In French you can play sports (jouer) but you can also “do” sports (faire). J’adore jouer au golf – J’adore faire du golf ( I love to play golf)
Expressions
New York Fashion Week is barely over but the fashion world is already getting ready for London, Paris and Milan. We can all agree that there would be no show […]
Casual Vendredi: Fashion Week-French Vocab Essentials
Yesterday marked the beginning of New York Fashion Week, one of the most important fashion events of the year! And as it’s Parisian counterpart is around the corner (March 3rd), […]
Casual Vendredi: Fashion Week-French Vocab Essentials
The French equivalent of “I agree” is “je suis d’accord.” Yes, it takes all those words to say “I agree” in French! When used by itself, “d’accord” also means “OK.” […]
Casual Vendredi: Je suis d’accord
“Amoureux” means “in love.” Just like in English, you can fall in love (tomber amoureux) or be in love (être amoureux). Je suis amoureuse de mon mari (I am in […]
Casual Vendredi: Amoureux
In English, when somebody asks you how old you are, you probably answer with something like: “I am 35.” If you literally translate that to French, it would not make […]
Casual Vendredi: Quel âge as-tu ? How old are you?
In English, you would say “I am cold/hot” to describe your body temperature. In French, it is a little bit different. You would say “J’ai froid/chaud” which literally means “I […]
Casual Vendredi: J’ai chaud/J’ai froid
In English, people say “go to a movie,” but in French you can’t say that. You would say “aller au cinéma,” which literally means “go to the movie theatre.”
Casual Vendredi: Aller au cinéma
In English, people say “have a drink,” but in French you would say “boire un verre,” which literally translates to “drink a glass.” Je bois un verre avec mes amis. […]