80/20 French Learning
Learning French vocabulary is not enough. You also need to learn the correct pronunciation of each word and phrases otherwise French people won't understand you.
That's why all the French lessons on this page come with audio recorded by a native French speaker!
During my year studying abroad in Paris, I had a course on French films that was a real challenge. When I got back my final essay, the professor looked at me with a smile. Chapeau, he said. My …
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Greeting French people the way you greet American, British or even Spanish people is a recipe for disaster. You see, the French follow a strange greeting ritual and breaking its unspoken rules is …
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When I met the man who would become my first serious French boyfriend, the first thing I learned was how to master flirty text messages in another language. The second was how to say “I miss you.” …
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Sortir (to get out) is a verb full of exceptions. It’s irregular, and it can have either être or avoir as an auxiliary verb, depending on the meaning you want to convey. Like that one friend we …
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If you want to learn the French alphabet because that's what many French teachers and courses teach first, stop and ask yourself the following question: What for? There are many great reasons to …
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In France, Mademoiselle is a complicated word! Most of us learn three basic titles in French: Monsieur (abbreviated M.), Madame (abbreviated Mme.), and Mademoiselle (abbreviated Mlle.). The …
