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What’s the difference between penser à and penser de? Since this French verb is essential, let’s focus on it in this mini-lesson.

How to use PENSER A and DE, that’s if you even need it in the first place.

Avoid making common mistakes when using the verb PENSER.   And then . . . do you use the s...

Can you count in French? Are you able to identify the numbers in a normal French conversation?

Test your number listening ability with this simple listening activity.  Fais attention - you’ll meet some biggies! 

Today, you will see:

• If you understand the tens from 0 to 100 and some greater n...

Imagine you are in a French-speaking country and you are…sick.😱😱😱 

Don’t get caught out when you’re feeling your worst and need to speak to a doctor. And it’s ok - we don’t expect to get sick. But we know it can happen. 

In this week's video lesson, you discover:

• How to say you are sick when...

Tired of saying ‘tired’? Discover more ways to say just exactly how tired you actually are. After all, there are different degrees of tiredness.

You will be discovering:

• 4 ways to say how tired you are
• 3 ways to say how to say you’re tired of something
• How you can learn these words more eas...

Bonne Année Bonne Santé!

Today let’s do something different. When it comes to learning a new language, dictation has fantastic results. Why? Because it requires a lot of concentration, deciphering the words in sentences, guessing the spelling, and so on.

If you struggle with your listening skil...

How do you make your Christmas more ‘French’? French people certainly don’t celebrate Christmas like others… Let’s have an insight into Christmas in France: 

You will know more about:

• the important dates

• the use of Advent calendars

• the importance of Christmas markets

• how French...

You may wonder if immersive homestays will really give you back your investment.

What are the true benefits? Can you see tangible and intangible results at the end?

To sum it up: is it worth it?

The best way to answer your questions is to listen to French learners who have experienced it thems...

How can you train yourself to understand normal French conversations so you aren’t always lagging behind? 

And how can you invite your French friends for apéro, for a meal, or even just feel good about stopping to talk to other dog owners for example, without the confidence of being able to expr...

Fancy seeing what I discovered to do with my pomegranates in the garden this year? 

Hint: Anyone can do it and it’s really worth it! 

The goal of this fun mini-lesson is not only to share with you a healthy recipe but also to expose you to a lot of new French words.

You’ll be exploring the fol...

Imagine you could say “J’ai compris” in a more familiar, A more 'French' way. 

We all want to say how well we’ve understood things in our conversation. But somehow, “I understood” feels a little, well, let’s say, ‘translated’ at times. 

Why not speak French like you speak English and say “I got...

Tu as récemment flippé ?  Huh? Take a peek at the way to say you ‘freaked out’ in French.

‘Flipper’ is a common word in French, especially in certain films at the moment. Traditionally, Flipper is like the English - to flip something over. So there’s a little connection - Freaking out is like tu...

Struggling to choose between FOIS & TEMPS ? Let’s untangle it with some nifty examples to help you with your instant recall. 

The confusion comes from the fact that for both words in English, it’s the same word: “time”. However, in French we have two different words for specific contexts.

Disco...