Learning French

How to Pronounce 12 of the Most Difficult French…

Some French words are pretty difficult to pronounce for English speakers. So we recently asked our Facebook community to tell us which French words...
Ilini
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French Poem: Le Cancre (J. Prévert) with translation and…

“Le Cancre” (1945) is a French poem learned at school by generations of pupils. Its simplicity and musical rythm are typical of what made...
Ilini
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Macron’s “Letter to the French”: side-by-side original and translation

Following weeks of protests by the ‘Gilets Jaunes’ movement, the French government has launched a ‘Great Debate’ meant to deliver solutions to the country’s...
Ilini
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What books to read to improve your French?

There is nothing like a good French book for diving deep into the language and its culture. People often ask us about the best...
William Martin
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World Cup Fever: Let’s Learn Some French with France…

Two francophone teams battling for a place in the final: the France vs Belgium match in the 2018 FIFA World Cup was a particularly...
Ilini
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Feeling the emotion: Why “real-life” French is essential to…

A language isn’t just a set of words bound together by grammar and syntax rules. Language is first and foremost culture. And when learning...
Ilini
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