If you speak French, you can communicate with people from around the world. It’s an official language in 29 countries in Europe, Africa, North America and the Caribbean. That’s the second highest ...

The French government provided translators, but she still felt lost. “It was so difficult,” she recalled. “Everyone was saying everything in French. My mind was spinning. I didn’t understand what was ...

Before COVID-19 upended our lives I had a goal: learn French by the summer. The aim was to master the basics of a French 101 class—a gift to myself for my 33rd birthday—and then book a trip to Paris ...