigre takes us back to the old street professions 👌 Tourner au vinaigre : Meaning in English Tourner au vinaigre is made up of interesting words Tourner means to turn 🔨 vinaigre means vinegar 🍶 It literally means “to turn to vinegar” 😂. It is widely used in colloquial language👌 As depicted on the picture above, “Tourner au vinaigre” means in fact to end up badly. It could be said for example about the relationship between two people. Tourner au vinaigre is informal. But why this link to vinegar? Let’s check…
In this podcast: Qu’est-ce que tu fais pendant ton temps libre? GCSE answer (10/30) I will give you concrete examples on how to answer this typical French GCSE speaking exam question, to help you get top mark at your exam ! Qu’est-ce que tu fais pendant ton temps libre? GCSE answer N°10 Learn about how to express what you do during your free time ! Qu’est-ce que tu fais pendant ton temps libre? Pendant mon temps libre, je vais au cinéma 🎬 Je vais au théâtre 🎭 Je vais au concert 🎻 Pendant mon temps libre, je vais à la…
In this podcast: Comment t’entends-tu avec ta famille?? GCSE answer (9/30) I will give you concrete examples on how to answer this typical French GCSE speaking exam question, to help you get top mark at your exam ! Comment t’entends-tu avec ta famille? GCSE answer N°9 Learn about how to express what how you get on with your family ! Je m’entends très bien avec ma mère car elle est gentille ❤️ Je me dispute avec mon cousin car il est ennuyeux🤺 Je m’occupe beaucoup de ma petite soeur.👯♀️ Je me chamaille avec mon frère car il est énergique👨🦰 Je…