French the natural way: is it OK to translate?

Coucou les French learners,

This week, I got a good question from a new member who struggles to acquire French. This new member wants to remain anonymous and he is a total French beginner. He commented in the Chat:

I’m struggling to understand anything without translating every single word.

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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: back to you!

Coucou les French learners,

Here we are after a much needed summer break! Here are a few pictures about our family time on the beach and in Spain (Galicia & Navarra).

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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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Trois raisons de voir le film français « Les rayures du zèbre »

Les Rayures du zèbre est un film belgo-franco-helvético-ivoirien réalisé par Benoît Mariage.

José, un belge de quarante-cinq (45) ans, est agent de footballeur. Il va souvent en Côte d’Ivoire, en Afrique dans la capitale Abidjan pour repérer des joueurs de football talentueux. Un jour, José découvre Yaya,

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