French the natural way: Ignite the French in you!

Coucou les French learners,

En mai fais ce qu’il te plaît, En mai fais du Français !

In May, do what pleases you!

We were talking about what pleases us in the intermediate live class with Express Fluency ,

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French the natural way: sing, write and love French!

Coucou les French learners,

We are back from our Easter break! And although we have taken a few days off travelling and eating (too many) chocolates, we have also had time to launch the Teen Stage, youpi !

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French the natural way: trust your brain!

Coucou les French Learners,

Do you remember the saying? En avril, ne te découvre pas d’un fil. I think the English version of it is “Till April’s dead, change not a thread”. It is especially true right now as it is freezing cold here, in Portugal.

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French the natural way: build a strong foundation

Coucou les French learners,

Let’s celebrate! Célébrons ensemble !

My Dear Man and I have finished the Infant Stage – 30 sessions to build a strong French foundation. The Infant Stage comes after the Baby Stage which includes 31 sessions to start acquiring the French basics.

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French the natural way: prendre l’habitude

Coucou les French learners,

Laissez les bon temps rouler !

This week we celebrated Mardi Gras with my online French students. In the advanced beginner and the intermediate class we talked about Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

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French the natural way: MERCI

Coucou les French learners,

un grand merci, A big thank you!

Merci pour … Thank you for your wonderful comments on my YouTube channel. They encourage me daily to keep on producing videos with comprehensible and compelling French input.

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French the natural way: les crêpes et la motivation

Coucou les French learners,

Bonne fête de la Chandeleur à tous ! Happy Chandeleur to all!

La Chandeleur

La Chandeleur is a special day in France, an opportunity to eat delicious crêpes, miam !

February 2nd is in fact a Catholic holiday when Jesus was presented at the temple in Jerusalem.

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