French Language

Discuss and learn French: French vocabulary, French grammar, French culture etc.

French Vocab Games app for iPhone/iPad French-English dictionary French grammar French vocab/phrases

For the latest updates, follow @FrenchUpdates on Twitter!

Latest Activity

Chantal Savignat replied to alan gould's discussion the word "award"
"Hello Alan Labor laws are very complex in France. The first word, basis, is "Salaire"  salaire = money you earn for doing a work. Salaire brut is in 2 parts :     Salaire net = money in your pocket. + charges = the…"
Sep 4
billy jones bluez updated their profile
Sep 4
alan gould posted a discussion

the word "award"

I'm American.  In Australia, I got temp jobs from an employment office where they'd refer to the job's rate of pay as an "award."  I've never heard this in the US.  I think the winner of certain int'l competitions gets a prize, and the winner in a children's games might get a prize, but award is the most common word -- the Oscars are awarded by the film industry and winner wins an award. The French dictionary gives me la récompense and le prix.  are they interchangeable?  in US law, the jury…See More
Jul 13
Chantal Savignat replied to michael rivers's discussion not+verb+again
"Hello Mickael. Une réponse tardive (en français) en passant par là. Si vous le voulez, j'essayerai de traduire en anglais. Je ne peux pas vous dire quelle est la bonne syntaxe en anglais mais je peux vous expliquer le…"
Jan 25

Educator
George Hunt shared a profile on Facebook
Oct 25, 2023

Educator
George Hunt replied to michael rivers's discussion not+verb+again
"Yes ,a pity.There used to be a lot of students asking to be helped (way back now)  but either they go elsewhere or they can get most of the answers  with online translators,language apps  or some such."
Oct 20, 2023
michael rivers replied to michael rivers's discussion not+verb+again
"Okay, thanks for the reply and clarification about the forum. It's a pity as I always got good answers here."
Oct 19, 2023

Educator
George Hunt replied to michael rivers's discussion not+verb+again
"Hi Michael. No I don't think this forum is active any more (unless someone pops in again ) You can also  say ,commonly "Je n'en veux plus" (also "non plus" ="je ne sais(pas)  non plus" as "I…"
Oct 15, 2023
michael rivers posted a discussion

not+verb+again

I've seen "ne plus" translated as "not again" in the sentences below in my French grammar book.Vous ne serez jamais plus obligé de garder des copies papier. (You'll never again have to keep hard copies)Je n'y retournerai plus. (I won't go there again)"Ne plus" commonly means "no longer" which, to me, is a different nuance so this doesn't make sense. Ofcourse the "Re+verb" construction is commonly used to translate "not+verb+ again".Elle ne l'a jamais revu (She never saw her again)So two…See More
Oct 2, 2023
michael rivers replied to michael rivers's discussion Nous deux, vous deux.
"Thank you so much for the very comprehensive reply. It clears up a lot of confusion for me."
Sep 20, 2022
Chantal Savignat replied to michael rivers's discussion Nous deux, vous deux.
"Hi, 1) Can these be used as a subject as well as an object? "Nous deux sont allés au magasin" looks strange to me for some reason. As George said : "Nous deux sommes allés au magasin"  is right. But ... It…"
Sep 15, 2022
Chantal Savignat replied to Dwayne Roberts's discussion Inverting Question with Objects
"Hi from France. Long time I didn't come here .... Just one little modification : 2. L'as-tu donné ? questions with "est ce que" are more usual."
Sep 15, 2022

Educator
George Hunt replied to michael rivers's discussion Nous deux, vous deux.
"If you saw the phrase in a reputable book then I am sure it must exist, even if it may  not be commonplace It doesn't feel "logical " to me  but that is not an impediment  to its use. "Eux deux" sounds…"
Sep 2, 2022
michael rivers replied to michael rivers's discussion Nous deux, vous deux.
"Thanks for the response. As regards your question 3), in the book Advanced French Grammar by Monique l'Huillier, it says: "The three/four etc. of them" or "all three, four etc. of them" is tous les trois, quatre etc.…"
Sep 2, 2022

Educator
George Hunt replied to Dwayne Roberts's discussion Inverting Question with Objects
"Sorry to see your question  this late. 1 is right 2 leur l'as-tu donné 3ne le  leur  as-tu pas donné maybe.That was a bit of a word twister Maybe use the "est-ce que"construction  to make it a bit…"
Sep 1, 2022

Educator
George Hunt replied to michael rivers's discussion Nous deux, vous deux.
"I would say  "nous  deux sommes allés" ( not "nous deux sont allés" Not sure about your construction  in(3) .How would you translate that to english? Again "nous trois" sounds a bit…"
Sep 1, 2022
 

Welcome!

