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Bonjour ! Underrated difficulty of French language: some words look like they should be opposites… but aren’t. There, the rules you know about antonyms can deceive you: you might try to use them to express an idea, but still end up saying something completely different.
Bonjour ! “Happy are those who, knowing the value of a sweet life of tranquillity, rests their heart in the midst of their own family.” -Montesquieu So today, let’s rest our heart in the midst of a French family! How do we address each other?
Bonjour ! Trading stories is the oldest tradition that still exist in our everyday lives. It helps us laugh, bond, connect to each other. Today I’ll show you how to tell your stories, in French! With these exact scripts and sentences you can use immediately,
Wondering what vocabulary to use in your favourite French restaurant? These words will help you order the perfect dish…
Bonjour ! Some French words mean their own opposite. Isn’t that fascinating? Depending on the context, you might end up accidentally saying the opposite of what you want. And this could be (literally) terrible!
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