Learning French: practical tips for English speakers

Learning French: when and why do we say mettre la main à la pâte?

This French phrase has little to do with pâte or dough and is useful when you need to ‘get stuck into' a task

Learning French: what does top départ mean and when should it be used?
Learning French: five short talk radio shows to improve your language skills
Learning French: when and why do we say être bien dans ses baskets?

Learning French: practical tips for English speakers

Learning French

Tips on how to make yourself understood and speak French like a native

Learning French: when and why do we say racler les fonds de tiroir?

Learning French: when and why do we say de fil en aiguille?

Learning French: the origins and meaning of tenir au jus

Learning French: helpful vocabulary for finding an artisan in France

Learning French: when and why do we say mettre la main à la pâte?

Learning French: what does top départ mean and when should it be used?

Learning French: five short talk radio shows to improve your language skills

Learning French: when and why do we say être bien dans ses baskets?

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Learning French: the origins and meaning of faire fissa

Learning French: when and why do we say avoir la boule au ventre?

Learning French: what does que dalle mean and when should it be used?

Learning French: the origins and meaning of boire la tasse

Learning French: the meaning of tiret du six versus tiret du huit

Learning French: the origins and meaning of piger

Learning French: what does être costaud mean and when should it be used?

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Learning French: the origins and meaning of arrête ton char

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Learning French: when and why do we say arriver à bon port?

Learning French: the meaning of râler and more moaning synonyms

Learning French: the origins and meaning of madeleine de Proust

Learning French: what does dommage mean and when should it be used?

Learning French: what does ça te dit mean and when should it be used?

Learning French: beware of bilingual instructions

Learning French: unravelling popular shortcuts and contractions

Learning French: decoding alphabet expressions

Learning French: what does paumé mean and when should it be used?

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Learning French: what does c'est pas la peine mean and when should it be used?

Learning French: what is the difference between voir and voire?

Learning French: the origins and meaning of apporter de l'eau au moulin

Learning French: which affectionate nicknames do French couples love?

Learning French: when and why do we say chaque chose en son temps

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Learning French: the origins and meaning of déclarer sa flamme

Learning French: the origins and meaning of avoir le cœur qui bat la chamade

Learning French: when and why do we say vivre d’amour et d’eau fraîche?

Learning French: what does franchement mean and when should it be used?

Learning French: the origins and meaning of avoir un cœur d'artichaut

Learning French: when and why do we say fais gaffe?

Learning French: helpful vocabulary around cheese

Learning French: when and why do we say avoir un coup de cœur?

Learning French: what does grosso modo mean and when should it be used?

Learning French: when and why do we say c'est la cour des miracles

Learning French: the origins and meaning of se faire mener en bateau

Learning French: why chouette does not always refer to owls

Learning French: what does tant pis mean and when should it be used?

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Learning French: when and why do we say entendre le même son de cloche?

Learning French: the origins and meaning of c'est le pompon (sur la Garonne)

Learning French: when and why would we describe someone as un Bisounours?

Learning French: when and why do we say être habillé comme l'as de pique?

Learning French: what does ça va aller mean and when should it be used?

Learning French: the origins and meaning of vendre la mèche

Learning French: ça m'est égal and other phrases for expressing indifference and indecision

Learning French: se gaver and other terms to describe overeating

Learning French: the origins and meaning of se lever du pied gauche

Learning French: when and why do we say être un rat?

Learning French: when and why do we say être dans de beaux draps?

Learning French: expressions featuring the number 36

Learning French: what does flipper mean and when should it be used?

Duck Cold! Four French phrases to use when it is freezing outside

Learning French: what does nickel mean and when should it be used?

Learning French: when and why do we say appuyer sur le champignon?

Learning French: why être habillé pour l'hiver is rarely about your clothes

Learning French: the origins and meaning of chanter en yaourt

Learning French: être KO and more sleepy slang sayings

Learning French: jeter un coup d’œil and other eye expressions

Learning French: when and why do we say bien joué?

Learning French: what does d’accord mean and when should it be used?

Learning French: ne tenir qu'à un fil and other tenir phrases