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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

Do you know the difference between "un verre À vin" and " un verre DE vin"? If not, read this article!...

15 November, 2018 / 0 Comments

These 2 verbs have different meanings. DIRE means "to say, to tell" and PARLER means "to speak, to talk"....

12 November, 2018 / 7 Comments

Can you hear the difference in pronunciation between the French verbs ENTENDRE and ATTENDRE?...

02 November, 2018 / 0 Comments