French the natural way: prendre l’habitude

Coucou les French learners,

Laissez les bon temps rouler !

This week we celebrated Mardi Gras with my online French students. In the advanced beginner and the intermediate class we talked about Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

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French the natural way: think French

Coucou les French learners,

On Monday, we celebrated la Saint Valentin. 

To tell you the truth, My Dear Man and I don’t celebrate it BUT when I looked for the story of this Saint to publish it for the community,

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Qu’est-ce que la fête de la Chandeleur ?

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French the natural way : dégustons des crêpes !

Coucou les French learners,

As I am writing this newsletter, the dough I prepared to make crêpes is resting in the kitchen. Later today I will heat the pan and start flipping crêpes for my family. Today is la Chandeleur, Candlemass!

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French the natural way: where to start?

Coucou les French learners,

Brr… Il fait froid, It is getting cold !

Il fait un froid de canard !

In the advanced beginner class on Monday, we talked about different kind of delicious soups.

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French the natural way: Bonne année 2022 !

Coucou les French learners,

As you may know already, we, in France, can wish “happy new year” during the whole month of January. So…

Bonne année 2022 et bonne santé !

Last week, we celebrated la fête des Rois or l’Epiphanie.

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French the natural way: it happens without thinking!

Coucou les French learners,

Last week, Angus who is a dedicated member shared in the Community Chat:

I listen to a video or a story everyday since I started months ago. I’ve got to the point where I can ‘predict’

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