You studied French. Now live it in France.
The missing piece between your language app and daily life in France.
- Stop freezing mid-sentence and start handling daily situations with ease
- Understand the unwritten codes of French daily life, not just the grammar
- Move beyond the expat bubble and feel genuinely at home in France
Instant PDF download. Printable version and interactive book version available. Read on any device.
Your app says you’re B1. Your baker looks confused.
You prepared. You really did. You spent months on Duolingo. You took lessons. You studied the past tense, the subjunctive, the difference between tu and vous. You could pass a written test.
Then you moved to France, or you’re about to, and something unexpected happened.
The French you studied doesn’t quite match the France you live in.
- A neighbor says something in the elevator and you nod and smile, having understood almost nothing
- A pharmacist asks you a follow-up question and your mind goes blank
- You default to English at the café, then spend the walk home feeling like you failed
- You understand what you want to say, but the words vanish the moment someone is watching
- Your French is “good enough”, but it never feels good enough
This guide is what closes that gap.
Daily-life conversation first. Textbook perfection later.
Most French study is built around passing tests. This guide is built around passing the moments that define your daily life in France.
Not “Patrick forced the squirrel.” Real sentences. Real situations. The ones you actually encounter when you step outside.
Master grammar rules → build vocabulary → gain confidence → eventually speak in everyday situations
Use practical phrases in everyday situations → feel capable → build confidence → the grammar follows naturally
The goal isn’t perfect French. The goal is French that works, in the bakery, at the doctor, at the dinner table, with your neighbors. French that makes you feel like you belong here.
That’s the only kind of fluency that matters when you’re building a life in France.
16 chapters built around outcomes, not lessons
Each part of the guide gives you something you can use the same day you read it.
A simple path from lost to capable
You don’t need to read every page before you feel the difference. Here’s how most readers use this guide.
Greetings, courtesies, ordering, asking for help. The basics that earn you immediate goodwill, and feel surprisingly good to use.
The pharmacy, the market, the landlord, the café. The conversations you can’t avoid, and don’t have to dread anymore.
Go beyond transactions. Have a real exchange. Know what to say when your mind goes blank, and how to recover without panic.
Understand the codes of French social life. Build a daily French habit that fits around your actual schedule.
What you get
A 37-page practical guide built entirely around expat daily life in France, not textbook exercises.
- ✓ 37-page practical PDF guide
- ✓ Printable version available
- ✓ Interactive book version available
- ✓ 16 practical chapters for expat life in France
- ✓ Essential phrases, greetings and everyday courtesies
- ✓ Ordering, small talk, questions and opinions
- ✓ Cultural codes, French humor and social norms
- ✓ Shy-speaker strategies for when you freeze
- ✓ Making French friends and moving beyond the expat bubble
- ✓ Survival toolkit with apps, emergency contacts and useful resources
- ✓ Instant access, any device
Bonus support to help you use the guide in daily life.
You also get practical companion tools designed to help you assimilate the guide faster and use French in everyday situations with more confidence.
A simple daily tracker to build the habit of using French one small interaction at a time.
Practice the conversations you are most likely to have in France before they happen.
Short rescue phrases for the moments when your mind goes blank.
A simple routine to make French part of your daily life without adding more pressure.
Regular price: $17
The $9 price reflects a launch period. It will go up. But there is no countdown timer here, just a straightforward offer from someone who wants expats to stop feeling stuck.
Real results from real expats
These testimonials are from students of Bill’s courses and coaching programs, the same method and philosophy behind this guide.
“I highly recommend Bill’s online French courses! They were recommended to me by friends and I’m grateful I chose them. The experience was quick, extensive, and efficient, especially for exam preparation. The best part was gaining self-confidence, and after just 11 hours, I understood 80% of the B1 exam. I would definitely recommend these classes to others!”
Queenie
“The program is so good, it’s exactly what I needed to improve my French.”
Peter
“Thank you so much for this interesting course! I enjoyed it a lot! You taught me a lot of colloquial sayings.”
Elaine
“I enjoyed the lesson and I like the Airbnb folder!”
Bob
“Thank you so much for everything, you have been a great teacher and helped me so much in improving my confidence speaking French. It has made my time in France so much more enjoyable!”
Kate
“I enjoy working with Bill. His personality, patience and humor make the difficult task of becoming fluent in French enjoyable. It is obvious that he enjoys teaching and has a very student-centric approach whatever your goals are.”
Jarred
“Hi everyone, I just wanted to give a shout-out to my fabulous French teacher, Bill. I’ve worked with him over the last 6 months on overcoming the dreaded plateau from B1 to B2. He is incredibly patient, explains everything in a way that’s easy to understand, and keeps me focused and motivated. I know a lot of people struggle to find a great teacher, so I wanted to share this review with you. He holds French café sessions. Really worth connecting with if you need a teacher.”
ClareA decade of helping expats feel at home in French
I’m Bill Touati, native French speaker, certified by the Alliance Française, and an official examiner for French citizenship. For the past 10 years, I’ve helped Americans (and people from 156 countries) do one specific thing: stop feeling like outsiders in their own lives in France.
I didn’t write this guide to teach you a language. I wrote it because I watched the same pattern repeat itself with every student I worked with: they knew French but they couldn’t live in it. They froze. They defaulted to English. They felt stupid.
That gap is real, and it’s closeable. This guide is how.
A few things people ask before buying
I’m a complete beginner. Is this for me? +
Yes. This guide starts from the very first interactions, greetings, ordering, navigating basic situations. You don’t need any prior French to get value from it. If you’re preparing to move to France, this is a practical foundation you’ll actually use.
I’ve already tried apps. What makes this different? +
Apps teach you to translate sentences. This guide gives you the French that works when you step outside in France. It covers the social context, the unwritten codes, the moments where language apps go silent, the doctor’s office, a dinner with French people, the conversation you didn’t expect to have. It’s the complement to what apps do well, not a replacement.
How quickly will I see a difference? +
Most readers notice a change in the first week, not because they’ve suddenly become fluent, but because they have specific, practical things to say in the situations they face every day. The freezing starts to ease. The defaulting to English starts to feel less automatic. Small wins compound quickly.
Is this an ebook or a full course? +
It’s a comprehensive ebook and starter kit, not a course. No videos, no live sessions, no subscription. You download it once, read at your own pace, and keep it forever. If you want to go deeper with personalized coaching, Bill’s Coaching FLUENCE™ program is available separately. This guide is the right first step.
Do I need perfect grammar to use this? +
The entire premise of this guide is that you don’t. The French you need to feel at home in France is not the French of grammar books. It’s specific, functional, and forgiving. The French people around you will respond to your effort, not your accuracy. This guide is built around that reality.
What if I’m not moving to France, I just visit often? +
This guide works equally well for frequent visitors, long-stay travelers, and people planning a future move. Anywhere you encounter daily life in French, cafés, markets, appointments, social situations, this guide is relevant.
You chose France. Now let French work for you.
You don’t need another grammar drill. You need the French that works when you’re nervous, rushed, or just trying to live your life. That’s exactly what this guide gives you.
PDF + all 4 bonus resources. Instant download.
Questions? Reach Bill at @frenchteacherbill or frenchteacherbill@gmail.com
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