Learn French with a smile – test you French with this story of le génie qui guérit les bobos. English translation of vocabulary provided at the bottom of the article
Test your French and Catalan language skills.
House of the Rising Sun or Le Pénitencier, sung here in French by Johnny Hallyday
Using proverbs in your French conversation won’t necessarily make you sound like a native but they’re good to know and can be useful.
Le Chat is an erotic poem from this fascinating collection comparing the cat to a woman.
Oh, what a night! Lyrics are not quite the same in French. Have a listen.
Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? Why not have a go at singing the French version?
Many a Bac (equivalent of A-Levels) student has quivered at the sight of Victor Hugo’s name on the test paper… how will you fare with this 19th century poem?
Are you assiduous?
Did you know that “La Marseillaise”, France’s national anthem, was actually composed in Strasbourg in 1792, not in Marseilles as we might assume?