French the natural way: penser comme un Français

Coucou les French learners,

” Soleil de juin, ne ruine personne ! “, Sun in June does not ruin nobody! This is a saying from the beautiful Ardèche region in the South of France. Les célèbres gorges de l’Ardèche are a paradise for canoers and kayakers,

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French the natural way: 4 steps to read French books

Coucou les French learners,

The other day, I was listening to the French radio and I learned that the word livre, book comes from the Latin word liber which means free. 

When you read a book, you learn something new,

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French the natural way: boost your French!

Coucou les French learners,

I am motivated and excited about my new plan to acquire Portuguese. This weekend, I met my online Portuguese booster on Verbling, who shared lots of different ways to get input every day. I am hoping to meet him for an hour weekly and to listen to comprehensible input every day,

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French the natural way: become an autonomous reader

Coucou les French learners,

Reading is the focus this month and I am so excited to share my bookshelf daily with you on Instagram!  One follower actually commented she didn’t know the books I was mentioning. I am thrilled to show you authors and novels you may not know!

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French the natural way: you did it!

Coucou les French learners,

Félicitations !!! You did it!

Bravo

Je suis folle de joie, I am overjoyed! You watched 31 videos in French every day for 31 days! It is amazing!

 

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