Tajine D’agneau au Citron Confit et Olives 🍋
A very popular example of a Moroccan Tajine recipe. Made with candied lemon and green olives – a simple and delicious dish!
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How to Make French People Speak French to Me?
I often hear the same complaint: “As soon as I start to speak French, French people switch to English”. Why do the French switch to English and solutions to make them speak French to you.
“Chanson pour les enfants l’hiver” de Jacques Prevert Audio & Video
Listen to my clear reading of the French winter poem “Chanson pour les enfants l’hiver” de Jacques Prevert. Audio recording, French transcript
+ English translation + Video.
How do you Say “French” and “France”?
How do you say French and France in French? When is there an upper case at French? When is it français or française and how do you say I study French?
My Thoughts, Switching from an American to a French Pre-school System 🧒
Comparing the American and French pre-school system: pros and cons, and our own experience. Leyla was 4 when we moved from the US to France.
Myriam’s Basque Cake Recipe
The Basque cake is easy to make and delicious. Today, Myriam will share her family recipe of gâteau basque with us, in this unique recipe written in French and translated in English for a fun learn French in context practice.
La Pointe des Poulains – French Story & Translation
Discover la Pointe des Poulains – located on Belle-Ile off the coast of Brittany – and practice your French with this French English bilingual article.
What is the French bourgeoisie? 🧐
I first started to think about this subject when I realized my students were misunderstanding a very important French cultural point. When I said “elle a reçu une bonne éducation” (she received a good education), they all thought I meant “she had school diplomas”.
This is not the case.
Essential French Dialogs
This audiobook is evolving and so is not available for sale at the moment. Check back in a few months for a brand new version! Thank you for your patience.
Realistic conversations covering every day situations tourists are bound to run into, professionally recorded at two speeds using modern street French pronunciation to boost your confidence in both speaking with, and understanding the French natives.
Be a savvy tourist in France: the accompanying tips (full of vocabulary) cover factual and cultural points to help you fit in, avoid faux-pas and feel prepared when traveling to France.
30 French Computer Terms 💻
Some French computer terms are in French, others are in English – When it comes to technical terms, France is caught in a conundrum…
French Greetings & Politeness
Master French politeness without hesitation, answer greetings appropriately (and fast), discover the cultural differences and avoid embarrassing faux-pas.
You can’t make a first impression twice!
Le Métro & the Parisian Transportation System Cultural Guide
In this cultural guide / French audio lesson, I will tell you all I know about the Parisian transportation system (bus, métro, RER, tram etc…) and take you through a typical subway ride. Since the lesson is in French (with English translation), you will learn all the related vocabulary (un quai, une rame, un guichet…)
I will also go over all the practical info: where to buy tickets, the kind of tickets available, schedules, maps… and I will share with you all the tips only known to Parisians.