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I once tried to impress a French friend by casually mentioning Le Petit Chaperon rouge /lə pə.ti ʃa.pə.ʁɔ̃ ʁuʒ/ — […]

When I first moved to Lyon, I apologized so often that a baker once told me, with the gentlest eye-roll

The first time I tried to impress a French friend with my nature vocabulary, I pointed at a pigeon /pi.ʒɔ̃/

My first big French number fail happened at a phone shop in Lyon. I was trying to give my new

The first time someone asked me in France to describe a friend so they could recognise him, I proudly said:Il

The first time I tried to compliment someone in France, I aimed for “Hey, your jacket is really nice,” and

The first week I moved to France, I survived on exactly two questions: Ça va ? /sa va/ — how’s

The first time I left a café in Paris, I did what any nervous yak with a coffee addiction would

The first week I moved to France, I thought I’d mastered French politeness because I knew bonjour /bɔ̃.ʒuʁ/ — hello