Gymglish, Author at The Gymglish blog

How to say goodbye in French: 39 ways to bid farewell

Au revoir is the most common way to say “goodbye” in French, but it isn’t the only one. Learn to go beyond “goodbye” in French in 30+ different ways.

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Tabarnak! A guide to some of Québec’s best insults and swear words

French is spoken by more than 300 million around the world, and linguists predict that this figure will increase dramatically in the coming years.

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50 uses of the word fuck with phrases and examples

The term “fuck” is short and punchy; its usage limitless. Perhaps its most impressive quality is its versatility: it can be used as a noun, an adverb, a verb, an adjective, an interjection, or really anything you want it to be.

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10 French Words Borrowed from Arabic

The linguistic heritage of the French language is constantly evolving, adapting, and borrowing. From pastèque (watermelon) to albatros or seum (slang for frustration), more than 500 words in French originate from Arabic, enriching our vocabulary every day.

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20+ French insults ranked by their probability to start a fight

You ended up in some kind of fight, with a friend or a stranger, online or face to face. And you ran out of swear words. That’s why you’re here, right? You’ll wish you had read this before insulting with a French person. We’ll make you offend us: tug on our beret, penetrate our mime […]

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L’apprentissage des langues : vocabulaire et compréhension orale, au cœur des priorités des français.

Une récente étude menée par Aimigo (ex-Gymglish), expert de l’auto-apprentissage des langues étrangères depuis maintenant 20 ans, à l’occasion de la Journée européenne des langues ayant eu lieu le 26 septembre 2024, révèle qu’un grand nombre de Français éprouvent des difficultés à s’exprimer à l’oral dans une langue étrangère.

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Quebec French vs. French from France: what are the differences?

While Canada has two official languages, English and French, in the province of Quebec, French has priority! With its 7 million French speakers, written Quebec French is syntactically identical to Metropolitan French, differing only marginally in terms of vocabulary.

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