French Idioms – 5 Food Idioms With PAIN
This is 5 out of 120 color idioms from the book Spoken French – Color Idioms available here! AVOIR DU PAIN SUR LA PLANCHE Definition: avoir beaucoup de travail, de choses à faire Translation: have a lot on your plate Example: Ils ont…
French Idioms – 5 Food Idioms With POMME
This is 5 out of 120 color idioms from the book Spoken French – Color Idioms available here! TOMBER DANS LES POMMES Definition: s'évanouir Translation: to pass out Example: J'étais tellement mal, la dernière fois, quand je suis tombé dans…
Visit Paris: My 5 Favorite Restaurants to Eat Out in Paris
My 5 Best Restaurants to Eat Out in Paris
Learn French: Hack French Using Collocations
What are collocations? In French, collocations are called « cooccurrences ». I always thought that some words are really good friends but I discovered this concept not a long time ago. Collocations are not idioms, but just words that we…
Visit Paris: Things To Do in October in Paris
In October the atmosphere of Paris is magic! The Luxembourg Gardens, the Champ de Mars gardens under the Eiffel Tower are someway more beautiful with the different light and shades of the autumn. Here are the top events to include in your…
Visit Lyon: 9 Events For The Arts and Culture Enthusiasts
1-Biennale d'Art Contemporain If you like Contemporary and Modern Art, this is a good event for you. Every odd year from September to January many artists from the all over the world come to exhibit their works. Each year there is a…
Learn French: How Much English In French Language?
ENGLISH WORDS IN FRENCH As I told in this article "Speak a bad English you will speak a better French", imitate French people speaking English is a good idea to understand the French pronunciation pattern. English is the international…
Learn French: Improve Your French Using French-English Cognates
Nearly 30% of all English words come directly or indirectly from French. It means English speakers typically know at least 1500 French words without needing to study French although pronunciation can be different. A good way to improve your…
Learn French: How To Sound French In 2 Minutes
Since I started to teach French, I noticed that students know a lot of useless structures. I still don’t know why they are taught useless things. It makes the French language harder to remember and not practical. Fortunately, French is a…
Travel France: Lyon Calendar (A list of events and seasonal attractions in Lyon)
Lyon is one of the three biggest cities in France and it used to be one of the capitals of the Roman Empire. That's why you can find a lot of Roman ruins. It's now the so-called Capitale de la Gastronomie and many events take place all the…