If your New Year’s resolution is to watch French films more often, then we have a tip for you. From January 2, the film La Belle Époque will be screened in Dutch cinemas. A wonderful film about Victor (played by Daniel Auteuil), who is married to Marianne (Fanny Ardant). All the technical ingenuity of our […]
Armed with the knowledge you’ve gained with us, you’ll dive confidently into your first French conversation. How do you start it? Always with the word meaning “Open Sesame” for any conversation in French: “Bonjour”. Whether you meet the neighbor, want to get someone’s attention in a store, or greet the bus driver; you always start […]
You should always be careful with translating expressions directly. Chances are that it is slightly different in French. But these expressions will sound familiar to you. When someone says exactly what you just wanted to say: Tu m’enlèves les mots de la bouche. (You take the words out of my mouth.) In the case of […]
If you speak French, you belong to the more than 250 million French language users. Then you can’t go around March 20. Every year on that day is the Journée Internationale de la Francophonie. In the Netherlands, the entire month of March has been declared the month of the Francophony and there are a number […]
How traditionally do you celebrate Christmas? Maybe you feel like adopting a French tradition. In Provence, it is customary to eat no fewer than 13 desserts on Christmas Eve to end the Christmas dinner. Why 13? They represent Jesus and his 12 disciples. The first 4 desserts are called the ‘quatre mendiants’ (the four beggars), […]
Relaxing during the Christmas holidays, while you are still working on your French? Those who have Netflix do not have to be bored. Here we give a few tips for French series. By the way, you can simply use ‘le binge-watching’ in French, but you can also opt for the less common ‘visionnage bulimique’. In […]
Expressions in a language other than your native language can still be a tricky business. We help you on your way. This time: expressions with the word “chat” (cat). Avoir un chat dans la gorge In Dutch you have a frog in your throat, but in French there is a whole cat in that place. […]
In many cases, Dutch is so much easier than French. Take ‘il y a’ or ‘il y avait’. Still, if you know the rules, in this case it is not too bad. Let’s start with the pronunciation. As you know, the French always make a continuous tone of everything they say, so that everything sounds […]
