Communicate more naturally in French work and travel contexts with these 11 phrases. In this episode, you'll learn what phrases to expect in French work settings, as well as common phrases you'll hear at the hotel.

Learn the phrases from this episode with the transcript here.

Your next step:

✅ Get on the waitlist for the May 2025 workshop: Mastering the Subjunctive in Everyday French! You'll earn to express your opinions and emotions with the subjunctive in everyday conversation.

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Real-life travel mishaps — flat tires, hotel mix-ups, and restaurant snaufs — and the exact French you’ll want in those moments. No fluff, just useful phrases and tips to help you stay calm and communicate clearly en français when things don’t go as planned.

Whether you're heading to Paris, Québec, or anywhere in between, you’ll feel more prepared (and way less panicked) after this one.

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You’ll learn what to say in tough situations before they happen.

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Need to send emails in French for professional or personal life, but unsure how to sound polite, natural, and not too formal?

In this episode, you’ll learn the structure of a typical French email for France and for Québec, must-know phrases to start and end your message, and how to avoid common mistakes.

Whether you're writing to a coworker, Airbnb host, or someone you just met, you'll walk away with tools to write with confidence and ease.

Your action steps:

1️⃣ Grab the email template mentioned in the episode here.

2️⃣ Follow along with the French transcript here.

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