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Episode 62 - I Have No Coffee but I have Lots of Croissants

How to Translate Some, None & No More

Episode 61 - Why is a Purse Masculin and a Table Feminin

Episode 62 - I Have No Coffee but I have Lots of Croissants

Episode 61 - Why is a Purse Masculin and a Table Feminin

Failproof Way to Remember the Gender of French Nouns

Episode 60 - Sing-a-long in French

Episode 58 - Overcoming French Classroom Syndrome

Episode 61 - Why is a Purse Masculin and a Table Feminin

or Song as a Teaching Aid

Episode 59 - A Fantome Expression: Would

Episode 58 - Overcoming French Classroom Syndrome

and How to Translate it

Episode 58 - Overcoming French Classroom Syndrome

How to Have a Real Conversation in French

Or How to Have A Conversation

Episode #57 - Counting Sheep

Episode #56- Masculine or Feminin?

No-Fumble Number Tips

Episode #56- Masculine or Feminin?

Never Get It Wrong Again

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Episode #55 - The Rich World of Bald Mice, Water Castles

Episode #53 - Current Expressions You Won’t Learn From Your Teacher

Episode #55 - The Rich World of Bald Mice, Water Castles

And Other Deliciously Absurd Compound Nouns

Episode #54 - Going To Bed With The Chickens

Episode #53 - Current Expressions You Won’t Learn From Your Teacher

Episode #55 - The Rich World of Bald Mice, Water Castles

And Other Animal-Related Expressions

Episode #53 - Current Expressions You Won’t Learn From Your Teacher

New expressions you should be using

Episode #53 - Current Expressions You Won’t Learn From Your Teacher

New expressions you should be using

Episode #52 - How To Sound French

Episode #53 - Current Expressions You Won’t Learn From Your Teacher

Episode #51 - How to Add Thousands of Words to Your Vocabulary

Without Learning Any French

Episode #51 - How to Add Thousands of Words to Your Vocabulary

Episode #53 - Current Expressions You Won’t Learn From Your Teacher

Episode #51 - How to Add Thousands of Words to Your Vocabulary

If you can say it you can understand it.

Episode #50 - Expressions We Get Stuck On

Episode #49 - Tip to Become Fluent in French

Translation tricks...

Episode #49 - Tip to Become Fluent in French

Tips, hacks and tricks.

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Episode # 48 - Tour of a French Kitchen

Episode # 47 - Foods Commonly Used in French Kitchens

Appliances, utensils and other useful stuff

Episode # 47 - Foods Commonly Used in French Kitchens

Not So Much For Us

Episode # 46 - French Homonyms

Episode # 47 - Foods Commonly Used in French Kitchens

Episode # 45 - Où Sont Les Toilettes SVP?

Confusing words?

Episode # 45 - Où Sont Les Toilettes SVP?

Episode # 43 - Things We Falsely Attribute to the French

Episode # 45 - Où Sont Les Toilettes SVP?

...and not La Salle De Bains

Episode # 44 - Dialogue with a Stranger

Episode # 43 - Things We Falsely Attribute to the French

Try this to practice your French

Episode # 43 - Things We Falsely Attribute to the French

And how they translate into French

Episode # 42 - Ten Questions You Can Ask Someone To Get To Know Them

A few questions to get you started.

Episode # 41 - Expressions That Will Earn You The Evil Eye in France

Episode # 42 - Ten Questions You Can Ask Someone To Get To Know Them

A few rudimentary words to be used properly

Episode # 40 - Speaking Like a Native - Part II

Episode # 42 - Ten Questions You Can Ask Someone To Get To Know Them

Episode # 40 - Speaking Like a Native - Part II

A few expressions that make you sound French.

Episode # 39 - How to Start a Story in French

Episode # 37 - Making Numbers Roll Off Your Tongue

Episode # 40 - Speaking Like a Native - Part II

Don’t be afraid to speak up!

Episode # 38 - French Pastries

Episode # 37 - Making Numbers Roll Off Your Tongue

And what we can learn from them.

Episode # 37 - Making Numbers Roll Off Your Tongue

Knowing your numbers is more important than you think...

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Episode # 36 - Talking About the Weather

Episode # 34 - Some of My Favorite Expressions

Episode # 36 - Talking About the Weather

Il fait un froid de canard!

Episode # 35 - Everyday Expressions

Episode # 34 - Some of My Favorite Expressions

Episode # 36 - Talking About the Weather

Expressions you need at the drop of a hat.

Episode # 34 - Some of My Favorite Expressions

Episode # 33 - 10 French Words That Make Us Chuckle

Expressions I find myself using a lot...

Episode # 33 - 10 French Words That Make Us Chuckle

Some words just sound funny...

Episode # 32 - Profiter du Printemps

Episode # 33 - 10 French Words That Make Us Chuckle

Episode # 32 - Profiter du Printemps

Take Advantage of Spring

Episode # 31 - La Mode - Fashion

Episode # 33 - 10 French Words That Make Us Chuckle

Episode # 32 - Profiter du Printemps

Printemps/Eté 2021

Episode # 30 - Learning Adjectives in Pairs

Episode # 29 - Six Things That Will Turn You Into A Snob, French Style

black and white, opposites. french adjectives

Some opposites do attract

Episode # 29 - Six Things That Will Turn You Into A Snob, French Style

Come take a walk down French lane...

Episode # 28 - Ten Things The French Keep in Their Purse

Episode # 29 - Six Things That Will Turn You Into A Snob, French Style

Episode # 28 - Ten Things The French Keep in Their Purse

or Man Bag

Episode # 27 - How to Talk About Nothing

Episode #25 - Using English Words in French

Episode # 28 - Ten Things The French Keep in Their Purse

Small talk in French, Bienvenue, Fluent in French

Small Talk for the Elevator or Grocery Store

Episode # 26 - Ordering Food in France

Episode #25 - Using English Words in French

How to Avoid the Unexpected

Episode #25 - Using English Words in French

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Just add a French accent, and voilà!

How To Become Fluent in French

#24 - Are They Coming on to You?

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Pick-up lines in French and how to respond .

#23 - The Language of Love

#24 - Are They Coming on to You?

Expressions of love & nicknames.

#22 - How To Talk About...

#24 - Are They Coming on to You?

#21 - Two Word Expressions:

Personalities, stuff you like and... hair.

#21 - Two Word Expressions:

#20 - Expressions with Periods of Time

#21 - Two Word Expressions:

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Interjections To Pull Out of Your Pocket

#20 - Expressions with Periods of Time

Expressions with periods of time. Lendemain, tous les jours

Tomorrow, yesterday, everyday. No more confusion, just a few reptitions and it will become second nature.

#19 - How to Use Reflexive Pronouns

#20 - Expressions with Periods of Time

How to use reflexive pronouns to change the meaning of a verb

Add a pronoun to these verbs to broaden your horizons

#18 - Je Sais ou Je Connais

#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

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?

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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

Adverbs in French, adjective, Bienvenue French Language School

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

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

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

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 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

Using the imperative in French... Assis!

Or, how to learn the imperative...

#5 - Impersonal Expressions: C’est, Il fait & Il faut

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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

Faire, fluent in French, biligual, exceutive assistant, Bienvenue French Language School

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

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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

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Settle it once and for all! Never stumble again into or from again...

#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

I’m excited in French, Bienvenue French Language School

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

Moi, toi, stressed pronouns in French, Bienvenue French Language Schol, Hudson OH

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

Indefinite, definite partitive articles, le, un, Du, De

The misuse of articles is one of the frequent mistakes people make.