Does 'bon marché' have the same connotation of "low quality" as 'cheap' in English?
Somehow *bon marché* and *économique* sound positive to me, as some kind of praise. In English *cheap* has a connotation of *not good*. It can be used for an expensive thing but not well made. Am I...
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03/16/19
What's the correct verb to use to describe the phenomenon of going from calling someone 'vous' to calling someone 'tu'?
The kind of verb that can only exist in language such as French with different ways of referring to people in the second person, what is the verb (or verbs) that describe the phenomenon of...
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03/15/19
How to distinguish “à cette heure” from “à sept heures”?
How do I distinguish _à cette heure_ from _à sept heures_, when pronounced?It occurred to me when once I wanted to say "at this time", and then I realized I had just said "at 7". I guess I...
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03/14/19
What is “C'est pas d'sa faute!”?
I'm French study beginner, so I don't have so much knowledge about French but I'm trying to read a book, in which I found the sentence“*c'est pas d'sa faute*”.What does “*d'sa*” mean in this...
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03/14/19
Pronunciation of -ai(s) verbal endings / Prononciation des terminaisons en -ai(s)?
When speaking in the first person (*je*), is there a difference when pronouncing a verb conjugated in the *futur* and *passé simple* (*-ai*) and in the *conditional* and *imparfait* (*-ais*)? For...
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