C’est parti is a French expression that translates literally to “it’s left” and means “And we’re off!”, “Here goes!” and “Here we go!”. It is used to signal the start of an action. Vous êtes prêts pour la leçon? C’est parti! C’est parti ! And we’re off! / Here goes! / Here we go!
👉 Check out my lesson on avoir peur (to be scared), another avoir expression » Avoir hâte de is a French expression meaning “to look forward to”, “to can’t wait to” and “to be excited to”. Avoir hâte de to look forward to, can’t wait to
Faire la tête (literally: To make the head) is a fun French expression meaning to sulk, to be in a huff and to be in a mood. A loose English translation could also be to be is a “pissy” mood. Faire la tête To sulk
Au cas où is a commonly used French expression meaning “just in case”. Students often mistakenly pronounce the S in cas (case). This is wrong as the S is silent. Hence, [ka]. Au cas où just in case
Today’s lesson explains the difference between the expressions grâce à and à cause de. Both expressions can translate to “because of” or “due to”. Grâce à, à cause de Because of (thanks to, due to)
