Language: French

“Merry Christmas” in French – How to Have a “Joyeux Noël” [In-Depth Guide]

written by Alice Cimino

How to do Christmas French-style, and say “Merry Christmas” in French.

written by Alice Cimino

Learn how to say goodbye in French with au revoir, salut, à bientôt and 20+ useful phrases, including timing, formality and natural examples.

written by Cesar Aguirre

I was sitting in a plane for a 4-hour flight, traveling for the first time to France. I was going to speak French in France!

written by Janina Klimas

Learn hundreds of French words in minutes with French cognates -- words that are the same in English and French.

written by Olivia Walters

Olivia Walters shares how using French helped her manage anxious feelings during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

written by Shannon Kennedy

Learn 100+ core French words in context, with pronouns, verbs, determiners, connectors, accurate meanings and short examples you can reuse.

written by Elizabeth Bruckner

Learn 16 ways to say thank you in French, from merci and merci beaucoup to formal, informal and regional choices, plus useful replies.

written by Olivia Walters

Try five French writing exercises for journalling, simpler sentences, vocabulary, online references and daily practice, with corrected examples.

written by Fabricio Carraro

I needed a game plan to learn French. Slow and steady. 15 or 20 minutes a day would be enough. And here’s where the toilet comes to the story...