When it comes to love, no city does it better than Paris. Is it the elegant Haussannian facades, the sun-dappled banks of the Seine or the charming cafes around every corner that give the city its fame?
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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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Like “traditional” French slang, verlan can help you sound like a local, or seal your fate as an imposter trying way too hard to win the approval of some cool new French kids. Here’s a quick primer to get your verlan game on track, without looking backwards.
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If there’s anything the French have mastered, it’s the art of cuisine. When combined with the language of Molière and Mbappé, some savory food expressions can’t be far behind.
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Learning French is a full-time occupation, despite how troubling it is that no one is paying for us to do so. There are slang words and curse words, grammar and conjugations and a lot of funny little noises to master. To sound like an authentic French speaker, you’ll also need to learn a handful of […]
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While Anglicisms are overrepresented around the world, the French language has also found its way into the dictionaries of neighboring countries.
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A language can evolve over the course of history to the point that one is no longer able to understand the first written traces of it. – Ferdinand Brunot, historian.
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False cognates – also known as false friends – are words that look and/or sound identical in both languages but have very different meanings.
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If you’re approaching French fluency, or curious about the rough and tumble lexicon of the back alleys of Bordeaux, we suggest you complete your daily online French lessons Frantastique, because in full disclosure, we work for Frantastique.
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It goes without saying that learning French is a good idea, probably healthier than going to the gym or reading books.
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