faire le pont “Faire le pont” is a French expression that literally means “to make the bridge.” It refers to the practice of taking an extra day off work to create a long weekend when a public holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday. “Le 1er mai tombe un mardi, génial ! On peut faire le pont.” (May 1st falls on a Tuesday, great! We can have a four-day weekend.) “Je ne fais pas le pont cette fois, j’ai trop de travail à faire....
Comment ça se fait This expression is commonly used in informal French conversations to express surprise, curiosity, or sometimes skepticism about a situation or event. It’s a way of asking for an explanation or reason behind something that seems unusual or unexpected. “Comment ça se fait que tu es en retard?” (How come you’re late?) “Il a gagné la loterie? Comment ça se fait?” (He won the lottery? How did that happen?...
y and en y Replaces à + noun (usually a place) Example: Je vais à Paris ➡ J’y vais (I’m going there) Replaces a prepositional phrase Example: Je pense à mes vacances ➡ J’y pense (I’m thinking about it) en Replaces de + noun Example: Je viens de Paris ➡ J’en viens (I come from there) Replaces an indefinite quantity Example: J’ai trois pommes ➡ J’en ai trois (I have three of them)...