French Blabla

Do you like wine?

In today's episode of our new series "Unlock the Story", we're playing a game where you'll need to fill in the blanks with the correct French vocabulary to complete the narrative.

The stories follow the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and today the level is A2 or beginner +.

You can submit your completed story in the comments section for feedback and guidance on frenchblabla.org.

In this episode, we explore the fascinating world of wine and the hard work that goes into producing it. We follow the fictional story of a couple who bought a vineyard in the Aude region of France over fifty years ago and began making their own wine.

Let me know in the comments if you enjoy this episode and would like more!

In this episode

• Words and phrases connected to wine
• Review the past tenses
• A challenge for you to shine

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Looking for a fun and effective way to improve your French language skills?

While using TV shows and movies to learn a language has always been a popular method, it can be frustrating when subtitles are not designed for language learners.

In this episode of the podcast, we explore some tips for using TV shows to improve your comprehension of fast-spoken French and your pronunciation.

In this episode

• The technique to improve your pronunciation
• What to do for an effective learning
• My tips to enrich your vocabulary and grammar
• My free audio training to improve your understanding of fast spoken French

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Today, I'm excited to discuss the beloved French dish, aligot. This cheesy, creamy comfort food is perfect for cold winter nights.

Our grammar focus today is on logical conjunctions, or "les connecteurs logiques" in French, which help us connect and organize ideas in a sentence. Whether you're a beginner or more advanced learner, we'll explore some essential conjunctions.

The level is A2 so beginner +

So sit back, relax, and let's dive into the world of aligot and French grammar!

If you're interested in all of this, you can download the study guide below where you'll find the transcription, the vocabulary and the grammar focus.

In this episode

• Words and phrases connected to food and recipe preparation
• Review the logical conjunctions
• A challenge for you to shine

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Music: Wonder Happens by Podington Bear – Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License

In today's episode of our new series "Unlock the Story", we're playing a game where you'll need to fill in the blanks with the correct French vocabulary to complete the narrative.

The stories follow the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and are appropriate for all levels of French learners.

You can submit your completed story in the comments section of each episode for feedback and guidance at frenchblabla.org.

This episode's theme is "our pets", and the story is half-fictional. Beginners need only provide one word, while intermediate or advanced learners are encouraged to use their imagination and come up with multiple words.

Click the link in the description or visit frenchblabla.org for the transcription and possible answers to the blanks.

Let me know in the comments if you enjoy this episode and would like more!

In this episode

• Words and phrases connected to pets
• A challenge for you to shine

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Discover the world of temporal clauses in French with this A2-B1 level podcast episode.

Get a deep understanding of how these words and phrases express the timing of events and create a sequence of actions.

Along with a discussion on temporal clauses, I share my personal journey of egg donation, including the stimulation process, self-administered injections, and the procedure itself.

Hear about the challenges I faced, such as finding a doctor, dealing with injections, and navigating the hospital experience.

This educational episode also provides technical health terms to enhance your learning.

In this episode

• Words and phrases connected to health and hospital
• Review the temporal clauses
• A challenge for you to shine

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Music: Wonder Happens by Podington Bear – Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License

Joyeux Noël ! Mes meilleurs voeux à tous. Je vous souhaite de passer de merveilleuses fêtes. Voilà. Alors, bienvenue pour ce nouvel épisode. Today, because it's Christmas, I'm going to share a story that I saw in a newspaper.

It's aimed at A2 learners, so beginner +. The whole episode uses the present tense.

We also have a sprinkle of passive voice so if you'd like to review this, stay tuned. There are also some colourful phrases you can learn to enrich your vocabulary.

If you'd like to grab all the goodies I've just talked about, head over to frenchblabla.org or simply click the link below to download the study guide where you'll find the transcription, the vocabulary, the grammar focus and of course the writing challenge. You know the drill.

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Music: Wonder Happens by Podington Bear – Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License

Aujourd'hui on va parler d'une de mes découvertes qui a changé ma vie quotidienne. Je suis sûre que beaucoup d'entre vous vont me dire "mieux vaut tard que jamais", better late than never if we say it in English. Yes, I'm always a late bloomer.

This episode is a direct request from Eric. He joined the Christmas Postcard exchange and asked for more beginner episodes.

If you'd like to review your present tense and your object pronouns (le - la - les) while learning new vocabulary to talk about your house cleaning habits, then stay tuned. If you're intermediate, don't skip this episode because I have some colourful phrases for you that are natural, casual and especially will make you sound like a native. You'll find everything in the study guide. Simply click on the link below to get your hands on the transcription, the vocabulary and the grammar focus.

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Music: Wonder Happens by Podington Bear – Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License

Raise your hand if you think we're going to talk about breakfast.

Sorry guys, this isn't the kind of eggs we're going to talk about today I'm afraid.

We're gonna have a conversation about MY EGGS. Something I had never imagined I would say on the internet for the whole world to hear, but here we are.

The vocabulary in this episode is obviously very medically-oriented with a lot of specific words related to this field. It will be very useful if you want to share your last experience at the hospital in French.

If you're interested in all of this, you can either go to frenchblabla.org to download the study guide where you'll find the transcription, the vocabulary and the grammar or you can simply click on the link in the description. It will take you there.

In this episode

• Words and phrases connected to the medical world
• A sneakpeek into the French medical world
• A challenge for you to shine

Music: Wonder Happens by Podington Bear – Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License

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Today, we're going to continue talking about my life and the activities that I have finally resumed.

I feel overjoyed and it's not even an exaggeration frankly.

Being able to clear my mind during the week and taking a break from the daily life…it's really refreshing.

This episode is a bit more difficult than usual so it's aimed at intermediate levels, B1 and B2.

We will study words and phrases that are related to the world of dancing. As for the grammar focus, we will review phrases about feelings and how to use the verb "to miss" as in "i miss dancing" for example.

If you're interested in all of this, you can either go to frenchblabla.org to download the study guide where you'll find the transcription, the vocabulary and the grammar or you can simply click on the link in the description. It will take you there.

Music: Wonder Happens by Podington Bear – Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License

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Last week, my partner watched a rugby match on tv and he got really impressed by the incredible amount of "voilà" one can fit in a few sentences. He, then, asked me if it was common for French people to use this word so much. I mean, the rugby player felt the need to put at least one "voilà" per sentence. That is some dedication!

Of course, as you can imagine, I answered him that no, we're not supposed to use "voilà" as a punctuation mark.

Today you're going to learn how to use "voilà" properly.

Last year, thanks to the Eurovision, this little word got famous again all over the world. It was the title of the song France won her second place with so it was time for "voilà" to have its own episode.

In this episode

• New ways to use the word "voilà"
• Alternatives to "voilà" to sound more natural
• A challenge for you to shine

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Struggling with pronunciation, especially when it's fast? Do you think to yourself "how on earth am I supposed to produce those sounds in my mouth?"

Do yourself a favour and get my Pronunce like a native audio exercises here. Takes only 1min to improve. Yep, you read it right!

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