During the holidays, we had the visit of an unexpected visitor : the flue ! Micaela and Felicia and me where its victims, so it ruined the joy of being on holidays. But we had some nice moments and we were the 3 of us well enough to enjoy the traditional Christmas meal with my parents. Pintade aux marrons, plateau de fromages, bûche au chocolat and Clairette de Die are what we enjoyed the most. 
But, there where also some nice and positive moments, this is what this episode is about. 

In the notes that come with the transcript, I will give you all the information on who is who and what is what in this list. We will also notice the tenses used in this list of moments. Eventually, we will focus on this sentence that starts with « Saviez-vous que… » and see how you could use it in your own French conversations. 

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CYF 154 — Bonne année 2023 ! Les bons moments des vacances de Noël — mercredi 11 janvier 2023

Do you want to improve your listening skills and comprehension of the French as it is spoken in France? With Cultivate Your French podcast, things go smoothly. This is slow French podcast. But it’s also a podcast in which you hear about everyday life in France, in which you hear stories and meet French people.

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Last week, American star Taylor Swift performed at La Défense Arena, Europe’s largest indoor concert venue. She had four concert dates, the last of which was this Sunday. La Défense is a four-minute train journey from our house. Lisa and I made the trip to meet some of the singer’s fans. 
We met two very nice young women who agreed to share their impressions on the podcast. Lucie who had been to the concert the day before and Céleste who was going to attend the concert. 
You’ll hear them in today’s episode.

And in the notes that come with the transcript, we’ll focus on certain details of these conversations that are typical of natural French as it is spoken today. 


Of course, there will also be a sentence to repeat. The power of this exercise is the subject of my last article on the podcast blog. Have you read it yet? 


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212 — Taylor Swift : rencontre avec des fans — mercredi 15 mai 2024

I had a dream that came back often at night, a recurring dream: I was driving a car and I was afraid of being caught by the police because I didn’t have a licence. ‘I’ve got to stop driving without a licence’, I said to myself every time in this dream. But I couldn’t stop myself and I regularly found myself driving illegally. 
Now the recurring dream has disappeared and I think I’ve understood why, thanks to Ami. 


In this episode, you’ll find out who Ami is. 


And in the transcript that comes with the notes, we’re going to look at two verbs that come up several times in this episode, two verbs that we use a thousand times a day. What strategy should we adopt to learn how to conjugate them? That’s what we’re going to look at together.  We’ll also look at a sentence to repeat out loud, and I’ll explain why I chose it. 


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211 —Grâce à Ami, je ne conduis plus la nuit — mercredi 8 mai 2024

Little by little, I began to hate our sofa. I used to dream of a Habitat sofa, which I tried out in the Avenue de Wagram shop in Paris. But at the end of 2023, the Habitat shops closed, taking my dream of a white sofa with curl fabric with them. 
I recently had the idea of looking for a Habitat sofa on Le Bon Coin. You can find anything on Le bon coin: furniture, tools, clothes, a job or even a home. Well, I found a Habitat sofa that might suit me, only the seller wasn’t at home in Saint-Ouen on the date. I still had the old Saint-Ouen in mind, but I discovered something completely different, but did I get my sofa? You’ll soon find out. 


In the notes that come with the transcript, we’re going to dwell on the elements of the text that speak of time and duration, because we always need to situate in time what we’re talking about. Of course, we’ll also take a look at three expressions or turns of phrase that may go unnoticed, but which are actually worth noticing. 
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210 — Une aventure à Saint-Ouen — mercredi 1er mai 2024

Last week we were on holiday. We needed the perfect destination for this school holiday: to be in the countryside for a change of scenery, but not too far from a big city and other tourist attractions. I didn’t know whether the girls would have a lot of work or not. So I thought about the Strasbourg area. I really liked the city last year when I went there for the kung fu competition. So I found a gîte in a village half an hour from Strasbourg. 
We were warmly welcomed by the owners.
The lady had prepared an Easter speciality for us: a kind of sponge cake with a slight lemon flavour in the shape of a lamb. 
In this episode, I tell you about our holiday in Alsace. 
 
In the notes that come with the transcript, we’ll take a look at three very natural expressions in French. These are words or turns of phrase that you don’t necessarily notice, but which are typical in French. 
I’ll also share with you my collection of photos of blue houses and we’ll talk about colours: what are the most common colours in French, what are their shades, how do we talk about colours, how do adjectives agree. 


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209— Vacances au pays des maisons bleues — mercredi 24 avril 2024

A few weeks ago, during the summer, my friend Lorena and I went to Versailles. We were given the permission to record for the podcast in the gardens. Maybe one day, we will get it to record in the castle itself. 
We went to Versailles by train, it’s 30 minutes away from Gare Saint-Lazare. 
Did Louis XIV make the most of the gardens? This is the question I asked Lorena. 


You are listening to Cultivate Your French podcast One Slow French episode every week. 
My name is Laetitia, I’m French, I live just outside Paris and I share with you a small slice of my daily life here in France. 
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CYF 154 — Bonne année 2023 ! Les bons moments des vacances de Noël — mercredi 11 janvier 2023

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