Another useful impersonal verb expression, to say it is necessary to do something, is il faut. Higher Tier only - The impersonal verb phrase il manque is used to say something is missing. Some verbs ...

This French phrase 'playing your skin' is a handy one to use in a slightly risky situation. Jouer sa peau - roughly pronounced joo-ay sa poe - translates as ‘to play one’s skin’. In reality, it means ...

A man takes a picture of a red heart in front of the Eiffel Tower (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP) From France's favourite day to eat pancakes to phrases you need to know for Valentine's Day and some ...

It's time to take a look at time. In this edition of Entre Nous, we look at a few of the specifically French traditions in regard to "le temps", or time. Be it the nightly news ("le 20h"), or France's ...