
Savoir boire un verre de vin
If you’re traveling in France this summer, never put ice cubes in your wine glass. Wine is sacred, and you mustn’t add anything to it. Who knows how the French might interpret that!

Arrivée de la flamme olympique
While the Olympic flame tours France, discover expressions related to the word “flame.”

Les fruits de l’été
Here are a few useful vocabulary words if you’re going to the market these days.

Abréviations au travail
Here are a few abbreviations and their explanations widely used in the professional world:
- PDG => Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
- RTT => Reduction in Working Hours
- CDI => Contract for an Indefinite Period
- CDD => Fixed-term Contract
- RH => Human Resources (HR)

Attention aux accents
Don’t forget the accents. They are an essential part of French grammar. In writing, accents can distinguish a verb from a preposition, for example.

Imparfait et passé composé
The two most commonly used past tenses are the passé composé and the imparfait. The imparfait expresses the continuity of an action, indicating that it was ongoing or repeated in the past. In contrast, the passé composé denotes a single, completed event that interrupts or concludes an ongoing action.
