Learn French in Mayenne

05/07/2026

I often compare language learning to weight-lifting. You have the vocabulary (the weights) and the grammar (the bar - that which makes the vocabulary usable) but you're never going to improve until you put it all together and get lifting! Building language skills and losing langauge skills is possib...

07/06/2025

I mentioned this to some students this week... half of what I teach isn't "French" it's about how to learn, how to improve, how to make the most of the tools out there... so here's something new: ChatGPT now allows you to speak to it. You can chose your level and have conversations in English and French, or just French... I am not suggesting AI can replace real people! But, if you want to test out a conversation, if you want to practice listening, or if you just want to talk a little... try it out! Let me know what you think in the comments 😉

22/12/2024

When I say "No one speaks French perfectly... " I guess a few gender mistakes don't get in the way of progress!!! 🤣🤣🤣

Thank you Loïc

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28/10/2024

I will now no longer be sending e-mails with my schedule to anyone other than current students. If you are interested in knowing my availability, please feel free to contact me directly. :-)

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14/12/2022

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Daphne Dagnall - Learn French in Mayenne has created an advent calendar for you! Happy holidays! :)

14/12/2021

Visual dictionary of sorts... helpful, I find.

12/12/2021

I can't believe I didn't post my advent calendar! Here it is: Profitez bien ;-)

Daphne Dagnall - Learn French in Mayenne has created an advent calendar for you! Happy holidays! :)

01/12/2020

Look. I made something for you...

Daphne Dagnall - Learn French in Mayenne has created an advent calendar for you! Happy holidays! :)

05/09/2020

Discussed this week with 1 set of students, then appears on another's page! It's like we are all connected (or just lucky)! Either way... I thought it was "vachement drôle".

brings you 'VACHEMENT'

It really really means really really!

Really

Vachement!

02/07/2020

Post Number 3 - this time about Numbers!
Another link to another document - hope it helps!

NB: Remembering number rules is difficult and nothing replaces practice but here are a few hints to help:
1. I am including a poster: stick it on a wall and study it whilst brushing your teeth for example. The aim is to associate the IMAGE of a number to the sound of the number. (I have colour coded this to help)

2. Practice saying every number you come across in French, don’t rely on counting up! Throw a die / dice, add numbers together, multiply them… Don’t learn them in order!

3. Give yourself time to think when you are not under pressure. Practice your telephone number, your date of birth, all the numbers you are likely to have to give someone. Taking the pressure off you when the time comes.

Again, hope it helps!