Click here to ask a question about French

See the site's on-line French dictionary, French grammar and French phrases sections and French translation service.

Forum

the word "award"

Started by alan gould in French Grammar. Last reply by Chantal Savignat Sep 4. 1 Reply

not+verb+again

Started by michael rivers in French Grammar. Last reply by Chantal Savignat Jan 25. 4 Replies

Nous deux, vous deux.

Started by michael rivers in French Grammar. Last reply by michael rivers Sep 20, 2022. 5 Replies

Inverting Question with Objects

Started by Dwayne Roberts in French Grammar. Last reply by Chantal Savignat Sep 15, 2022. 2 Replies

vocab

Started by alan gould in French Grammar Jun 1, 2021. 0 Replies

vocab

Started by alan gould in French Grammar Jun 1, 2021. 0 Replies

s'en penser ?

Started by Billy Bosworth in French Grammar. Last reply by Chantal Savignat Mar 22, 2021. 4 Replies

vocab

Started by alan gould in French Grammar Mar 19, 2021. 0 Replies

vocab

Started by alan gould in French Grammar. Last reply by alan gould Mar 7, 2021. 9 Replies

vocab

Started by alan gould in French Grammar. Last reply by Chantal Savignat Feb 19, 2021. 2 Replies

rule triggering "ne"

Started by alan gould in French Grammar. Last reply by alan gould Feb 10, 2021. 7 Replies

vocab

Started by alan gould in French Grammar. Last reply by alan gould Feb 8, 2021. 3 Replies

"avec" to end a sentence

Started by Billy Bosworth in French Grammar. Last reply by Chantal Savignat Jan 22, 2021. 3 Replies

a priori

Started by alan gould in French Grammar. Last reply by alan gould Jan 17, 2021. 2 Replies

revisiting some things

Started by alan gould in French Grammar Jan 7, 2021. 0 Replies

bonne année

Started by alan gould in French Grammar. Last reply by Chantal Savignat Jan 4, 2021. 2 Replies

afterwards

Started by alan gould in French Grammar. Last reply by alan gould Dec 30, 2020. 2 Replies

a gap or breach

Started by alan gould in French Grammar. Last reply by alan gould Dec 19, 2020. 2 Replies

foundation

Started by alan gould in French Grammar. Last reply by alan gould Dec 19, 2020. 2 Replies

fee

Started by alan gould in French Grammar. Last reply by alan gould Dec 19, 2020. 6 Replies

Tips on asking and answering questions

  • make your title explanatory (don't just put "question", but something like "meaning of word 'amour'");
  • if you're asking about the meaning of a French word, give the context in which you found it;
  • if you're asking about how to translate a particular phrase to or from French, also try and give as much context as possible: the translation of a particular word or phrase can often depend on the particular context or usage in which you find it;
  • try to be as clear as you can with your question;
  • questions and answers in both English and French are welcome;
  • avoid links in your question: if you are asking about the meaning of a word/sentence, quote the sentence rather than a link to it;
  • DON'T JSUT ASK PEOPLE TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK: people will be very happy to give you advice on how to improve work that you've already had a go at, or give you some hints on how to answer a question/sentence that you're genuinely stuck on, but please don't assume that people will magically do your homework for you if you have made no attempt whatsoever to have a first try of it yourself;
  • use links sparingly in answers: if you do post a link, it should directly answer the specific question being asked, but the idea of the forum is to answer people's questions directly here on the forum, not send them off to other sites!
  • please note that blatant advertising messages will be removed and could result on you being banned from the site.

 

OpenTok Video Chat

 
 
 

Follow BitterCoffey on Twitter

Videos

  • Add Videos
  • View All

Badge

Loading…

© 2024   Created by Neil Coffey.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service