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Apprends à parler français � à ton rythme, en confiance. A1 to C1
22/05/2026
You've been studying French for years. And the moment a French person actually speaks to you, you lose them completely.
It's not your level. It's what you were trained for.
Comment GO below and I'll send you my free guide :
22 real French expressions that nobody teaches you but everyone uses. 👇
12/05/2026
Some languages have a word for the specific kind of laziness that isn't really laziness.
Avoir la flemme
Épisode 3 of things that don't translate.
And yes, it might be my fav😅
What's a word you wish existed in English ?
Tell me in the comment 👇🏽
You think French is hard. But you've been speaking it your whole life without realising it.
Thousands of English words come directly from French 🥳
This is why I always tell my students:
you already know more French than you think.
The vocabulary is already there, partially. What's missing is the pronunciation, the grammar, the rhythm, and the cultural codes that make it real.
That's exactly what I teach.
I'm Marine, a French teacher specialising in real spoken French for non-native speakers. Not textbook French. Not slow, polished classroom French. The French that French people actually use every day, at full speed, with all its contractions, shortcuts, and cultural layers.
If you've been putting off learning French because it feels too hard or too far away : save this post.
Share it with someone who needs to see it.
And follow for one new piece of real French every week.
You're closer than you think. 🫶
08/05/2026
French is a gendered language.
And for a long time, that gender decided a lot more than just grammar , who we picture in certain roles, what feels normal, what we assume without even realising it.
This is something I think about constantly as a French teacher. Because learning French isn't just learning words. It's learning a worldview.
Go back to slide 2 and tell me in the comments did you picture a man or a woman? 👇
04/05/2026
This is not just my story.
It's the story of almost every language learner I've ever worked with. The fear of being wrong. The fear of being judged. The moment you decide it's safer to stay silent.
If you've ever felt this way in French, in English, in any language
I want to hear about it.
Tell me in the comments. 👇
28/04/2026
Some words don't translate, and that's exactly the point.
Flâner is Épisode 2 of m'y series "things that don't translate"
French words that carry an entire philosophy inside them.
Save this one, you'll want to come back to it !
I know, it's much more comfortable and it comes from a good place !
But your brain reads English and stops listening to French, every time. (Believe me I ve try with English😅)
English subtitles feel productive,but they're not. Our brain are lazy, they take the easy road every single time, and French just becomes background noise
What actually works is :
French audio + French subtitles
Watch 5 min, then pause and repeat what you heard
Then move to the no subtitles level !
Yep it is uncomfortable, and Yep it's effective.
French subtitles are hard , no subtitles is harder, but that's where the actual learning happens.
Try it !
Save this before your next épisode 📺
24/04/2026
You know the grammar. You've passed the exam.
And still, speaking French with real people feels like a completely different language.
That gap is real ! And it's exactly what Sarah and I work on together.
If this resonates, grab my free guide: 22 words and expressions real French people use every day that no textbook ever taught you.
Link in bio.👆🏽
21/04/2026
There's a moment every advanced French learner knows.
You're un conversation, you understand everything, and somehow, you still can't fully show up. It's not because you don't know the language (of course you know) but because you never trained for This version of it.
The exam version and the real-life version are two différent things, both matter, both can be worked on.
That's exactly where I come in.
👇🏽If this resonates, save this post and check the link in bio to work with me .
17/04/2026
🌍 dépaysement :a french word English speakers loves...but don't really know.
It's not just "feeling far from home" it's that précise feeling when everything is différent, the light, the smells, the rhythm of conversations...
And French people use it far more often than you'd think.
👀 Did you know?
"Dépaysement" has no exact equivalent in English. That's part of why French has a réputation for being a language rich in nuance.
It's exactly this kind of word that takes you from sounding "correct" to sounding genuinely natural.
Learning French to understand real conversations, not just textbooks?
That's exactly what I work on with my students.
Link in bio to book a call
Knowing them helps you understand French speakers much better :
-Du coup : it has several meanings, but as a filler word it is used almost like punctuation.
"du coup on fait quoi?". " J ai pris de la salade du coup."
It's clearly one of the most used !
-Quoi : you just add it at the end
"C'est nul, quoi" " j'en sais rien quoi"
Untranslatable directly, it's a bibe more than a word.
-Euh: used when you're thinking, hesitating, buying time.
"Euh... Je sais pas trop"
Completely normal, never awkward.
-Bref: means " anyway" or "in short" It used to conclure an explanation.
"Bref, j' y suis allée"
-Genre :can be translated by "like" or "kind of"
"C'était genre super bizarre !" Very informal but you'll hear it everywhere.
You can also use or on its own, when someone says something hard to believe , you reply: " genre!"
Hein : at the end of a sentence means "right?"
"C'est bizarre hein?
Also used alone to ask someone to repeat themselves. Very casual and common.
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