The French are famously proud of their language and several bodies to exist to safeguard it from the looming threat of English words and phrases - but is it ever actually illegal to use English in France?
The men's football World Cup tournament gets underway in June with France among the bookies' favourites - so here are some helpful French football phrases to shout while watching.
From AI instructions to flirting, via influencers, slackers and chocolate - here are some of the new words that have been included in French dictionaries for the first time this year.
France heads to the polls on Sunday, March 15th for the first round of the 2026 municipal elections - here are a few key words and phrases you will need to know.
French is a very colourful language - sometimes literally. From yellow laughter to having the blue fear, here are some of the language's best colour-related idioms and expressions.
Talking about money can be a bit awkward, especially if you do not know the correct words or context to use them in. Here is your guide to financial terms in French:
Nearly three months after his release from an Algerian prison, French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal was on Thursday elected to become a lifetime member of the Académie Française, the intellectual guardians of the French language.
If you are looking to take a French language test - whether that is for admission into French university or for residency/ citizenship purposes, here is what you can expect in terms of prices and where to find exam centres.
If you are practicing your French on Duolingo, you might be asked to translate a sentence with the word 'soit' used multiple times. No, this is not a typo. Here's how to express 'either, or' and 'neither, nor' in French.
It's not just 'sacrebleu' - unfortunately your French textbooks might have included quite a few phrases that will make your French friends laugh at you (affectionately, of course).
From the legally defined to the casual term of endearment there are a lot of ways to describe your significant other/romantic partner/love bunny in French - here's a look at the most common terms and when to use them.
If you are spending time in France it's not beyond the bounds of possibility that you will be caught up in a strike - here's the French vocabulary you will need.
Getting to grips with French grammar is not easy - which is why this series offers tips and tricks for French learners. This week we are looking at the slippery word 'droit' and its various uses in French.
It's one of the best known French phrases abroad, even people who speak no French at all will know it, but do the French themselves use 'deja-vu' to talk about the disquieting sense of having already witnessed a scene or a conversation?
There are plenty of ways to give commands and instructions in French. The Local has grouped them into a few categories so you can pick the right option based on the scenario you find yourself in.
When proper French and modern, casual French clash, it can be challenging for language learners. Here's why you might hear two different ways of saying 'I went'.
French contains a lot of words that are either the same or very similar to English, but have subtly different (or completely opposite) meanings. Here are some of the most common translation fails.
The French language is always evolving and modernising, and for its 2026 edition, Le Petit Larousse dictionary will add 150 new terms. Here are 15 of them - try to see if you can guess their meanings.
At the start of March, the 'immortals' published their latest book - intended to help both French natives and language-learners alike avoid common mistakes, from mispronunciations to misspellings.
While France's secret "back-to-front" slang language may bamboozle the elderly (and the language learners), it's here to stay so you better get used to it.
Getting to grips with French grammar is not easy - which is why we're starting our new series offering tips and tricks for French learners. This week we're hoping to give you some confidence to keep attempting to get the gender right for French nouns.
