Bienvenue’s How To Become Fluent in French

... and Other Ways to Express MORE To pronounce the s or not to pornounce the s. that is a hard question, or at least one that seems to confuse many a French student. Let me set you straight on when to say the final s and other ways to express more.

How to Translate Some, None and No More Je n'ai pas de café! I don't have any coffee... is a phrase that most students just don't get in French, yet the concept of none is easy to use once you grasp the idea.

... or The Failproof Way to Learn the Gender of French Nouns Everyone has a hard time remembering whether French words are masculin or feminin, and there are few rules to help, but I have found an easy way to remember which is which. Take a listen... it's a great way to spend twelve minutes!

Song is an excellent way to commit lyrics and grammar to memory. Try it out.

Would you this, would you that? Would is just a word that helps talk about the past, or something that you would if you could. The French solve this by just using a different tense. Find out when in this episode of How to Become Fluent in French.

People are so used toi repeating parts of the question that they are asked before answering that they fall into patterns of speech that are unnatural. When someone asks you, What is your favorite restaurant, you would rarely say, ...my favorite restaurant is.... It sounds like you're still in Madame's 8th grade French class.

Let's talk numbers and let's get you over the paralyzing fear that grips your chest every time you have to say a number. Grab a pen and paper and I'm going to show you an easy way to say the most complicated years and numbers you can imagine.

Remembering whether a word is feminine or masculine in French is not as difficult as everyone makes it out to be. Let's take a look at a few tried and true rules relating to gender as well as a few tips to remembering those that don't obey any rules.

Many compound nouns are a ridiculous combination of words, but their absurdity, make them easy to retain. 

Using common expressions in French is one step closer to becoming fluent in French, and certainly makes you stand out as an accomplished Francophone. So learn a few and use the ones that make you laugh. For more information see https://frenchlanguage.net/

Some of them come from English, some of them are manipulations of the French language. And even if you don't like them, by being exposed to them day after day, you end up using them... if you are fluent in French that is. For more information see https://frenchlanguage.net/

Yes, you read that correctly, you can get pretty far without studying French at all, as long as you figure out how to say French words in a manner the French will understand.

With so many identical words in English and French, you owe it to yourself to take the time to learn to pronounce them, because it broadens your vocabulary without having to learn them. If you can pronounce these words, you can understand them.

Have you ever wanted to use a word, but not known if you need to use a preposition after it, or maybe is it an infinitive? Ah zut! Join us as we navigate a few expressions that start with B.

I am sharing some of my favorite tools for remembering gender, vocabulary and conjugation.

You can probably get around in life without knowing a lot of kitchen vocabulary, but you never know when you are going to need a fork, a spoon or a knife. I'd rather learn these than risk starving... Can you imagine not being able to eat in France because you can't tell someone you need utensils?

Everyday cooking can get boring. We fall into a rut where our dinners revolve around three staple meals. That's one thing the French have mastered--shaking it up with an array of different foods, and some of them we can actually find in our very own supermarkets.

Learn five words in one! They sound alike but mean different things.

Make sure you wind up where you need to!

You don't always have someone to talk to, so let's make the best of it!

We attribute a lot of things to the French, good and bad, but there are few things they take credit for...

Sometimes it helps to have a little help to getting to know someone.

Greetings are so very elementary, yet they can make or break an exchange...

We all want to sound French, so why not learn the expressions that make you sound like a native?

So often we are intimidated to tell our story, afraid we might make a mistake, but you have to take the plunge at some point.

Learning French from the names of pastries is probably pretty cruel. Do not listen to this episode before lunch.

You may think you don't need numbers, but then you might wind up paying way more money than you expected because you didn't understand what a salesperson said to you.

Talking about the weather is second nature to us in English, but not that obvious in French.

These are some of the easiest expressions to try to remember at a moment's notice.

Whether it be in English or in  language we are learning, there are always expressions we use more than others. Here are some of my favorites.

Whenever you learn a a language there are bound to be some words that strike your fancy. Here are a few of our favorites.

Les français aiment la nature. Une petite histoire de famille...

Fashion is one of the French's favorite topics. Win some brownie points with your friends.

Take a look at some adjectives and their opposites. Test yourself, brush up and learn some new ones...

I've often been called a snob, and I actually pride myself in being one. Once you take a walk down French lane, you might start to get the idea of why it isn't an insult.

A woman's purse is such a mystery. Let's explore some of those words that describe that special place.

There are times you might rather stay silent, but it would be very anti-social if you were. But what to say? 

Deciphering a French menu whether in French or in English can make the difference between a great meal and a disappointing one.

Learning to recognize words we already know that sound the same as our English counterparts does not always happen as easily as I would like it to.

It is sometimes difficult for foreigners to understand that they are being hit on. Pick up lines can be tricky. We'll learn a few expressions and how to respond to them...

There are many ways to express your love to someone, but when you do it in the language of love, it's that much more powerful.

There is a certain vocabulary that goes with each specialty. The automotive industry has its own vocabulary, as does the food industry. We're not going to go that far, but I thought I'd give you some tools to use at the right time.

Sound like a native by incorporating these twenty expressions into your everyday French. Use them to respond to what others say, and get used to throwing them out there when you need a moment to think about what you're going to say next!

I always find it funny when my students fumble trying to use expressions like le lendemain, or demain soir... so why not take a moment to commit these to memory by repeating them?

We learn certain reflexive verbs in our first year of French, but we rarely focus on learning a bunch of them nor do we learn that by adding a reflexive pronoun, you can change the meaning of verbs. Learning how to do this will really make you shine like the native speaker you aspire to be!

There are a few words that even veteran French learners sometimes have hesitations about. Today we are going to go over a few of those in the hopes that you will never make those mistakes again!

There are plenty of words that are exactly the same in English and French. And then we have our faux-amis. And then we have the faux-amis that make us look ridiculous if we get them wrong.

Have you ever stubbornly refused to admit you didn't get something someone said to you in French? Learn to pick our keywords when someone is speaking.

This exercise will help you focus on saying more, rapid-fire style. 

The adverb's job is to modify the meaning of a word or a verb, or even an entire clause. Understanding what they mean is easy, and learning to use them is certainly a key to becoming fluent in French.