Parisian native, Emmanuel has been teaching French for years and he's here today to share with us the best tactics to learning the language in addition to sharing his experiences living in both, the US and France.

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French translation:

Train couchette = train with bedrooms

Elle n’a jamais volé mon argent = She never stole my money

Comment tu t’appelles? = What's your name?

Je m’appelle Emmanuel (ou moi c’est Emmanuel) = My name is Emmanuel

Enchanté = Nice to meet you

Quel âge as-tu? J’ai 34 ans = How old are you? I am 34

Qu’est-ce que tu fais dans la vie? Dans la vie, j’enseigne le français = What do you do in life? I teach French

Professeur de français = French professor

Où est-ce que tu habites? J’habite à Los Angeles = Where do you live? I live in LA

Quelle est ta passion? Ma passion c’est le français et la musique = What's your passion? French and Music

Très intéressant = Very interesting

don’t say « je m’appelle » say « j’m appelle » 

don’t say je suis say j’ai

Moi aussi j’aime l’aviation = Me too, I love aviation

Tu es pilote, vraiment? = Are really a pilot?

Sérieux?? (Slang of the day) = Seriously

Tu as seulement 21 ans? = Are you only 21?

”vouvouyer”: formal tone of the French language

Je suis ravi de te rencontrer = I'm pleased to meet you