The Story That Teaches French Past Tense While You’re Just… Listening

Dear French Story Listeners,

You know that feeling when you’re forcing something—really pushing—and it just doesn’t work?

And then you soften, you let go a little, and suddenly… it flows?

That’s what this Saturday’s story is about.

Not just in the tale itself (though yes,

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How Your Brain Already Knows How to Learn French (You Just Need the Right Stories)

Dear French Story Listeners,

Have you ever noticed how a child learns to speak without a single grammar chart or vocabulary list?

They simply listen, absorb, and one day—almost like magic—the words flow.

Your brain hasn’t forgotten how to do this. It’s still wired for language,

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Why Your Brain Doesn’t Need a Dictionary (And a Hedgehog Tale to Prove It)

Dear French Story Listeners,

Have you ever caught yourself frantically translating every French word back to English in your mind?

Like a mental ping-pong match that leaves you exhausted before the story even ends?

Here’s the lovely truth: your brain is already wired for language.

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Monday French Story: When Hunger Tests Friendship 🐱🐭

Dear French Story Listeners,

Every Saturday at 2pm, a new story arrives. And every Monday, I write to you.

This week’s tale from the Grimm Brothers is longer than usual – 30 minutes. It asks something of you: your full attention.

“Chat et souris associés”

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This week’s French story: How an elf outsmarted the trolls

Bonjour French Story Listener,

Boa passagem de ano!

That’s what people say here in Portugal, where I live now – “Good passage into the new year!“

Isn’t that beautiful? Not just “Happy New Year” but a passage –

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This week’s French story: Love, loss, and mistletoe magic

Dear French Story Listener,

Have you ever wondered why we kiss under the mistletoe at Christmas?

This week’s French story takes us to ancient Scandinavia, to December 21st – the shortest day of the year, which was just yesterday.

On that darkest day,

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French the natural way: Monday Story – The Little Twisted Tree 🌲

Dear French Story Listeners,

Every Saturday at 2pm, I publish a new French story. And every Monday, I write to you.

This rhythm matters. It’s how we build something lasting together.

This week’s story is tender:

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