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Feeling Emotional With Cœur de Pirate – Place de la République Posted by John Bauer on Sep 19, 2018
Finding de la nouvelle musique (new music) to add to your French playlist is a lifelong process for anyone learning la langue (the language). Heureusement (luckily), there is no shortage of music from all over la francophonie, making it easy to find des chansons (songs) that match your taste and help with learning le français!…
Close To La Flemme – Feeling Lazy In French Posted by John Bauer on Sep 12, 2018
Do you ever feel like you just need a fat morning? That lazy feeling of les tâches ménagères et les devoirs (chores and homework) piling up while you struggle to find motivation is pretty common, but knowing how to express it in French can be difficult. Un jour (one day), I was sitting in class…
Beauty In French – Introducing The Poet, Charles Baudelaire Posted by John Bauer on Sep 5, 2018
Learning about la culture (culture) is an important part of learning une langue (a language). For more modern music or movies, it can be easy to appreciate and often fun to use while studying French. However, looking at l’histoire (history) and all l’art et la poésie (the art and poetry) over the centuries, or sometimes…
20 Questions With A Genie – Using Akinator To Practice French Posted by John Bauer on Aug 29, 2018
After several months of studying une langue (a language) it’s sometimes hard to find the motivation to keep going. Actually applying all the new information sometimes feels futile if you only use la langue in the classroom. Heureusement (luckily), there are many ways to bring French to life and make studying fun! Playing games and…
Going Up – Escalators, Stairs, And Shelves In French Posted by John Bauer on Aug 22, 2018
There are many everyday words that can slip by unnoticed in textbooks. Learning how to perfectly conjugate le subjonctif is important, but realizing you don’t know how to ask for les toilettes ou un tourneavis (the bathroom or a screwdriver) at the wrong time will lead to a difficult situation. Le métro (the subway) may…
Fall In Love With A French Pop Song: Joyce Jonathan – Ça Ira Posted by John Bauer on Aug 15, 2018
La musique (the music) is a great way to keep practicing le français when you’re tired of doing drills and looking at vocabulary lists. For French learners, the catchier la chanson (the song) the better! Le but (the goal) is to sing la chanson for fun and forget it’s actually studying! I’ve mentioned it a…
The Fortunate Word I Can’t Remember How To Spell In French Posted by John Bauer on Aug 8, 2018
L’orthographe (orthography, spelling) has been a weakness of mine since l’école primaire (elementary school). That same faiblesse (weakness) came back when I learned le français. Even after graduating en France, there are words I have trouble remembering how to spell en français. Heureusement (fortunately), in the age of computers I can rely on le correcteur…