The savvy francophile’s Tips & Advice about learning to speak French
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12, 2024
French Language and French Learning
How important is learning French in today’s world, in which English dominates in so many ways?
9
05, 2024
My French Language Journey: 30+ years of the French language
When I first arrived in Paris 30 years ago with my French husband, I could barely say a word in French. Little did I know then how my French language journey would pan out.
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05, 2024
Fluent in French: My Journey—The long (and sometimes bumpy!) road to success in la langue française
Fluent in French — Many of us have a language journey story. Here is mine, bumps and all.
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03, 2024
How Learning French is like Learning to Ski — Part 2
Learning from your mistakes. This is easy enough to take when you just get a little ding and lose a heart from Duolingo, but sounding stupid while speaking to a real live person is another matter. It is without question my biggest weakness when learning a language.
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03, 2024
How learning French is like learning to ski – Part 1
Learning French and learning to ski: they're the same really, or are they - ha!
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11, 2023
Parlez-vous Français? What is working for me…
Parlez-vous francaIs? After two years of French... when in Paris, I wasn’t confident. So, I decided to become competent in conversational French.
9
06, 2022
You, me, and Napoleon: We all had trouble speaking French – what’s your experience?
These four articles about learning French will ruffle a few feathers. That’s because my essays are full of subjective statements about how bloody hard French is to learn. This is especially so, I point out, for anyone not lucky enough to be young and locked up in a garret in Paris with a French lover—with the deliberate intention of doing nothing else but learn French.
25
12, 2021
Christmas en français: Festive Vocabulary
Hoping to impress this festive season? Then why not try a few of our choicest French Christmas words and phrases! This year, we're dreaming of Christmas en français...
25
10, 2021
French language trouble Part 4: And the winner is… do you care?
If fluency in French is no longer the sharp-tipped arrow in the quiver of career opportunities... it has the soft power of being very chic for a foreigner to speak.
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10, 2021
How to write an email in French: nuances & register—what you must know!
Don't crash & burn before you really start. How to master writing emails in French...
