French the natural way: 3 strategies for natural conversations!

Coucou les French learners,

As the French Beginner Intensive Week ended, I got this question coming up:

How can I improve my conversational skills?

Sign up for our next Intensive Week! There are still a few spots available!

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French the natural way: Join my French summer intensive for fun and fluency!

Coucou les French learners,

– L’été s’impose et contraint toute âme au bonheur – André Gide

Make the most of summer (my favourite season!)! Join my online French courses.

Maintain language momentum. Fit my French sessions into your summer plans.

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French the natural way: 3 techniques to break free from translation

Coucou les French learners,

Last week, I received a message from Josh, who recently joined our community:

I’ve finished the Baby stage and gone through video 9 of the Infant stage. My comprehension has improved A LOT in only 5-6 weeks of being a member in relation to my very beginner level from when I started.

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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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