A Cup of French® • Archives • Never mix them up again

Be careful not to mix up the two French words "poiSSon" and "poiSon". They are very similar but they don't mean the same thing....

23 May, 2019 / 0 Comments

It's sometimes difficult for French learners to hear the difference between the words VIN and VENT....

07 May, 2019 / 0 Comments

The verb ATTENDRE is often mixed up with the English verb TO ATTEND, but it means TO WAIT (FOR), TO EXPECT....

06 May, 2019 / 0 Comments

Don't mix up the French words MAGASIN (with an S) and MAGAZINE (with a Z and a final E). ...

22 February, 2019 / 0 Comments

The verb "aimer" is a bit special. It can mean both "to love" when used with people and "to like" with things....

18 February, 2019 / 0 Comments

It's very common to think that the word "librairie" is translated to "library" in English, but it's a false friend !...

21 January, 2019 / 0 Comments

Here's another infographic about common mistakes in French: être en retard VS être tard....

09 January, 2019 / 0 Comments

In French, we use the verb VISITER for places, like a museum, a town, a country, but not for people....

07 January, 2019 / 0 Comments

RESTER and SE REPOSER are often mixed up. "To rest" doesn't mean "rester", but "se reposer"....

04 December, 2018 / 0 Comments

TRAVAILLER and VOYAGER are often mixed up because of English. "To travel" means "voyager", not "travailler"....

26 November, 2018 / 0 Comments