french links for the curious mind

grammar

Bescherelle

Le Bescherelle is the french grammar bible for many French immersion students. These small hardcover books are valued as a reference

media

Africa Radio

Formerly known as Africa nº 1, Franco-African radio was created in Gabon in 1981. Since 2019, it has been known as

media

Le Monde

Le Monde was one of the first of the world’s great newspapers to embrace the internet. It’s readers have historically been

culture

Alliance Française

The Alliance Francaise was founded in Paris in 1883. The Alliance Française promotes the French language and culture around the world.

dictionaries

PONS Online Dictionary

PONS is a well regarded online dictionary and translator. Well presented comprehensive single word and short-phrase translations with audio. Grammar tips

destinations

Visit Brussels

Brussels is the capital of Belgium and it’s most populous urban centre. Brussels is also the de facto capital of the

destinations

Bonjour Quebec

The official tourist site of the province of Quebec. La Belle Province offers a mélange of European, indigenous and north American

grammar

Lingolia

Lingolia offers students online self-study grammar and vocabulary exercises. Clear grammar explanations are followed by examples and practice exercises. There is

magazines

UNI-Presse

Reading french literature can be intimidating for beginner and intermediate students.  Magazines are portable and articles are generally written in easy

grammar

Lang-8

Writing in a second language can be difficult. Writing in french is an important method for better understanding french grammar. Lang-8

grammar

verb2verbe

If you want a simple way to practice french verb conjugation you may want to try verb2verbe.  This minimalist application provides

dictionaries

Linguee

Linguee is an online dictionary with translated sentence pairs derived from quality bilingual or  multi-language web sites.   Users search for a

grammar

Tout En Français

Tout en Français offers an educational blog and grammar resources for french learners and teachers. There is a substantial amount of

learning

DeepL Translator

DeepL Translator is considered by many to be one of the best online machine translators. Many users claim that translations are

grammar

scribens

Correcting grammar and spelling errors in written french is easy with Scribens. One submits text on the website and errors are

destinations

Visit Luxembourg

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a landlocked country nestled between Germany, France and Belgium. Luxembourg was once part of the

grammar

Le Point de FLE

Le Point de FLE’s basic landing page is very basic. But don’t be fooled. This site is a treasure trove of

learning

Radio France Internationale

RFI was created in 1975 by the French government. It is the public radio station which broadcasts international programming. RFI Journal

learning

Bonjour de France

Learn french online with Bonjour de France.  This website offers content and tests for students preparing for CECRL levels A1 to

culture

aujardin.info

Au jardin is a website is dedicated to gardening with monthly work calendars and advice on vegetable gardens, flower gardens, orchards

destinations

Vietnam Tourism

Vietnam hugs the eastern coast of the Indochinese peninsula. Limestone islands wrapped in lush tropical flora, exotic temples, and south-asian culinary

culture

Napoleon.org

If you are interested in General and Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, this website governs them all. Art, history, book reviews and the

culture

Archéologie.culture.fr

France has a great wealth of iconic archaeological sites. From prehistory to the early modern period.  The french were pioneers in

media

20 minutes

20 Minutes is a daily newspaper in tabloid format distributed free of charge in France. It can be found online and