French the natural way: Join me LIVE on Saturday to move!

Coucou les French learners,

Just a quick reminder to join me live this Saturday!

30 mins LIVE to move in French!

Saturday 29th October
5pm UK / 6pm France / 12pm EST / 9am PST

This will change what you think about learning French!

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French the natural way: Join me LIVE on Saturday for some action!

Coucou les French learners,

Just a quick reminder to join me live this Saturday!

30 mins LIVE to move in French!

Saturday 15th October
5pm UK / 6pm France / 12pm EST / 9am PST

Let’s move and acquire French!

Whether you are a total beginner or you are already at a more advanced level,

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French the natural way: is it OK to translate?

Coucou les French learners,

This week, I got a good question from a new member who struggles to acquire French. This new member wants to remain anonymous and he is a total French beginner. He commented in the Chat:

I’m struggling to understand anything without translating every single word.

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French the natural way: 5 tips to improve your French pronunciation

Coucou les French learners,

Two weeks ago, I posted Antony’s question about having the correct pronunciation in French. The challenge of the French language is pronunciation. It is challenging to read in French because spelling does not match pronunciation.

There are also all those “weird”

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French the natural way: French reboot

Coucou les French learners,

Est-ce que vous profitez de l’été ? Are enjoying summer?

Un tournesol ( lisez l’histoire du tournesol ! ), un château de sable au bord de l’océan Atlantique et un coucher de soleil.

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French the natural way: enjoy the summer and read!

Coucou les French learners,

J’adore l’été ! I love summer! Time to go outside, have long walks, enjoy the swimming-pool and read, read, read!

I have just finished reading Terre des hommes by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

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French the natural way: discipline over motivation

Coucou les French learners,

C’est presque le début de l’été, it is nearly the start of summer! And it actually pretty hot over here, in Portugal!

On Sunday, we celebrated Saint Antoine, the saint patron of Portugal. about his incredible life and when you are a member,

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