Did you know the French use their silverware position to indicate whether they are done eating? Table manners are quite different in France: you must keep both hands over the table, eat with your index finger extended on the silverware – read my lesson for French table etiquette tips and vocabulary.
There is more to French Table Etiquette than “Bon appétit”: did you know for example that you needed to wait for your host to start eating AND drinking? The French keep both hands on the table and cheese is only passed once…
Discover the royal city of Senlis and practice your French with this free French story featuring hide and reveal English translations.
Practice your French with this French / English bilingual story using simple sentence structures about the Guerlédan lake in Brittany.
There has been a lot of talks about doggy bags in France: do the French use doggy bags at all? Is it impolite to ask for a doggy bag in France? Is it customary? And most of all, how do you say doggy bag in French: what is the French translation? “Sac à toutou”?
My enunciated recording of the Catholic mass is so popular that I thought I’d record the “Je vous Salue Marie” (“Hail Mary” in French) prayer as well.
What should you say when you don’t understand / hear something in French – specific vocabulary about expressing confusion in French, examples and tips.
My Skype student Robyn lives in Australia. Here is her homework on celebrating Christmas under the sun.
Slower and natural readings of the French poem “Les Colchiques” de Guillaume Appollinaire – listen to me clear French audio recording and read the English translation of the poem.
Using the verb ‘To Meet’ is easy enough in English, but it is not so in French: we use several verbs such as “(se) rencontrer”, “retrouver”, “réunir”, “rejoindre”… and they are not interchangeable. Let’s study the differences, although you’ll see the rules are not really set in stone.
Listen to my reading of the French poem “Liberté” de Paul Eluard – clear French audio recording + English translation of the poem.
Take a cruise and visit France virtually with Eric’s diary written in easy intermediate level French.
Dans cette histoire en français très facile, Anne partage avec vous son voyage en camping-car en Picardie, et plein de jolies photos !
Come tour French immersion teacher Suzanne’s garden – practice your French for free with this easy French story with hide and reveal English translation.
Practice your French and discover Montmartre with this bilingual English / French story written in easy French.