Make friends with “Faux amis”

Make friends with “Faux amis”

Faux amis (pronounced fo.z‿a.mi). The classic definition of a false friend is; a pair of words in different languages or dialects, that look similar and may be related but that differ significantly in meaning. I always encourage my students to recognise the fact that...
History of the French Language

History of the French Language

French is spoken by an estimated 274 million people in the world!  It’s an official first or second language of 29 countries across several continents. French is one of the main languages of international communication and it has been for centuries. It is...
6 Top Tips to Learn French

6 Top Tips to Learn French

We won’ t lie to you, the French language can be tricky to master. Even Emmanuel Macron, our head of state, recently made not one, but two,  grammatical errors when writing in the book of condolences for the late Charles de Gaulle’s 50th-anniversary...

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