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My First Holiday Home in the South of France

This week, Boney French creator Roger, shares with us his experiences as a new holiday home owner in the South of France, back in the 1970’s. The local interest an ex-pat brings about, as well as the cultural differences; rarely

Steve Cooper May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Funny Situations When Conversing in French

As a native English speaker learning French, you can often find yourself in funny situations when you are talking to a French person. It’s not always you who causes the shared laughter: I was once asked by a dear friend,

Steve Cooper March 14, 2019March 14, 2019 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

French words and phrases which have no equivalent in your own language

One of the pleasures of learning French, or indeed any foreign language, is to come across words and phrases which have no equivalent in your own mother tongue. These usually have to be translated by sentences to explain their meaning:

Steve Cooper February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Learning French – Keep at it!

Sooner or later the person learning a foreign language, in this case learning French – is overtaken by the disquieting feeling that he will never completely master his studies. Whatever stage you are at, however long you have been trying,

Steve Cooper January 22, 2019 Uncategorized 1 Comment Read more

Memory – One Potential Barrier when Learning French

Perhaps the hardest aspect of learning French, or indeed any foreign language, especially for those of a certain age, is simply the matter of memory. Words, phrases, points of grammar, all are perfectly used during the lesson but somehow, like

Steve Cooper December 11, 2018 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Learning French – Voila or il y a?

When learning French, there is often a little confusion when translating ‘There is/are’. To be sure, you know that both ‘voilà’ and ‘il y a’ are both candidates for the job – but which one to use? It will help

Steve Cooper November 21, 2018November 21, 2018 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Dealing with French adjectives

The problems English speakers have when dealing with adjectives (describing words) in French (and most other foreign languages) stem from the concept of adjectives having to change to ‘agree’ with what they are describing. There is also the question of

Steve Cooper October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

The French always seem to be inherently more polite than we are

The French always seem to be inherently more polite than we are – although to read some comments about them, you may find this hard to believe. There’s usually a certain reservation when they first meet you but, with your

Steve Cooper September 21, 2018October 25, 2018 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Gender revisited

  For a native English speaker learning French, one of the sharpest thorns in the flesh (after the wretched verbs, of course) is the question of gender – is a noun masculine or feminine. Many’s the time my students, making

Steve Cooper August 24, 2018October 25, 2018 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Saying ‘yes’ in French

Saying ‘yes’ in French is not always as straightforward as you might think. The usual word for ‘affirmation and assent’ (as my old grammar book has it) is, of course ‘oui’. You can spice it up a bit by saying

Steve Cooper August 3, 2018October 25, 2018 Uncategorized No Comments Read more
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