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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- Word Differences
Tellement vs Tant in French
Tellement and tant both express degree or quantity, but their grammar and tone differ. Learn tellement de, tant de, tant que, and natural everyday choices.
- Vocabulary
Terre in French: Meaning and Usage
Terre means earth/ground in French, both the planet and literal soil, appearing in pomme de terre (potato). Learn its uses with examples.
- Vocabulary
Tête in French: Head, Face, and Fixed Phrases
Tête means head, but faire la tête means to sulk and en avoir par-dessus la tête means fed up. Learn the phrases and the mistakes.
- Language & Culture
How to Think in French Instead of Translating in Your Head
Mental translation slows you down because your brain hasn't built direct French-to-concept links yet. Concrete exercises to actually think in French.
- Vocabulary
Tiens in French: Meaning and Usage
Tiens means here you go or oh really as an exclamation, and is also a form of tenir. Learn both uses with clear examples.
- Thematic Vocabulary
Telling Time in French: The Formula, and Why Trains Say 14h
How to tell time in French: the il est + hour formula, et quart/et demie/moins le quart, and why French trains use 14h, not 2pm.
- Vocabulary
Tomber in French: Falling, Luck, and Être
Tomber means to fall and takes être in the past. Learn tomber amoureux, tomber sur, tomber malade, and the auxiliary mistake to avoid.
- Vocabulary
Toujours in French: Meaning and Common Mistakes
Toujours means always in French, and also means still in certain contexts. Learn to tell the two senses apart with clear examples.
- Vocabulary
Tour in French: Le Tour vs La Tour
Learn tour with a clear guide, natural French examples and English glosses, common mistakes, nuanced usage, and practical review.
- Vocabulary
Train in French: En Train De and the Railway
Train means a train, but être en train de is how French says the present continuous. Learn both senses and the prepositions.
Short notes on French vocabulary with nuance.
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