French Vocabulary Magazine
Notes on register, verlan, memory, listening, and the words that change meaning with context - from formal vs informal French to spaced repetition and Shadowing.
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- Vocabulary
Part in French: Meaning and Usage
Distinguish French part as a share or allotted portion from partie, pièce, morceau, and rôle through clear constructions and examples.
- Vocabulary
Partie in French: Meaning and Common Mistakes
Partie means a part or a game/match in French, and also the feminine past participle of partir. Learn its range of meanings with examples.
- Conjugation
Passé Composé vs Imparfait: Think Photo vs Video
Passé composé is a photo - a completed action. Imparfait is a video - background or habit. The clearest explanation of French's trickiest tense pair.
- Vocabulary
Patron in French: Boss, Not Customer
Learn why French patron usually means boss or owner-manager, when it means a pattern, and how to translate customer or arts patron.
- Vocabulary
Payer in French: No For, and the Payer Pour Trap
Payer takes a direct object in French, so pay for is a trap. Learn payer quelque chose, payer pour, and the two spellings of the verb.
- Vocabulary
Peine in French: Meaning and Register
Master French peine for sorrow, effort, legal punishment, and “barely” by learning faire de la peine, prendre la peine de, and à peine.
- Vocabulary
Pendant in French: Meaning and Common Mistakes
Pendant means during or for in French, used for a defined completed duration. Learn correct usage with clear, natural examples.
- Vocabulary
Personne in French: Person vs Nobody
Learn personne with a clear guide, natural French examples and English glosses, common mistakes, nuanced usage, and practical review.
- Vocabulary
Peur in French: Meaning and Usage
Peur means fear in French, used with avoir (avoir peur = to be afraid). Learn correct usage with clear examples.
- Vocabulary
Pièce in French: Meaning and Usage
Learn the meanings of French pièce-room, coin, component, document, play, and item-through compounds, domains, and corrections.
Short notes on French vocabulary with nuance.
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