French the natural way: give yourself a productive French hour!

Coucou les French learners,

Le mois de novembre est là !

“November is beautiful month. But one has to like grey. And the eye has to catch its light.” Gilles Vigneault is a poet from Québec.

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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: when to start producing French stress-free?

Coucou les French learners,

The best feedback always come from our Dear Members. This week, Angus commented in the Community Chat:

I do think that it is funny that I can understand much more fluently than I can speak,

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Teen Stage – Conclusion

Coucou la communauté des French learners !

Le « Teen Stage » est terminé. Tu as complété toutes les sessions du « Teen Stage », félicitations !

Je vais maintenant parler en anglais pour conclure et t’expliquer la prochaine étape pour acquérir le Français naturellement.

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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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Un drôle d’anniversaire

d’après un conte de Guyane

Pour fêter leur anniversaire de mariage, Monsieur Tig le jaguar et sa femme élèvent un cochon. Ils donnent à manger au cochon et le cochon devient bien gros et gras.

Jour après jour, Monsieur Tig regarde le cochon qui devient bien gros et il pense :

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