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15 Funny Colloquial French Expressions With Animals

Salut ! You looooove colloquial French so here’s your monthly dose of French expressions. They will surprise your French friends, color your language, and basically, make you laugh. In this episode, you’ll learn a ton of colloquial French, with animals: « laid comme un pou », « un

10 Examples of Sexist French

Salut ! In French, we have masculine and feminine gender for nouns : « un arbre » and « une fleur ». Also, there are nouns that can be masculine or feminine depending on whom you’re talking about : un boulanger is a man while une boulangère is a

5 Tips to Proofread Your French

Bonjour ! On Comme une Française, it’s ok to practice your French and make mistakes. You are in a safe place. But even though making mistakes here is ok, each of us wants to improve. Especially in writing, where as we say “Les paroles s’envolent

5 Confusing French Expressions

Salut ! Lots of French expressions are confusing when translated literally from French to English. Sometimes, they even mean the opposite of what you thought they meant. And nobody gives you a proper explanation. Ok, here, on Comme une Française, I’ll help. 🙂

Practical Tips to Improve Your French

Bonjour ! « How can I improve my French easily? » This is a question I hear A LOT. 🙂 And when I discovered Damon and Jo’s videos on YouTube, it was obvious: I HAD to invite them on Comme une Française TV. Today, they’ll share with

Grammar 101: How to Ask a Yes / No Question

Bonjour ! Ça va ? If you’ve been following Comme une Française for a while, you know I always say « I don’t do grammar ». OK… Well… After reading (and hearing) so many « bancales » (=wobbly) questions in French, I thought you’d like some help. ???? How

5 FAKE French Expressions to Avoid

Wondering if we actually use those “French” expressions in French? “Brunette” or “allons-y”? These expressions are actually only used in English…

5 Funny French Colloquial Expressions

Coucou ! Comment ça va ? What a great rentrée this is! I’m working hard to prepare a new course for you, while happily sending you weekly tips on French culture and language. And there is some French that cannot be learnt in a book.

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