French language

Pinch me! Eat dessert and learn French - tough life in Paris
What a way to learn the French language! We were seeking some French-flavoured dessert inspiration.…


Unlocking French language: text a'grieve'iations
Do you know your MDR from your QDN? CPG - Auj, it's time to have…


Have you ever tried this? How to make learning French fun
‘Le Grand Jeu: a quiz on France’. That was the name of the event I…


Captioning with plaisir: the art of French subtitles
In light of the recent Alliance Française French Film Festival, I thought that I would…


Unlocking French language: simple advice for avoiding faux amis - Part One
How good is your French? I do not, in fact, advocate fluency where fluency is…


The best of French in Chicago: A month-long celebration of French language and culture
In March, the Alliance Française de Chicago will host the annual Festival de la Francophonie,…

Unlocking French language: quand the French use quand même
It’s a phrase that stops a nation, or more so, a young girl at the ripe age of 16 on her first trip to France. This common French expression would continue to stump me for years to come. So let’s identify and explore quand même on the dissecting table...in context.