Once upon a time I studied abroad in Lyon, France, for five months. It was wonderful. I lived with a host family and attended a French university and everything. I ate tons of croissants and Nutella. I even learned the way of the French “bise” greeting. So I thought for this month’s “Brainfood” post I would share with you what I found to be the most useful French phrases I picked up while studying abroad in France. It’s crazy because most of these are things my textbooks did not teach me. It took me being immersed in the French-speaking realm to pick them up. And now I’m sharing them here. Think of them as a souvenir from France, from me to you. So if you are a French-language student who is looking to shift into more colloquial, conversational French, this post is for you. Et aux francophones qui lisent cet article, si vous voyez une erreur, dites-moi! 1. Il faut la glisser. [il fo la gli.se] You have to slide it. You’ll need this whenever you go to make a purchase with your American credit card. The credit cards there all have a chip in them, with a pin number […]
