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Funny Regional Rivalries in France

June 16, 2015 64 Comments

Salut ! Today in Comme une Française, we’ll talk about a very loaded topic. Things that can get you into trouble if you bring them up with the wrong people. Or get you into endless hours of debate, French-style, with friends shouting at each other

Holidays in France: What to Say, What to Do

June 9, 2015 51 Comments

Salut ! First, super important message: if you want to improve your French Conversation, don’t miss my email next week. Now, today’s video is about holidaaayyyyyys! It’ll be summer soon and summer in France means… les grandes vacances ! In French, “les grandes vacances” refers

How to Appreciate Food Like a French Native

June 2, 2015 54 Comments

Salut ! Food is at the center of French culture. The worst cultural faux pas are around food, and not appreciating it properly will be seen as… gross. When you go to summer apéros, three-hour-long meals or endless dinners, you’ll hear French people around you

Arriving and Leaving Paris via CDG Airport

May 26, 2015 96 Comments

Salut ! First: last call for the free content about French Conversation with Confidence. Yes, FREE. 🙂 Paris welcomes over 30 million visitors each year. They marvel at Le Louvre, la Tour Eiffel, l’Arc de Triomphe… but there’s ONE thing they don’t marvel at, for

10 Examples of Sexist French

May 19, 2015 68 Comments

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

French Folklore : La Petite Souris

May 12, 2015 38 Comments

Salut ! A quick reminder first, if you want to sound French (event to the French!) when you speak, my course French Conversation with Confidence re-opens next month. And I will be sending special free bonus video lessons before the course opens. In your country,

Le 8 Mai in France: A Day of Peace

May 8, 2015 No Comments

Salut ! A few words before we start. If you’re interested in speaking French with confidence (a full conversation I mean, not just a few words), my course is reopening very very soon. And this happens only once a YEAR. Don’t miss the opportunity! Click

What Happens on “Le 1er Mai” in France

April 28, 2015 9 Comments

Salut ! This week, it’s le 1er mai. Le 1er mai is la fête du travail and we… don’t work. It’s a day off. Shops are closed, supermarkets are closed, public transport stops… There are demonstrations in the streets and we receive flowers. Oh, and

French Euphemisms: Very Embarrassing Expressions

April 21, 2015 50 Comments

Salut ! Euphemisms are a type of expression to soften a harsh reality: death, sickness, or embarrassing topics. Their literal translations are very, very far from their real meanings and without help, you might miss a very serious situation. Or say something pretty clumsy. And

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