Short essays on how French actually works, how to learn it, and the cultures behind it.
April and May transform France. The muguet fills the market stalls, the asparagus season opens in earnest, and Paris slips into a pace that even the most seasoned traveller finds irresistible.
Read the article →Shadowing podcasts, talking to yourself in the shower, reading aloud. The full toolkit for solo learners who want to keep moving between lessons.
Read more →The French R, nasal vowels, false friends like actuellement. The errors that follow British students for years and how to break the habit.
Read more →Beginner, intermediate, or advanced: here is a grounded framework for setting French goals that you can actually meet, without the January hype.
Read more →From the réveillon table to the bûche de Noël, French Christmas has its own vocabulary and rituals. A warm end-of-year piece.
Read more →School French teaches you to conjugate correctly but rarely to be understood. Here is why I take a different approach: conversation-first, culture woven in.
Read more →Why terroir resists translation, and what it tells us about the relationship between French culture and its cuisine.
Read more →The tu and vous decision, how to open a meeting, and why Cordialement versus Bien cordialement says more than you think.
Read more →French comes in many flavours. I explain what I teach, why metropolitan French is the most useful starting point, and where the differences really matter.
Read more →A realistic term-by-term plan from September to exam season, covering vocabulary, grammar foundations, speaking prep, and the last push for results.
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