French Language

• > French Language

  French is foremost an international language, spoken in over thirty-five countries spanning every region of the world from Europe, America and the Caribbean to Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. It remains, with (...)

• > French : the not so foreign language

  It is a fact that is probably hard to acknowledge by either side. As the two major languages of the Western world, English and French naturally contributed many other words to each other. The English language, born (...)

• > A small history of French language

  Jules and the Gauls Let us start with the truth. French is not called a romance language because it is romantic. In France and in the cultures of the French speaking world, Italians have the reputation of being (...)

• > Why learn French ?

  Other than being useful during cocktails and to correctly pronounce the name of your favourite French designer label there are plenty of reasons to learn French. Ask Mahadzir Lokman, Deanna Yusuf, MTV VJ Denise (...)

• > A guide to French teen speak

  GOING OUT On se fait un restau ? Shall we eat out ? Une boîte (de nuit) A club On va en boîte ? Fancy going clubbing ? Un teuf A party Un cinoche The movies Une bouffe entre potes A meal with (...)

• > Francophony

  First coined in 1880 by the geographer Onésime Reclus to describe the linguistic and cultural community which France was building with her colonies, the French term "francophonie" has today rid itself of that (...)