French the natural way: how to understand French better?

Coucou les French learners,

As you know, our approach to acquiring French emphasizes understanding the language in context rather than focusing solely on memorization and grammar rules.

When you understand French with ease, you start to think in French naturally and then you speak French freely.

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French the natural way: in case you didn’t know…

Coucou les French learners,

Spring is the perfect time to start French.

With longer days, brighter skies, and a sense of rejuvenation in the air, now is the perfect time to breathe new life into your French journey. Spring beckons with its vibrant energy, making it the ideal time to dive into French.

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French the natural way: how to keep going, we are here to help you!

Coucou les French learners,

When you are on your own, it is hard to be disciplined and keep going. I get it! Especially when you don’t plan to visit France anytime soon. You are maybe acquiring French just to keep your brain active or because French is a beautiful language.

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French the natural way: feel super good!

Coucou les French learners,

You know when this happens? When you feel high because you understood a whole story in French?! That is exactly what happens to me after I watch a Chinese video and I understand it! I feel high.

I don’t understand every Chinese word in the story but I understand the gist.

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French the natural way: when the usual fails, find success with us!

Coucou tout le monde,

When everything else is not working, where to go to?

Here is what Barry shared:

Like many people, I tried apps, books, podcasts and YouTube videos to learn French. They weren’t working. When I first saw Alice on YouTube,

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French the natural way: start now! Special March offer on our beginner course

Coucou les French learners,

This week, I start to acquire Chinese again! I had started Chinese last year with the amazing Diane Neubauer but I then stopped. I had millions of excuses like:

–  “Now is not the time (it can wait)”

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French the natural way: 2 tips to stay positive

Coucou les French learners,

This week, Keef shared with our community:

I just can not understand any language even after 2 years of everyday listening and trying to read. Speaking, I don’t find a problem. That’s the easy part for me. But I’m finding French almost impossible to understand.

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