French Verbs: General introduction

Today we introduce the basic elements of French verbs. Generally all French verbs have to be conjugated. The forms (endings) of the verbs are determined by their subject. For example, in English the verb is conjugated mostly in the third person (i.e. I am, you are, he is; I go, you go, she/he goes; I talk, [...]

Indefinite articles

The French indefinite articles (les articles indefinis) agree both in number and gender.  French has 3 indefinite articles:
un, is used with masculine nouns (ex. un homme, un discipline, un peu..)
une, is used with feminine nouns (ex. une gloire, une personne, une femme…)
des, with plura nouns (ex. des hommes, des femmes, des miracles…)
* Both un and [...]

Definite Articles

French has four definite articles which translate simply as “the” in the english language.  The french definite articles must agree in gender and in number.  Here they are:
Le, is used with masculine nouns ( ex. Le temoignage, le prophete, le maitre…)

La,  is used with feminine nouns (ex.  la bible, la lumiere, la parole…)
 
L’, is used [...]

John 1:6-8

Today Let’s walk through John 1:6-8.  Here is the translation in French
1.6 Il y eut un homme envoyé de Dieu: son nom était Jean.  
1.7 Il vint pour servir de témoin, pour rendre témoignage à la lumière, afin que tous crussent par lui.
1.8 Il n’était pas la lumière, mais il parut pour rendre témoignage [...]

The French Alphabet

The French alphabet looks the same as the English Alphabet. The only difference is in the pronunciation.
A                     as in astronaute (astronaut)
B                      as in banana or bébé (baby)
C                     as in croissant
D                     as in deux (two) or dessert
E                      as in Europe or leçon (lesson)
F                      as in fille (girl)         
G                     as in giraffe
H                     as in hélicoptère [...]

Tips for studying French

I thought I would share some tips on learning the French language which I normally share with my first year students. Even though you are studying French for reading knowledge; however you might find these tips very helpful to you (I hope).
Listening

Careful listening is a major part in learning a new language. Listen [...]

Theological French blog

Theological French/Français théologique is created to teach students of theology to read theological French and improve their French Grammar so they might be able to read their Bible in French and read theological material in the target language.  The following are the topics we will attempt to cover in the coming posts:
Part I- The French Language (La [...]