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French Idioms Overview

This is the French Idioms Overview.

The French idioms are ordered according to the CEFR level scale.

What Are Idioms?

Idioms are phrases or sentences, that have a particular meaning, that you would not be able to understand, from the individual words.

Essentially there are phrases that have a particular meaning.

You would not be able to deduce the meaning just by looking at the phrases.

For example, if you say that a pair of shoes suits someone, then you are actually saying that it looks good on someone. You are not talking about the size.

Learning Path

French A0/A1 - Introduction to French

In A0/A1 you will learn the fundamentals of French idioms.

French A1 - Beginner

In A1 you will learn about the beginner’s principles of French idioms

French A2 - Elementary

In A2 you will learn about the elementary principles of French idioms

French B1 - Intermediate

In B1 you will learn about the intermediate principles of French idioms.

French B2 - Upper Intermediate

In B2 you will learn about the upper intermediate principles of French idioms.

French a0/a1: Introduction to french

Idioms: My name is

[Je m’appelle]

Idioms: It is

[C’est]

Idioms: There is/There are

[Il y a]

French a1: Idioms

Avoir besoin de

[To need]

Avoir envie de

[To feel like/want]

Avoir mal (à)

[Expressing physical pain]

Avoir peur de

[To be scared/afraid of]

Ça m’est egal

[To not care]

Être d’accord avec

[To agree with]

Comment ça va

[How are you]

Être à

[Express possessions ]

(Être) en retard
/avance

[Express punctuality ]

(Faire de, jouer à

[Do sports/hobbies]

Jouer de

[Play an instrument]

Il fait (adjective) + il y a (noun)

[Talk about the weather]

Pour + (infinitif)

[In order to]

Sentir [quelque chose]

[Using your senses]

How to use numbers

How to tell time

How to talk about days, weeks, months, and years

French a2: Idioms

Aimer

[to love and to like]

Aller à

[To suit someone]

Avoir raison/tort/

[To be right/wrong]

Devoir: Passé Composé vs Imparfait

Express punctuality

Faire confiance (à)

[To trust someone]

Faire exprès (de)

[To do something on purpose]

Faire mal à versus faire du mal à

[Physical pain vs Emotional Pain]

Il y a (duration)

[X (time unit) ago]

Manquer (à)/(de)

[To miss someone/something]

(Se) Promener, marcher, aller à pied

[To (take a) walk]

Savoir versus Connaître

Se souvenir de

[To remember]

Visiter vs Rendre visite à

[To visit a place vs A person]

French B1: Idioms

avoir du mal avec/à

[to struggle with]

faillir + infinitive

[to almost do something]

passer et réussir un examen

[to take and pass an exam]

French B2: Idioms

How to talk about events from a past perspective

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