French the natural way: Join me LIVE on Saturday to move!

Coucou les French learners,

Just a quick reminder to join me live this Saturday!

30 mins LIVE to move in French!

Saturday 29th October
5pm UK / 6pm France / 12pm EST / 9am PST

This will change what you think about learning French!

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French the natural way: when to start producing French stress-free?

Coucou les French learners,

The best feedback always come from our Dear Members. This week, Angus commented in the Community Chat:

I do think that it is funny that I can understand much more fluently than I can speak,

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French the natural way: Join me LIVE on Saturday for some action!

Coucou les French learners,

Just a quick reminder to join me live this Saturday!

30 mins LIVE to move in French!

Saturday 15th October
5pm UK / 6pm France / 12pm EST / 9am PST

Let’s move and acquire French!

Whether you are a total beginner or you are already at a more advanced level,

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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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