Read French blogs to learn French
As I always say, having fun is key to learn a language. The more fun you bring to your learning journey, the faster you will learn. However, it is not always easy to find some extra time in our busy schedules for a time-consuming activity such as learning a new language.
So why not try to replace some activities that you are already doing in your native language by the same activity in French? Let’s say that you love fashion and that you already follow some fashion bloggers. Why don’t you use this time to follow a French blogger instead? You will learn about fashion and improve your reading comprehension skills at the same time!
Being able to understand a written text is an important part of your learning journey and the best way to improve your reading comprehension skills is to read about something you are interested in.
A few tips
- Read the article a first time without stopping at each and every single word you don’t understand. Try to get the general idea. Enjoy what you are reading.
- Then take a closer look and re-read several times the passages that you find more difficult.
- Make a list with the words you didn’t know and try to memorize them. You can also make flashcards if this is what best works for you. I recommend that you write them down together with the whole sentence to make sure you use the words in the right context.
- What is great about blogs is that you will learn many slang words and current turn of phrases commonly used by French speakers.
- Don’t forget to read the comments section of the blog, and why not leave a comment in French to tell the author what you thought about the article?
Our selection of French blogs to learn French
In this article I will share with you a few blogs that you could follow. Of course, these are just suggestions. There are so many blogs out there. The idea is that you find one that you like.
FASHION & LIFESTYLE
Mode and the City is a beautiful fashion blog run by the lovely Daphné. She is the ultimate Parisian woman. She is always very elegant and she shoots all her pictures in the most beautiful corners of Paris. She also shares some lifestyle tips and talks about the movies and series that she has enjoyed. I definitely recommend her blog.
Angeline from Carnet Prune is so funny. I recommend you also follow her on Snapchat. She talks about many different lifestyle subjects. She is a Harry Potter fan and also loves her two lovely cats.
Juliette from Je ne sais pas choisir is an amazing photographer and talks about different lifestyle subjects as well. I particularly enjoy her articles about Paris.
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
Victoria from Mango & Salt is my all time favorite blogger. On her blog she talks about her “green lifestyle” and give plenty of great tips and vegetarian recipes. I also recommend her amazing book: Green Life.
TRAVELS
Le Cocotier doré is a beautiful travel blog by the amazing Pauline. She has lived in several countries as an expat and shares her adventures in her blog. After several years in Colombia she is now back in France. I particularly recommend her blog for the quality of her photos and texts.
Little Weekend is a website run by Pauline (from le cocotier doré). On this more professional website, she gives you tones of tips to organize some getaway weekends in Europe. Here again you will be impressed by the quality of her texts and photos.
This travel blogs is run by two Parisians who decided one day to sell all they owned to go on an adventure around the world… They share their travel stories as well as many tips…
PARIS
On Paris Zig Zag you will find many interesting short articles about the history of Paris and about its many little hidden gems…
My little Paris will give you many good addresses of places that are trendy now in Paris…
COOKING RECIPES
Looking for a French recipe? Make sure to check out Marmitton…
Going further
Write down a short summary of the article you have read to work on your writing skills. Send it to your French tutor a few days before your next class. We will go over the corrections together and I will explain the corresponding grammar points.
Now tell me, do you know any other interesting blogs in French? I will be happy to update this article with more blogs.
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French is one of the easiest foreign languages. Most people choose to learn French at some point of time in life either to advance career prospects or simply to add to their resume. I am sure reading these blogs will surely help French learners. Thank you for sharing the post!