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Today I’m going to show you how to look at words in French, even words that you have never seen before, and say them properly the first time, every time. First, stop focusing on entire words before attempting to say them. […]

In my last post, I gave you information about the Fabulous Five vowels that are used most often in French. I told you about the first four: e, é, è, i. Today, I would like to tell you about the last one – the sound “u”.This French sound does not exist in English.One example ofRead more

In my last post, I gave you information about the technique for speaking French: Keep your tongue flat and emphasize vowels rather than consonants.   Now let’s look at the Fabulous French Five – the main vowels used when speaking French.   1) The French “e” Say the English word “her”, using the French techniqueRead more

When attempting to learn French, it is important that you establish links between your mother tongue, such as English, and French, if you hope to become good at speaking your second language. Each language has its own technique.Try this:Say the word “hard” in English.What did you do to produce that sound?There are a few stepsRead more

Be willing to take risks and make mistakes.  That’s part of the secret to learning to speak French like a pro. The other secret is to adopt the techniques for super accelerated learning.There are some critical steps needed for this. Repetition:Students learning a second language such as French have been told that repetition is anRead more

In the book, “How to think like Leonardo da Vinci”, the author states:“Like Leonardo, you can learn a new language at any age.”We all know that babies are the best learners.  Their openness, energy, and playfulness allow them to learn languages with ease. A baby raised in a home where three languages are spoken willRead more

Imagine what could happen if you were to learn one new element of French each day and put it into practice, even if it were for just a few minutes a day. By the end of the year, you would have mastered 365 new elements of the language! That may not seem like much butRead more