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“Mettre de l’eau dans le vin”

Ok at first glance you can see it mentions putting water in the wine. 

But did you realise this means to come to a compromise?

Today you will discover:

• Five great environment idiomatic expressions in French

• Great contextual examples

• How to r...

Bonjour !

Poser un lapin 

Nope, you’re not putting a rabbit down on the ground!  You’re actually standing someone up! 

How about that!!!

Using idiomatic expressions really helps you dive into the French language and have FUN!

So learn a few fun ones here about animals. 

Go on . . . it’s onl...

We often say “Brilliant” in English and then transfer over to French and say the same word.  

But it’s a bit of a false friend and if you’re close to saying “shiny” then it can get a little bit confusing. 

So, I have created you a mini-series of false friends to master. 

This time we cover Bri...

Bonjour,

Do you say “J’ai oublié” more than “Je m’en souviens” in French?

Do you learn loads of vocabulary words only to find they aren’t popping out when you need them most in spontaneous conversations?

In this mini-lesson and discover WHY WE FORGET:

• Why you can’t remember what you study
...

“Minou Minou” Words called to cats in France …

Did you know this means “puss” in French? 

You probably learnt “Un chat” in your early learning of French. 

You know, you can sound far more French when you use more common words and idiomatic expressions in your conversations. We haven’t always l...

False friends - love ‘em or hate ‘em!

Here are a few to digest and get to love so you don’t make this mistake, either again or for the first time. 

As Anglophones, we often say “actually”  but when we translate it, we end up incorrectly saying “Actuellement”, which means “Right now/at this mome...

Pronouncing French well means you get to understand spoken French more easily too.

But you have to build muscle memory to make it easier. 

What if someone showed you how, breaking it down with a few simple tips. 

We won’t cover the whole of the French language - but you can get started a...

Soutenu vs familier ? 

Do you say “Quoi/What?” or “Pardon”

Do you say “TOP !” or “Merveilleux !”

The words we choose in French, if we are understood might not matter at first . . . then we start wanting to sound a little less ‘street’ and edging towards a more formal way of speaking. 

In t...

Bonjour tout le monde!

Can you say this properly?

Our ‘English’ brain thinks it will be pronouncing it SO WELL . . . but for many, a small tweak can make a massive leap into the realms of sounding so much more French! 

If you want to try 12 ‘O’ words to help you lean in - try them out here ...

Arc-en-ciel, rainbow…

Do we pronounce the final S and make a liaison when it’s in the plural?

Do you know where to put the plural S in compound words in French?

Find out in this mini-lesson and discover 8 compound words in the same category! 

Pronounce like a French person!

In this mini-less...

Do you have the confidence to join in with a French conversation? Are you able to gently interrupt or do you stand on the sidelines with Brain Freeze, wishing you could recall the words you need? 

Does the conversation race away without you, leaving you behind?

Believe me, it’s not just how muc...

Is it Les ‘aricots or LeZharicots?

It’s hardly the most important thing to learn when you’re more bothered about trying to get the word out of your mouth anyway . . .BUT

If you keep learning you’re going to get to this point and it’s going to feel like you saw this video and parked it . . . onl...