French tattoo fails: can you do better?
French grammar rules are so complicated that I have palpitations every time I send a text in French. These people got tattoos in French...
French grammar rules are so co...
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Why less is more when saying “je t’aime”
Apart from saying, "The wifi password is...
Apart from saying, "The wifi p...
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If you don’t say bonjour in these situations the French will think you’re very, very rude
Bonjour is the first word we learn when starting the long, arduous path to being Francophone, and the one word most people can say even...
Bonjour is the first word we l...
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French terms of endearments, in order of weirdness
"Sweetheart", "darling", "honey" - these are common English terms of endearment we use with our nearest and dearest. Naturally the French have their own versions....
"Sweetheart", "darling", "hone...
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7 things French parents say to their children
Whether you speak French at home or hear it in the park and in the playground, there are certain expressions you hear French parents use...
Whether you speak French at ho...
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QUIZ: How good is your French slang?
Is your French hopelessly schoolbookish? Or do you sound like you live on the rue, like some kind of modern-day Thomas O'Malley? You're about to...
Is your French hopelessly scho...
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Why French people should stop using English (it’s not what you think)
It was La Journée de la Langue Française yesterday, a day - as the name cleverly suggests - to celebrate the French language. As part...
It was La Journée de la Langue...
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