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Using gen AI to learn French: how to do it well

How to use Artificial Intelligence (AI), and services like ChatGPT, Copilot or DeepL, to learn French or another foreign language? In this post, I share good practices and attention points…

Writing a summary in French

French book summary: Chroniques Z (feel good, slice of life)

"Chroniques Z" is a novel written by Savina Lenoble and published by La Lucarne Indécente. The book was written for a large audience: it can be enjoyed by teenagers or…

Writing a summary in French

French book summary: Big Universe (dystopian thriller)

In this post, I share a summary of the first novel I wrote, "Big Universe". I won't tell how it ends but explain a bit what the story's about. Big…

French expressions and vocabulary

20 figurative everyday expressions in French (quiz)

I created a video quiz about 20 figurative expressions we often use in French. In this article, I'll give additional information about those expressions and how to use them exactly.…

Learning French on your own

How I’m learning a language by myself (part 3: intermediate to upper intermediate)

In this series of articles, I started sharing the tools and methods I used to start learning a language on my own. I wrote about mobile apps, vocab and grammar…

Learning French on your own

How I’m learning a language by myself (part 2: from beginner to intermediate)

In the first post of this series, I explained how I started learning a language by myself, without going to school and taking private lessons. I started with mobile apps…

Learning French on your own

How I’m learning a new language all by myself (part 1: the beginning)

On this blog, I publish texts and advice for French learners. I had this idea because I do love learning foreign languages myself. For a few years now, I've been…

Learning French on your own Tips for learning French

How to improve your French reading with the “French comprehensible input” method

Using the "French comprehensible input" method means consuming French content (articles, books, videos, shows, movies, podcasts...) instead of studying vocabulary and grammar. It allows to learn the "real French", the…

Introducing yourself / Talking about yourself Writing in French

Writing about your education in French

In this post, I'm going to describe my education (school years) and professional trainings in French. I'll also talk about the education system in Belgium, which differs a bit from…

Writing a summary in French Writing in French

Writing a TV show or movie summary in French, with example

In this post, I share some key expressions, sentences and words to write a TV show (or movie) summary in natural French, as well as a full example: a summary…