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Salut ! Imagine this: a great opportunity comes your way: you have the chance of winning an all expenses paid scholarship to Paris for a year. Financed by the French embassy. All you have to do is leave your contact details, in French, including of
What French habits overwhelm and even scare non-French people? Find out here…
Coucou ! In France, this Sunday, it’s Mother’s Day! It may be different in your country but here we celebrate Mother’s day on the last Sunday in May. What about celebrating your mum TWICE this year? She’ll love to receive a « happy mother’s day » in
Bonjour ! While living in England, I discovered how gestures are important. Mainly by making mistakes. A language is not only words but also gestures and facial expressions. And a gesture is usually understood on its own. People get it straight away. So if you
Salut ! Lateness in France: This is SO cultural I wanted to make a whole video on it. 🙂 We’ll explore a Annika’s story. She decided to be right on time at a French dinner and her hosts were still in the shower! You’ll also
Salut ! Wine, cheese and bread are the 3 symbols of French food. But we don’t drink wine, buy bread and eat cheese like in the movies set in Paris. Today, I’ll demystify French wine by giving you 5 tips about wine in France. From
Coucou ! In French, as in all languages, we are influenced by movies, TV, songs… And we end up using expressions from those movies, TV programs and songs that don’t mean anything on their OWN but that everybody understands anyway. I’m not sure they are
Coucou ! When invited for a meal in France, don’t expect to be received in a Versailles dining room with silver cutlery and porcelain plates. Nope. We are normal people. BUT we have plenty of unwritten rules for the table. We call all these rules
Coucou ! This week, I’m glad to welcome Benoît Villette from France Horizons. Benoît lives in Poland where he teaches French as a foreign language. Benoît and his team also organise tours of Paris to help francophiles improve their French while visiting the capital. He
Coucou ! One in every three or four words in French has an accent. On an e or an a or an o… Or even the dreaded cédille below the c… How do you do this on your keyboard if you don’t have a French
