Soupe à l'oignon!

Here's another fun, quick video from Tasty: soupe à l'oignon!

Trompe l'oeil

Trompe l'oeil,  French for "trick of the eye" is an artistic technique that will have you doing double-takes! Take a look at these incredible oeuvres and see for yourself! click here!

Here's a Honda commercial that uses trompe l'oeil!

Selena is BACK!

In case you didn't know how cool and influential Selena STILL is, check out this article!

La Côte d'Azur à Connecticut!

Les amis,
I was out at the Old Navy this past weekend and LOOK WHAT I FOUND:

O mon dieu! Isn't this quite the coincidence, 8th graders?!

Justin Bieber loves verb conjugation

Here it is, the video I promised you, Justin Bieber conjugating the verb Avoir!

Learning a language - the hilarious side

It's easy to feel self-conscious when learning a language; the words feel so strange the first few (hundred) times you say them! Stick with it and keep putting yourself out there - it's the only way you will learn! 

And don't worry about making mistakes because we all do. Just watch my friend Joey give French a try:

Learning a language opens doors

How does learning a language open doors? Well, you already know that LANGUAGE IS A SYSTEM of patterns - it is not random - and once we learn those patterns, we can learn a language more efficiently. 

But did you know that those patterns often apply ACROSS languages? That's right! So learning French, Italian, or Spanish now will make learning another language easier because you have a foundation of the patterns! 

Here is a quick example comparing Spanish and Arabic:

La crème brûlée

Connaissez-vous les vidéos de Tasty? Have you seen the Tasty videos? They are really popular right now because they show you how to make a recipe, from start to finish, in a one or two minute video. Here's one on crème brûlée, that delicious French dessert!

French Words in English - More Reasons to Learn and Love French!

We use French words in English all the time: faux pas, sauté, dénouement, croissant, parfait. But you probably didn't know that there are some English words that are even more common that are ACTUALLY French! Watch this video to find out more!

Language proverbs from around the world

Here's a little inspiration to get you in the mood for more language learning as we head back to school after a long winter break:

Top Ten Best Language Proverbs