
French Titles 101: Your Guide to Madame vs. Mademoiselle
Understand French titles: when to use Madame, Monsieur, and Mademoiselle, why France removed Mademoiselle from official documents in 2012, and how other French honorifics work.

Understand French titles: when to use Madame, Monsieur, and Mademoiselle, why France removed Mademoiselle from official documents in 2012, and how other French honorifics work.

Learn the 7 most common French tenses with conjugation tables, usage rules, and examples: present, passé composé, imparfait, futur simple, conditionnel, plus-que-parfait, and subjonctif.

Learn French synonyms for common words like bon, beau, grand, heureux, and triste, with nuance notes and usage examples for beginners and intermediate learners.

Learn 10 essential phrases to introduce yourself in French, from saying your name to explaining what you do and why you are learning French, with pronunciation tips and examples.

A 2026 guide to the best online French lessons, explaining why live 1‑on‑1 tutoring on italki outperforms self‑study and apps for speaking, exams, business, and kids—starting from $4 per lesson.

Going to the vet in French: pet vocabulary, describing symptoms, making appointments, and the key phrases for talking to a French veterinarian about your animal.

Grocery shopping in French: supermarket vocabulary, market phrases, how to ask prices, quantities, and everyday shopping conversations in French.

Furniture in French: room-by-room vocabulary with French terms, genders, and example phrases. Covers living room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, and home descriptions.

Clothing in French: everyday items, formal wear, accessories, fabrics, and shopping phrases. Covers all the French clothing vocabulary you need from casual to couture.

French soccer and football vocabulary explained: positions, match actions, tactics, stadium phrases, and commentary terms with French translations and pronunciation.

French reflexive verbs explained: what they are, how to conjugate them, the four types (reflexive, reciprocal, idiomatic, passive), and past participle agreement rules.

French question words explained: qui, que, quoi, où, quand, pourquoi, comment, combien, quel, and lequel. Covers formal, standard, and informal uses with examples across registers.

10 French movies to look for on Netflix or other streaming services: language level, what you will learn from each film, key vocabulary examples, and how to use films as an active study tool.

French negation rules explained with examples: ne…pas, ne…plus, ne…jamais, ne…rien, ne…personne, negation with infinitives, dropping ne in spoken French, and double negation.

French partitive articles explained: when to use du, de la, de l’, and des; how negation changes them; expressions of quantity; and the key difference between partitive and definite articles after aimer.