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: back to you!

Coucou les French learners,

Here we are after a much needed summer break! Here are a few pictures about our family time on the beach and in Spain (Galicia & Navarra).

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Resource

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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