Tabarnak! A guide to some of Québec’s best insults and swear words
French is spoken by more than 300 million around the world, and linguists predict that this figure will increase dramatically in the coming years.
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20+ French insults ranked by their probability to start a fight
You ended up in some kind of fight, with a friend or a stranger, online or face to face. And you ran out of swear words. That’s why you’re here, right? You’ll wish you had read this before insulting with a French person. We’ll make you offend us: tug on our beret, penetrate our mime […]
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Quebec French vs. French from France: what are the differences?
While Canada has two official languages, English and French, in the province of Quebec, French has priority! With its 7 million French speakers, written Quebec French is syntactically identical to Metropolitan French, differing only marginally in terms of vocabulary.
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Duolingo French vs. Frantastique: which is best?
Launched in 2012, Duolingo French is one of many courses launched by Duolingo after the platform was created in 2012. Duolingo French offers more than 200 lessons.
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How to say “I love you” convincingly in French
When it comes to love, no city does it better than Paris. Is it the elegant Haussannian facades, the sun-dappled banks of the Seine or the charming cafes around every corner that give the city its fame?
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Verlan: a beginner guide to French slang
Like “traditional” French slang, verlan can help you sound like a local youth, or seal your fate as an imposter trying way too hard to win the approval of some cool new French kids.
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5 French food expressions to whet your appetite
If there’s anything the French have mastered, it’s the art of cuisine. When combined with the language of Molière and Mbappé, some savory food expressions can’t be far behind.
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10 animal-related French idioms you need to know to horse around with the language
Learning French is a full-time occupation, despite how troubling it is that no one is paying for us to do so.
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15 French words used by English speakers
While Anglicisms are overrepresented around the world, the French language has also found its way into the dictionaries of neighboring countries.
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The origin of the French language: a brief history
A language can evolve over the course of history to the point that one is no longer able to understand the first written traces of it. – Ferdinand Brunot, historian.
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