1. The Phrase “Il fait” A. Expressing Weather Conditions In French, “il fait” is commonly used to describe the weather. Unlike English, which often uses “it is” (e.g., It is hot), French uses “il fait”, where “il” is an impersonal subject that doesn’t refer to anything specific. ✅ Examples: Il fait chaud. → It is hot. 🔥 Il fait froid. → It is cold. ❄️ Il fait beau. → The weather is nice....

“Les” and “leur” are both third-person pronouns, but they serve different functions in French grammar. 🔥 Key Differences Between “Les” and “Leur” Pronoun Type Function Used for? Example Les Direct object pronoun Replaces direct objects (things or people) Plural (them) Je vois mes amis → Je les vois. (I see them.) Leur Indirect object pronoun Replaces indirect objects (à + people) Plural (to them) Je parle à mes parents → Je leur parle....

Vocabulaire mots explications réveil n.m. alarm clock, (fin du sommeil) waking, waking up bon réveil (bienvenue, bonjour) good morning and welcome fidélité n.f. loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity antenne aerial, antenna, satellite auditeur listener, audience auditrice listener, audience tous les jours every day, daily en direct live dès as soon as, from, starting at matin morning le matin in the morning au petit matin early morning, at daybreak coéquipier teammate, partner coéquipiere teammate, partner standard standard, switchboard sachiez que je/j’ sache / que tu saches / qu’il, elle, on sache / que nous sachions / que vous sachiez / qu’ils, elles sachent cagnotte nest egg (a sum of money saved for the future), jackpot (a large cash prize in a game or lottery, especially one that accumulates until it is won) - La cagnotte de notre famille n’est pas très élevée....

Que…ou and Subjunctive Mood In French, “que” can be used at the beginning of an adverbial clause to introduce an alternative—similar to how we use “whether…or” in English. This structure often requires the subjunctive mood. 🧐 Structure: The formula generally looks like this: Que + subjunctive verb, ou + subjunctive verb This conveys that regardless of the alternative, the main clause remains true. ✅ This construction is often used to express uncertainty, doubt, or hypothetical situations, hence the subjunctive....

Subordinating Conjunctions and Subjunctive Mood Subordinating conjunctions: bien que (although) quoi que (whatever) pourvu que (let’s hope that, provided that, as long as) Examples: Bien que nous soyons amis, je ne peux pas vous aider. (Even though we’re friends, I can’t help you.) Quoi que tu fasses, rien ne changera. (Whatever you do, nothing will change.) Pourvu qu‘il vienne ! As long as he comes! Pourvu que Pourvu que: provided that, as long as, is an invariable conjunction that automatically introduces a condition and therefore requires the subjunctive....