Reviews

Looking for the best French course? Here are my honest reviews of several French courses, books and learning tools.

My number one recommendation? The French Together course of course!

Mimic Method French: Can It Help You Improve Your Pronunciation?

Idahosa Ness, the creator of the Mimic Method

French pronunciation is tricky and there is nothing more frustrating than to spend time learning French and then hear “désolé, je ne comprends pas” (sorry I don’t understand) as soon as you speak.

That’s why I recommend you to work on your pronunciation as soon as you start learning French.

A great way to do that is to use the Mimic Method, a pronunciation course created by Idahosa Ness.

The idea behind the Mimic Method is to learn pronunciation through music so you get used to the flow of the language.

Idahosa was recently mistaken for a native German speaker when someone asked him for directions in the streets of Cologne.

That’s quite an achievement, so I was naturally curious to see how the Flow of French, Idahosa’s French pronunciation course works.

Here is my review!

The 6 Best Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals for French learners

By Benjamin Houy 2 Comments

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are coming with lots of nice deals for French learners. If there is a French course or book you have always wanted, now is the perfect time to buy it.

This post will be updated as new deals appear. If you are aware of other cool deals, feel free to comment below this post and share them with the French Together community!

These are only deals for products I recommend. If I don’t think a product is useful, it won’t appear here.

Mosalingua: Learn French Phrases on Your Phone and Meet My Favorite French Phrasebook

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The idea behind Mosalingua is that you can learn French much faster if you focus on the essential.

Instead of learning vocabulary lists and grammar rules by heart, you learn high-frequency vocabulary and learn grammar naturally by observing how sentences are constructed.

All this from your phone (Android and IOS app).

To do that, Mosalingua uses a SRS sytem. This means that the app shows you the words and sentences you studied more or less often depending on how well you know them.

If you’re a regular French Together reader, you know that I always recommend SRS apps as one of the best ways to memorise French vocabulary. In fact, I used Mosalingua a lot a few years ago to learn German.

SRS apps are awesome, because they allow you to memorise a ton of vocabulary by simply practicing a few minutes everyday,

Let’s see how it works in practice!

Rocket French Review: Is This the Right French Course for You?

By Benjamin Houy 2 Comments

If you are looking for the perfect online French course, you probably heard about Rocket French by Rocket Languages.

This online French course was nominated “Editor’s Choice” of Pc Mag and won numerous awards.

But is it any good? It’s what you are going to find out in this honest review. You will discover both the advantages and disadvantages of Rocket French.

FluentU French Review: Learn French With Videos

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What if you could watch Youtube videos and learn French at the same time?

You could expand your vocabulary by listening to French music or learn to speak French like a real Parisian.

it’s now possible with FluentU.

Français Authentique: The Perfect Method to Go from Intermediate to Fluent

By Benjamin Houy 17 Comments

After moving to Austria and learning German from scratch, Johan came back to France and created Français Authentique, a blog where he posts authentic French content.

At the core of the Français Authentique method is the idea that exposure to authentic French is the only way to reach fluency. That’s why the packs 1, 2 and 3 from Français Authentic are exclusively in French.

The goal is to help people who understand French reach fluency. Is it a success? That’s what you will discover in this review of Pack 1 and Pack 2.
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Review: Bliu Bliu “Learn Languages The Smart Way”

By Benjamin Houy 3 Comments

What if you could easily find content you understand and use it to improve your French naturally?

That’s exactly what Bliu Bliu promises to help you do.

Here is my review:

Review: Fluency Made Achievable: The Fluent Guide to Core Language Skills

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Kerstin Hammes war born in a small village in Germany, this gave her a desire to learn languages to discover the world. In her book, Fluency Made Achievable, she shares tips to learn languages and improve the four core language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. [Read more…] about Review: Fluency Made Achievable: The Fluent Guide to Core Language Skills