Kill The French: 100 stories in French Written with Transparent Words

by Vincent Serrano Guerra

A Revolution in Language Learning
Did you know that 20,000 French words are nearly identical in English? This book utilizes 1,200 of those words to take you on a journey through the French language with 100 easy-to-follow short stories that build on what you already know!

See how much French you already know
« Le train arrive dans six minutes à la station Opéra »
« J’invite mes parents et mes cousins à dîner au restaurant »
« Le journaliste interview le président de la République française »

Hack Your Learning
Kill the French is strategically designed to help you learn French faster and easier than ever before. The stories begin with dialogues that even people with zero French experience can understand. In just 100 days, you’ll add 1,600 new French words to your vocabulary, become comfortable with French tenses (past, present, & future), and quickly improve your understanding of the language.

Key Features

Genres: France

201 pages, Paperback

Published October 25, 2021

Reviews

[Faith Stukenberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Found this one at random in hopes of listening to an audiobook entirely in French. This one happened to be perfect for where I’m at and great listening practice!

[Vanessa (V.C.) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent beginner level French language learning book for those who know little to no French, but by sharing the words that French and English have in common through fun and entertaining passages, it makes learning French very easy and relatable. If you’re an intermediate or advanced French learner, you won’t get too much from this as it is too simple and basic. Many props to the author though for his skill at making French not seem as intimidating as people think, so I’d recommend it to anyone who wants to learn French and wants to start off easy and steadily and with something fun, accessible, and immediate.

[Ermentrude]

What a fascinating concept for a language-learning book!

Unfortunately, as an upper-intermediate student of French, I didn’t really get much out of this. The book is truly for COMPLETE beginners, whereas I was expecting more intermediate or advanced stories – my fault, not the book’s. I will say that the stories near the very end were closer to my level and I did find them to be good reading practice.

Again, I am really intrigued by the concept of the book and would love to try reading a version for a language I have virtually zero knowledge of (e.g. Spanish, Italian, German) to test how well the system works!

[Kristin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed these little dialogues in French. They were good for practicing with one or two per day. I didn’t have much trouble reading these, so beginners may find they learn more. But I do think just getting the flow of the language is good for even intermediate learners.

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The French words are very basic so I was easily able to understand it, but I purchased it particularly to be able to hear the French pronunciation at clear pace. It did meet my expectations in that regard. I am planning to listen to it again. My only complaint is the laugh of the narrator; it seems forced to my ears. Other than that I find her diction very clear and helpful.