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Bonjour ! To sound like a native, you can work hard, or take a few shortcuts. As students often testify, it takes only a few special expressions to sound surprisingly French! Breaking duck legs, cooking beans, fishing eels… Let’s dive in a few weird, funny
Bonjour ! French people start to talk after around one or two years after they’re born. Surprisingly, we don’t immediately write existentialist treaties; we start with childish words and grammar. So how can you talk to French children? What are their special speaking quirks? Do
Bonjour ! I’m not the biggest geography buff. It took me a while to be able to put some French cities on the map. But one day it clicked into place–and I want to share this epiphany with you. Let’s go together on a Tour
Bonjour ! Some words are missing in English. For instance, the Inuit word “Iktsuarpok” means “to keep looking outside with anticipation for a guest that hasn’t arrived yet.” And it’s a shame it doesn’t have a neat translation! But what French words are missing in
Bonjour ! Despite the hard work of “l’Académie française”, French language is still incomplete. And it’s hurting our ability to think and communicate! We have “flexisécurité” and “restructuration” – yet “that moment when you’re just walking in the street and you suddenly remember some shameful
Bonjour ! Darkness falls across rural France; creatures crawl in search of camembert. What demon lurks in the night? What strange shape lures the traveller to their doom? On the tallest mountains, do goats really walk on asymmetrical legs? Today we’ll take a closer look
Bonjour ! Some French slang sounds disgusting–especially when you try to translate it literally. They’re colourful (but mostly brown), and thrown around quite liberally in everyday situations. Which words are we swearing with? What do they really mean? What alternatives can you use instead? Let’s
Bonjour ! Today we’ll talk about time, grammar, and the grammar of time. The English language uses “since” and “for,” but the French structure is a bit different. But don’t worry! Soon you’ll have the knack of using these French prepositions correctly to master the
Bonjour ! Filming an episode isn’t as smooth as it looks. 🙂 And I swear sometimes… Have fun!
Bonjour ! It’s Valentine’s Day! Roses are everywhere, and French people are even more romantic than usual. It’s a fun occasion to be extra sappy! Is Valentine’s Day different in France? What is the French people’s view on romance? What’s the deal with “a romantic
