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.
Test Your French with a really bad joke.
French cold vocabulary. We can’t make you better, but we can help you to moan about it more efficiently in French! Remettez-vous vite!
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Test your French and have a giggle with this tongue in cheek joke about Ikea flat pack furniture. Vocabulary provided at the end.
One of the world’s first real ‘department stores’ was ‘Au Bon Marché’ in Paris, designed by Gustav Eiffel.
After the northern part of Catalonia was ceded to the French in 1659, Catalan was initially still used for official documents to avoid stirring up resentment.
The Brits may have a bit of a boozy reputation but did you know that the French have a long tradition of rowdy toasts with body parts?
Don’t say Happy New Year before midnight on the 31st