French the natural way: Amuse-toi !

Coucou les French learners,

I know you may think the title is cheesy, right? Amuse-toi ! Enjoy! I was actually trying to find the right translation in French for “enjoy” but could not really find it. “Enjoy” doesn’t really exist in French! So I thought s’amuser would be the best way to express it.

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French the natural way: détends-toi, ça va bien se passer !

Coucou les French learners,

C’est le début de la semaine, it is the start of the week and to start off on the right foot, pour commencer du bon pied, RELAX!

The Affective Filter

Noam Chomsky,

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French the natural way: Bonne Année 2018 !

Bonne Année, Happy New Year to all French learners!!!

In France, people usually say ” Bonne Année, bonne santé ” which literally translates to “Good year, good health”. However I could not wish this new year to come better than Belgium singer Jacques Brel:

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