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We all make mistakes . . . me more than any, it seems at times. 

With the verb PASSER I DENIED for YEARS the whole possibility of it being one of the verbs of Être in the perfect tense.

Like many, my teacher told me a way to remember the Être verbs with DR.MRS.VANDERTRAMP and it only has one le...

Can you say this correctly in French?  COMPTER

Did you pronounce that P? If you want to sound like a native and have some practice with that challenging letter P then check out this mini-lesson and discover . . . 

• How to say those words with a silent P

• Practice of the sounds with explana...

“Preceding direct object”

Does this leave you wondering what you missed in life? Where you went wrong with French grammar?

Don’t worry - you could argue it’s not the most important thing in the French language. 

But if you want to sound French, this is a common detail that will help, made very...

Did you realise there are actually 4 ways of pronouncing the 2 letters EM in French?

If you’ve got into a habit of pronouncing only the English way, even when you’re speaking in French then this mini-lesson is just right for you!

Head in and discover:

• 4 ways to pronounce EM in French like a ...

Love this sound . . . or hate it? 

‘EUR’ 

 In my conversation classes, I hear people feeling that 'eur' isa hard sound to make.

So, here’s a mini-lesson on how you can say it right every time.

In this mini-lesson, you’ll discover:

• How to pronounce “eur”

• Step-by-step demonstration

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If trying to remember all the right words in conversation fills you with dread - this is for you! Check out this statement: “ You have the capability, but you just lack the confidence.”

I think I cracked it! For us ALL!

I have repeatedly referred to “Brain freeze” but I just HAD to look into wh...

Time and time again, ‘ouille’ trips me up when I want to pronounce it. Not only that, but I sometimes hear two ways of saying it. 

So I have kept this mini-lesson strictly simple, unpicking how you can say it right every time. Plus, the line up to practise with is a great challenge for you!

We ...

New to you this word “NEW”?

As learners, we can all be forgiven for wondering which version of NEW in French we should choose.  It all seems so complicated at first. 

So let’s enjoy this simple mini-lesson when I straighten it all out in simple terms.  

•  What the difference is between ‘nouve...

When you learn French and then get speaking, all is well until you join a conversation and the words all seem to run into each other. 

They really do, so it’s tough to work out where one word starts and another one finishes. By the time you think you’ve got it, the conversation has moved on. 

I...

Are you reading French with your mouth closed?

Are you therefore inadvertently reinforcing old ways, English pronunciation ways, of speaking French?

It’s what we do - we don’t want to look like the crazy person walking around reading out loud! 

But actually, we need to break the habit of readi...

Even if it means you might not use what I am showing you today, I am still going to share it: It’s one that we use quite frequently - 

“Even if it means” . . . 

There comes a time with our French learning that we want to add some nice phrases to our repertoire, or even just make sense of what p...

Do you know what a liaison in French is?  Nope, not a relationship with someone, but the joining of the end of one word to the beginning of the next.  

Liaisons are guilty of making it really hard to understand spoken French, and why we think they speak so fast - you just can’t determine where o...