French Language

Learning French with Film

18 July 2011
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Due to the popularity of my Essential French Language Tools post I did last year, I decided to update it with a sequel of sorts – this time sharing tips on learning French using film. Watching French movies can improve your listening comprehension skills by leaps and bounds, help develop your vocabulary (especially slang and [...]

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Restaurant Review: Bistrot La Minette

18 August 2010
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Hidden on a quiet street is a quaint, charming restaurant worthy of the title of Best French Restaurant of Philadelphia. Chef Peter Woolsey not only understands the complexity of French cuisine, he understands the importance of his customers – it’s not just fine french cuisine he offers, he creates the entire French experience.

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Essential French Language Tools: Beginner to Advanced

18 July 2010
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Update: You may also want to check out my post, Learning French with Film with great tips on using foreign cinema to improve listening comprehension, vocabulary and common dialogue. Over the course of learning French, I have scoured bookstore selections, online recommendations and college class required readings for the best of the best “this is how [...]

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The Salmon Diaries

11 July 2010
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While I may not be in France yet, I find multiple ways to life the french life in the US. It’s not the same, it doesn’t replace actually living there, but it does ease the burning desire to jump on the next flight to Paris even if only a little.

This is what I thought I would be doing when decided to make fresh grilled salmon à la française selon de moi*.

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One Step Forward

5 July 2010
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I bought my plane ticket to France! So excited to be flying out and the best part is that it’s a one-way. I will be leaving the second week of September. I’ve be re-familiarizing myself with the french language and culture. Always watching french films such as Hors de Prix (Priceless) and Coco avant Chanel [...]

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