Simple French Lessons Online and Other Things Too
This lesson is A1 CEFR lesson to describe the weather in French in a simple way.
To speak about weather in French, there are three simple ways to do this. You can use either “Il fait + adjective”, which literally means “It makes cold / hot / bad / etc.”, or you can use “Il y a ….” (There is ….).
There are 12 sentences in this lesson followed by a quiz and exercises section.
What’s the weather like ?
It’s cold.
French vocabulary to speak about somebody’s appearance, how someone looks and how she / he is dressed.
| English | French |
| style, look | look |
| appearance | apparence |
| casual | décontracté |
| smart / elegant | élégant |
| out of fashion | démodé |
| fashionable / trendy | à la mode |
| to look tired | avoir l’air fatigué |
| to look sad | avoir l’air triste |
| to look like …. | ressembler à |
| figure | une silhouette |
Each language has its number of the most important words. Their usefulness is related to their meaning and their frequency. Here we will concentrate on 10 essential French verbs. These are:
I already wrote a post about the essential French verbs a while ago, so if you want refresh your memory on the translation and the example sentences with there words, you may read the post here.
This test is a compilation of different sorts of questions. You will see a drag and drop question, fill in the blanks and a multiple choice questions. I hope it will help you improve you vocabulary.
The summer holiday is coming and maybe you are planing to visit France.
Even though France is a great, multicultural country, speaking English with the locals is far from being the reality.
That is why I invite you to check your knowledge of some basic expressions and and words in French that are essential before visiting this country.
Continue reading “Test Your French Before You Travel to France”
Knowing the names of countries in French is essential for a beginner. Not only will it allow you to speak about yourself properly, but also it will let you understand your speaker when they introduce themselves.
In France, especially in big cities like Paris, Mareseille or Nice you will come across people of different origins and nationalities. It will be easier for you to understand them if you know the names of the countries they are coming from.
What you need to know about the names of countries in French is that they normally come with a definite article (masculine or feminine). However, they are often dropped, depending on the context and the sentences in which they are used.