Tag: french

Dialect study and language learning look similar but they work differently. Here's what polyglots need to understand before adding a new city to their repertoire.

Already speak French? Italian is closer than you think. Here is what transfers cleanly, where it breaks, and how to stop sounding French when you speak Italian.

The honest answer to Montreal French requirements by proficiency level: what you can do, what you cannot, and what to learn before you land.

Québécois French sounds nothing like what you learned in class. This guide covers the words, sounds, and phrases that actually run Montreal street life.

You learned textbook French. You can order a croissant and ask for directions. Then someone in Paris says "c'est chelou" and "je kiffe trop ça" and the conversation vanishes entirely. Here is what Parisian French actually sounds like.

You studied Parisian French and then moved to Montreal. Now you understand why everyone looks confused when you speak. Here is what actually changed and how to fix it.

The honest answer: less than you think to survive, and far more than any app teaches to feel at home. Here is the level-by-level breakdown for expats moving to Paris.