How To Become Fluent in French
#18 - Je Sais ou Je Connais
#17 - Faux-Amis Just Waiting to Get You In Trouble
#17 - Faux-Amis Just Waiting to Get You In Trouble
and a few other things we always mix-up
#17 - Faux-Amis Just Waiting to Get You In Trouble
#17 - Faux-Amis Just Waiting to Get You In Trouble
#17 - Faux-Amis Just Waiting to Get You In Trouble
Be careful of fake friends...
#16 - Pardon, Did You Say My Slip Is Showing?
#17 - Faux-Amis Just Waiting to Get You In Trouble
#16 - Pardon, Did You Say My Slip Is Showing?
Listen for keywords to get it right
#15 - Thinking on Your Feet--in French
#14 - Adverbs Change the Way We Live, Eat and Play
#16 - Pardon, Did You Say My Slip Is Showing?
Sometimes short and sweet is better...
#14 - Adverbs Change the Way We Live, Eat and Play
#14 - Adverbs Change the Way We Live, Eat and Play
#14 - Adverbs Change the Way We Live, Eat and Play
Using adverbs, which so aptly enrich our speech, are definitely a sign that you are becoming fluent.
#13 - How To Translate After, Again & All
#14 - Adverbs Change the Way We Live, Eat and Play
#14 - Adverbs Change the Way We Live, Eat and Play
After, again and all can be a little tricky to translate...
Podcast: How to become fluent in french
#1 - Learn to Listen Like a Native
#1 - Learn to Listen Like a Native
#1 - Learn to Listen Like a Native
When you have a conversation in English you are engaged, but often listening intently can make you seem rude and aloof.
#2 - Start Thinking in French
#1 - Learn to Listen Like a Native
#1 - Learn to Listen Like a Native
Translating word for word doesn’t always have the desired effect; it’s time to start thinking in French.
#3 - Deciphering Liaisons
#1 - Learn to Listen Like a Native
#4 - Talking to your Dog in French
Silent s's make a lot of noise when they run into vowels. They take on a whole new persona...
#4 - Talking to your Dog in French
#5 - Impersonal Expressions: C’est, Il fait & Il faut
#4 - Talking to your Dog in French
Or, how to learn the imperative...
#5 - Impersonal Expressions: C’est, Il fait & Il faut
#5 - Impersonal Expressions: C’est, Il fait & Il faut
#5 - Impersonal Expressions: C’est, Il fait & Il faut
It is: the two most difficult words to translate into French.
#6 - Using the Verb Faire with Flair
#5 - Impersonal Expressions: C’est, Il fait & Il faut
#5 - Impersonal Expressions: C’est, Il fait & Il faut
Faire is the go-to of French verbs,,,
#7- Le or La. A Few Rules To Lean On
#9 - Words Your French Teacher Won’t Teach You
#8 - How to Translate In, To and From
There are a few rules to determine gender, but go with the ones without a zillion exceptions.
#8 - How to Translate In, To and From
#9 - Words Your French Teacher Won’t Teach You
#8 - How to Translate In, To and From
Settle it once and for all! Never stumble again into or from again...
#9 - Words Your French Teacher Won’t Teach You
#9 - Words Your French Teacher Won’t Teach You
#10 - Stop Trying to Translate I’m Excited and Other American Expressions
Using our unique lemon scale, learn a few choice words or expressions in French to keep you out of trouble .
#10 - Stop Trying to Translate I’m Excited and Other American Expressions
#10 - Stop Trying to Translate I’m Excited and Other American Expressions
#10 - Stop Trying to Translate I’m Excited and Other American Expressions
Resist the urge to translate I’m excited and check out some of our alternatives
#11 - Moi, Toi and the Others
#10 - Stop Trying to Translate I’m Excited and Other American Expressions
#12 - The Indefinite, Definite and Partitive Articles
Stressed pronouns are the moi, and toi you’ve heard, but may not always know when to use...
#12 - The Indefinite, Definite and Partitive Articles
#10 - Stop Trying to Translate I’m Excited and Other American Expressions
#12 - The Indefinite, Definite and Partitive Articles
The misuse of articles is one of the frequent mistakes people make.