Emily M. Monaco

Navigating the French: “Tutoiement” with Ian Winick

Navigating the French: “Tutoiement” with Ian Winick French has two forms of the 2nd person “you”; the informal “tu” and the formal register “vous”. The practice of using the informal...

Navigating the French: “Sportif” with Edna Zhou

Ep 74 – Navigating “Sportif” with Edna Zhou In the lead up to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, join Emily Monaco and Edna Zhou in deconstructing the word ‘sportif’ to...

Navigating “je ne sais quoi” with Debra Ollivier

Ep 69 – Navigating “Je Ne Sais Quoi” with Debra Ollivier Je ne sais quoi is a phrase American women love to use to describe their French counterparts, but according...

Navigating “Art de la Table” with Camille Drozdz

On this episode of Navigating the French, explore the concept of 'l'art de la table', literally 'the art of the table' which goes hand in hand with the French gastronomic experience.

Navigating “La Rentrée” with Anna Polonyi

Unpack "la rentrée" with Emily Monaco and Anna Polonyi, a writer and teacher based in Nantes. 

Navigating “La Bise” with Scott Carpenter

Navigate the French concept of "la bise" or "European cheek kisses" with Emily Monaco and Scott Carpenter.