FlashyFrench

Hello! I wanted to let you all know that I offer 1-on-1 French tutoring (via Telegram ideally, for calls, and sending you audio homework)!

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il neige = it's snowing (présent)

il a neigé = it snowed (passé composé)

il neigeait = it snowed/it used to snow (imparfait)

il avait neigé = it had snowed (plus que parfait)

il neigera = it will snow (futur simple)

il va neiger = it's going to snow (future proche)

If you write things like "Elle est beaucoup belle", let me explain why that's incorrect, and what to write instead.

"Beaucoup" cannot be used to modify adjectives. "Belle" = adjective Beaucoup also means "a lot", not "very". Instead, to modify an adjective, use "très" (very) or "trop" (too much - if you want to sound more informal). -> Elle est très/trop belle.

So then when should you use "beaucoup"? You can use it to modify verbs: -> Je dors beaucoup (I sleep a lot)

In compound tenses, place the adverb between the auxiliary and the past participle: -> J'ai beaucoup dormi (I slept a lot)

You can also use it to modify nouns and express quantity (a lot of) if you add the preposition "de" next to "beaucoup". -> Je veux beaucoup de frites. (I want a lot of fries) -> Il a beaucoup d'allergies. (He has a lot of allergies)

(to sprinkle around Valentine's Day)

Je t'aime = I love you (romantic/very heartfelt)

Je t'adore = I love you/I adore you (not a romantic declaration like je t'aime)

Je suis amoureux/amoureuse de toi = i'm in love with you

J'ai besoin de toi = I need you

Tu me manques = I miss you

Je pense à toi tout le temps = I think about you all the time

Tu comptes beaucoup pour moi= You mean a lot to me

Tu es l'amour de ma vie = You're the love of my life

Tu es ma moitié =You're my other half

(to sprinkle around Valentine's Day)

T'es rayonnant(e) = You're glowing

T'es canon = You're hot

T'es magnifique = You're gorgeous

T'es trop classe = You're so classy

T'es trop joli(e) = You're so pretty

T'es trop drôle = You're so funny

T'es adorable = You're adorable

T'es une personne en or = You're a gem of a person

T'es une personne incroyable = You're an incredible person

T'es ma personne préférée = You're my favorite person

Il y a une tempête de neige chez moi. = There's a snowstorm where I live.

Il neige chez moi. = It's snowing where I live.

Je suis à l'abri. / Je vais bien. / Je suis en sécurité. = I'm safe/okay.

Je n'ai plus d'éléctricité chez moi. = I don't have electricity at my house anymore.

On a eu une coupure de courant. = We had a power outage.

Il n'y a plus d'eau chez moi. = There's no more water at my house.

Il n'y a pas école aujourd'hui. = There's no school today.

Je ne peux pas aller travailler. = I can't go to work.

Le cours est annulé. = The class is canceled

On peut reporter le cours à la semaine prochaine? = Can we reschedule the class to next week?

Je suis coincé.e à la maison. = I'm stuck at home.

Les routes sont fermées à cause du verglas. = The roads are closed because of the ice.

J'ai fait les courses avant la tempête. = I did errands before the storm.

/moh-ssahd/

-> 1. sullen, sad, crabby mood

"Tu avais l'air maussade aujourd'hui, qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?" (You seemed sad today, waht's wrong?)

-> 2. dreary, dull, dark, gloomy weather

You probably already know "MDR", aka "mort de rire" (dying of laughter). And if you do, then you can easily learn these 3 other variations for other moods:

être mort de faim = to be starving (dying of hunger)

être mort de honte = to be mortified (dying of shame)

être mort de peur = to be scared to death

(imagine it said with a tone of annoyance)

-> What are you waiting for? Christmas?// We don't have all day ! literally: "Is it for today or tomorrow?"

Bonne année! (Happy new year) - the most commonly said by people in January, you'll hear it everywhere. Short and perfectly sufficient!

Meilleurs vœux! (Best wishes!) - the easiest way to offer warm wishes to anyone. The X is silent at the end of "vœux".

Bonne année, bonne santé! (Happy new year, good health) - a classic if you want to wish someone good health in the new year. Health is usually the number one thing people wish each other (besides an overall happy year)

Tous mes vœux pour 2026! (All my wishes for 2026) - another easy one if you want to include the year.

-> a gift

-> The Christmas/Yule log

-> Christmas Eve/ New Year's Eve