It’s so much easier to learn French when you’re in France, surrounded by people speaking the language and seeing it on all the signs and newspapers. It seeps in without conscious awareness. But even here in the US it’s possible to find French in everyday life just by examining packaging and instructions and the like. For instance, now I know how to say ‘cheese slicer’ in French: coupe-fromage!

Cynthia Tuttelman
Cynthia Tuttelman (aka "Tut") is a writer, family doctor and quilter who lives in Northern California and part-time each year in Paris, France. Follow along and explore the wonders of Paris.