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Hello and Bienvenue to French Footnotes 🇫🇷📖

I’m Justine, a translator, French teacher and linguistics enthusiast drawn to the stories and history behind French language and culture.

A language is not just a combination of vocabulary, grammar and syntax. It carries traces of history, culture, memories, and human connection.

That’s what I want to explore here: the layers behind the French language. Not just how we use it, but how it became what it is today.

What you will find in French Footnotes:
🔎 Linguistic curiosities and the stories behind the French language
🏛️ French heritage, traditions, and cultural references
🎬 Books, films, and ideas that have shaped French culture
🧠 Reflections on language, learning, and the worlds behind words

And more 🙂

So, if you are learning French or are simply curious about languages, I hope you’ll enjoy exploring these little footnotes with me.

Merci 🤗

#FrenchLanguage #FrenchCulture #LearnFrench #LanguageLearning by @frenchfootnotes.learn

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2 months ago

Speaking another language means letting people hear you think, search for words, make mistakes and express yourself in ways that don't always come easily.

You don't have to wait until you feel completely confident to take up space in a language. You can be hesitant and still have something to say. by @frenchfootnotes.learn

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a day ago

Language apps can help you learn words, notice patterns and build a little daily momentum.

But there’s a point where you have to stop preparing to speak and actually speak. So, let yourself make mistakes, search for words, hesitate, and say things imperfectly. That's how you will learn! 🤍 taken in Paris, France by @frenchfootnotes.learn

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3 days ago

What do a small cake and childhood memory have in common?
The answer comes from literature: la madeleine de Proust.

The expression is found in Proust’s novel “In Search of Lost Time”. It is a metaphor that describes a sensation that awakes a long-lasting memory.

What is your madeleine de Proust?

Hi I’m Justine, a French teacher, translator and content writer based in the UK. Follow @frenchfootnotes.learn for more linguistics, language learning, and French culture. MADELEINE DE PROUST taken in France by @frenchfootnotes.learn

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4 days ago

Bon courage is one of those French expressions that doesn’t quite have a direct equivalent in English.

It’s not only for big challenges. You can say it before work, an exam, an appointment, or anything you know someone isn’t particularly looking forward to.

It’s a small way of recognising that something might be difficult or tiring. by @frenchfootnotes.learn

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5 days ago

Learning a language is about connection, culture, curiosity and finding your own voice 🤍 by @frenchfootnotes.learn

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7 days ago

Does learning French feel like a rollercoaster ride? As a language learner myself, these 4 little things have helped.

Hi I’m Justine, a French teacher, translator and content writer based in the UK. Follow @frenchfootnotes.learn for more linguistics, language learning, and French culture. taken in France by @frenchfootnotes.learn

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11 days ago

Here is part 2 of France through books:

📖 Normandy
French version: Les Cerfs-volants by Romain Gary
English version: The kites - translated by Miranda Richmond Mouillot

📖 Île de la Réunion
French version: Un monstre est là, derrière la porte by Gaëlle Bélem @editions_gallimard
English version: There’s a Monster Behind the Door - translated by Karen Fleetwood and Laëtitia Saint-Loubert

📖 Occitanie
French version: L'été tous les chats s'ennuient by Philippe Georget
English version: Summertime, All the Cats Are Bored - translated by Steven Rendall

📖 Ile-de-France
French version: Mon mari by Maud Ventura
English version: My husband - translated by Emma Ramadan

📖 Mayotte
French version: Tropique de la violence by Nathacha Appanah
English version: Tropic of Violence, translated by Geoffrey Strachan

Hi I’m Justine, a French teacher, translator and content writer based in the UK. Follow @frenchfootnotes.learn for more linguistics, language learning, and French culture. France through books taken in France by @frenchfootnotes.learn

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19 days ago

A small book can have a big impact on society: that is the story of the livre de poche.
This small format book has been created with an idea in mind: To make great literature small, affordable and widely available.

Hi I’m Justine, a French teacher, translator and content writer based in the UK. Follow @frenchfootnotes.learn for more linguistics, language learning, and French culture. by @frenchfootnotes.learn

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22 days ago

Little time to learn French today? I get it.

But as a language learner myself, I’ve found that even 15 minutes a day can make a real difference.

That’s the butterfly effect of language learning 🦋 Small learning sessions can take you further than you think. by @frenchfootnotes.learn

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a month ago

Words evolve as we speak them. They get misheard, reshaped, reinterpreted and reinvented along the way.
That is exactly how formage became fromage.

Hi I’m Justine, a French teacher, translator and content writer based in the UK. Follow @frenchfootnotes.learn for more linguistics, language learning, and French culture. A short story of the word “fromage” taken in France by @frenchfootnotes.learn

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a month ago

Learning French but feel like you’ve hit a wall? Here are 5 small things you can easily add to your learning routine.

Hi I’m Justine, a French teacher, translator and content writer based in the UK. Follow @frenchfootnotes.learn for more linguistics, language learning, and French culture. Small things that make a big difference in language learning taken in France by @frenchfootnotes.learn

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a month ago