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How to learn Portuguese fast & easily in 3-minute chunks!
How to learn Portuguese fast & easily in 3-minute chunks!
Learning a language can be difficult, but here are some tips that will get you speaking Portuguese in no time at all
Kieran Ball
May 17, 2019
How to learn German fast & easily in 3-minute chunks!
How to learn German fast & easily in 3-minute chunks!
Learning a language can be difficult, but here are some tips that will get you speaking German in no time at all
Kieran Ball
May 17, 2019
How to learn Italian fast & easily in 3-minute chunks!
How to learn Italian fast & easily in 3-minute chunks!
Learning a language can be difficult, but here are some tips that will get you speaking Italian in no time at all
Kieran Ball
May 17, 2019
How to learn Spanish fast & easily in 3-minute chunks!
How to learn Spanish fast & easily in 3-minute chunks!
Learning a language can be difficult, but here are some tips that will get you speaking Spanish in no time at all
Kieran Ball
May 17, 2019
How to learn French fast & easily in 3-minute chunks!
How to learn French fast & easily in 3-minute chunks!
Learning a language can be difficult, but here are some tips that will get you speaking French in no time at all
Kieran Ball
May 17, 2019
Why do we say “ça c’est” instead of “ça est”?
Why do we say “ça c’est” instead of “ça est”?
The word for “that” in French is “ça” and “is” is “est”, so why don’t we say “ça est” for “that is”?
Kieran Ball
Jun 3, 2023
Different accents in French
Different accents in French
Those little lines and squiggles that you see on top and underneath some letters in French are rather important
Kieran Ball
May 27, 2023
YouGlish: A great site for improving your French pronunciation
YouGlish: A great site for improving your French pronunciation
YouGlish is a website that uses YouTube to help you improve your French pronunciation
Kieran Ball
May 20, 2023
Developing an effective way to learn
Developing an effective way to learn
A good learning system is something that will almost guarantee success in whatever you’re learning. Some of it has to do with the method…
Kieran Ball
May 16, 2023
A little tip to make you sound more French
A little tip to make you sound more French
This little tip is an easy adjustment you can make to your speaking to make you instantly sound more French
Kieran Ball
May 13, 2023
Harry Potter in French: Book 1, Chapter 11 (Le Match de Quidditch)
Harry Potter in French: Book 1, Chapter 11 (Le Match de Quidditch)
Reading in a foreign language is an amazing way to build your vocabulary, improve your overall comprehension and see examples of grammar in…
Kieran Ball
Apr 20, 2023
How to pronounce the letter C in French
How to pronounce the letter C in French
In this guide, you’ll learn about the two ways to pronounce the letter C in French
Kieran Ball
Apr 15, 2023
Confidence in speaking a foreign language
Confidence in speaking a foreign language
There are many things you need to master when learning a foreign language: vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing, listening, speaking. All…
Kieran Ball
Jan 30, 2023
French indefinite articles: le/la/la
French indefinite articles: le/la/la
Indefinite articles are the words for “a” and “an”
Kieran Ball
Oct 27, 2022
French definite articles: le/la/la
French definite articles: le/la/la
Definite articles are the words for “the”
Kieran Ball
Oct 26, 2022
French stress
French stress
This little tip will immediately make you sound more French
Kieran Ball
Oct 25, 2022
French pronunciation: the letter C
French pronunciation: the letter C
Here are some handy tips for pronouncing the letter C in French
Kieran Ball
Oct 24, 2022
C’est bon
C’est bon
The very first sentence you learn to build in my 3 Minute French course is “c’est bon”, which we learn means, “it’s good”.
Kieran Ball
Feb 23, 2022
La Vie En Rose
La Vie En Rose
Let’s go through Édith Piaf’s famous song and see what French we can learn
Kieran Ball
Feb 14, 2022
Encanto
Encanto
I’ve just watched the Disney film “Encanto” and there was plenty of Spanish in it!
Kieran Ball
Jan 23, 2022
Colours in French
Colours in French
Here’s a quick guide to using (and pronouncing) colours in French
Kieran Ball
Jan 16, 2022
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