The French word that means both “suspicion” and “a pinch of salt”

Dear French Story Listeners,

Let’s begin with one small French word, un soupçon.

It means a suspicion, that little feeling that something isn’t quite what it seems.

It also means a tiny bit, as in un soupçon de sel (a pinch of salt).

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Telling It Back: A Gentle Way Into French

Dear French Story Listeners,

Think about the last time you told someone about a movie you loved.

You didn’t recite it word for word. You told it, in your own way, and in doing so, you understood it a little more deeply. You made it yours.

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This Is How Your Brain Picks Up French, One Little Story at a Time

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

Something wonderful arrived in our Telegram group this week!

Nadya shared the most delightful photograph of her handmade crochet cats, all in shades of violet and lavender, settled cosily among a little stack of French books.

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You Don’t Need a Good Memory to Learn French

Dear French Story Listeners,

I’ve been a little quiet lately, and I’ve missed you.

After more than a month away from YouTube, My Dear Man (behind the stage) & I are  back!

Not with a story this time, but with something I felt called to share.

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When a Story Stays With You

Dear French Story Listeners,

Have you ever read something — years ago, perhaps decades — and found that a line, an image, a character, has never quite left you?

That’s not an accident. That’s a living story at work.

Charlotte Mason,

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Understanding Is the Key, The Moment a Word Becomes Yours

Dear French Story Listeners,

There’s a little secret hiding inside the French language, and once you see it, you’ll never think about learning the same way again.

The French word for “to learn” is apprendre. The French word for “to understand” is comprendre.

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A Story From 8 Years Ago That Still Works Its Magic Today

Dear French Story Listeners,

Eight years ago, I made a quiet little discovery that changed everything.

I had been searching for a better way to teach French — something that felt alive and natural, not like memorizing lists.

And then I came across the work of Dr.

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