Depending on where you are in France, this may or may not apply. Still good to know for when you hear them in case.

French Phrases to use when Reading the Menu 🇫🇷 Quels sont les plats du jour ? 🇬🇧 What are the specials? 🇫🇷 À point, Saignant, Bien cuit 🇬🇧 Medium, Rare, Well done 🇫🇷 Avez-vous un menu enfants ? 🇬🇧 Do you have a children's menu?

French Phrases to use for Shopping 🇫🇷 Y a-t-il des articles en solde ? 🇬🇧 Is anything on sale? 🇫🇷 Où dois-je payer ? 🇬🇧 Where do I pay? 🇫🇷 Prenez-vous les cartes de crédit ? 🇬🇧 Do you take credit cards?

You don’t need to think in English to speak it 🧠 💬 Native speakers don’t “think in English.” They think in ideas and express them instantly with words they already know. Fluency is not about thinking faster, it’s about thinking less when speaking. 🚀 You don’t need to translate every sentence in your head. You need to train your brain to connect ideas directly to English words. 🌎 Imagine you’re in a restaurant abroad: Instead of translating “Quiero una pizza con queso,” you think of the image, then say, “I’d like a cheese pizza.” That’s fluent thinking. Simple, direct, and automatic. Try this quick practice 🗣️ 1. Choose five daily actions (drink coffee, check your phone, open the door). 2. Say them out loud in English every time you do them. 3. Repeat this for a week. Your brain will start to skip translation naturally. 💡 Fluency is not magic. It’s muscle memory. The more you use English in real moments, the less you need to “think before you speak.”

French Phrases to use for Making Friends 🇫🇷 J'aime voyager. 🇬🇧 I like to travel 🇫🇷 Oui, je connais un super endroit. 🇬🇧 Yes, I know a good place to go. 🇫🇷 Veux-tu qu'on se retrouve ce soir ? 🇬🇧 Do you want to meet tonight?