Stop translating: 5 English phrases French people say differently

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1 verb, 5 meanings: how French speakers really use 'prendre'

Max walks you through five essential uses of "prendre", one of the most flexible verbs in French. You'll see why French uses "prendre" for ordering food and drinks, for catching transport, for illness ("j'ai pris froid"), for the very French structure "prendre quelqu'un pour quel ...  Show more

How to ask a question in French: 3 ways explained

There are three main ways to ask a question in French, and the one you choose depends on how formal you want to sound. In this episode, Max walks you through rising intonation, est-ce que and inversion, and shows you how to combine each one with question words like où, quand and ...  Show more

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