If you speak French, you can communicate with people from around the world. It’s an official language in 29 countries in Europe, Africa, North America and the Caribbean. That’s the second highest ...

Anyone who has spent even the shortest amount of time in France knows the importance of being able to speak a little français. Locals will quickly warm to travelers who at least make an effort to ...

If you’re like me and your only knowledge of French words comes from the movies, you might want to brush up before your next visit to France. Belle can’t teach us everything, after all. You may know ...

Researchers at Laurentian University are reading French books to preschoolers this month to determine the best ways to teach them new words.

Inside a small school up on stilts, two girls sit at a table covered with flash cards. When asked, the second-graders introduce themselves in French. “Je m’appelle Juliet,” says the one with baby ...

Keep this list handy if you want to speak confidently and blend in with the locals on your next trip to France. Fact checked by Elizabeth MacLennan Anyone who has spent even the shortest amount of ...