French Blabla

Welcome to the ninth episode of this new series that will transport you to the daily life of a French woman. We will cover specific vocabulary to increase your fluency while practicing particular grammar points. In this new episode we'll be talking about my birthday and what I will do on this special day. I will also talk about the joy of bathing and the bath culture. Don't forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription. Stay tuned!

In this Episode

• Bath and water vocabulary
• Review the phrases to allow and forbid
• A challenge for you to shine

Music by Podington Bear

Welcome to the thirty-first episode of the French Blabla podcast where we will cover tips to increase your fluency while boosting your way of learning. Today we're going to talk about the very first verb you learnt, the verb être, to be. We will learn how to use it in a totally incorrect way but so frequently used in France. We will also learn how to talk about our localization and our whereabouts in a more natural way. This new way to use the verb "être" will make your French teacher scream. Stay tuned!

In this Episode

• A new way to use the verb "être"
• Variations to talk about your localization
• A challenge for you to shine

Music by bensound.com

Welcome to the eighth episode of this new series that will transport you to the daily life of a French woman. We will cover specific vocabulary to increase your fluency while practicing particular grammar points. In this new episode we will talk about surprising French social habits in the 50's. This time isn't a story about me but something that I've watched and that I found really interesting. Don't forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription. Stay tuned!

In this Episode

• Review the past tenses
• A challenge for you to shine

Music by Podington Bear - Wonder Happens

Welcome to the thirtieth episode of the French Blabla podcast where we will cover tips to increase your fluency while boosting your way of learning. I thought it would be interesting to continue on the topic of formal phrases or words to say when interacting with French people. This episode is kind of a follow-up of episode 28, where we covered how to wish but this time we will learn how to apologize. It will be a good opportunity also to explain how to translate "I'm confused" in French. Stay tuned!

In this Episode

• Every way to apologize
• Stop the confusion of "I'm confused"
• A challenge for you to shine

Music by bensound.com - Audio sponsor by Timbre - Freesound

Welcome to the seventh episode of this new series that will transport you to the daily life of a French woman. We will cover specific vocabulary to increase your fluency while practicing particular grammar points. In this new episode we'll be talking about la Chandeleur and what happened on February the second in France. Don't forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription. Stay tuned!

In this Episode

• Chandeleur and religious celebration vocabulary
• Review le participe présent and le gérondif
• A challenge for you to shine

Music by Podington Bear

Welcome to the twenty-ninth episode of the French Blabla podcast where we will cover tips to increase your fluency while boosting your way of learning. The beginning of the year is the perfect opportunity to study the difference between "an" and "année". I know that a lot of you get mixed up and don't really understand how to choose one or the other. Today, let's cover together a few simple rules that will make your French easier. Stay tuned!

In this Episode

• The rules to choose between "an" and "année"
• The rules to choose between "jour" and "journée"
• A cheat sheet to download with the tips from today's episode

Music by bensound.com

Welcome to the sixth episode of this new series that will transport you to the daily life of a French woman. We will cover specific vocabulary to increase your fluency while practicing particular grammar points. In this new episode we will talk about sickness and all the vocabulary related to different symptoms, so that you can too talk about your next benign sickness. Don't forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription. Stay tuned!

In this Episode

• Sickness vocabulary
• Review the past tenses
• A challenge for you to shine

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Welcome to the twenty-eighth episode of the French Blabla podcast where we will cover tips to increase your fluency while boosting your way of learning. Happy new year to everybody! Let's begin 2020 on a slow note with a vocabulary lesson. We'll keep the grammar for another episode. Today, we'll cover formal phrases that we use to wish in French and to show empathy. Stay tuned!

In this Episode

• Formal phrases for various situations to wish in French and to show empathy
• Sound like a native
• Nuggets of French culture
• A cheat sheet to download with the tips from today's episode

Music by bensound.com - Audio sponsor by Timbre - Freesound

Welcome to the fifth episode of this new series that will transport you to the daily life of a French woman. We will cover specific vocabulary to increase your fluency while practicing particular grammar points. In this new episode we will talk about ice hockey and how it differs in North America and Sweden. Don't forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription. Stay tuned!

In this Episode

• Ice Hockey vocabulary
• Review the comparison
• A challenge for you to shine

Music by Podington Bear