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Writer on French language and life in France
Alysa Salzberg is an American writer and cookie enthusiast who has lived in Paris, France for over a decade. She's the author of Hearts at Dawn, a Historical Novel Society Editors' Choice book that retells Beauty and the Beast during the 1870 Siege of Paris. She brings a unique perspective to French language and culture from her years living in France.
When you’re learning a language, you get to a certain point where you can go beyond standard vocabulary and work on slang. Most languages have some kind of slang. It’s…
You’ve probably heard the French national anthem, the Marseillaise, before, even if you’re not a French speaker or student. You may have come across it during sports m…
Have you ever started talking to someone in French and then they switched to English? Maybe it happened immediately, or maybe it was after you’d uttered a sentence or…
You may have heard that France has universal healthcare, but there are some other things about healthcare in France that might surprise you. One of those is how to say…
Pass any tourist shop in Paris, and you’ll spot objects printed with the Louvre’s famous Renaissance façade, as well as its equally famous glass pyramid. In the same s…
Many French street names aren’t particularly surprising. Charles de Gaulle leads the pack as the person with the most streets named after him. Other streets, boulevard…
There are some words that hold entire sentences together but get overlooked. We spend a lot of time learning complicated verb tenses and intriguing vocabulary words in…
Do you want to learn French with music, but don’t know any French artists? Today is your lucky day! Here’s a selection of songs in genres ranging from traditional chan…
"Baguette" (sometimes incorrectly written bagette) is one of those French words that's made it into many other languages. When you learn about or experience life in Fr…
Like baguette and cheese, wine is a major part of both French culture and of the image France has around the world. When you picture a French person in your mind, it’s…
